Chapter 11 of John Brent is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of John Brent is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FATHER AND DAUGHTER. “Come, gentlemen,” said the father, in a lively way. “We are all campaigners. Sit down and take a cup of tea with us. No ceremony.
Chapter 11 of John Brent is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “campaigner” — a politician who is running for public office
From this reading ““We are all campaigners.”
a formal event performed on a special occasion
From this reading “No ceremony.”
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading “Sit down and take a cup of tea with us.”
a female human offspring
From this reading “FATHER AND DAUGHTER.”
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading ““Come, gentlemen,” said the father, in a lively way.”
full of life and energy
From this reading ““Come, gentlemen,” said the father, in a lively way.”
be seated
From this reading “Sit down and take a cup of tea with us.”
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading “Sit down and take a cup of tea with us.”
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.
take a seat
In this reading “Sit down and take a cup of tea with us.”
In this reading “Sit down and take a cup of tea with us.”
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 “Come, gentlemen,” said the father, in a lively way.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “We are all campaigners.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FATHER AND DAUGHTER.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “We are all campaigners.
plural of “campaigner” — a politician who is running for public office
From this reading “We are all campaigners.
a formal event performed on a special occasion
From this reading No ceremony.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come, gentlemen,” said the father, in a lively way.
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading Sit down and take a cup of tea with us.
a female human offspring
From this reading FATHER AND DAUGHTER.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Sit down and take a cup of tea with us.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading FATHER AND DAUGHTER.
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading “Come, gentlemen,” said the father, in a lively way.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Come, gentlemen,” said the father, in a lively way.
full of life and energy
From this reading “Come, gentlemen,” said the father, in a lively way.
not any; not one
From this reading No ceremony.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sit down and take a cup of tea with us.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Come, gentlemen,” said the father, in a lively way.
be seated
From this reading Sit down and take a cup of tea with us.
carry out
From this reading Sit down and take a cup of tea with us.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading Sit down and take a cup of tea with us.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Come, gentlemen,” said the father, in a lively way.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sit down and take a cup of tea with us.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Come, gentlemen,” said the father, in a lively way.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We are all campaigners.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sit down and take a cup of tea with us.
Chapter 11 of John Brent by Theodore Winthrop holds 154 sentences, grouped into 31 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 11 holds 154 sentences of John Brent, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of John Brent by Theodore Winthrop exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 154 sentences, grouped into 31 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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