Chapter 26 of Martin Chuzzlewit is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of Martin Chuzzlewit is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
‘Julius Washington Merryweather Bib,’ said the gentleman himself TO himself. ‘I beg your pardon, sir. Excuse me. Mr Julius Washington Merryweather Bib, sir; a gentleman in the lumber line, sir, and much esteemed. Colonel Groper, sir.
Chapter 26 of Martin Chuzzlewit is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “‘I beg your pardon, sir.”
top part of an apron; covering the chest
From this reading “‘Julius Washington Merryweather Bib,’ said the gentleman himself TO himself.”
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading “Colonel Groper, sir.”
having an illustrious reputation; respected
From this reading “Mr Julius Washington Merryweather Bib, sir; a gentleman in the lumber line, sir, and much esteemed.”
accept an excuse for
From this reading “Excuse me.”
the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
From this reading “Mr Julius Washington Merryweather Bib, sir; a gentleman in the lumber line, sir, and much esteemed.”
accept an excuse for
From this reading “‘I beg your pardon, sir.”
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading “‘Julius Washington Merryweather Bib,’ said the gentleman himself TO himself.”
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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 Mr Julius Washington Merryweather Bib, sir; a gentleman in the lumber line, sir, and much esteemed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr Julius Washington Merryweather Bib, sir; a gentleman in the lumber line, sir, and much esteemed.
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading ‘I beg your pardon, sir.
top part of an apron; covering the chest
From this reading ‘Julius Washington Merryweather Bib,’ said the gentleman himself TO himself.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading Colonel Groper, sir.
having an illustrious reputation; respected
From this reading Mr Julius Washington Merryweather Bib, sir; a gentleman in the lumber line, sir, and much esteemed.
accept an excuse for
From this reading Excuse me.
a man of refinement
From this reading ‘Julius Washington Merryweather Bib,’ said the gentleman himself TO himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Colonel Groper, sir.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading ‘Julius Washington Merryweather Bib,’ said the gentleman himself TO himself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘I beg your pardon, sir.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr Julius Washington Merryweather Bib, sir; a gentleman in the lumber line, sir, and much esteemed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Julius Washington Merryweather Bib,’ said the gentleman himself TO himself.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Mr Julius Washington Merryweather Bib, sir; a gentleman in the lumber line, sir, and much esteemed.
the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
From this reading Mr Julius Washington Merryweather Bib, sir; a gentleman in the lumber line, sir, and much esteemed.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Excuse me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Julius Washington Merryweather Bib,’ said the gentleman himself TO himself.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr Julius Washington Merryweather Bib, sir; a gentleman in the lumber line, sir, and much esteemed.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Mr Julius Washington Merryweather Bib, sir; a gentleman in the lumber line, sir, and much esteemed.
accept an excuse for
From this reading ‘I beg your pardon, sir.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ‘Julius Washington Merryweather Bib,’ said the gentleman himself TO himself.
term of address for a man
From this reading ‘I beg your pardon, sir.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘Julius Washington Merryweather Bib,’ said the gentleman himself TO himself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘Julius Washington Merryweather Bib,’ said the gentleman himself TO himself.
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading ‘Julius Washington Merryweather Bib,’ said the gentleman himself TO himself.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘I beg your pardon, sir.
Chapter 26 of Martin Chuzzlewit by Charles Dickens holds 427 sentences, grouped into 86 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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