Chapter 27 of Love and Mr. Lewisham is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of Love and Mr. Lewisham is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE COMING OF THE ROSES. And the roses miscarried! When Lewisham returned from Vigours' it was already nearly seven. He entered the house with a beating heart. He had expected to find Ethel excited, the roses displayed.
Chapter 27 of Love and Mr. Lewisham is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of overcoming or outdoing
From this reading “He entered the house with a beating heart.”
past form of “display” — to show, make visible or apparent
From this reading “He had expected to find Ethel excited, the roses displayed.”
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading “He entered the house with a beating heart.”
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading “He had expected to find Ethel excited, the roses displayed.”
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading “He had expected to find Ethel excited, the roses displayed.”
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading “When Lewisham returned from Vigours' it was already nearly seven.”
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading “THE COMING OF THE ROSES.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading “When Lewisham returned from Vigours' it was already nearly seven.”
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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 He entered the house with a beating heart.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading When Lewisham returned from Vigours' it was already nearly seven.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the roses miscarried!
the act of overcoming or outdoing
From this reading He entered the house with a beating heart.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading THE COMING OF THE ROSES.
past form of “display” — to show, make visible or apparent
From this reading He had expected to find Ethel excited, the roses displayed.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading He entered the house with a beating heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had expected to find Ethel excited, the roses displayed.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading He had expected to find Ethel excited, the roses displayed.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading He had expected to find Ethel excited, the roses displayed.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading He had expected to find Ethel excited, the roses displayed.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When Lewisham returned from Vigours' it was already nearly seven.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had expected to find Ethel excited, the roses displayed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He entered the house with a beating heart.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading He entered the house with a beating heart.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading He entered the house with a beating heart.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When Lewisham returned from Vigours' it was already nearly seven.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Lewisham returned from Vigours' it was already nearly seven.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And the roses miscarried!
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading When Lewisham returned from Vigours' it was already nearly seven.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE COMING OF THE ROSES.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading When Lewisham returned from Vigours' it was already nearly seven.
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading THE COMING OF THE ROSES.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading When Lewisham returned from Vigours' it was already nearly seven.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COMING OF THE ROSES.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had expected to find Ethel excited, the roses displayed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Lewisham returned from Vigours' it was already nearly seven.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Lewisham returned from Vigours' it was already nearly seven.
at the time that
From this reading When Lewisham returned from Vigours' it was already nearly seven.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He entered the house with a beating heart.
Chapter 27 of Love and Mr. Lewisham by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells holds 163 sentences, grouped into 33 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.
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