Chapter 27 of Love and liberty is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of Love and liberty is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHAT TOOK PLACE BETWEEN THE HAIRDRESSER AND THE INVALID. We had for neighbor, in the Rue St. Honoré, two doors lower down than our own, a hair-dresser, named Léger. This hair-dresser, like all his _confrères_, was a staunch Royalist. No doubt the reader would ask the reason why hair-dressers were all Royalists. That is easily explained.
Chapter 27 of Love and liberty is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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someone who cuts or beautifies hair
From this reading “WHAT TOOK PLACE BETWEEN THE HAIRDRESSER AND THE INVALID.”
someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury
From this reading “WHAT TOOK PLACE BETWEEN THE HAIRDRESSER AND THE INVALID.”
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “We had for neighbor, in the Rue St. Honoré, two doors lower down than our own, a hair-dresser, named Léger.”
a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading “We had for neighbor, in the Rue St. Honoré, two doors lower down than our own, a hair-dresser, named Léger.”
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading “No doubt the reader would ask the reason why hair-dressers were all Royalists.”
an advocate of the principles of monarchy
From this reading “This hair-dresser, like all his _confrères_, was a staunch Royalist.”
European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
From this reading “We had for neighbor, in the Rue St. Honoré, two doors lower down than our own, a hair-dresser, named Léger.”
firm and dependable especially in loyalty
From this reading “This hair-dresser, like all his _confrères_, was a staunch Royalist.”
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 “No doubt the reader would ask the reason why hair-dressers were all Royalists.”
come to pass
In this reading “WHAT TOOK PLACE BETWEEN THE HAIRDRESSER AND THE INVALID.”
In this reading “We had for neighbor, in the Rue St. Honoré, two doors lower down than our own, a hair-dresser, named Léger.”
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 We had for neighbor, in the Rue St. Honoré, two doors lower down than our own, a hair-dresser, named Léger.
(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 This hair-dresser, like all his _confrères_, was a staunch Royalist.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WHAT TOOK PLACE BETWEEN THE HAIRDRESSER AND THE INVALID.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading No doubt the reader would ask the reason why hair-dressers were all Royalists.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading WHAT TOOK PLACE BETWEEN THE HAIRDRESSER AND THE INVALID.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This hair-dresser, like all his _confrères_, was a staunch Royalist.
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading We had for neighbor, in the Rue St. Honoré, two doors lower down than our own, a hair-dresser, named Léger.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading No doubt the reader would ask the reason why hair-dressers were all Royalists.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading We had for neighbor, in the Rue St. Honoré, two doors lower down than our own, a hair-dresser, named Léger.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading That is easily explained.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading That is easily explained.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We had for neighbor, in the Rue St. Honoré, two doors lower down than our own, a hair-dresser, named Léger.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had for neighbor, in the Rue St. Honoré, two doors lower down than our own, a hair-dresser, named Léger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had for neighbor, in the Rue St. Honoré, two doors lower down than our own, a hair-dresser, named Léger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No doubt the reader would ask the reason why hair-dressers were all Royalists.
someone who cuts or beautifies hair
From this reading WHAT TOOK PLACE BETWEEN THE HAIRDRESSER AND THE INVALID.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This hair-dresser, like all his _confrères_, was a staunch Royalist.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had for neighbor, in the Rue St. Honoré, two doors lower down than our own, a hair-dresser, named Léger.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We had for neighbor, in the Rue St. Honoré, two doors lower down than our own, a hair-dresser, named Léger.
someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury
From this reading WHAT TOOK PLACE BETWEEN THE HAIRDRESSER AND THE INVALID.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is easily explained.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading This hair-dresser, like all his _confrères_, was a staunch Royalist.
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading We had for neighbor, in the Rue St. Honoré, two doors lower down than our own, a hair-dresser, named Léger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had for neighbor, in the Rue St. Honoré, two doors lower down than our own, a hair-dresser, named Léger.
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading We had for neighbor, in the Rue St. Honoré, two doors lower down than our own, a hair-dresser, named Léger.
a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading We had for neighbor, in the Rue St. Honoré, two doors lower down than our own, a hair-dresser, named Léger.
not any; not one
From this reading No doubt the reader would ask the reason why hair-dressers were all Royalists.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We had for neighbor, in the Rue St. Honoré, two doors lower down than our own, a hair-dresser, named Léger.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading We had for neighbor, in the Rue St. Honoré, two doors lower down than our own, a hair-dresser, named Léger.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading WHAT TOOK PLACE BETWEEN THE HAIRDRESSER AND THE INVALID.
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading No doubt the reader would ask the reason why hair-dressers were all Royalists.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading No doubt the reader would ask the reason why hair-dressers were all Royalists.
an advocate of the principles of monarchy
From this reading This hair-dresser, like all his _confrères_, was a staunch Royalist.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No doubt the reader would ask the reason why hair-dressers were all Royalists.
European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
From this reading We had for neighbor, in the Rue St. Honoré, two doors lower down than our own, a hair-dresser, named Léger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had for neighbor, in the Rue St. Honoré, two doors lower down than our own, a hair-dresser, named Léger.
firm and dependable especially in loyalty
From this reading This hair-dresser, like all his _confrères_, was a staunch Royalist.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading We had for neighbor, in the Rue St. Honoré, two doors lower down than our own, a hair-dresser, named Léger.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is easily explained.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHAT TOOK PLACE BETWEEN THE HAIRDRESSER AND THE INVALID.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This hair-dresser, like all his _confrères_, was a staunch Royalist.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading WHAT TOOK PLACE BETWEEN THE HAIRDRESSER AND THE INVALID.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading We had for neighbor, in the Rue St. Honoré, two doors lower down than our own, a hair-dresser, named Léger.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This hair-dresser, like all his _confrères_, was a staunch Royalist.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had for neighbor, in the Rue St. Honoré, two doors lower down than our own, a hair-dresser, named Léger.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading No doubt the reader would ask the reason why hair-dressers were all Royalists.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT TOOK PLACE BETWEEN THE HAIRDRESSER AND THE INVALID.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading No doubt the reader would ask the reason why hair-dressers were all Royalists.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading No doubt the reader would ask the reason why hair-dressers were all Royalists.
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