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The baron sent a servant to request his daughter to come down. "I am going now, with Monsieur Kennedy, to the palace, Anne," he said, as she entered. "I do not suppose that we shall be absent very long. I have been talking matters over with him, and I think that he agrees with my view of them." "But I have hardly spoken to him, yet, father!"
Chapter 5 of In the Irish Brigade is here in full — 284 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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not being in a specified place
From this reading “"I do not suppose that we shall be absent very long.”
third-person singular of “agree” — be in accord; be in agreement
From this reading “I have been talking matters over with him, and I think that he agrees with my view of them."”
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading “"I am going now, with Monsieur Kennedy, to the palace, Anne," he said, as she entered.”
a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
From this reading “The baron sent a servant to request his daughter to come down.”
35th President of the United States; established the Peace Corps; assassinated in Dallas (1917-1963)
From this reading “"I am going now, with Monsieur Kennedy, to the palace, Anne," he said, as she entered.”
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “I have been talking matters over with him, and I think that he agrees with my view of them."”
a large and stately mansion
From this reading “"I am going now, with Monsieur Kennedy, to the palace, Anne," he said, as she entered.”
express the need or desire for
From this reading “The baron sent a servant to request his daughter to come down.”
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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 The baron sent a servant to request his daughter to come down.
not being in a specified place
From this reading "I do not suppose that we shall be absent very long.
third-person singular of “agree” — be in accord; be in agreement
From this reading I have been talking matters over with him, and I think that he agrees with my view of them."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am going now, with Monsieur Kennedy, to the palace, Anne," he said, as she entered.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have been talking matters over with him, and I think that he agrees with my view of them."
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading "I am going now, with Monsieur Kennedy, to the palace, Anne," he said, as she entered.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I am going now, with Monsieur Kennedy, to the palace, Anne," he said, as she entered.
a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
From this reading The baron sent a servant to request his daughter to come down.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I do not suppose that we shall be absent very long.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have been talking matters over with him, and I think that he agrees with my view of them."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I have hardly spoken to him, yet, father!"
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The baron sent a servant to request his daughter to come down.
a female human offspring
From this reading The baron sent a servant to request his daughter to come down.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I do not suppose that we shall be absent very long.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The baron sent a servant to request his daughter to come down.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading "I am going now, with Monsieur Kennedy, to the palace, Anne," he said, as she entered.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "But I have hardly spoken to him, yet, father!"
the act of departing
From this reading "I am going now, with Monsieur Kennedy, to the palace, Anne," he said, as she entered.
only a very short time before
From this reading "But I have hardly spoken to him, yet, father!"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have been talking matters over with him, and I think that he agrees with my view of them."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I am going now, with Monsieur Kennedy, to the palace, Anne," he said, as she entered.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have been talking matters over with him, and I think that he agrees with my view of them."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The baron sent a servant to request his daughter to come down.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am going now, with Monsieur Kennedy, to the palace, Anne," he said, as she entered.
35th President of the United States; established the Peace Corps; assassinated in Dallas (1917-1963)
From this reading "I am going now, with Monsieur Kennedy, to the palace, Anne," he said, as she entered.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "I do not suppose that we shall be absent very long.
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading I have been talking matters over with him, and I think that he agrees with my view of them."
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading "I am going now, with Monsieur Kennedy, to the palace, Anne," he said, as she entered.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have been talking matters over with him, and I think that he agrees with my view of them."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I do not suppose that we shall be absent very long.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "I am going now, with Monsieur Kennedy, to the palace, Anne," he said, as she entered.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have been talking matters over with him, and I think that he agrees with my view of them."
above and across; more than
From this reading I have been talking matters over with him, and I think that he agrees with my view of them."
a large and stately mansion
From this reading "I am going now, with Monsieur Kennedy, to the palace, Anne," he said, as she entered.
express the need or desire for
From this reading The baron sent a servant to request his daughter to come down.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I am going now, with Monsieur Kennedy, to the palace, Anne," he said, as she entered.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading The baron sent a servant to request his daughter to come down.
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading The baron sent a servant to request his daughter to come down.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I do not suppose that we shall be absent very long.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I am going now, with Monsieur Kennedy, to the palace, Anne," he said, as she entered.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading "But I have hardly spoken to him, yet, father!"
express a supposition
From this reading "I do not suppose that we shall be absent very long.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading I have been talking matters over with him, and I think that he agrees with my view of them."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I do not suppose that we shall be absent very long.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The baron sent a servant to request his daughter to come down.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I have been talking matters over with him, and I think that he agrees with my view of them."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I have been talking matters over with him, and I think that he agrees with my view of them."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The baron sent a servant to request his daughter to come down.
precisely as stated
From this reading "I do not suppose that we shall be absent very long.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading I have been talking matters over with him, and I think that he agrees with my view of them."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I do not suppose that we shall be absent very long.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I am going now, with Monsieur Kennedy, to the palace, Anne," he said, as she entered.
but in spite of that
From this reading "But I have hardly spoken to him, yet, father!"
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