Chapter 7 of Her Ladyship's Elephant is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Her Ladyship's Elephant is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN WHICH MR. SCARSDALE REAPS ANOTHER'S WHIRLWIND Scarsdale was absolutely staggered by the word "arrest." Arrest! What nonsense! Who was this man who talked of arresting _him_, Harold Scarsdale, peaceably engaged in trying to find his wife and proceed on his honeymoon?
Chapter 7 of Her Ladyship's Elephant is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take into custody
From this reading “SCARSDALE REAPS ANOTHER'S WHIRLWIND Scarsdale was absolutely staggered by the word "arrest."”
commanding attention
From this reading “Who was this man who talked of arresting _him_, Harold Scarsdale, peaceably engaged in trying to find his wife and proceed on his honeymoon?”
a holiday taken by a newly married couple
From this reading “Who was this man who talked of arresting _him_, Harold Scarsdale, peaceably engaged in trying to find his wife and proceed on his honeymoon?”
in a peaceable manner
From this reading “Who was this man who talked of arresting _him_, Harold Scarsdale, peaceably engaged in trying to find his wife and proceed on his honeymoon?”
continue talking
From this reading “Who was this man who talked of arresting _him_, Harold Scarsdale, peaceably engaged in trying to find his wife and proceed on his honeymoon?”
third-person singular of “reap” — gather, as of natural products
From this reading “SCARSDALE REAPS ANOTHER'S WHIRLWIND Scarsdale was absolutely staggered by the word "arrest."”
past form of “stagger” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading “SCARSDALE REAPS ANOTHER'S WHIRLWIND Scarsdale was absolutely staggered by the word "arrest."”
a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth
From this reading “SCARSDALE REAPS ANOTHER'S WHIRLWIND Scarsdale was absolutely staggered by the word "arrest."”
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completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading SCARSDALE REAPS ANOTHER'S WHIRLWIND Scarsdale was absolutely staggered by the word "arrest."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Who was this man who talked of arresting _him_, Harold Scarsdale, peaceably engaged in trying to find his wife and proceed on his honeymoon?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SCARSDALE REAPS ANOTHER'S WHIRLWIND Scarsdale was absolutely staggered by the word "arrest."
take into custody
From this reading SCARSDALE REAPS ANOTHER'S WHIRLWIND Scarsdale was absolutely staggered by the word "arrest."
commanding attention
From this reading Who was this man who talked of arresting _him_, Harold Scarsdale, peaceably engaged in trying to find his wife and proceed on his honeymoon?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading SCARSDALE REAPS ANOTHER'S WHIRLWIND Scarsdale was absolutely staggered by the word "arrest."
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading Who was this man who talked of arresting _him_, Harold Scarsdale, peaceably engaged in trying to find his wife and proceed on his honeymoon?
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Who was this man who talked of arresting _him_, Harold Scarsdale, peaceably engaged in trying to find his wife and proceed on his honeymoon?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Who was this man who talked of arresting _him_, Harold Scarsdale, peaceably engaged in trying to find his wife and proceed on his honeymoon?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Who was this man who talked of arresting _him_, Harold Scarsdale, peaceably engaged in trying to find his wife and proceed on his honeymoon?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Who was this man who talked of arresting _him_, Harold Scarsdale, peaceably engaged in trying to find his wife and proceed on his honeymoon?
a holiday taken by a newly married couple
From this reading Who was this man who talked of arresting _him_, Harold Scarsdale, peaceably engaged in trying to find his wife and proceed on his honeymoon?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH MR.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Who was this man who talked of arresting _him_, Harold Scarsdale, peaceably engaged in trying to find his wife and proceed on his honeymoon?
a form of address for a man
From this reading IN WHICH MR.
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading What nonsense!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Who was this man who talked of arresting _him_, Harold Scarsdale, peaceably engaged in trying to find his wife and proceed on his honeymoon?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Who was this man who talked of arresting _him_, Harold Scarsdale, peaceably engaged in trying to find his wife and proceed on his honeymoon?
in a peaceable manner
From this reading Who was this man who talked of arresting _him_, Harold Scarsdale, peaceably engaged in trying to find his wife and proceed on his honeymoon?
continue talking
From this reading Who was this man who talked of arresting _him_, Harold Scarsdale, peaceably engaged in trying to find his wife and proceed on his honeymoon?
third-person singular of “reap” — gather, as of natural products
From this reading SCARSDALE REAPS ANOTHER'S WHIRLWIND Scarsdale was absolutely staggered by the word "arrest."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SCARSDALE REAPS ANOTHER'S WHIRLWIND Scarsdale was absolutely staggered by the word "arrest."
past form of “stagger” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading SCARSDALE REAPS ANOTHER'S WHIRLWIND Scarsdale was absolutely staggered by the word "arrest."
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Who was this man who talked of arresting _him_, Harold Scarsdale, peaceably engaged in trying to find his wife and proceed on his honeymoon?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SCARSDALE REAPS ANOTHER'S WHIRLWIND Scarsdale was absolutely staggered by the word "arrest."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Who was this man who talked of arresting _him_, Harold Scarsdale, peaceably engaged in trying to find his wife and proceed on his honeymoon?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Who was this man who talked of arresting _him_, Harold Scarsdale, peaceably engaged in trying to find his wife and proceed on his honeymoon?
hard to endure
From this reading Who was this man who talked of arresting _him_, Harold Scarsdale, peaceably engaged in trying to find his wife and proceed on his honeymoon?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SCARSDALE REAPS ANOTHER'S WHIRLWIND Scarsdale was absolutely staggered by the word "arrest."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What nonsense!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH MR.
a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth
From this reading SCARSDALE REAPS ANOTHER'S WHIRLWIND Scarsdale was absolutely staggered by the word "arrest."
which person or people
From this reading Who was this man who talked of arresting _him_, Harold Scarsdale, peaceably engaged in trying to find his wife and proceed on his honeymoon?
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Who was this man who talked of arresting _him_, Harold Scarsdale, peaceably engaged in trying to find his wife and proceed on his honeymoon?
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading SCARSDALE REAPS ANOTHER'S WHIRLWIND Scarsdale was absolutely staggered by the word "arrest."
Chapter 7 of Her Ladyship's Elephant by David Dwight Wells holds 192 sentences, grouped into 39 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 7 holds 192 sentences of Her Ladyship's Elephant, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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