Chapter 7 of Her Royal Highness is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Her Royal Highness is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Ah, no. I much regret, M'sieur Pujalet. But I have to be back at my post at the Embassy at once. I travel to Italy direct--just as I came." "Of course.
Chapter 7 of Her Royal Highness is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 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.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “"Of course.”
command with authority
From this reading “I travel to Italy direct--just as I came."”
a diplomatic building where ambassadors live or work
From this reading “But I have to be back at my post at the Embassy at once.”
a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
From this reading “I travel to Italy direct--just as I came."”
on one occasion
From this reading “But I have to be back at my post at the Embassy at once.”
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading “But I have to be back at my post at the Embassy at once.”
feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
From this reading “I much regret, M'sieur Pujalet.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “I travel to Italy direct--just as I came."”
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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without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading “But I have to be back at my post at the Embassy at once.”
as might be expected
In this reading “"Of course.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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From this reading "Ah, no.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I travel to Italy direct--just as I came."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But I have to be back at my post at the Embassy at once.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading But I have to be back at my post at the Embassy at once.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But I have to be back at my post at the Embassy at once.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I have to be back at my post at the Embassy at once.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I travel to Italy direct--just as I came."
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Of course.
command with authority
From this reading I travel to Italy direct--just as I came."
a diplomatic building where ambassadors live or work
From this reading But I have to be back at my post at the Embassy at once.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But I have to be back at my post at the Embassy at once.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I much regret, M'sieur Pujalet.
a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
From this reading I travel to Italy direct--just as I came."
and nothing more
From this reading I travel to Italy direct--just as I came."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I much regret, M'sieur Pujalet.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I much regret, M'sieur Pujalet.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But I have to be back at my post at the Embassy at once.
not any; not one
From this reading "Ah, no.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Of course.
on one occasion
From this reading But I have to be back at my post at the Embassy at once.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading But I have to be back at my post at the Embassy at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I much regret, M'sieur Pujalet.
feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
From this reading I much regret, M'sieur Pujalet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But I have to be back at my post at the Embassy at once.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But I have to be back at my post at the Embassy at once.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I travel to Italy direct--just as I came."
Chapter 7 of Her Royal Highness by William Le Queux holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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 404 sentences of Her Royal Highness, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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