Chapter 5 of December Love is here in full — 214 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of December Love is here in full — 214 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
At the door of the Cafe Royal they stopped, and Miss Van Tuyn laid a hand on Lady Sellingworth’s arm. “Do come in, dearest. It will really amuse you,” she said urgently. “And--I’ll be truthful--I want to show you off to the Georgians as my friend. I want them to know how wonderful an Edwardian can be.”
Chapter 5 of December Love is here in full — 214 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
From this reading “It will really amuse you,” she said urgently.”
a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold
From this reading “At the door of the Cafe Royal they stopped, and Miss Van Tuyn laid a hand on Lady Sellingworth’s arm.”
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading ““Do come in, dearest.”
someone belonging to (or as if belonging to) the era of Edward VII
From this reading “I want them to know how wonderful an Edwardian can be.””
plural of “georgian” — a native or resident of the American state of Georgia
From this reading ““And--I’ll be truthful--I want to show you off to the Georgians as my friend.”
expressing or given to expressing the truth
From this reading ““And--I’ll be truthful--I want to show you off to the Georgians as my friend.”
with great urgency
From this reading “It will really amuse you,” she said urgently.”
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading “At the door of the Cafe Royal they stopped, and Miss Van Tuyn laid a hand on Lady Sellingworth’s arm.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 At the door of the Cafe Royal they stopped, and Miss Van Tuyn laid a hand on Lady Sellingworth’s arm.
occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
From this reading It will really amuse you,” she said urgently.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I want them to know how wonderful an Edwardian can be.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the door of the Cafe Royal they stopped, and Miss Van Tuyn laid a hand on Lady Sellingworth’s arm.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading At the door of the Cafe Royal they stopped, and Miss Van Tuyn laid a hand on Lady Sellingworth’s arm.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “And--I’ll be truthful--I want to show you off to the Georgians as my friend.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the door of the Cafe Royal they stopped, and Miss Van Tuyn laid a hand on Lady Sellingworth’s arm.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “And--I’ll be truthful--I want to show you off to the Georgians as my friend.
a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold
From this reading At the door of the Cafe Royal they stopped, and Miss Van Tuyn laid a hand on Lady Sellingworth’s arm.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I want them to know how wonderful an Edwardian can be.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Do come in, dearest.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading “Do come in, dearest.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do come in, dearest.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading At the door of the Cafe Royal they stopped, and Miss Van Tuyn laid a hand on Lady Sellingworth’s arm.
someone belonging to (or as if belonging to) the era of Edward VII
From this reading I want them to know how wonderful an Edwardian can be.”
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “And--I’ll be truthful--I want to show you off to the Georgians as my friend.
plural of “georgian” — a native or resident of the American state of Georgia
From this reading “And--I’ll be truthful--I want to show you off to the Georgians as my friend.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading At the door of the Cafe Royal they stopped, and Miss Van Tuyn laid a hand on Lady Sellingworth’s arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I want them to know how wonderful an Edwardian can be.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “And--I’ll be truthful--I want to show you off to the Georgians as my friend.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And--I’ll be truthful--I want to show you off to the Georgians as my friend.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Do come in, dearest.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It will really amuse you,” she said urgently.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I want them to know how wonderful an Edwardian can be.”
a polite name for any woman
From this reading At the door of the Cafe Royal they stopped, and Miss Van Tuyn laid a hand on Lady Sellingworth’s arm.
set down according to a plan
From this reading At the door of the Cafe Royal they stopped, and Miss Van Tuyn laid a hand on Lady Sellingworth’s arm.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading At the door of the Cafe Royal they stopped, and Miss Van Tuyn laid a hand on Lady Sellingworth’s arm.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “And--I’ll be truthful--I want to show you off to the Georgians as my friend.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the door of the Cafe Royal they stopped, and Miss Van Tuyn laid a hand on Lady Sellingworth’s arm.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “And--I’ll be truthful--I want to show you off to the Georgians as my friend.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At the door of the Cafe Royal they stopped, and Miss Van Tuyn laid a hand on Lady Sellingworth’s arm.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading It will really amuse you,” she said urgently.
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading At the door of the Cafe Royal they stopped, and Miss Van Tuyn laid a hand on Lady Sellingworth’s arm.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading It will really amuse you,” she said urgently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the door of the Cafe Royal they stopped, and Miss Van Tuyn laid a hand on Lady Sellingworth’s arm.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It will really amuse you,” she said urgently.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “And--I’ll be truthful--I want to show you off to the Georgians as my friend.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading At the door of the Cafe Royal they stopped, and Miss Van Tuyn laid a hand on Lady Sellingworth’s arm.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the door of the Cafe Royal they stopped, and Miss Van Tuyn laid a hand on Lady Sellingworth’s arm.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I want them to know how wonderful an Edwardian can be.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the door of the Cafe Royal they stopped, and Miss Van Tuyn laid a hand on Lady Sellingworth’s arm.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “And--I’ll be truthful--I want to show you off to the Georgians as my friend.
expressing or given to expressing the truth
From this reading “And--I’ll be truthful--I want to show you off to the Georgians as my friend.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the door of the Cafe Royal they stopped, and Miss Van Tuyn laid a hand on Lady Sellingworth’s arm.
with great urgency
From this reading It will really amuse you,” she said urgently.
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading At the door of the Cafe Royal they stopped, and Miss Van Tuyn laid a hand on Lady Sellingworth’s arm.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “And--I’ll be truthful--I want to show you off to the Georgians as my friend.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It will really amuse you,” she said urgently.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading I want them to know how wonderful an Edwardian can be.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It will really amuse you,” she said urgently.
Chapter 5 of December Love by Robert Hichens holds 214 sentences, grouped into 43 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 214 sentences of December Love, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
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