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Chapter 6 of Benita, an African romance is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“You must go to bed at once,” he said, conducting her to a door which opened out of the sitting-room. “I have had a fire lit in your chamber in case you should come, and old Tante Sally will bring you soup with brandy in it, and hot water for your feet. Ah! there you are, old vrouw. Come now; help the lady, your mistress. Is all ready?”
Chapter 6 of Benita, an African romance is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice
From this reading ““I have had a fire lit in your chamber in case you should come, and old Tante Sally will bring you soup with brandy in it, and hot water for your feet.”
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading ““I have had a fire lit in your chamber in case you should come, and old Tante Sally will bring you soup with brandy in it, and hot water for your feet.”
the way of administering a business
From this reading ““You must go to bed at once,” he said, conducting her to a door which opened out of the sitting-room.”
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading ““I have had a fire lit in your chamber in case you should come, and old Tante Sally will bring you soup with brandy in it, and hot water for your feet.”
provided with artificial light
From this reading ““I have had a fire lit in your chamber in case you should come, and old Tante Sally will bring you soup with brandy in it, and hot water for your feet.”
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading “Come now; help the lady, your mistress.”
witty remark
From this reading ““I have had a fire lit in your chamber in case you should come, and old Tante Sally will bring you soup with brandy in it, and hot water for your feet.”
liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food
From this reading ““I have had a fire lit in your chamber in case you should come, and old Tante Sally will bring you soup with brandy in it, and hot water for your feet.”
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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 “You must go to bed at once,” he said, conducting her to a door which opened out of the sitting-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah! there you are, old vrouw.
(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 Is all ready?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I have had a fire lit in your chamber in case you should come, and old Tante Sally will bring you soup with brandy in it, and hot water for your feet.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Ah! there you are, old vrouw.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “You must go to bed at once,” he said, conducting her to a door which opened out of the sitting-room.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading “You must go to bed at once,” he said, conducting her to a door which opened out of the sitting-room.
distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice
From this reading “I have had a fire lit in your chamber in case you should come, and old Tante Sally will bring you soup with brandy in it, and hot water for your feet.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “I have had a fire lit in your chamber in case you should come, and old Tante Sally will bring you soup with brandy in it, and hot water for your feet.
an occurrence of something
From this reading “I have had a fire lit in your chamber in case you should come, and old Tante Sally will bring you soup with brandy in it, and hot water for your feet.
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading “I have had a fire lit in your chamber in case you should come, and old Tante Sally will bring you soup with brandy in it, and hot water for your feet.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “I have had a fire lit in your chamber in case you should come, and old Tante Sally will bring you soup with brandy in it, and hot water for your feet.
the way of administering a business
From this reading “You must go to bed at once,” he said, conducting her to a door which opened out of the sitting-room.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “You must go to bed at once,” he said, conducting her to a door which opened out of the sitting-room.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading “I have had a fire lit in your chamber in case you should come, and old Tante Sally will bring you soup with brandy in it, and hot water for your feet.
start firing a weapon
From this reading “I have had a fire lit in your chamber in case you should come, and old Tante Sally will bring you soup with brandy in it, and hot water for your feet.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I have had a fire lit in your chamber in case you should come, and old Tante Sally will bring you soup with brandy in it, and hot water for your feet.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “You must go to bed at once,” he said, conducting her to a door which opened out of the sitting-room.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I have had a fire lit in your chamber in case you should come, and old Tante Sally will bring you soup with brandy in it, and hot water for your feet.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have had a fire lit in your chamber in case you should come, and old Tante Sally will bring you soup with brandy in it, and hot water for your feet.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You must go to bed at once,” he said, conducting her to a door which opened out of the sitting-room.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Come now; help the lady, your mistress.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “You must go to bed at once,” he said, conducting her to a door which opened out of the sitting-room.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading “I have had a fire lit in your chamber in case you should come, and old Tante Sally will bring you soup with brandy in it, and hot water for your feet.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have had a fire lit in your chamber in case you should come, and old Tante Sally will bring you soup with brandy in it, and hot water for your feet.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I have had a fire lit in your chamber in case you should come, and old Tante Sally will bring you soup with brandy in it, and hot water for your feet.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is all ready?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I have had a fire lit in your chamber in case you should come, and old Tante Sally will bring you soup with brandy in it, and hot water for your feet.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Come now; help the lady, your mistress.
provided with artificial light
From this reading “I have had a fire lit in your chamber in case you should come, and old Tante Sally will bring you soup with brandy in it, and hot water for your feet.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading Come now; help the lady, your mistress.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “You must go to bed at once,” he said, conducting her to a door which opened out of the sitting-room.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Come now; help the lady, your mistress.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “You must go to bed at once,” he said, conducting her to a door which opened out of the sitting-room.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “I have had a fire lit in your chamber in case you should come, and old Tante Sally will bring you soup with brandy in it, and hot water for your feet.
on one occasion
From this reading “You must go to bed at once,” he said, conducting her to a door which opened out of the sitting-room.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading “You must go to bed at once,” he said, conducting her to a door which opened out of the sitting-room.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “You must go to bed at once,” he said, conducting her to a door which opened out of the sitting-room.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading Is all ready?”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You must go to bed at once,” he said, conducting her to a door which opened out of the sitting-room.
witty remark
From this reading “I have had a fire lit in your chamber in case you should come, and old Tante Sally will bring you soup with brandy in it, and hot water for your feet.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “I have had a fire lit in your chamber in case you should come, and old Tante Sally will bring you soup with brandy in it, and hot water for your feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You must go to bed at once,” he said, conducting her to a door which opened out of the sitting-room.
liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food
From this reading “I have had a fire lit in your chamber in case you should come, and old Tante Sally will bring you soup with brandy in it, and hot water for your feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have had a fire lit in your chamber in case you should come, and old Tante Sally will bring you soup with brandy in it, and hot water for your feet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “You must go to bed at once,” he said, conducting her to a door which opened out of the sitting-room.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Ah! there you are, old vrouw.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You must go to bed at once,” he said, conducting her to a door which opened out of the sitting-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah! there you are, old vrouw.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading “I have had a fire lit in your chamber in case you should come, and old Tante Sally will bring you soup with brandy in it, and hot water for your feet.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “You must go to bed at once,” he said, conducting her to a door which opened out of the sitting-room.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I have had a fire lit in your chamber in case you should come, and old Tante Sally will bring you soup with brandy in it, and hot water for your feet.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I have had a fire lit in your chamber in case you should come, and old Tante Sally will bring you soup with brandy in it, and hot water for your feet.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You must go to bed at once,” he said, conducting her to a door which opened out of the sitting-room.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I have had a fire lit in your chamber in case you should come, and old Tante Sally will bring you soup with brandy in it, and hot water for your feet.
Chapter 6 of Benita, an African romance by H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard holds 183 sentences, grouped into 37 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.
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