Chapter 21 of Lady Baltimore is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Lady Baltimore is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Eliza paused for one second. “Those are not for sale.” Hortense paused, too. Then she hung to it. “They are so much the best.”
Chapter 21 of Lady Baltimore is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 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.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading ““They are so much the best.””
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading “Then she hung to it.”
to a great degree or extent
From this reading ““They are so much the best.””
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Eliza paused for one second.”
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading “Eliza paused for one second.”
a particular instance of selling
From this reading ““Those are not for sale.””
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “Eliza paused for one second.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading ““Those are not for sale.””
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.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Those are not for sale.”
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading “They are so much the best.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eliza paused for one second.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Eliza paused for one second.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hortense paused, too.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading Then she hung to it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then she hung to it.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “They are so much the best.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Those are not for sale.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Eliza paused for one second.
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading Eliza paused for one second.
a particular instance of selling
From this reading “Those are not for sale.”
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Eliza paused for one second.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then she hung to it.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “They are so much the best.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “They are so much the best.”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she hung to it.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They are so much the best.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Those are not for sale.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then she hung to it.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Hortense paused, too.
Chapter 21 of Lady Baltimore by Owen Wister holds 186 sentences, grouped into 38 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 21 holds 186 sentences of Lady Baltimore, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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