Chapter 1 of Hints to Servants is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Hints to Servants is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A KITCHEN. BY AN UPPER SERVANT. "Safe from the Bar, the Pulpit, and the Throne, Yet touched and shamed by Ridicule alone!" POPE. ENGRAVED BY JOHN JACKSON.
Chapter 1 of Hints to Servants is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/77 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading “"Safe from the Bar, the Pulpit, and the Throne, Yet touched and shamed by Ridicule alone!"”
cut or impressed into a surface
From this reading “ENGRAVED BY JOHN JACKSON.”
English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)
From this reading “ENGRAVED BY JOHN JACKSON.”
the head of the Roman Catholic Church
From this reading “POPE.”
a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
From this reading “"Safe from the Bar, the Pulpit, and the Throne, Yet touched and shamed by Ridicule alone!"”
language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate
From this reading “"Safe from the Bar, the Pulpit, and the Throne, Yet touched and shamed by Ridicule alone!"”
showing a sense of guilt
From this reading “"Safe from the Bar, the Pulpit, and the Throne, Yet touched and shamed by Ridicule alone!"”
the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.
From this reading “"Safe from the Bar, the Pulpit, and the Throne, Yet touched and shamed by Ridicule alone!"”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “BY AN UPPER SERVANT.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A KITCHEN.
Having no one else present.
From this reading "Safe from the Bar, the Pulpit, and the Throne, Yet touched and shamed by Ridicule alone!"
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading BY AN UPPER SERVANT.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Safe from the Bar, the Pulpit, and the Throne, Yet touched and shamed by Ridicule alone!"
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading "Safe from the Bar, the Pulpit, and the Throne, Yet touched and shamed by Ridicule alone!"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY AN UPPER SERVANT.
cut or impressed into a surface
From this reading ENGRAVED BY JOHN JACKSON.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Safe from the Bar, the Pulpit, and the Throne, Yet touched and shamed by Ridicule alone!"
English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)
From this reading ENGRAVED BY JOHN JACKSON.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading ENGRAVED BY JOHN JACKSON.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading A KITCHEN.
the head of the Roman Catholic Church
From this reading POPE.
a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
From this reading "Safe from the Bar, the Pulpit, and the Throne, Yet touched and shamed by Ridicule alone!"
language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate
From this reading "Safe from the Bar, the Pulpit, and the Throne, Yet touched and shamed by Ridicule alone!"
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading "Safe from the Bar, the Pulpit, and the Throne, Yet touched and shamed by Ridicule alone!"
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading BY AN UPPER SERVANT.
showing a sense of guilt
From this reading "Safe from the Bar, the Pulpit, and the Throne, Yet touched and shamed by Ridicule alone!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Safe from the Bar, the Pulpit, and the Throne, Yet touched and shamed by Ridicule alone!"
the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.
From this reading "Safe from the Bar, the Pulpit, and the Throne, Yet touched and shamed by Ridicule alone!"
having come into contact
From this reading "Safe from the Bar, the Pulpit, and the Throne, Yet touched and shamed by Ridicule alone!"
the topmost one of two
From this reading BY AN UPPER SERVANT.
but in spite of that
From this reading "Safe from the Bar, the Pulpit, and the Throne, Yet touched and shamed by Ridicule alone!"
Chapter 1 of Hints to Servants by John Jones holds 388 sentences, grouped into 78 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 388 sentences of Hints to Servants, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
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