Chapter 5 of Blue-Stocking Hall, (Vol. 2 of 3) is here in full — 24 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of Blue-Stocking Hall, (Vol. 2 of 3) is here in full — 24 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS. HOWARD TO ARTHUR HOWARD, ESQ. (_Inclosed in the preceding._) My dear Boy, I am so full of business that I can only send you a few lines. I rejoice to hear that you are quite well, and that "Richard is himself again." Come to me _directly_.
Chapter 5 of Blue-Stocking Hall, (Vol. 2 of 3) is here in full — 24 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading “HOWARD TO ARTHUR HOWARD, ESQ.”
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading “(_Inclosed in the preceding._) My dear Boy, I am so full of business that I can only send you a few lines.”
without deviation
English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)
From this reading “HOWARD TO ARTHUR HOWARD, ESQ.”
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading “(_Inclosed in the preceding._) My dear Boy, I am so full of business that I can only send you a few lines.”
existing or coming before
From this reading “(_Inclosed in the preceding._) My dear Boy, I am so full of business that I can only send you a few lines.”
feel happiness or joy
From this reading “I rejoice to hear that you are quite well, and that "Richard is himself again."”
cause to go somewhere
From this reading “(_Inclosed in the preceding._) My dear Boy, I am so full of business that I can only send you a few lines.”
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 “(_Inclosed in the preceding._) My dear Boy, I am so full of business that I can only send you a few lines.”
In this reading “(_Inclosed in the preceding._) My dear Boy, I am so full of business that I can only send you a few lines.”
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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 (_Inclosed in the preceding._) My dear Boy, I am so full of business that I can only send you a few lines.
anew
From this reading I rejoice to hear that you are quite well, and that "Richard is himself again."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading (_Inclosed in the preceding._) My dear Boy, I am so full of business that I can only send you a few lines.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I rejoice to hear that you are quite well, and that "Richard is himself again."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I rejoice to hear that you are quite well, and that "Richard is himself again."
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading HOWARD TO ARTHUR HOWARD, ESQ.
a youthful male person
From this reading (_Inclosed in the preceding._) My dear Boy, I am so full of business that I can only send you a few lines.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading (_Inclosed in the preceding._) My dear Boy, I am so full of business that I can only send you a few lines.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading (_Inclosed in the preceding._) My dear Boy, I am so full of business that I can only send you a few lines.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come to me _directly_.
dearly loved
From this reading (_Inclosed in the preceding._) My dear Boy, I am so full of business that I can only send you a few lines.
without deviation
From this reading Come to me _directly_.
a title of respect for a member of the English gentry ranking just below a knight; placed after the name
From this reading HOWARD TO ARTHUR HOWARD, ESQ.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading (_Inclosed in the preceding._) My dear Boy, I am so full of business that I can only send you a few lines.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading (_Inclosed in the preceding._) My dear Boy, I am so full of business that I can only send you a few lines.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading I rejoice to hear that you are quite well, and that "Richard is himself again."
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading I rejoice to hear that you are quite well, and that "Richard is himself again."
English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)
From this reading HOWARD TO ARTHUR HOWARD, ESQ.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading (_Inclosed in the preceding._) My dear Boy, I am so full of business that I can only send you a few lines.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading (_Inclosed in the preceding._) My dear Boy, I am so full of business that I can only send you a few lines.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (_Inclosed in the preceding._) My dear Boy, I am so full of business that I can only send you a few lines.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I rejoice to hear that you are quite well, and that "Richard is himself again."
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading (_Inclosed in the preceding._) My dear Boy, I am so full of business that I can only send you a few lines.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Come to me _directly_.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading (_Inclosed in the preceding._) My dear Boy, I am so full of business that I can only send you a few lines.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading (_Inclosed in the preceding._) My dear Boy, I am so full of business that I can only send you a few lines.
and nothing more
From this reading (_Inclosed in the preceding._) My dear Boy, I am so full of business that I can only send you a few lines.
existing or coming before
From this reading (_Inclosed in the preceding._) My dear Boy, I am so full of business that I can only send you a few lines.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading I rejoice to hear that you are quite well, and that "Richard is himself again."
feel happiness or joy
From this reading I rejoice to hear that you are quite well, and that "Richard is himself again."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I rejoice to hear that you are quite well, and that "Richard is himself again."
cause to go somewhere
From this reading (_Inclosed in the preceding._) My dear Boy, I am so full of business that I can only send you a few lines.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading (_Inclosed in the preceding._) My dear Boy, I am so full of business that I can only send you a few lines.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading (_Inclosed in the preceding._) My dear Boy, I am so full of business that I can only send you a few lines.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading (_Inclosed in the preceding._) My dear Boy, I am so full of business that I can only send you a few lines.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOWARD TO ARTHUR HOWARD, ESQ.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading I rejoice to hear that you are quite well, and that "Richard is himself again."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading (_Inclosed in the preceding._) My dear Boy, I am so full of business that I can only send you a few lines.
Chapter 5 of Blue-Stocking Hall, (Vol. 2 of 3) by William Pitt Scargill holds 24 sentences, grouped into 5 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 5 holds 24 sentences of Blue-Stocking Hall, (Vol. 2 of 3), unabridged, divided into 5 reading sections.
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