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Chapter 10 of Christina Alberta's father is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Very,” said Sargon. “And now--by Jove! that kettle is boiling over all by this time, Susan. Come down to my room, such as it is, and have a cup of tea, sir. And then you can go out and make those little arrangements of yours and dig yourself in so to speak before Mrs. Richman comes back. This, by the by, is your gas meter.
Chapter 10 of Christina Alberta's father is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “arrangement” — the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading “And then you can go out and make those little arrangements of yours and dig yourself in so to speak before Mrs. Richman comes back.”
the application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas
From this reading ““And now--by Jove! that kettle is boiling over all by this time, Susan.”
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading “Come down to my room, such as it is, and have a cup of tea, sir.”
turn up, loosen, or remove earth
From this reading “And then you can go out and make those little arrangements of yours and dig yourself in so to speak before Mrs. Richman comes back.”
the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity
From this reading “This, by the by, is your gas meter.”
a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid
From this reading ““And now--by Jove! that kettle is boiling over all by this time, Susan.”
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading “This, by the by, is your gas meter.”
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading “Come down to my room, such as it is, and have a cup of tea, sir.”
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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be restored
In this reading “And then you can go out and make those little arrangements of yours and dig yourself in so to speak before Mrs. Richman comes back.”
move out of or depart from
In this reading “And then you can go out and make those little arrangements of yours and dig yourself in so to speak before Mrs. Richman comes back.”
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading “Come down to my room, such as it is, and have a cup of tea, sir.”
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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 Come down to my room, such as it is, and have a cup of tea, sir.
(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 “And now--by Jove! that kettle is boiling over all by this time, Susan.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And now--by Jove! that kettle is boiling over all by this time, Susan.
plural of “arrangement” — the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading And then you can go out and make those little arrangements of yours and dig yourself in so to speak before Mrs. Richman comes back.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Come down to my room, such as it is, and have a cup of tea, sir.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading And then you can go out and make those little arrangements of yours and dig yourself in so to speak before Mrs. Richman comes back.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And then you can go out and make those little arrangements of yours and dig yourself in so to speak before Mrs. Richman comes back.
the application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas
From this reading “And now--by Jove! that kettle is boiling over all by this time, Susan.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “And now--by Jove! that kettle is boiling over all by this time, Susan.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading And then you can go out and make those little arrangements of yours and dig yourself in so to speak before Mrs. Richman comes back.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come down to my room, such as it is, and have a cup of tea, sir.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading And then you can go out and make those little arrangements of yours and dig yourself in so to speak before Mrs. Richman comes back.
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading Come down to my room, such as it is, and have a cup of tea, sir.
turn up, loosen, or remove earth
From this reading And then you can go out and make those little arrangements of yours and dig yourself in so to speak before Mrs. Richman comes back.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Come down to my room, such as it is, and have a cup of tea, sir.
the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity
From this reading This, by the by, is your gas meter.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading And then you can go out and make those little arrangements of yours and dig yourself in so to speak before Mrs. Richman comes back.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Come down to my room, such as it is, and have a cup of tea, sir.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And then you can go out and make those little arrangements of yours and dig yourself in so to speak before Mrs. Richman comes back.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “And now--by Jove! that kettle is boiling over all by this time, Susan.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Come down to my room, such as it is, and have a cup of tea, sir.
(Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus
From this reading “And now--by Jove! that kettle is boiling over all by this time, Susan.
a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid
From this reading “And now--by Jove! that kettle is boiling over all by this time, Susan.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading And then you can go out and make those little arrangements of yours and dig yourself in so to speak before Mrs. Richman comes back.
engage in
From this reading And then you can go out and make those little arrangements of yours and dig yourself in so to speak before Mrs. Richman comes back.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading This, by the by, is your gas meter.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading And then you can go out and make those little arrangements of yours and dig yourself in so to speak before Mrs. Richman comes back.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Come down to my room, such as it is, and have a cup of tea, sir.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “And now--by Jove! that kettle is boiling over all by this time, Susan.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Come down to my room, such as it is, and have a cup of tea, sir.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading And then you can go out and make those little arrangements of yours and dig yourself in so to speak before Mrs. Richman comes back.
above and across; more than
From this reading “And now--by Jove! that kettle is boiling over all by this time, Susan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And then you can go out and make those little arrangements of yours and dig yourself in so to speak before Mrs. Richman comes back.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Come down to my room, such as it is, and have a cup of tea, sir.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Very,” said Sargon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Very,” said Sargon.
term of address for a man
From this reading Come down to my room, such as it is, and have a cup of tea, sir.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And then you can go out and make those little arrangements of yours and dig yourself in so to speak before Mrs. Richman comes back.
express in speech
From this reading And then you can go out and make those little arrangements of yours and dig yourself in so to speak before Mrs. Richman comes back.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Come down to my room, such as it is, and have a cup of tea, sir.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And now--by Jove! that kettle is boiling over all by this time, Susan.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading Come down to my room, such as it is, and have a cup of tea, sir.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “And now--by Jove! that kettle is boiling over all by this time, Susan.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This, by the by, is your gas meter.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then you can go out and make those little arrangements of yours and dig yourself in so to speak before Mrs. Richman comes back.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “And now--by Jove! that kettle is boiling over all by this time, Susan.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading And then you can go out and make those little arrangements of yours and dig yourself in so to speak before Mrs. Richman comes back.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “And now--by Jove! that kettle is boiling over all by this time, Susan.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Come down to my room, such as it is, and have a cup of tea, sir.
precisely as stated
From this reading “Very,” said Sargon.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And then you can go out and make those little arrangements of yours and dig yourself in so to speak before Mrs. Richman comes back.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading This, by the by, is your gas meter.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading And then you can go out and make those little arrangements of yours and dig yourself in so to speak before Mrs. Richman comes back.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading And then you can go out and make those little arrangements of yours and dig yourself in so to speak before Mrs. Richman comes back.
Chapter 10 of Christina Alberta's father by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells holds 395 sentences, grouped into 79 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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