Chapter 29 of Millbank is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of Millbank is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS. SEYMOUR AND MAGDALEN. Having locked the door, Magdalen brought a chair to Mrs. Seymour, and said: “You are out of breath; sit there, but let me stand. I should suffocate if I were sitting down.
Chapter 29 of Millbank is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 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.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading ““You are out of breath; sit there, but let me stand.”
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading “Having locked the door, Magdalen brought a chair to Mrs. Seymour, and said:”
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading “Having locked the door, Magdalen brought a chair to Mrs. Seymour, and said:”
a reformed prostitute
From this reading “SEYMOUR AND MAGDALEN.”
Queen of England as the third wife of Henry VIII and mother of Edward VI (1509-1537)
From this reading “SEYMOUR AND MAGDALEN.”
be seated
From this reading ““You are out of breath; sit there, but let me stand.”
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading “I should suffocate if I were sitting down.”
deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
From this reading “I should suffocate if I were sitting down.”
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 “Having locked the door, Magdalen brought a chair to Mrs. Seymour, and said:”
In this reading ““You are out of breath; sit there, but let me stand.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Having locked the door, Magdalen brought a chair to Mrs. Seymour, and said:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SEYMOUR AND MAGDALEN.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You are out of breath; sit there, but let me stand.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading “You are out of breath; sit there, but let me stand.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Having locked the door, Magdalen brought a chair to Mrs. Seymour, and said:
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “You are out of breath; sit there, but let me stand.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Having locked the door, Magdalen brought a chair to Mrs. Seymour, and said:
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Having locked the door, Magdalen brought a chair to Mrs. Seymour, and said:
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I should suffocate if I were sitting down.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having locked the door, Magdalen brought a chair to Mrs. Seymour, and said:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I should suffocate if I were sitting down.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I should suffocate if I were sitting down.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “You are out of breath; sit there, but let me stand.
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading Having locked the door, Magdalen brought a chair to Mrs. Seymour, and said:
a reformed prostitute
From this reading SEYMOUR AND MAGDALEN.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You are out of breath; sit there, but let me stand.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “You are out of breath; sit there, but let me stand.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “You are out of breath; sit there, but let me stand.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Having locked the door, Magdalen brought a chair to Mrs. Seymour, and said:
Queen of England as the third wife of Henry VIII and mother of Edward VI (1509-1537)
From this reading SEYMOUR AND MAGDALEN.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should suffocate if I were sitting down.
be seated
From this reading “You are out of breath; sit there, but let me stand.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading I should suffocate if I were sitting down.
be standing; be upright
From this reading “You are out of breath; sit there, but let me stand.
deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
From this reading I should suffocate if I were sitting down.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Having locked the door, Magdalen brought a chair to Mrs. Seymour, and said:
in or at that place or location
From this reading “You are out of breath; sit there, but let me stand.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Having locked the door, Magdalen brought a chair to Mrs. Seymour, and said:
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I should suffocate if I were sitting down.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You are out of breath; sit there, but let me stand.
Chapter 29 of Millbank by Mary Jane Holmes holds 179 sentences, grouped into 36 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 29 holds 179 sentences of Millbank, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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