Chapter 17 of Lady Barbarina, The Siege of London, An International Episode, and Other is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Lady Barbarina, The Siege of London, An International Episode, and Other is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I’m not very sure I know English!” “You should go to Boston!” said our companion. “They speak splendidly in Boston.” “C’est mon rêve,” said Aurora, still looking at me. “Have you been all over Europe,” I asked—“in all the different countries?”
Chapter 17 of Lady Barbarina, The Siege of London, An International Episode, and Other is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 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 first light of day
From this reading ““C’est mon rêve,” said Aurora, still looking at me.”
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading ““You should go to Boston!” said our companion.”
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading ““You should go to Boston!” said our companion.”
plural of “country” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading ““Have you been all over Europe,” I asked—“in all the different countries?””
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading ““Have you been all over Europe,” I asked—“in all the different countries?””
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading ““Have you been all over Europe,” I asked—“in all the different countries?””
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading ““C’est mon rêve,” said Aurora, still looking at me.”
extremely well
From this reading ““They speak splendidly in Boston.””
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In this reading ““C’est mon rêve,” said Aurora, still looking at me.”
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(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 “Have you been all over Europe,” I asked—“in all the different countries?”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Have you been all over Europe,” I asked—“in all the different countries?”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “C’est mon rêve,” said Aurora, still looking at me.
the first light of day
From this reading “C’est mon rêve,” said Aurora, still looking at me.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Have you been all over Europe,” I asked—“in all the different countries?”
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading “You should go to Boston!” said our companion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “C’est mon rêve,” said Aurora, still looking at me.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading “You should go to Boston!” said our companion.
plural of “country” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading “Have you been all over Europe,” I asked—“in all the different countries?”
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading “Have you been all over Europe,” I asked—“in all the different countries?”
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading “I’m not very sure I know English!”
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading “Have you been all over Europe,” I asked—“in all the different countries?”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “You should go to Boston!” said our companion.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have you been all over Europe,” I asked—“in all the different countries?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I’m not very sure I know English!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m not very sure I know English!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “They speak splendidly in Boston.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I’m not very sure I know English!”
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “C’est mon rêve,” said Aurora, still looking at me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “C’est mon rêve,” said Aurora, still looking at me.
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading “C’est mon rêve,” said Aurora, still looking at me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I’m not very sure I know English!”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “You should go to Boston!” said our companion.
above and across; more than
From this reading “Have you been all over Europe,” I asked—“in all the different countries?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “C’est mon rêve,” said Aurora, still looking at me.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You should go to Boston!” said our companion.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “You should go to Boston!” said our companion.
express in speech
From this reading “They speak splendidly in Boston.”
extremely well
From this reading “They speak splendidly in Boston.”
not in physical motion
From this reading “C’est mon rêve,” said Aurora, still looking at me.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “I’m not very sure I know English!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Have you been all over Europe,” I asked—“in all the different countries?”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They speak splendidly in Boston.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You should go to Boston!” said our companion.
precisely as stated
From this reading “I’m not very sure I know English!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You should go to Boston!” said our companion.
Chapter 17 of Lady Barbarina, The Siege of London, An International Episode, and Other by Henry James holds 400 sentences, grouped into 80 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 17 holds 400 sentences of Lady Barbarina, The Siege of London, An International Episode, and Other, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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