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Lyre and Lancet: A Story in Scenes

Chapter VII

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IGNOTUM PRO MIRIFICO _The Amber Boudoir at Wyvern immediately after_ Lady CANTIRE _and her daughter have entered_.
_Lady Cantire_ (_in reply to_ Lady CULVERIN).
Tea? oh yes, my dear; anything _warm_!
I'm positively perished--that tedious cold journey and the long drive afterwards!
I always tell Rupert he would see me _far_ oftener at Wyvern if he would only get the company to bring the line round close to the park gates, but it has _no_ effect upon him!
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Lyre and Lancet: A Story in Scenes

Chapter VII

Chapter 7 of Lyre and Lancet: A Story in Scenes is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/41 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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IGNOTUM PRO MIRIFICO _The Amber Boudoir at Wyvern immediately after_ Lady CANTIRE _and her daughter have entered_.
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_Lady Cantire_ (_in reply to_ Lady CULVERIN).
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Tea? oh yes, my dear; anything _warm_!
/tiː oʊ jes maɪ dɪr ˈeniθɪŋ wɔːrm/
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I'm positively perished--that tedious cold journey and the long drive afterwards!
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I always tell Rupert he would see me _far_ oftener at Wyvern if he would only get the company to bring the line round close to the park gates, but it has _no_ effect upon him!

Learner Dictionary

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Amber noun US /ˈæmbər/

a deep yellow color

From this reading “IGNOTUM PRO MIRIFICO _The Amber Boudoir at Wyvern immediately after_ Lady CANTIRE _and her daughter have entered_.”

Boudoir noun US /ˈbuːdɔɪr/

a lady's bedroom or private sitting room

From this reading “IGNOTUM PRO MIRIFICO _The Amber Boudoir at Wyvern immediately after_ Lady CANTIRE _and her daughter have entered_.”

oftener adverb US /ˈɔːfənər/

more often or more frequently

From this reading “I always tell Rupert he would see me _far_ oftener at Wyvern if he would only get the company to bring the line round close to the park gates, but it has _no_ effect upon him!”

perished verb US /ˈperɪʃt/

past form of “perish” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading “I'm positively perished--that tedious cold journey and the long drive afterwards!”

positively adverb US /ˈpɑːzətɪvli/

extremely

From this reading “I'm positively perished--that tedious cold journey and the long drive afterwards!”

pro noun US /proʊ/

an athlete who plays for pay

From this reading “IGNOTUM PRO MIRIFICO _The Amber Boudoir at Wyvern immediately after_ Lady CANTIRE _and her daughter have entered_.”

Rupert noun US /ˈruːpərt/

English leader (born in Germany) of the Royalist forces during the English Civil War (1619-1682)

From this reading “I always tell Rupert he would see me _far_ oftener at Wyvern if he would only get the company to bring the line round close to the park gates, but it has _no_ effect upon him!”

tedious adjective US /ˈtiːdiəs/

so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

From this reading “I'm positively perished--that tedious cold journey and the long drive afterwards!”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

park gates noun + noun

In this reading “I always tell Rupert he would see me _far_ oftener at Wyvern if he would only get the company to bring the line round close to the park gates, but it has _no_ effect upon him!”

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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading IGNOTUM PRO MIRIFICO _The Amber Boudoir at Wyvern immediately after_ Lady CANTIRE _and her daughter have entered_.

afterwardsadverbUS /ˈæftərwərdz/

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading I'm positively perished--that tedious cold journey and the long drive afterwards!

alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading I always tell Rupert he would see me _far_ oftener at Wyvern if he would only get the company to bring the line round close to the park gates, but it has _no_ effect upon him!

AmbernounUS /ˈæmbər/

a deep yellow color

From this reading IGNOTUM PRO MIRIFICO _The Amber Boudoir at Wyvern immediately after_ Lady CANTIRE _and her daughter have entered_.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading IGNOTUM PRO MIRIFICO _The Amber Boudoir at Wyvern immediately after_ Lady CANTIRE _and her daughter have entered_.

anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading Tea? oh yes, my dear; anything _warm_!

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading IGNOTUM PRO MIRIFICO _The Amber Boudoir at Wyvern immediately after_ Lady CANTIRE _and her daughter have entered_.

BoudoirnounUS /ˈbuːdɔɪr/

a lady's bedroom or private sitting room

From this reading IGNOTUM PRO MIRIFICO _The Amber Boudoir at Wyvern immediately after_ Lady CANTIRE _and her daughter have entered_.

bringverbUS /brɪŋ/

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading I always tell Rupert he would see me _far_ oftener at Wyvern if he would only get the company to bring the line round close to the park gates, but it has _no_ effect upon him!

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I always tell Rupert he would see me _far_ oftener at Wyvern if he would only get the company to bring the line round close to the park gates, but it has _no_ effect upon him!

CANTIRE

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading IGNOTUM PRO MIRIFICO _The Amber Boudoir at Wyvern immediately after_ Lady CANTIRE _and her daughter have entered_.

closeadjectiveUS /kloʊs/

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

From this reading I always tell Rupert he would see me _far_ oftener at Wyvern if he would only get the company to bring the line round close to the park gates, but it has _no_ effect upon him!

coldadjectiveUS /koʊld/

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading I'm positively perished--that tedious cold journey and the long drive afterwards!

companynounUS /ˈkʌmpəniː/

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading I always tell Rupert he would see me _far_ oftener at Wyvern if he would only get the company to bring the line round close to the park gates, but it has _no_ effect upon him!

CULVERINnoun

a heavy cannon with a long barrel used in the 16th and 17th centuries

From this reading _Lady Cantire_ (_in reply to_ Lady CULVERIN).

daughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/

a female human offspring

From this reading IGNOTUM PRO MIRIFICO _The Amber Boudoir at Wyvern immediately after_ Lady CANTIRE _and her daughter have entered_.

dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/

dearly loved

From this reading Tea? oh yes, my dear; anything _warm_!

driveverbUS /draɪv/

operate or control a vehicle

From this reading I'm positively perished--that tedious cold journey and the long drive afterwards!

effectnounUS /ɪˈfekt/

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading I always tell Rupert he would see me _far_ oftener at Wyvern if he would only get the company to bring the line round close to the park gates, but it has _no_ effect upon him!

enteredverbUS /ˈentərd/

past form of “enter” — to come or go into

From this reading IGNOTUM PRO MIRIFICO _The Amber Boudoir at Wyvern immediately after_ Lady CANTIRE _and her daughter have entered_.

faradverbUS /fɑːr/

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading I always tell Rupert he would see me _far_ oftener at Wyvern if he would only get the company to bring the line round close to the park gates, but it has _no_ effect upon him!

gatesnounUS /ɡeɪts/

United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)

From this reading I always tell Rupert he would see me _far_ oftener at Wyvern if he would only get the company to bring the line round close to the park gates, but it has _no_ effect upon him!

getverbUS /ɡet/

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading I always tell Rupert he would see me _far_ oftener at Wyvern if he would only get the company to bring the line round close to the park gates, but it has _no_ effect upon him!

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading I always tell Rupert he would see me _far_ oftener at Wyvern if he would only get the company to bring the line round close to the park gates, but it has _no_ effect upon him!

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading IGNOTUM PRO MIRIFICO _The Amber Boudoir at Wyvern immediately after_ Lady CANTIRE _and her daughter have entered_.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading I always tell Rupert he would see me _far_ oftener at Wyvern if he would only get the company to bring the line round close to the park gates, but it has _no_ effect upon him!

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading IGNOTUM PRO MIRIFICO _The Amber Boudoir at Wyvern immediately after_ Lady CANTIRE _and her daughter have entered_.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I always tell Rupert he would see me _far_ oftener at Wyvern if he would only get the company to bring the line round close to the park gates, but it has _no_ effect upon him!

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I always tell Rupert he would see me _far_ oftener at Wyvern if he would only get the company to bring the line round close to the park gates, but it has _no_ effect upon him!

I'm

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I'm positively perished--that tedious cold journey and the long drive afterwards!

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading I always tell Rupert he would see me _far_ oftener at Wyvern if he would only get the company to bring the line round close to the park gates, but it has _no_ effect upon him!

IGNOTUM

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading IGNOTUM PRO MIRIFICO _The Amber Boudoir at Wyvern immediately after_ Lady CANTIRE _and her daughter have entered_.

immediatelyadverbUS /ˌɪˈmiːdiːətli/

without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

From this reading IGNOTUM PRO MIRIFICO _The Amber Boudoir at Wyvern immediately after_ Lady CANTIRE _and her daughter have entered_.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading _Lady Cantire_ (_in reply to_ Lady CULVERIN).

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I always tell Rupert he would see me _far_ oftener at Wyvern if he would only get the company to bring the line round close to the park gates, but it has _no_ effect upon him!

journeyverbUS /ˈdʒɜːrni/

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading I'm positively perished--that tedious cold journey and the long drive afterwards!

LadynounUS /ˈleɪdi/

a polite name for any woman

From this reading IGNOTUM PRO MIRIFICO _The Amber Boudoir at Wyvern immediately after_ Lady CANTIRE _and her daughter have entered_.

linenounUS /laɪn/

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading I always tell Rupert he would see me _far_ oftener at Wyvern if he would only get the company to bring the line round close to the park gates, but it has _no_ effect upon him!

longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading I'm positively perished--that tedious cold journey and the long drive afterwards!

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I always tell Rupert he would see me _far_ oftener at Wyvern if he would only get the company to bring the line round close to the park gates, but it has _no_ effect upon him!

MIRIFICO

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading IGNOTUM PRO MIRIFICO _The Amber Boudoir at Wyvern immediately after_ Lady CANTIRE _and her daughter have entered_.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Tea? oh yes, my dear; anything _warm_!

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading I always tell Rupert he would see me _far_ oftener at Wyvern if he would only get the company to bring the line round close to the park gates, but it has _no_ effect upon him!

ofteneradverbUS /ˈɔːfənər/

more often or more frequently

From this reading I always tell Rupert he would see me _far_ oftener at Wyvern if he would only get the company to bring the line round close to the park gates, but it has _no_ effect upon him!

ohnounUS /oʊ/

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading Tea? oh yes, my dear; anything _warm_!

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading I always tell Rupert he would see me _far_ oftener at Wyvern if he would only get the company to bring the line round close to the park gates, but it has _no_ effect upon him!

parknounUS /pɑːrk/

a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property

From this reading I always tell Rupert he would see me _far_ oftener at Wyvern if he would only get the company to bring the line round close to the park gates, but it has _no_ effect upon him!

perishedverbUS /ˈperɪʃt/

past form of “perish” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading I'm positively perished--that tedious cold journey and the long drive afterwards!

positivelyadverbUS /ˈpɑːzətɪvli/

extremely

From this reading I'm positively perished--that tedious cold journey and the long drive afterwards!

PROnounUS /proʊ/

an athlete who plays for pay

From this reading IGNOTUM PRO MIRIFICO _The Amber Boudoir at Wyvern immediately after_ Lady CANTIRE _and her daughter have entered_.

replynounUS /rɪˈplaɪ/

a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation

From this reading _Lady Cantire_ (_in reply to_ Lady CULVERIN).

roundnounUS /raʊnd/

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading I always tell Rupert he would see me _far_ oftener at Wyvern if he would only get the company to bring the line round close to the park gates, but it has _no_ effect upon him!

RupertnounUS /ˈruːpərt/

English leader (born in Germany) of the Royalist forces during the English Civil War (1619-1682)

From this reading I always tell Rupert he would see me _far_ oftener at Wyvern if he would only get the company to bring the line round close to the park gates, but it has _no_ effect upon him!

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading I always tell Rupert he would see me _far_ oftener at Wyvern if he would only get the company to bring the line round close to the park gates, but it has _no_ effect upon him!

TeanounUS /tiː/

a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water

From this reading Tea? oh yes, my dear; anything _warm_!

tediousadjectiveUS /ˈtiːdiəs/

so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

From this reading I'm positively perished--that tedious cold journey and the long drive afterwards!

tellverbUS /tel/

express in words

From this reading I always tell Rupert he would see me _far_ oftener at Wyvern if he would only get the company to bring the line round close to the park gates, but it has _no_ effect upon him!

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I'm positively perished--that tedious cold journey and the long drive afterwards!

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading IGNOTUM PRO MIRIFICO _The Amber Boudoir at Wyvern immediately after_ Lady CANTIRE _and her daughter have entered_.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading _Lady Cantire_ (_in reply to_ Lady CULVERIN).

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading I always tell Rupert he would see me _far_ oftener at Wyvern if he would only get the company to bring the line round close to the park gates, but it has _no_ effect upon him!

warmadjectiveUS /wɔːrm/

having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat

From this reading Tea? oh yes, my dear; anything _warm_!

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading I always tell Rupert he would see me _far_ oftener at Wyvern if he would only get the company to bring the line round close to the park gates, but it has _no_ effect upon him!

Wyvernnoun

a fire-breathing dragon used in medieval heraldry; had the head of a dragon and the tail of a snake and a body with wings and two legs

From this reading IGNOTUM PRO MIRIFICO _The Amber Boudoir at Wyvern immediately after_ Lady CANTIRE _and her daughter have entered_.

yesnounUS /jes/

an affirmative

From this reading Tea? oh yes, my dear; anything _warm_!

Chapter 7 of Lyre and Lancet: A Story in Scenes by F. Anstey holds 209 sentences, grouped into 42 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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