Chapter 7 of Her Majesty's Minister is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Her Majesty's Minister is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"And now you have the usual attack of liver, I suppose?" "Yes," he laughed. "I'm feeling a little bit seedy after all the merry-making. But, by the way, you knew my cousin, Julie Montbazon? She was often a guest of the Countess de Foville at the chateau."
Chapter 7 of Her Majesty's Minister is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading “"And now you have the usual attack of liver, I suppose?"”
an impressive country house (or castle) in France
From this reading “She was often a guest of the Countess de Foville at the chateau."”
female equivalent of a count or earl
From this reading “She was often a guest of the Countess de Foville at the chateau."”
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading “But, by the way, you knew my cousin, Julie Montbazon?”
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading “She was often a guest of the Countess de Foville at the chateau."”
large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity
From this reading “"And now you have the usual attack of liver, I suppose?"”
full of seeds
From this reading “"I'm feeling a little bit seedy after all the merry-making.”
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading “"And now you have the usual attack of liver, I suppose?"”
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.
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In this reading “"I'm feeling a little bit seedy after all the merry-making.”
In this reading “She was often a guest of the Countess de Foville at the chateau."”
introducing a different topic
In this reading “But, by the way, you knew my cousin, Julie Montbazon?”
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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 "I'm feeling a little bit seedy after all the merry-making.
later than; following
From this reading "I'm feeling a little bit seedy after all the merry-making.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "I'm feeling a little bit seedy after all the merry-making.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And now you have the usual attack of liver, I suppose?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was often a guest of the Countess de Foville at the chateau."
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading "And now you have the usual attack of liver, I suppose?"
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading "I'm feeling a little bit seedy after all the merry-making.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, by the way, you knew my cousin, Julie Montbazon?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But, by the way, you knew my cousin, Julie Montbazon?
an impressive country house (or castle) in France
From this reading She was often a guest of the Countess de Foville at the chateau."
female equivalent of a count or earl
From this reading She was often a guest of the Countess de Foville at the chateau."
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading But, by the way, you knew my cousin, Julie Montbazon?
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading She was often a guest of the Countess de Foville at the chateau."
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading "I'm feeling a little bit seedy after all the merry-making.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was often a guest of the Countess de Foville at the chateau."
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading She was often a guest of the Countess de Foville at the chateau."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "And now you have the usual attack of liver, I suppose?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes," he laughed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And now you have the usual attack of liver, I suppose?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm feeling a little bit seedy after all the merry-making.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But, by the way, you knew my cousin, Julie Montbazon?
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading But, by the way, you knew my cousin, Julie Montbazon?
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading "Yes," he laughed.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "I'm feeling a little bit seedy after all the merry-making.
large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity
From this reading "And now you have the usual attack of liver, I suppose?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm feeling a little bit seedy after all the merry-making.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But, by the way, you knew my cousin, Julie Montbazon?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But, by the way, you knew my cousin, Julie Montbazon?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "And now you have the usual attack of liver, I suppose?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "And now you have the usual attack of liver, I suppose?"
many times at short intervals
From this reading She was often a guest of the Countess de Foville at the chateau."
full of seeds
From this reading "I'm feeling a little bit seedy after all the merry-making.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was often a guest of the Countess de Foville at the chateau."
express a supposition
From this reading "And now you have the usual attack of liver, I suppose?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And now you have the usual attack of liver, I suppose?"
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading "And now you have the usual attack of liver, I suppose?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was often a guest of the Countess de Foville at the chateau."
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading But, by the way, you knew my cousin, Julie Montbazon?
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," he laughed.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And now you have the usual attack of liver, I suppose?"
Chapter 7 of Her Majesty's Minister by William Le Queux holds 431 sentences, grouped into 87 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.
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