Chapter 3 of Dodo: A Detail of the Day. Volumes 1 and 2 is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Dodo: A Detail of the Day. Volumes 1 and 2 is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Miss Grantham was delivering herself of a variety of opinions in a high, penetrating voice. "Oh, did you never hear him sing last year?" she was saying to Lord Ledgers. "Mr. Broxton, you must have heard him. He has the most lovely voice. He simply sings into your inside.
Chapter 3 of Dodo: A Detail of the Day. Volumes 1 and 2 is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “deliver” — deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading “Miss Grantham was delivering herself of a variety of opinions in a high, penetrating voice.”
plural of “ledger” — a record in which commercial accounts are recorded
From this reading “"Oh, did you never hear him sing last year?" she was saying to Lord Ledgers.”
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading “He has the most lovely voice.”
plural of “opinion” — a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading “Miss Grantham was delivering herself of a variety of opinions in a high, penetrating voice.”
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading “Miss Grantham was delivering herself of a variety of opinions in a high, penetrating voice.”
deliver by singing
From this reading “"Oh, did you never hear him sing last year?" she was saying to Lord Ledgers.”
third-person singular of “sing” — deliver by singing
From this reading “He simply sings into your inside.”
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
From this reading “Miss Grantham was delivering herself of a variety of opinions in a high, penetrating voice.”
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 “"Oh, did you never hear him sing last year?" she was saying to Lord Ledgers.”
In this reading “Miss Grantham was delivering herself of a variety of opinions in a high, penetrating voice.”
In this reading “He has the most lovely voice.”
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 Miss Grantham was delivering herself of a variety of opinions in a high, penetrating voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mr. Broxton, you must have heard him.
-ing form of “deliver” — deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading Miss Grantham was delivering herself of a variety of opinions in a high, penetrating voice.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Oh, did you never hear him sing last year?" she was saying to Lord Ledgers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Grantham was delivering herself of a variety of opinions in a high, penetrating voice.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He has the most lovely voice.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Mr. Broxton, you must have heard him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He has the most lovely voice.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "Oh, did you never hear him sing last year?" she was saying to Lord Ledgers.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "Mr. Broxton, you must have heard him.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Miss Grantham was delivering herself of a variety of opinions in a high, penetrating voice.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Miss Grantham was delivering herself of a variety of opinions in a high, penetrating voice.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh, did you never hear him sing last year?" she was saying to Lord Ledgers.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Miss Grantham was delivering herself of a variety of opinions in a high, penetrating voice.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading He simply sings into your inside.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He simply sings into your inside.
immediately past
From this reading "Oh, did you never hear him sing last year?" she was saying to Lord Ledgers.
plural of “ledger” — a record in which commercial accounts are recorded
From this reading "Oh, did you never hear him sing last year?" she was saying to Lord Ledgers.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading "Oh, did you never hear him sing last year?" she was saying to Lord Ledgers.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading He has the most lovely voice.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Grantham was delivering herself of a variety of opinions in a high, penetrating voice.
used to form the superlative
From this reading He has the most lovely voice.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Mr. Broxton, you must have heard him.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Mr. Broxton, you must have heard him.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Oh, did you never hear him sing last year?" she was saying to Lord Ledgers.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Miss Grantham was delivering herself of a variety of opinions in a high, penetrating voice.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, did you never hear him sing last year?" she was saying to Lord Ledgers.
plural of “opinion” — a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading Miss Grantham was delivering herself of a variety of opinions in a high, penetrating voice.
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading Miss Grantham was delivering herself of a variety of opinions in a high, penetrating voice.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading "Oh, did you never hear him sing last year?" she was saying to Lord Ledgers.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, did you never hear him sing last year?" she was saying to Lord Ledgers.
and nothing more
From this reading He simply sings into your inside.
deliver by singing
From this reading "Oh, did you never hear him sing last year?" she was saying to Lord Ledgers.
third-person singular of “sing” — deliver by singing
From this reading He simply sings into your inside.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He has the most lovely voice.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Oh, did you never hear him sing last year?" she was saying to Lord Ledgers.
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
From this reading Miss Grantham was delivering herself of a variety of opinions in a high, penetrating voice.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Miss Grantham was delivering herself of a variety of opinions in a high, penetrating voice.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Miss Grantham was delivering herself of a variety of opinions in a high, penetrating voice.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading "Oh, did you never hear him sing last year?" she was saying to Lord Ledgers.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, did you never hear him sing last year?" she was saying to Lord Ledgers.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He simply sings into your inside.
Chapter 3 of Dodo: A Detail of the Day. Volumes 1 and 2 by E. F. (Edward Frederic) Benson holds 439 sentences, grouped into 88 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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