Chapter 13 of Geoffrey Hampstead: A Novel is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Geoffrey Hampstead: A Novel is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Visam Britannos hospitibus feros. HORACE, _Lib. 3, Carm. 4._ Mrs. Dusenall liked the visit to Kingston. She was proud of the appearance her guests and family made at the church, and she thought of going home and writing a book as prodigal of pretty woodcuts and fascinating price-lists as those published by other gilded ladies.
Chapter 13 of Geoffrey Hampstead: A Novel is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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capable of arousing and holding the attention
From this reading “She was proud of the appearance her guests and family made at the church, and she thought of going home and writing a book as prodigal of pretty woodcuts and fascinating price-lists as those published by other gilded ladies.”
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading “She was proud of the appearance her guests and family made at the church, and she thought of going home and writing a book as prodigal of pretty woodcuts and fascinating price-lists as those published by other gilded ladies.”
plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading “She was proud of the appearance her guests and family made at the church, and she thought of going home and writing a book as prodigal of pretty woodcuts and fascinating price-lists as those published by other gilded ladies.”
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading “HORACE, _Lib.”
a town on the Hudson River in New York
From this reading “4._ Mrs. Dusenall liked the visit to Kingston.”
a recklessly extravagant consumer
From this reading “She was proud of the appearance her guests and family made at the church, and she thought of going home and writing a book as prodigal of pretty woodcuts and fascinating price-lists as those published by other gilded ladies.”
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading “She was proud of the appearance her guests and family made at the church, and she thought of going home and writing a book as prodigal of pretty woodcuts and fascinating price-lists as those published by other gilded ladies.”
the act of creating written works
From this reading “She was proud of the appearance her guests and family made at the church, and she thought of going home and writing a book as prodigal of pretty woodcuts and fascinating price-lists as those published by other gilded ladies.”
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In this reading “She was proud of the appearance her guests and family made at the church, and she thought of going home and writing a book as prodigal of pretty woodcuts and fascinating price-lists as those published by other gilded ladies.”
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From this reading 3, Carm.
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From this reading 4._ Mrs. Dusenall liked the visit to Kingston.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She was proud of the appearance her guests and family made at the church, and she thought of going home and writing a book as prodigal of pretty woodcuts and fascinating price-lists as those published by other gilded ladies.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was proud of the appearance her guests and family made at the church, and she thought of going home and writing a book as prodigal of pretty woodcuts and fascinating price-lists as those published by other gilded ladies.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading She was proud of the appearance her guests and family made at the church, and she thought of going home and writing a book as prodigal of pretty woodcuts and fascinating price-lists as those published by other gilded ladies.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was proud of the appearance her guests and family made at the church, and she thought of going home and writing a book as prodigal of pretty woodcuts and fascinating price-lists as those published by other gilded ladies.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was proud of the appearance her guests and family made at the church, and she thought of going home and writing a book as prodigal of pretty woodcuts and fascinating price-lists as those published by other gilded ladies.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading She was proud of the appearance her guests and family made at the church, and she thought of going home and writing a book as prodigal of pretty woodcuts and fascinating price-lists as those published by other gilded ladies.
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From this reading Visam Britannos hospitibus feros.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She was proud of the appearance her guests and family made at the church, and she thought of going home and writing a book as prodigal of pretty woodcuts and fascinating price-lists as those published by other gilded ladies.
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From this reading 3, Carm.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading She was proud of the appearance her guests and family made at the church, and she thought of going home and writing a book as prodigal of pretty woodcuts and fascinating price-lists as those published by other gilded ladies.
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From this reading 4._ Mrs. Dusenall liked the visit to Kingston.
a social unit living together
From this reading She was proud of the appearance her guests and family made at the church, and she thought of going home and writing a book as prodigal of pretty woodcuts and fascinating price-lists as those published by other gilded ladies.
capable of arousing and holding the attention
From this reading She was proud of the appearance her guests and family made at the church, and she thought of going home and writing a book as prodigal of pretty woodcuts and fascinating price-lists as those published by other gilded ladies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Visam Britannos hospitibus feros.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading She was proud of the appearance her guests and family made at the church, and she thought of going home and writing a book as prodigal of pretty woodcuts and fascinating price-lists as those published by other gilded ladies.
the act of departing
From this reading She was proud of the appearance her guests and family made at the church, and she thought of going home and writing a book as prodigal of pretty woodcuts and fascinating price-lists as those published by other gilded ladies.
plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading She was proud of the appearance her guests and family made at the church, and she thought of going home and writing a book as prodigal of pretty woodcuts and fascinating price-lists as those published by other gilded ladies.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was proud of the appearance her guests and family made at the church, and she thought of going home and writing a book as prodigal of pretty woodcuts and fascinating price-lists as those published by other gilded ladies.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading She was proud of the appearance her guests and family made at the church, and she thought of going home and writing a book as prodigal of pretty woodcuts and fascinating price-lists as those published by other gilded ladies.
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading HORACE, _Lib.
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From this reading Visam Britannos hospitibus feros.
a town on the Hudson River in New York
From this reading 4._ Mrs. Dusenall liked the visit to Kingston.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading She was proud of the appearance her guests and family made at the church, and she thought of going home and writing a book as prodigal of pretty woodcuts and fascinating price-lists as those published by other gilded ladies.
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From this reading HORACE, _Lib.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading 4._ Mrs. Dusenall liked the visit to Kingston.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She was proud of the appearance her guests and family made at the church, and she thought of going home and writing a book as prodigal of pretty woodcuts and fascinating price-lists as those published by other gilded ladies.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading 4._ Mrs. Dusenall liked the visit to Kingston.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was proud of the appearance her guests and family made at the church, and she thought of going home and writing a book as prodigal of pretty woodcuts and fascinating price-lists as those published by other gilded ladies.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading She was proud of the appearance her guests and family made at the church, and she thought of going home and writing a book as prodigal of pretty woodcuts and fascinating price-lists as those published by other gilded ladies.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading She was proud of the appearance her guests and family made at the church, and she thought of going home and writing a book as prodigal of pretty woodcuts and fascinating price-lists as those published by other gilded ladies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was proud of the appearance her guests and family made at the church, and she thought of going home and writing a book as prodigal of pretty woodcuts and fascinating price-lists as those published by other gilded ladies.
a recklessly extravagant consumer
From this reading She was proud of the appearance her guests and family made at the church, and she thought of going home and writing a book as prodigal of pretty woodcuts and fascinating price-lists as those published by other gilded ladies.
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading She was proud of the appearance her guests and family made at the church, and she thought of going home and writing a book as prodigal of pretty woodcuts and fascinating price-lists as those published by other gilded ladies.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading She was proud of the appearance her guests and family made at the church, and she thought of going home and writing a book as prodigal of pretty woodcuts and fascinating price-lists as those published by other gilded ladies.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was proud of the appearance her guests and family made at the church, and she thought of going home and writing a book as prodigal of pretty woodcuts and fascinating price-lists as those published by other gilded ladies.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 4._ Mrs. Dusenall liked the visit to Kingston.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading She was proud of the appearance her guests and family made at the church, and she thought of going home and writing a book as prodigal of pretty woodcuts and fascinating price-lists as those published by other gilded ladies.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She was proud of the appearance her guests and family made at the church, and she thought of going home and writing a book as prodigal of pretty woodcuts and fascinating price-lists as those published by other gilded ladies.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 4._ Mrs. Dusenall liked the visit to Kingston.
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From this reading Visam Britannos hospitibus feros.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading 4._ Mrs. Dusenall liked the visit to Kingston.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was proud of the appearance her guests and family made at the church, and she thought of going home and writing a book as prodigal of pretty woodcuts and fascinating price-lists as those published by other gilded ladies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was proud of the appearance her guests and family made at the church, and she thought of going home and writing a book as prodigal of pretty woodcuts and fascinating price-lists as those published by other gilded ladies.
the act of creating written works
From this reading She was proud of the appearance her guests and family made at the church, and she thought of going home and writing a book as prodigal of pretty woodcuts and fascinating price-lists as those published by other gilded ladies.
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