Chapter 33 of Basil and Annette: A Novel is here in full — 303 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 33 of Basil and Annette: A Novel is here in full — 303 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"It is a strange story," said Basil, "but less strange than the story I have to relate. We have both experienced the pangs of hunger and solitude, with wealth and luxury all around us. What chiefly interests me is your adventure in Bournemouth. Emily, you said, is the name of Annette's maid?" "So her mother said."
Chapter 33 of Basil and Annette: A Novel is here in full — 303 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum
From this reading “"It is a strange story," said Basil, "but less strange than the story I have to relate.”
for the most part
From this reading “What chiefly interests me is your adventure in Bournemouth.”
having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation
From this reading “We have both experienced the pangs of hunger and solitude, with wealth and luxury all around us.”
a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
From this reading “We have both experienced the pangs of hunger and solitude, with wealth and luxury all around us.”
something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity
From this reading “We have both experienced the pangs of hunger and solitude, with wealth and luxury all around us.”
plural of “pang” — a sudden sharp feeling
From this reading “We have both experienced the pangs of hunger and solitude, with wealth and luxury all around us.”
make a logical or causal connection
From this reading “"It is a strange story," said Basil, "but less strange than the story I have to relate.”
a state of social isolation
From this reading “We have both experienced the pangs of hunger and solitude, with wealth and luxury all around us.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “"It is a strange story," said Basil, "but less strange than the story I have to relate.”
In this reading “Emily, you said, is the name of Annette's maid?"”
In this reading “What chiefly interests me is your adventure in Bournemouth.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "It is a strange story," said Basil, "but less strange than the story I have to relate.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading What chiefly interests me is your adventure in Bournemouth.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading We have both experienced the pangs of hunger and solitude, with wealth and luxury all around us.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We have both experienced the pangs of hunger and solitude, with wealth and luxury all around us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Emily, you said, is the name of Annette's maid?"
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading We have both experienced the pangs of hunger and solitude, with wealth and luxury all around us.
any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum
From this reading "It is a strange story," said Basil, "but less strange than the story I have to relate.
the two together, not just one
From this reading We have both experienced the pangs of hunger and solitude, with wealth and luxury all around us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What chiefly interests me is your adventure in Bournemouth.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "It is a strange story," said Basil, "but less strange than the story I have to relate.
for the most part
From this reading What chiefly interests me is your adventure in Bournemouth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Emily, you said, is the name of Annette's maid?"
having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation
From this reading We have both experienced the pangs of hunger and solitude, with wealth and luxury all around us.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "It is a strange story," said Basil, "but less strange than the story I have to relate.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "So her mother said."
a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
From this reading We have both experienced the pangs of hunger and solitude, with wealth and luxury all around us.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It is a strange story," said Basil, "but less strange than the story I have to relate.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What chiefly interests me is your adventure in Bournemouth.
plural of “interest” — a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading What chiefly interests me is your adventure in Bournemouth.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is a strange story," said Basil, "but less strange than the story I have to relate.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is a strange story," said Basil, "but less strange than the story I have to relate.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading "It is a strange story," said Basil, "but less strange than the story I have to relate.
something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity
From this reading We have both experienced the pangs of hunger and solitude, with wealth and luxury all around us.
a female domestic
From this reading Emily, you said, is the name of Annette's maid?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What chiefly interests me is your adventure in Bournemouth.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "So her mother said."
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Emily, you said, is the name of Annette's maid?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We have both experienced the pangs of hunger and solitude, with wealth and luxury all around us.
plural of “pang” — a sudden sharp feeling
From this reading We have both experienced the pangs of hunger and solitude, with wealth and luxury all around us.
make a logical or causal connection
From this reading "It is a strange story," said Basil, "but less strange than the story I have to relate.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It is a strange story," said Basil, "but less strange than the story I have to relate.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So her mother said."
a state of social isolation
From this reading We have both experienced the pangs of hunger and solitude, with wealth and luxury all around us.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading "It is a strange story," said Basil, "but less strange than the story I have to relate.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading "It is a strange story," said Basil, "but less strange than the story I have to relate.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "It is a strange story," said Basil, "but less strange than the story I have to relate.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It is a strange story," said Basil, "but less strange than the story I have to relate.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It is a strange story," said Basil, "but less strange than the story I have to relate.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We have both experienced the pangs of hunger and solitude, with wealth and luxury all around us.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have both experienced the pangs of hunger and solitude, with wealth and luxury all around us.
the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money
From this reading We have both experienced the pangs of hunger and solitude, with wealth and luxury all around us.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What chiefly interests me is your adventure in Bournemouth.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We have both experienced the pangs of hunger and solitude, with wealth and luxury all around us.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Emily, you said, is the name of Annette's maid?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What chiefly interests me is your adventure in Bournemouth.
Chapter 33 of Basil and Annette: A Novel by B. L. (Benjamin Leopold) Farjeon holds 303 sentences, grouped into 61 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 33 holds 303 sentences of Basil and Annette: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 61 reading sections.
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