Chapter 21 of Lyre and Lancet: A Story in Scenes is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Lyre and Lancet: A Story in Scenes is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FEELINGS OF A MOTHER. _In the Morning Room._ TIME--_Sunday morning; just after breakfast._ _Captain Thicknesse_ (_outside, to_ TREDWELL). Dogcart round, eh? everything in? All right--shan't be a minute. (_Entering._) Hallo, Pilliner, you all alone here?
Chapter 21 of Lyre and Lancet: A Story in Scenes is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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eat an early morning meal
From this reading “_In the Morning Room._ TIME--_Sunday morning; just after breakfast._ _Captain Thicknesse_ (_outside, to_ TREDWELL).”
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
a movement into or inward
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “Dogcart round, eh? everything in?”
emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)
From this reading “THE FEELINGS OF A MOTHER.”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “All right--shan't be a minute.”
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
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 “_In the Morning Room._ TIME--_Sunday morning; just after breakfast._ _Captain Thicknesse_ (_outside, to_ TREDWELL).”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 THE FEELINGS OF A MOTHER.
later than; following
From this reading _In the Morning Room._ TIME--_Sunday morning; just after breakfast._ _Captain Thicknesse_ (_outside, to_ TREDWELL).
(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 All right--shan't be a minute.
Having no one else present.
From this reading (_Entering._) Hallo, Pilliner, you all alone here?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading All right--shan't be a minute.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading _In the Morning Room._ TIME--_Sunday morning; just after breakfast._ _Captain Thicknesse_ (_outside, to_ TREDWELL).
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading _In the Morning Room._ TIME--_Sunday morning; just after breakfast._ _Captain Thicknesse_ (_outside, to_ TREDWELL).
a cart drawn by a dog
From this reading Dogcart round, eh? everything in?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dogcart round, eh? everything in?
a movement into or inward
From this reading (_Entering._) Hallo, Pilliner, you all alone here?
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Dogcart round, eh? everything in?
emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)
From this reading THE FEELINGS OF A MOTHER.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (_Entering._) Hallo, Pilliner, you all alone here?
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading (_Entering._) Hallo, Pilliner, you all alone here?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _In the Morning Room._ TIME--_Sunday morning; just after breakfast._ _Captain Thicknesse_ (_outside, to_ TREDWELL).
and nothing more
From this reading _In the Morning Room._ TIME--_Sunday morning; just after breakfast._ _Captain Thicknesse_ (_outside, to_ TREDWELL).
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading All right--shan't be a minute.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading _In the Morning Room._ TIME--_Sunday morning; just after breakfast._ _Captain Thicknesse_ (_outside, to_ TREDWELL).
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading THE FEELINGS OF A MOTHER.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FEELINGS OF A MOTHER.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading _In the Morning Room._ TIME--_Sunday morning; just after breakfast._ _Captain Thicknesse_ (_outside, to_ TREDWELL).
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (_Entering._) Hallo, Pilliner, you all alone here?
precisely, exactly
From this reading All right--shan't be a minute.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading _In the Morning Room._ TIME--_Sunday morning; just after breakfast._ _Captain Thicknesse_ (_outside, to_ TREDWELL).
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Dogcart round, eh? everything in?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All right--shan't be a minute.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading _In the Morning Room._ TIME--_Sunday morning; just after breakfast._ _Captain Thicknesse_ (_outside, to_ TREDWELL).
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FEELINGS OF A MOTHER.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _In the Morning Room._ TIME--_Sunday morning; just after breakfast._ _Captain Thicknesse_ (_outside, to_ TREDWELL).
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading _In the Morning Room._ TIME--_Sunday morning; just after breakfast._ _Captain Thicknesse_ (_outside, to_ TREDWELL).
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _In the Morning Room._ TIME--_Sunday morning; just after breakfast._ _Captain Thicknesse_ (_outside, to_ TREDWELL).
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _In the Morning Room._ TIME--_Sunday morning; just after breakfast._ _Captain Thicknesse_ (_outside, to_ TREDWELL).
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading (_Entering._) Hallo, Pilliner, you all alone here?
Chapter 21 of Lyre and Lancet: A Story in Scenes by F. Anstey holds 159 sentences, grouped into 32 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 21 holds 159 sentences of Lyre and Lancet: A Story in Scenes, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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