Chapter 5 of Holidays at Brighton is here in full — 45 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of Holidays at Brighton is here in full — 45 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Good news! great news! Lewis,” cried Edward, the moment his brother entered the breakfast-room the next morning. “If you had been up a little sooner you might have heard it too. Now guess who is coming to-day.” Lewis raised a shout of joy, and exclaimed, that it must be his dear papa.
Chapter 5 of Holidays at Brighton is here in full — 45 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading “Lewis,” cried Edward, the moment his brother entered the breakfast-room the next morning.”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “Now guess who is coming to-day.””
United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)
From this reading “Lewis,” cried Edward, the moment his brother entered the breakfast-room the next morning.”
information about recent and important events
From this reading ““Good news! great news!”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “Lewis raised a shout of joy, and exclaimed, that it must be his dear papa.”
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading “Lewis raised a shout of joy, and exclaimed, that it must be his dear papa.”
utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
From this reading “Lewis raised a shout of joy, and exclaimed, that it must be his dear papa.”
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading ““If you had been up a little sooner you might have heard it too.”
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 “Lewis,” cried Edward, the moment his brother entered the breakfast-room the next morning.”
In this reading “Lewis raised a shout of joy, and exclaimed, that it must be his dear papa.”
In this reading ““Good news! great news!”
In this reading “Lewis raised a shout of joy, and exclaimed, that it must be his dear papa.”
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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 “If you had been up a little sooner you might have heard it too.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lewis raised a shout of joy, and exclaimed, that it must be his dear papa.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Lewis raised a shout of joy, and exclaimed, that it must be his dear papa.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “If you had been up a little sooner you might have heard it too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lewis,” cried Edward, the moment his brother entered the breakfast-room the next morning.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Lewis,” cried Edward, the moment his brother entered the breakfast-room the next morning.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Now guess who is coming to-day.”
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Lewis,” cried Edward, the moment his brother entered the breakfast-room the next morning.
dearly loved
From this reading Lewis raised a shout of joy, and exclaimed, that it must be his dear papa.
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading Lewis,” cried Edward, the moment his brother entered the breakfast-room the next morning.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Lewis,” cried Edward, the moment his brother entered the breakfast-room the next morning.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading Lewis raised a shout of joy, and exclaimed, that it must be his dear papa.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Good news! great news!
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading “Good news! great news!
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading Now guess who is coming to-day.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “If you had been up a little sooner you might have heard it too.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If you had been up a little sooner you might have heard it too.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “If you had been up a little sooner you might have heard it too.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lewis,” cried Edward, the moment his brother entered the breakfast-room the next morning.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If you had been up a little sooner you might have heard it too.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now guess who is coming to-day.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “If you had been up a little sooner you might have heard it too.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Lewis raised a shout of joy, and exclaimed, that it must be his dear papa.
United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)
From this reading Lewis,” cried Edward, the moment his brother entered the breakfast-room the next morning.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “If you had been up a little sooner you might have heard it too.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “If you had been up a little sooner you might have heard it too.
a particular point in time
From this reading Lewis,” cried Edward, the moment his brother entered the breakfast-room the next morning.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Lewis,” cried Edward, the moment his brother entered the breakfast-room the next morning.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Lewis raised a shout of joy, and exclaimed, that it must be his dear papa.
information about recent and important events
From this reading “Good news! great news!
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Lewis,” cried Edward, the moment his brother entered the breakfast-room the next morning.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now guess who is coming to-day.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lewis raised a shout of joy, and exclaimed, that it must be his dear papa.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading Lewis raised a shout of joy, and exclaimed, that it must be his dear papa.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading Lewis raised a shout of joy, and exclaimed, that it must be his dear papa.
utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
From this reading Lewis raised a shout of joy, and exclaimed, that it must be his dear papa.
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading “If you had been up a little sooner you might have heard it too.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Lewis raised a shout of joy, and exclaimed, that it must be his dear papa.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lewis,” cried Edward, the moment his brother entered the breakfast-room the next morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now guess who is coming to-day.”
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “If you had been up a little sooner you might have heard it too.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “If you had been up a little sooner you might have heard it too.
which person or people
From this reading Now guess who is coming to-day.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “If you had been up a little sooner you might have heard it too.
Chapter 5 of Holidays at Brighton by Anonymous holds 45 sentences, grouped into 9 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 5 holds 45 sentences of Holidays at Brighton, unabridged, divided into 9 reading sections.
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