Chapter 16 of Bosom Friends: A Seaside Story is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Bosom Friends: A Seaside Story is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BELLE'S NEW FRIEND. "How soon the bitter follows on the sweet! Could I not chain your fancy's flying feet? Could I not hold your soul to make you play To-morrow in the key of yesterday?" Isobel found Belle on the Parade next morning in the midst of quite a group of fashionable strangers.
Chapter 16 of Bosom Friends: A Seaside Story is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals
From this reading “BELLE'S NEW FRIEND.”
a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
From this reading “Could I not chain your fancy's flying feet?”
being or in accordance with current social fashions
From this reading “Isobel found Belle on the Parade next morning in the midst of quite a group of fashionable strangers.”
moving swiftly
From this reading “Could I not chain your fancy's flying feet?”
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “"How soon the bitter follows on the sweet!”
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading “Could I not hold your soul to make you play To-morrow in the key of yesterday?"”
a ceremonial procession including people marching
From this reading “Isobel found Belle on the Parade next morning in the midst of quite a group of fashionable strangers.”
plural of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading “Isobel found Belle on the Parade next morning in the midst of quite a group of fashionable strangers.”
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.
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In this reading “Isobel found Belle on the Parade next morning in the midst of quite a group of fashionable strangers.”
the middle or central part or point
In this reading “Isobel found Belle on the Parade next morning in the midst of quite a group of fashionable strangers.”
In this reading “Could I not chain your fancy's flying feet?”
In this reading “BELLE'S NEW FRIEND.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Isobel found Belle on the Parade next morning in the midst of quite a group of fashionable strangers.
a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals
From this reading Isobel found Belle on the Parade next morning in the midst of quite a group of fashionable strangers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BELLE'S NEW FRIEND.
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading "How soon the bitter follows on the sweet!
a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
From this reading Could I not chain your fancy's flying feet?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Could I not chain your fancy's flying feet?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Could I not chain your fancy's flying feet?
being or in accordance with current social fashions
From this reading Isobel found Belle on the Parade next morning in the midst of quite a group of fashionable strangers.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Could I not chain your fancy's flying feet?
moving swiftly
From this reading Could I not chain your fancy's flying feet?
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading "How soon the bitter follows on the sweet!
set up or found
From this reading Isobel found Belle on the Parade next morning in the midst of quite a group of fashionable strangers.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading BELLE'S NEW FRIEND.
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading Isobel found Belle on the Parade next morning in the midst of quite a group of fashionable strangers.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Could I not hold your soul to make you play To-morrow in the key of yesterday?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How soon the bitter follows on the sweet!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Could I not chain your fancy's flying feet?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Could I not hold your soul to make you play To-morrow in the key of yesterday?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Isobel found Belle on the Parade next morning in the midst of quite a group of fashionable strangers.
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading Could I not hold your soul to make you play To-morrow in the key of yesterday?"
engage in
From this reading Could I not hold your soul to make you play To-morrow in the key of yesterday?"
the location of something surrounded by other things
From this reading Isobel found Belle on the Parade next morning in the midst of quite a group of fashionable strangers.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Isobel found Belle on the Parade next morning in the midst of quite a group of fashionable strangers.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading BELLE'S NEW FRIEND.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Isobel found Belle on the Parade next morning in the midst of quite a group of fashionable strangers.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Could I not chain your fancy's flying feet?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Could I not hold your soul to make you play To-morrow in the key of yesterday?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "How soon the bitter follows on the sweet!
a ceremonial procession including people marching
From this reading Isobel found Belle on the Parade next morning in the midst of quite a group of fashionable strangers.
participate in games or sport
From this reading Could I not hold your soul to make you play To-morrow in the key of yesterday?"
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Isobel found Belle on the Parade next morning in the midst of quite a group of fashionable strangers.
in the near future
From this reading "How soon the bitter follows on the sweet!
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Could I not hold your soul to make you play To-morrow in the key of yesterday?"
plural of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading Isobel found Belle on the Parade next morning in the midst of quite a group of fashionable strangers.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading "How soon the bitter follows on the sweet!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "How soon the bitter follows on the sweet!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Could I not hold your soul to make you play To-morrow in the key of yesterday?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Could I not hold your soul to make you play To-morrow in the key of yesterday?"
the day immediately before today
From this reading Could I not hold your soul to make you play To-morrow in the key of yesterday?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Could I not hold your soul to make you play To-morrow in the key of yesterday?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Could I not chain your fancy's flying feet?
Chapter 16 of Bosom Friends: A Seaside Story by Angela Brazil holds 175 sentences, grouped into 35 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 16 holds 175 sentences of Bosom Friends: A Seaside Story, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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