Chapter 7 of Comedies of Courtship is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Comedies of Courtship is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SIGHTS OF AVIGNON "It's a curious thing," observed Roger Deane, "but this fellow Baedeker always travels the opposite way to what I do. When I'm coming back, he's always going out, and vice versa. It makes him precious difficult to understand, I can tell you, Miss Dora. However I think I've got him now. Listen to this!
Chapter 7 of Comedies of Courtship is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a town in southeastern France on the Rhone River; the seat of the papacy from 1309 to 1378 and the residence of antipopes during the Great Schism
From this reading “THE SIGHTS OF AVIGNON "It's a curious thing," observed Roger Deane, "but this fellow Baedeker always travels the opposite way to what I do.”
German publisher of a series of travel guidebooks (1801-1859)
From this reading “THE SIGHTS OF AVIGNON "It's a curious thing," observed Roger Deane, "but this fellow Baedeker always travels the opposite way to what I do.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “THE SIGHTS OF AVIGNON "It's a curious thing," observed Roger Deane, "but this fellow Baedeker always travels the opposite way to what I do.”
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading “THE SIGHTS OF AVIGNON "It's a curious thing," observed Roger Deane, "but this fellow Baedeker always travels the opposite way to what I do.”
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
From this reading “It makes him precious difficult to understand, I can tell you, Miss Dora.”
an optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument
From this reading “THE SIGHTS OF AVIGNON "It's a curious thing," observed Roger Deane, "but this fellow Baedeker always travels the opposite way to what I do.”
plural of “travel” — the act of going from one place to another
From this reading “THE SIGHTS OF AVIGNON "It's a curious thing," observed Roger Deane, "but this fellow Baedeker always travels the opposite way to what I do.”
moral weakness
From this reading “When I'm coming back, he's always going out, and vice versa.”
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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 THE SIGHTS OF AVIGNON "It's a curious thing," observed Roger Deane, "but this fellow Baedeker always travels the opposite way to what I do.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading THE SIGHTS OF AVIGNON "It's a curious thing," observed Roger Deane, "but this fellow Baedeker always travels the opposite way to what I do.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When I'm coming back, he's always going out, and vice versa.
a town in southeastern France on the Rhone River; the seat of the papacy from 1309 to 1378 and the residence of antipopes during the Great Schism
From this reading THE SIGHTS OF AVIGNON "It's a curious thing," observed Roger Deane, "but this fellow Baedeker always travels the opposite way to what I do.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading When I'm coming back, he's always going out, and vice versa.
German publisher of a series of travel guidebooks (1801-1859)
From this reading THE SIGHTS OF AVIGNON "It's a curious thing," observed Roger Deane, "but this fellow Baedeker always travels the opposite way to what I do.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE SIGHTS OF AVIGNON "It's a curious thing," observed Roger Deane, "but this fellow Baedeker always travels the opposite way to what I do.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading It makes him precious difficult to understand, I can tell you, Miss Dora.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading When I'm coming back, he's always going out, and vice versa.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading THE SIGHTS OF AVIGNON "It's a curious thing," observed Roger Deane, "but this fellow Baedeker always travels the opposite way to what I do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SIGHTS OF AVIGNON "It's a curious thing," observed Roger Deane, "but this fellow Baedeker always travels the opposite way to what I do.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading It makes him precious difficult to understand, I can tell you, Miss Dora.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading THE SIGHTS OF AVIGNON "It's a curious thing," observed Roger Deane, "but this fellow Baedeker always travels the opposite way to what I do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It makes him precious difficult to understand, I can tell you, Miss Dora.
a boy or man
From this reading THE SIGHTS OF AVIGNON "It's a curious thing," observed Roger Deane, "but this fellow Baedeker always travels the opposite way to what I do.
the act of departing
From this reading When I'm coming back, he's always going out, and vice versa.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading However I think I've got him now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I'm coming back, he's always going out, and vice versa.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It makes him precious difficult to understand, I can tell you, Miss Dora.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However I think I've got him now.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE SIGHTS OF AVIGNON "It's a curious thing," observed Roger Deane, "but this fellow Baedeker always travels the opposite way to what I do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I'm coming back, he's always going out, and vice versa.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading However I think I've got him now.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It makes him precious difficult to understand, I can tell you, Miss Dora.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SIGHTS OF AVIGNON "It's a curious thing," observed Roger Deane, "but this fellow Baedeker always travels the opposite way to what I do.
hear with intention
From this reading Listen to this!
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading It makes him precious difficult to understand, I can tell you, Miss Dora.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading It makes him precious difficult to understand, I can tell you, Miss Dora.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading However I think I've got him now.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading THE SIGHTS OF AVIGNON "It's a curious thing," observed Roger Deane, "but this fellow Baedeker always travels the opposite way to what I do.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SIGHTS OF AVIGNON "It's a curious thing," observed Roger Deane, "but this fellow Baedeker always travels the opposite way to what I do.
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading THE SIGHTS OF AVIGNON "It's a curious thing," observed Roger Deane, "but this fellow Baedeker always travels the opposite way to what I do.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading When I'm coming back, he's always going out, and vice versa.
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
From this reading It makes him precious difficult to understand, I can tell you, Miss Dora.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SIGHTS OF AVIGNON "It's a curious thing," observed Roger Deane, "but this fellow Baedeker always travels the opposite way to what I do.
an optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument
From this reading THE SIGHTS OF AVIGNON "It's a curious thing," observed Roger Deane, "but this fellow Baedeker always travels the opposite way to what I do.
express in words
From this reading It makes him precious difficult to understand, I can tell you, Miss Dora.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SIGHTS OF AVIGNON "It's a curious thing," observed Roger Deane, "but this fellow Baedeker always travels the opposite way to what I do.
a special situation
From this reading THE SIGHTS OF AVIGNON "It's a curious thing," observed Roger Deane, "but this fellow Baedeker always travels the opposite way to what I do.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading However I think I've got him now.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE SIGHTS OF AVIGNON "It's a curious thing," observed Roger Deane, "but this fellow Baedeker always travels the opposite way to what I do.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE SIGHTS OF AVIGNON "It's a curious thing," observed Roger Deane, "but this fellow Baedeker always travels the opposite way to what I do.
plural of “travel” — the act of going from one place to another
From this reading THE SIGHTS OF AVIGNON "It's a curious thing," observed Roger Deane, "but this fellow Baedeker always travels the opposite way to what I do.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading It makes him precious difficult to understand, I can tell you, Miss Dora.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I'm coming back, he's always going out, and vice versa.
moral weakness
From this reading When I'm coming back, he's always going out, and vice versa.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading THE SIGHTS OF AVIGNON "It's a curious thing," observed Roger Deane, "but this fellow Baedeker always travels the opposite way to what I do.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE SIGHTS OF AVIGNON "It's a curious thing," observed Roger Deane, "but this fellow Baedeker always travels the opposite way to what I do.
at the time that
From this reading When I'm coming back, he's always going out, and vice versa.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It makes him precious difficult to understand, I can tell you, Miss Dora.
Chapter 7 of Comedies of Courtship by Anthony Hope holds 189 sentences, grouped into 38 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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