Chapter 1 of Her Royal Highness Woman is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Her Royal Highness Woman is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Crown 8vo., cloth, 3s. 6d. 'He deserves to be a favourite. His genial familiarity is its own passport; he entertains you to a peripatetic feast of humour and good advice.... In short, he is good company, meet him where you will....
Chapter 1 of Her Royal Highness Woman is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/17 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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third-person singular of “deserve” — be worthy or deserving
From this reading “'He deserves to be a favourite.”
third-person singular of “entertain” — provide entertainment for
From this reading “His genial familiarity is its own passport; he entertains you to a peripatetic feast of humour and good advice....”
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading “His genial familiarity is its own passport; he entertains you to a peripatetic feast of humour and good advice....”
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading “His genial familiarity is its own passport; he entertains you to a peripatetic feast of humour and good advice....”
diffusing warmth and friendliness
From this reading “His genial familiarity is its own passport; he entertains you to a peripatetic feast of humour and good advice....”
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading “His genial familiarity is its own passport; he entertains you to a peripatetic feast of humour and good advice....”
any authorization to pass or go somewhere
From this reading “His genial familiarity is its own passport; he entertains you to a peripatetic feast of humour and good advice....”
a person who walks from place to place
From this reading “His genial familiarity is its own passport; he entertains you to a peripatetic feast of humour and good advice....”
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In this reading “His genial familiarity is its own passport; he entertains you to a peripatetic feast of humour and good advice....”
In this reading “In short, he is good company, meet him where you will....”
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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 'He deserves to be a favourite.
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading His genial familiarity is its own passport; he entertains you to a peripatetic feast of humour and good advice....
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His genial familiarity is its own passport; he entertains you to a peripatetic feast of humour and good advice....
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'He deserves to be a favourite.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
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an institution created to conduct business
From this reading In short, he is good company, meet him where you will....
the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
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a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
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third-person singular of “deserve” — be worthy or deserving
From this reading 'He deserves to be a favourite.
third-person singular of “entertain” — provide entertainment for
From this reading His genial familiarity is its own passport; he entertains you to a peripatetic feast of humour and good advice....
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading His genial familiarity is its own passport; he entertains you to a peripatetic feast of humour and good advice....
a competitor thought likely to win
From this reading 'He deserves to be a favourite.
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading His genial familiarity is its own passport; he entertains you to a peripatetic feast of humour and good advice....
diffusing warmth and friendliness
From this reading His genial familiarity is its own passport; he entertains you to a peripatetic feast of humour and good advice....
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading His genial familiarity is its own passport; he entertains you to a peripatetic feast of humour and good advice....
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'He deserves to be a favourite.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In short, he is good company, meet him where you will....
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His genial familiarity is its own passport; he entertains you to a peripatetic feast of humour and good advice....
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading His genial familiarity is its own passport; he entertains you to a peripatetic feast of humour and good advice....
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In short, he is good company, meet him where you will....
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His genial familiarity is its own passport; he entertains you to a peripatetic feast of humour and good advice....
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading His genial familiarity is its own passport; he entertains you to a peripatetic feast of humour and good advice....
come together
From this reading In short, he is good company, meet him where you will....
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His genial familiarity is its own passport; he entertains you to a peripatetic feast of humour and good advice....
have ownership or possession of
From this reading His genial familiarity is its own passport; he entertains you to a peripatetic feast of humour and good advice....
any authorization to pass or go somewhere
From this reading His genial familiarity is its own passport; he entertains you to a peripatetic feast of humour and good advice....
a person who walks from place to place
From this reading His genial familiarity is its own passport; he entertains you to a peripatetic feast of humour and good advice....
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
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primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading In short, he is good company, meet him where you will....
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'He deserves to be a favourite.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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in or at the place that
From this reading In short, he is good company, meet him where you will....
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading In short, he is good company, meet him where you will....
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading His genial familiarity is its own passport; he entertains you to a peripatetic feast of humour and good advice....
Chapter 1 of Her Royal Highness Woman by Max O'Rell holds 89 sentences, grouped into 18 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 1 holds 89 sentences of Her Royal Highness Woman, unabridged, divided into 18 reading sections.
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