Chapter 4 of Lady Cassandra is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Lady Cassandra is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh, many reasons. I dress fashionably. I hate parish work. I don't go to `teas,' or give them in return. I'm lazy about calls.
Chapter 4 of Lady Cassandra is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading “I'm lazy about calls.”
put on clothes
From this reading “I dress fashionably.”
in a fashionable manner
From this reading “I dress fashionably.”
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading “I hate parish work.”
moving slowly and gently
From this reading “I'm lazy about calls.”
a local church community
From this reading “I hate parish work.”
plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading “"Oh, many reasons.”
plural of “tea” — a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading “I don't go to `teas,' or give them in return.”
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.
In this reading “"Oh, many reasons.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I'm lazy about calls.
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading I'm lazy about calls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't go to `teas,' or give them in return.
put on clothes
From this reading I dress fashionably.
in a fashionable manner
From this reading I dress fashionably.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I don't go to `teas,' or give them in return.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I don't go to `teas,' or give them in return.
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading I hate parish work.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I dress fashionably.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm lazy about calls.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I don't go to `teas,' or give them in return.
moving slowly and gently
From this reading I'm lazy about calls.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading "Oh, many reasons.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, many reasons.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I don't go to `teas,' or give them in return.
a local church community
From this reading I hate parish work.
plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading "Oh, many reasons.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading I don't go to `teas,' or give them in return.
plural of “tea” — a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading I don't go to `teas,' or give them in return.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I don't go to `teas,' or give them in return.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I don't go to `teas,' or give them in return.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading I hate parish work.
Chapter 4 of Lady Cassandra by George de Horne, Mrs. Vaizey holds 425 sentences, grouped into 85 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 4 holds 425 sentences of Lady Cassandra, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of Lady Cassandra by George de Horne, Mrs. Vaizey exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 425 sentences, grouped into 85 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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