Chapter 15 of His Lordship's Leopard is here in full — 320 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of His Lordship's Leopard is here in full — 320 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN WHICH MISS ARMINSTER VERIFIES THE PROVERB. The Bishop was pacing his garden. He was far from happy. It is true he had not been worsted in his encounter with his sister. There had been a drawn battle, and he had retired with dignity, conceding nothing but that he would ask Miss Arminster to come to his study at noon and explain her position.
Chapter 15 of His Lordship's Leopard is here in full — 320 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
From this reading “The Bishop was pacing his garden.”
the act of conceding or yielding
From this reading “There had been a drawn battle, and he had retired with dignity, conceding nothing but that he would ask Miss Arminster to come to his study at noon and explain her position.”
come together
From this reading “It is true he had not been worsted in his encounter with his sister.”
the middle of the day
From this reading “There had been a drawn battle, and he had retired with dignity, conceding nothing but that he would ask Miss Arminster to come to his study at noon and explain her position.”
(music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
From this reading “The Bishop was pacing his garden.”
a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
From this reading “IN WHICH MISS ARMINSTER VERIFIES THE PROVERB.”
third-person singular of “verify” — confirm the truth of
From this reading “IN WHICH MISS ARMINSTER VERIFIES THE PROVERB.”
a woolen fabric with a hard textured surface and no nap; woven of worsted yarns "he wore a worsted suit"
From this reading “It is true he had not been worsted in his encounter with his sister.”
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 “There had been a drawn battle, and he had retired with dignity, conceding nothing but that he would ask Miss Arminster to come to his study at noon and explain her position.”
In this reading “It is true he had not been worsted in his encounter with his sister.”
In this reading “There had been a drawn battle, and he had retired with dignity, conceding nothing but that he would ask Miss Arminster to come to his study at noon and explain her position.”
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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 There had been a drawn battle, and he had retired with dignity, conceding nothing but that he would ask Miss Arminster to come to his study at noon and explain her position.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There had been a drawn battle, and he had retired with dignity, conceding nothing but that he would ask Miss Arminster to come to his study at noon and explain her position.
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From this reading IN WHICH MISS ARMINSTER VERIFIES THE PROVERB.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading There had been a drawn battle, and he had retired with dignity, conceding nothing but that he would ask Miss Arminster to come to his study at noon and explain her position.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There had been a drawn battle, and he had retired with dignity, conceding nothing but that he would ask Miss Arminster to come to his study at noon and explain her position.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading There had been a drawn battle, and he had retired with dignity, conceding nothing but that he would ask Miss Arminster to come to his study at noon and explain her position.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It is true he had not been worsted in his encounter with his sister.
a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
From this reading The Bishop was pacing his garden.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There had been a drawn battle, and he had retired with dignity, conceding nothing but that he would ask Miss Arminster to come to his study at noon and explain her position.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading There had been a drawn battle, and he had retired with dignity, conceding nothing but that he would ask Miss Arminster to come to his study at noon and explain her position.
the act of conceding or yielding
From this reading There had been a drawn battle, and he had retired with dignity, conceding nothing but that he would ask Miss Arminster to come to his study at noon and explain her position.
the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
From this reading There had been a drawn battle, and he had retired with dignity, conceding nothing but that he would ask Miss Arminster to come to his study at noon and explain her position.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading There had been a drawn battle, and he had retired with dignity, conceding nothing but that he would ask Miss Arminster to come to his study at noon and explain her position.
come together
From this reading It is true he had not been worsted in his encounter with his sister.
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading There had been a drawn battle, and he had retired with dignity, conceding nothing but that he would ask Miss Arminster to come to his study at noon and explain her position.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading He was far from happy.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was far from happy.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading The Bishop was pacing his garden.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It is true he had not been worsted in his encounter with his sister.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading He was far from happy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was far from happy.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There had been a drawn battle, and he had retired with dignity, conceding nothing but that he would ask Miss Arminster to come to his study at noon and explain her position.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Bishop was pacing his garden.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH MISS ARMINSTER VERIFIES THE PROVERB.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is true he had not been worsted in his encounter with his sister.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is true he had not been worsted in his encounter with his sister.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading IN WHICH MISS ARMINSTER VERIFIES THE PROVERB.
the middle of the day
From this reading There had been a drawn battle, and he had retired with dignity, conceding nothing but that he would ask Miss Arminster to come to his study at noon and explain her position.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is true he had not been worsted in his encounter with his sister.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There had been a drawn battle, and he had retired with dignity, conceding nothing but that he would ask Miss Arminster to come to his study at noon and explain her position.
(music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
From this reading The Bishop was pacing his garden.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading There had been a drawn battle, and he had retired with dignity, conceding nothing but that he would ask Miss Arminster to come to his study at noon and explain her position.
a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
From this reading IN WHICH MISS ARMINSTER VERIFIES THE PROVERB.
no longer active in your work or profession
From this reading There had been a drawn battle, and he had retired with dignity, conceding nothing but that he would ask Miss Arminster to come to his study at noon and explain her position.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading It is true he had not been worsted in his encounter with his sister.
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading There had been a drawn battle, and he had retired with dignity, conceding nothing but that he would ask Miss Arminster to come to his study at noon and explain her position.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There had been a drawn battle, and he had retired with dignity, conceding nothing but that he would ask Miss Arminster to come to his study at noon and explain her position.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH MISS ARMINSTER VERIFIES THE PROVERB.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There had been a drawn battle, and he had retired with dignity, conceding nothing but that he would ask Miss Arminster to come to his study at noon and explain her position.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There had been a drawn battle, and he had retired with dignity, conceding nothing but that he would ask Miss Arminster to come to his study at noon and explain her position.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading It is true he had not been worsted in his encounter with his sister.
third-person singular of “verify” — confirm the truth of
From this reading IN WHICH MISS ARMINSTER VERIFIES THE PROVERB.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Bishop was pacing his garden.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH MISS ARMINSTER VERIFIES THE PROVERB.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is true he had not been worsted in his encounter with his sister.
a woolen fabric with a hard textured surface and no nap; woven of worsted yarns "he wore a worsted suit"
From this reading It is true he had not been worsted in his encounter with his sister.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There had been a drawn battle, and he had retired with dignity, conceding nothing but that he would ask Miss Arminster to come to his study at noon and explain her position.
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