Chapter 24 of Frank Mildmay is here in full — 251 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of Frank Mildmay is here in full — 251 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Bell_. You have an opportunity now, Madam, to revenge yourself upon him for affronting your squirrel. _Belin_. O, the filthy, rude beast. _Aram_.
Chapter 24 of Frank Mildmay is here in full — 251 sentences across 51 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.
-ing form of “affront” — treat, mention, or speak to rudely
From this reading “You have an opportunity now, Madam, to revenge yourself upon him for affronting your squirrel.”
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “O, the filthy, rude beast.”
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter
From this reading “O, the filthy, rude beast.”
a woman of refinement
From this reading “You have an opportunity now, Madam, to revenge yourself upon him for affronting your squirrel.”
action taken in return for an injury or offense
From this reading “You have an opportunity now, Madam, to revenge yourself upon him for affronting your squirrel.”
socially incorrect in behavior
From this reading “O, the filthy, rude beast.”
a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
From this reading “You have an opportunity now, Madam, to revenge yourself upon him for affronting your squirrel.”
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-ing form of “affront” — treat, mention, or speak to rudely
From this reading You have an opportunity now, Madam, to revenge yourself upon him for affronting your squirrel.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading You have an opportunity now, Madam, to revenge yourself upon him for affronting your squirrel.
the biblical name for ancient Syria
From this reading _Aram_.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading O, the filthy, rude beast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Belin_.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading _Bell_.
disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter
From this reading O, the filthy, rude beast.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You have an opportunity now, Madam, to revenge yourself upon him for affronting your squirrel.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have an opportunity now, Madam, to revenge yourself upon him for affronting your squirrel.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You have an opportunity now, Madam, to revenge yourself upon him for affronting your squirrel.
a woman of refinement
From this reading You have an opportunity now, Madam, to revenge yourself upon him for affronting your squirrel.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading You have an opportunity now, Madam, to revenge yourself upon him for affronting your squirrel.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O, the filthy, rude beast.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading You have an opportunity now, Madam, to revenge yourself upon him for affronting your squirrel.
action taken in return for an injury or offense
From this reading You have an opportunity now, Madam, to revenge yourself upon him for affronting your squirrel.
socially incorrect in behavior
From this reading O, the filthy, rude beast.
a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
From this reading You have an opportunity now, Madam, to revenge yourself upon him for affronting your squirrel.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading O, the filthy, rude beast.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You have an opportunity now, Madam, to revenge yourself upon him for affronting your squirrel.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading You have an opportunity now, Madam, to revenge yourself upon him for affronting your squirrel.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You have an opportunity now, Madam, to revenge yourself upon him for affronting your squirrel.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You have an opportunity now, Madam, to revenge yourself upon him for affronting your squirrel.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading You have an opportunity now, Madam, to revenge yourself upon him for affronting your squirrel.
Chapter 24 of Frank Mildmay by Frederick Marryat holds 251 sentences, grouped into 51 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 24 holds 251 sentences of Frank Mildmay, unabridged, divided into 51 reading sections.
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