Chapter 25 of Madame Claire is here in full — 240 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of Madame Claire is here in full — 240 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
At last a day came when Madame Claire received a wire from Paris: "_Arriving London to-night. Feeling very fit. Have engaged rooms McPherson and self Langham Hotel. Will see you to-morrow afternoon about four._ "STEPHEN."
Chapter 25 of Madame Claire is here in full — 240 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading “Have engaged rooms McPherson and self Langham Hotel.”
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading “Have engaged rooms McPherson and self Langham Hotel.”
United States evangelist (born in Canada) noted for her extravagant religious services (1890-1944)
From this reading “Have engaged rooms McPherson and self Langham Hotel.”
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading “Have engaged rooms McPherson and self Langham Hotel.”
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading “Have engaged rooms McPherson and self Langham Hotel.”
English writer (1832-1904)
From this reading “Will see you to-morrow afternoon about four._ "STEPHEN."”
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading “At last a day came when Madame Claire received a wire from Paris:”
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 “Will see you to-morrow afternoon about four._ "STEPHEN."”
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 At last a day came when Madame Claire received a wire from Paris:
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Will see you to-morrow afternoon about four._ "STEPHEN."
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Will see you to-morrow afternoon about four._ "STEPHEN."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Have engaged rooms McPherson and self Langham Hotel.
-ing form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading "_Arriving London to-night.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last a day came when Madame Claire received a wire from Paris:
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading At last a day came when Madame Claire received a wire from Paris:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At last a day came when Madame Claire received a wire from Paris:
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading At last a day came when Madame Claire received a wire from Paris:
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading Have engaged rooms McPherson and self Langham Hotel.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading Feeling very fit.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading Feeling very fit.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Will see you to-morrow afternoon about four._ "STEPHEN."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At last a day came when Madame Claire received a wire from Paris:
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have engaged rooms McPherson and self Langham Hotel.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading Have engaged rooms McPherson and self Langham Hotel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Have engaged rooms McPherson and self Langham Hotel.
immediately past
From this reading At last a day came when Madame Claire received a wire from Paris:
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading "_Arriving London to-night.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading At last a day came when Madame Claire received a wire from Paris:
United States evangelist (born in Canada) noted for her extravagant religious services (1890-1944)
From this reading Have engaged rooms McPherson and self Langham Hotel.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading At last a day came when Madame Claire received a wire from Paris:
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading At last a day came when Madame Claire received a wire from Paris:
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading Have engaged rooms McPherson and self Langham Hotel.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Will see you to-morrow afternoon about four._ "STEPHEN."
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading Have engaged rooms McPherson and self Langham Hotel.
English writer (1832-1904)
From this reading Will see you to-morrow afternoon about four._ "STEPHEN."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Will see you to-morrow afternoon about four._ "STEPHEN."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_Arriving London to-night.
precisely as stated
From this reading Feeling very fit.
at the time that
From this reading At last a day came when Madame Claire received a wire from Paris:
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will see you to-morrow afternoon about four._ "STEPHEN."
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading At last a day came when Madame Claire received a wire from Paris:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Will see you to-morrow afternoon about four._ "STEPHEN."
Chapter 25 of Madame Claire by Susan Ertz holds 240 sentences, grouped into 48 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 25 holds 240 sentences of Madame Claire, unabridged, divided into 48 reading sections.
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