Chapter 5 of Lady Huntworth's Experiment is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Lady Huntworth's Experiment is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CRAY. Now, for the Lord's sake get me a drop of whiskey to wash the parson out of my mouth. DOR. (C.) Whiskey it is! Take potash with it?
Chapter 5 of Lady Huntworth's Experiment is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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let fall to the ground
From this reading “Now, for the Lord's sake get me a drop of whiskey to wash the parson out of my mouth.”
possessive form of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “Now, for the Lord's sake get me a drop of whiskey to wash the parson out of my mouth.”
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading “Now, for the Lord's sake get me a drop of whiskey to wash the parson out of my mouth.”
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading “Now, for the Lord's sake get me a drop of whiskey to wash the parson out of my mouth.”
a potassium compound often used in agriculture and industry
From this reading “Take potash with it?”
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading “Now, for the Lord's sake get me a drop of whiskey to wash the parson out of my mouth.”
clean with some chemical process
From this reading “Now, for the Lord's sake get me a drop of whiskey to wash the parson out of my mouth.”
a liquor made from fermented mash of grain
From this reading “Now, for the Lord's sake get me a drop of whiskey to wash the parson out of my mouth.”
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.
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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 Now, for the Lord's sake get me a drop of whiskey to wash the parson out of my mouth.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading (C.) Whiskey it is!
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From this reading CRAY.
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From this reading DOR.
let fall to the ground
From this reading Now, for the Lord's sake get me a drop of whiskey to wash the parson out of my mouth.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now, for the Lord's sake get me a drop of whiskey to wash the parson out of my mouth.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Now, for the Lord's sake get me a drop of whiskey to wash the parson out of my mouth.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading (C.) Whiskey it is!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading (C.) Whiskey it is!
possessive form of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Now, for the Lord's sake get me a drop of whiskey to wash the parson out of my mouth.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now, for the Lord's sake get me a drop of whiskey to wash the parson out of my mouth.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading Now, for the Lord's sake get me a drop of whiskey to wash the parson out of my mouth.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Now, for the Lord's sake get me a drop of whiskey to wash the parson out of my mouth.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, for the Lord's sake get me a drop of whiskey to wash the parson out of my mouth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now, for the Lord's sake get me a drop of whiskey to wash the parson out of my mouth.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Now, for the Lord's sake get me a drop of whiskey to wash the parson out of my mouth.
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading Now, for the Lord's sake get me a drop of whiskey to wash the parson out of my mouth.
a potassium compound often used in agriculture and industry
From this reading Take potash with it?
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading Now, for the Lord's sake get me a drop of whiskey to wash the parson out of my mouth.
carry out
From this reading Take potash with it?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now, for the Lord's sake get me a drop of whiskey to wash the parson out of my mouth.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now, for the Lord's sake get me a drop of whiskey to wash the parson out of my mouth.
clean with some chemical process
From this reading Now, for the Lord's sake get me a drop of whiskey to wash the parson out of my mouth.
a liquor made from fermented mash of grain
From this reading Now, for the Lord's sake get me a drop of whiskey to wash the parson out of my mouth.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Take potash with it?
Chapter 5 of Lady Huntworth's Experiment by R. C. (Richard Claude) Carton holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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 5 holds 410 sentences of Lady Huntworth's Experiment, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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