Chapter 13 of Lyre and Lancet: A Story in Scenes is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 13 of Lyre and Lancet: A Story in Scenes is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHAT'S IN A NAME? _At the Supper-table in the Housekeeper's Room._ Mrs. POMFRET _and_ TREDWELL _are at the head and foot of the table respectively_. UNDERSHELL _is between_ Mrs. POMFRET and Miss PHILLIPSON. _The_ Steward's Room Boy _waits_. _Tredwell._ I don't see Mr. Adams here this evening, Mrs. Pomfret.
Chapter 13 of Lyre and Lancet: A Story in Scenes is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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American Revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1722-1803)
From this reading “_Tredwell._ I don't see Mr. Adams here this evening, Mrs. Pomfret.”
a youthful male person
From this reading “_The_ Steward's Room Boy _waits_.”
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading “_Tredwell._ I don't see Mr. Adams here this evening, Mrs. Pomfret.”
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading “_At the Supper-table in the Housekeeper's Room._ Mrs. POMFRET _and_ TREDWELL _are at the head and foot of the table respectively_.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “WHAT'S IN A NAME?”
in the order given
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading “_At the Supper-table in the Housekeeper's Room._ Mrs. POMFRET _and_ TREDWELL _are at the head and foot of the table respectively_.”
plural of “wait” — time during which some action is awaited
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.
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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 WHAT'S IN A NAME?
American Revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1722-1803)
From this reading _Tredwell._ I don't see Mr. Adams here this evening, Mrs. Pomfret.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _At the Supper-table in the Housekeeper's Room._ Mrs. POMFRET _and_ TREDWELL _are at the head and foot of the table respectively_.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _At the Supper-table in the Housekeeper's Room._ Mrs. POMFRET _and_ TREDWELL _are at the head and foot of the table respectively_.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _At the Supper-table in the Housekeeper's Room._ Mrs. POMFRET _and_ TREDWELL _are at the head and foot of the table respectively_.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading UNDERSHELL _is between_ Mrs. POMFRET and Miss PHILLIPSON.
a youthful male person
From this reading _The_ Steward's Room Boy _waits_.
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From this reading _Tredwell._ I don't see Mr. Adams here this evening, Mrs. Pomfret.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading _Tredwell._ I don't see Mr. Adams here this evening, Mrs. Pomfret.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading _At the Supper-table in the Housekeeper's Room._ Mrs. POMFRET _and_ TREDWELL _are at the head and foot of the table respectively_.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading _At the Supper-table in the Housekeeper's Room._ Mrs. POMFRET _and_ TREDWELL _are at the head and foot of the table respectively_.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading _Tredwell._ I don't see Mr. Adams here this evening, Mrs. Pomfret.
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From this reading _At the Supper-table in the Housekeeper's Room._ Mrs. POMFRET _and_ TREDWELL _are at the head and foot of the table respectively_.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Tredwell._ I don't see Mr. Adams here this evening, Mrs. Pomfret.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WHAT'S IN A NAME?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading UNDERSHELL _is between_ Mrs. POMFRET and Miss PHILLIPSON.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading UNDERSHELL _is between_ Mrs. POMFRET and Miss PHILLIPSON.
a form of address for a man
From this reading _Tredwell._ I don't see Mr. Adams here this evening, Mrs. Pomfret.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading _At the Supper-table in the Housekeeper's Room._ Mrs. POMFRET _and_ TREDWELL _are at the head and foot of the table respectively_.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading WHAT'S IN A NAME?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _At the Supper-table in the Housekeeper's Room._ Mrs. POMFRET _and_ TREDWELL _are at the head and foot of the table respectively_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading UNDERSHELL _is between_ Mrs. POMFRET and Miss PHILLIPSON.
deep-bodied sooty-black pelagic spiny-finned fish of the northern Atlantic and northern Pacific; valued for food
From this reading _At the Supper-table in the Housekeeper's Room._ Mrs. POMFRET _and_ TREDWELL _are at the head and foot of the table respectively_.
in the order given
From this reading _At the Supper-table in the Housekeeper's Room._ Mrs. POMFRET _and_ TREDWELL _are at the head and foot of the table respectively_.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading _At the Supper-table in the Housekeeper's Room._ Mrs. POMFRET _and_ TREDWELL _are at the head and foot of the table respectively_.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading _Tredwell._ I don't see Mr. Adams here this evening, Mrs. Pomfret.
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From this reading _The_ Steward's Room Boy _waits_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _At the Supper-table in the Housekeeper's Room._ Mrs. POMFRET _and_ TREDWELL _are at the head and foot of the table respectively_.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading _At the Supper-table in the Housekeeper's Room._ Mrs. POMFRET _and_ TREDWELL _are at the head and foot of the table respectively_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _At the Supper-table in the Housekeeper's Room._ Mrs. POMFRET _and_ TREDWELL _are at the head and foot of the table respectively_.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Tredwell._ I don't see Mr. Adams here this evening, Mrs. Pomfret.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _At the Supper-table in the Housekeeper's Room._ Mrs. POMFRET _and_ TREDWELL _are at the head and foot of the table respectively_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading UNDERSHELL _is between_ Mrs. POMFRET and Miss PHILLIPSON.
plural of “wait” — time during which some action is awaited
From this reading _The_ Steward's Room Boy _waits_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHAT'S IN A NAME?
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