Chapter 3 of Garrick's Pupil is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Garrick's Pupil is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LADY VEREKER'S BOUDOIR. "He's not bad, that boy," said the _grande dame_, "Miss Reynolds has often told me how her brother found him in the street." "Is it possible?" "Yes. It's a queer story, but I have forgotten it.
Chapter 3 of Garrick's Pupil is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading “"He's not bad, that boy," said the _grande dame_, "Miss Reynolds has often told me how her brother found him in the street."”
a lady's bedroom or private sitting room
From this reading “LADY VEREKER'S BOUDOIR.”
informal terms for a (young) woman
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “It's a queer story, but I have forgotten it.”
capable of happening or existing
From this reading “"Is it possible?"”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “It's a queer story, but I have forgotten it.”
English portrait painter and first president of the Royal Academy (1723-1792)
From this reading “"He's not bad, that boy," said the _grande dame_, "Miss Reynolds has often told me how her brother found him in the street."”
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading “"He's not bad, that boy," said the _grande dame_, "Miss Reynolds has often told me how her brother found him in the street."”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “It's a queer story, but I have forgotten it.”
In this reading “"He's not bad, that boy," said the _grande dame_, "Miss Reynolds has often told me how her brother found him in the street."”
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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 It's a queer story, but I have forgotten it.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading "He's not bad, that boy," said the _grande dame_, "Miss Reynolds has often told me how her brother found him in the street."
a lady's bedroom or private sitting room
From this reading LADY VEREKER'S BOUDOIR.
a youthful male person
From this reading "He's not bad, that boy," said the _grande dame_, "Miss Reynolds has often told me how her brother found him in the street."
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading "He's not bad, that boy," said the _grande dame_, "Miss Reynolds has often told me how her brother found him in the street."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It's a queer story, but I have forgotten it.
informal terms for a (young) woman
From this reading "He's not bad, that boy," said the _grande dame_, "Miss Reynolds has often told me how her brother found him in the street."
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading It's a queer story, but I have forgotten it.
set up or found
From this reading "He's not bad, that boy," said the _grande dame_, "Miss Reynolds has often told me how her brother found him in the street."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He's not bad, that boy," said the _grande dame_, "Miss Reynolds has often told me how her brother found him in the street."
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He's not bad, that boy," said the _grande dame_, "Miss Reynolds has often told me how her brother found him in the street."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It's a queer story, but I have forgotten it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He's not bad, that boy," said the _grande dame_, "Miss Reynolds has often told me how her brother found him in the street."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "He's not bad, that boy," said the _grande dame_, "Miss Reynolds has often told me how her brother found him in the street."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He's not bad, that boy," said the _grande dame_, "Miss Reynolds has often told me how her brother found him in the street."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He's not bad, that boy," said the _grande dame_, "Miss Reynolds has often told me how her brother found him in the street."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It's a queer story, but I have forgotten it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "He's not bad, that boy," said the _grande dame_, "Miss Reynolds has often told me how her brother found him in the street."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is it possible?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Is it possible?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's a queer story, but I have forgotten it.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading LADY VEREKER'S BOUDOIR.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He's not bad, that boy," said the _grande dame_, "Miss Reynolds has often told me how her brother found him in the street."
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "He's not bad, that boy," said the _grande dame_, "Miss Reynolds has often told me how her brother found him in the street."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "He's not bad, that boy," said the _grande dame_, "Miss Reynolds has often told me how her brother found him in the street."
many times at short intervals
From this reading "He's not bad, that boy," said the _grande dame_, "Miss Reynolds has often told me how her brother found him in the street."
capable of happening or existing
From this reading "Is it possible?"
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading It's a queer story, but I have forgotten it.
English portrait painter and first president of the Royal Academy (1723-1792)
From this reading "He's not bad, that boy," said the _grande dame_, "Miss Reynolds has often told me how her brother found him in the street."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "He's not bad, that boy," said the _grande dame_, "Miss Reynolds has often told me how her brother found him in the street."
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading It's a queer story, but I have forgotten it.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading "He's not bad, that boy," said the _grande dame_, "Miss Reynolds has often told me how her brother found him in the street."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "He's not bad, that boy," said the _grande dame_, "Miss Reynolds has often told me how her brother found him in the street."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "He's not bad, that boy," said the _grande dame_, "Miss Reynolds has often told me how her brother found him in the street."
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "He's not bad, that boy," said the _grande dame_, "Miss Reynolds has often told me how her brother found him in the street."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LADY VEREKER'S BOUDOIR.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes.
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