Chapter 3 of Fanny and the Servant Problem is here in full — 292 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Fanny and the Servant Problem is here in full — 292 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS. BENNET. There will be no holiday, I fear, for any of us, for many a long day. FANNY. But you must.
Chapter 3 of Fanny and the Servant Problem is here in full — 292 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
avens of Virginia having pale or greenish yellow flowers
From this reading “BENNET.”
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “There will be no holiday, I fear, for any of us, for many a long day.”
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading “FANNY.”
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading “There will be no holiday, I fear, for any of us, for many a long day.”
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading “There will be no holiday, I fear, for any of us, for many a long day.”
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “There will be no holiday, I fear, for any of us, for many a long day.”
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading “There will be no holiday, I fear, for any of us, for many a long day.”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “MRS.”
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 There will be no holiday, I fear, for any of us, for many a long day.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading There will be no holiday, I fear, for any of us, for many a long day.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There will be no holiday, I fear, for any of us, for many a long day.
avens of Virginia having pale or greenish yellow flowers
From this reading BENNET.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But you must.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading There will be no holiday, I fear, for any of us, for many a long day.
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading FANNY.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading There will be no holiday, I fear, for any of us, for many a long day.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There will be no holiday, I fear, for any of us, for many a long day.
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading There will be no holiday, I fear, for any of us, for many a long day.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There will be no holiday, I fear, for any of us, for many a long day.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading There will be no holiday, I fear, for any of us, for many a long day.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading There will be no holiday, I fear, for any of us, for many a long day.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But you must.
not any; not one
From this reading There will be no holiday, I fear, for any of us, for many a long day.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There will be no holiday, I fear, for any of us, for many a long day.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There will be no holiday, I fear, for any of us, for many a long day.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There will be no holiday, I fear, for any of us, for many a long day.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading There will be no holiday, I fear, for any of us, for many a long day.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But you must.
Chapter 3 of Fanny and the Servant Problem by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome holds 292 sentences, grouped into 59 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 3 holds 292 sentences of Fanny and the Servant Problem, unabridged, divided into 59 reading sections.
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