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Chapter 2 of Macmillan's Three-and-Sixpenny Library of Books by Popular Authors is here in full — 453 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
21st Thousand. BASIL LYNDHURST. _PALL MALL GAZETTE._--"We doubt whether anything has been written of late years so fresh, so pretty, so thoroughly natural and bright. The novel as a whole is charming." 22nd Thousand.
Chapter 2 of Macmillan's Three-and-Sixpenny Library of Books by Popular Authors is here in full — 453 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum
From this reading “BASIL LYNDHURST.”
pleasing or delighting
From this reading “The novel as a whole is charming."”
a newspaper or official journal
From this reading “_PALL MALL GAZETTE._--"We doubt whether anything has been written of late years so fresh, so pretty, so thoroughly natural and bright.”
a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk
From this reading “_PALL MALL GAZETTE._--"We doubt whether anything has been written of late years so fresh, so pretty, so thoroughly natural and bright.”
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading “_PALL MALL GAZETTE._--"We doubt whether anything has been written of late years so fresh, so pretty, so thoroughly natural and bright.”
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading “The novel as a whole is charming."”
become less interesting or attractive
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading “_PALL MALL GAZETTE._--"We doubt whether anything has been written of late years so fresh, so pretty, so thoroughly natural and bright.”
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.
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In this reading “_PALL MALL GAZETTE._--"We doubt whether anything has been written of late years so fresh, so pretty, so thoroughly natural and bright.”
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From this reading 21st Thousand.
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From this reading 22nd Thousand.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The novel as a whole is charming."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _PALL MALL GAZETTE._--"We doubt whether anything has been written of late years so fresh, so pretty, so thoroughly natural and bright.
any thing at all
From this reading _PALL MALL GAZETTE._--"We doubt whether anything has been written of late years so fresh, so pretty, so thoroughly natural and bright.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The novel as a whole is charming."
any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum
From this reading BASIL LYNDHURST.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading _PALL MALL GAZETTE._--"We doubt whether anything has been written of late years so fresh, so pretty, so thoroughly natural and bright.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading _PALL MALL GAZETTE._--"We doubt whether anything has been written of late years so fresh, so pretty, so thoroughly natural and bright.
pleasing or delighting
From this reading The novel as a whole is charming."
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading _PALL MALL GAZETTE._--"We doubt whether anything has been written of late years so fresh, so pretty, so thoroughly natural and bright.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading _PALL MALL GAZETTE._--"We doubt whether anything has been written of late years so fresh, so pretty, so thoroughly natural and bright.
a newspaper or official journal
From this reading _PALL MALL GAZETTE._--"We doubt whether anything has been written of late years so fresh, so pretty, so thoroughly natural and bright.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _PALL MALL GAZETTE._--"We doubt whether anything has been written of late years so fresh, so pretty, so thoroughly natural and bright.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The novel as a whole is charming."
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading _PALL MALL GAZETTE._--"We doubt whether anything has been written of late years so fresh, so pretty, so thoroughly natural and bright.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BASIL LYNDHURST.
a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk
From this reading _PALL MALL GAZETTE._--"We doubt whether anything has been written of late years so fresh, so pretty, so thoroughly natural and bright.
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading _PALL MALL GAZETTE._--"We doubt whether anything has been written of late years so fresh, so pretty, so thoroughly natural and bright.
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading The novel as a whole is charming."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _PALL MALL GAZETTE._--"We doubt whether anything has been written of late years so fresh, so pretty, so thoroughly natural and bright.
become less interesting or attractive
From this reading _PALL MALL GAZETTE._--"We doubt whether anything has been written of late years so fresh, so pretty, so thoroughly natural and bright.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading _PALL MALL GAZETTE._--"We doubt whether anything has been written of late years so fresh, so pretty, so thoroughly natural and bright.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _PALL MALL GAZETTE._--"We doubt whether anything has been written of late years so fresh, so pretty, so thoroughly natural and bright.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The novel as a whole is charming."
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading _PALL MALL GAZETTE._--"We doubt whether anything has been written of late years so fresh, so pretty, so thoroughly natural and bright.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading 21st Thousand.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _PALL MALL GAZETTE._--"We doubt whether anything has been written of late years so fresh, so pretty, so thoroughly natural and bright.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading _PALL MALL GAZETTE._--"We doubt whether anything has been written of late years so fresh, so pretty, so thoroughly natural and bright.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading The novel as a whole is charming."
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading _PALL MALL GAZETTE._--"We doubt whether anything has been written of late years so fresh, so pretty, so thoroughly natural and bright.
a late time of life
From this reading _PALL MALL GAZETTE._--"We doubt whether anything has been written of late years so fresh, so pretty, so thoroughly natural and bright.
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