Chapter 7 of Miss Devereux, spinster is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Miss Devereux, spinster is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PREPOSTEROUS! "What can a young lassie, what shall a young lassie, What can a young lassie do wi' an auld man?" R. BURNS. "I NEVER heard anything so preposterous in all my life!" declared Madame Collier, in a muffled tone of righteous indignation. The muffled sound was due to a physical cause, not to a mental condition.
Chapter 7 of Miss Devereux, spinster is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a Scottish word
From this reading “"What can a young lassie, what shall a young lassie, What can a young lassie do wi' an auld man?"”
United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996)
From this reading “R. BURNS.”
someone who works in a coal mine
From this reading “"I NEVER heard anything so preposterous in all my life!" declared Madame Collier, in a muffled tone of righteous indignation.”
a feeling of righteous anger
From this reading “"I NEVER heard anything so preposterous in all my life!" declared Madame Collier, in a muffled tone of righteous indignation.”
a girl or young woman who is unmarried
From this reading “"What can a young lassie, what shall a young lassie, What can a young lassie do wi' an auld man?"”
being or made softer or less loud or clear
From this reading “"I NEVER heard anything so preposterous in all my life!" declared Madame Collier, in a muffled tone of righteous indignation.”
so unreasonable as to invite derision
From this reading “PREPOSTEROUS!”
characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice
From this reading “"I NEVER heard anything so preposterous in all my life!" declared Madame Collier, in a muffled tone of righteous indignation.”
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 “"I NEVER heard anything so preposterous in all my life!" declared Madame Collier, in a muffled tone of righteous indignation.”
(psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic
In this reading “The muffled sound was due to a physical cause, not to a mental condition.”
In this reading “The muffled sound was due to a physical cause, not to a mental condition.”
In this reading “"I NEVER heard anything so preposterous in all my life!" declared Madame Collier, in a muffled tone of righteous indignation.”
In this reading “"I NEVER heard anything so preposterous in all my life!" declared Madame Collier, in a muffled tone of righteous indignation.”
In this reading “The muffled sound was due to a physical cause, not to a mental condition.”
In this reading “"What can a young lassie, what shall a young lassie, What can a young lassie do wi' an auld man?"”
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 "What can a young lassie, what shall a young lassie, What can a young lassie do wi' an auld man?"
(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 "I NEVER heard anything so preposterous in all my life!" declared Madame Collier, in a muffled tone of righteous indignation.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "What can a young lassie, what shall a young lassie, What can a young lassie do wi' an auld man?"
any thing at all
From this reading "I NEVER heard anything so preposterous in all my life!" declared Madame Collier, in a muffled tone of righteous indignation.
a Scottish word
From this reading "What can a young lassie, what shall a young lassie, What can a young lassie do wi' an auld man?"
United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996)
From this reading R. BURNS.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "What can a young lassie, what shall a young lassie, What can a young lassie do wi' an auld man?"
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading The muffled sound was due to a physical cause, not to a mental condition.
someone who works in a coal mine
From this reading "I NEVER heard anything so preposterous in all my life!" declared Madame Collier, in a muffled tone of righteous indignation.
a state at a particular time
From this reading The muffled sound was due to a physical cause, not to a mental condition.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading "I NEVER heard anything so preposterous in all my life!" declared Madame Collier, in a muffled tone of righteous indignation.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What can a young lassie, what shall a young lassie, What can a young lassie do wi' an auld man?"
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading The muffled sound was due to a physical cause, not to a mental condition.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "I NEVER heard anything so preposterous in all my life!" declared Madame Collier, in a muffled tone of righteous indignation.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I NEVER heard anything so preposterous in all my life!" declared Madame Collier, in a muffled tone of righteous indignation.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I NEVER heard anything so preposterous in all my life!" declared Madame Collier, in a muffled tone of righteous indignation.
a feeling of righteous anger
From this reading "I NEVER heard anything so preposterous in all my life!" declared Madame Collier, in a muffled tone of righteous indignation.
a girl or young woman who is unmarried
From this reading "What can a young lassie, what shall a young lassie, What can a young lassie do wi' an auld man?"
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "I NEVER heard anything so preposterous in all my life!" declared Madame Collier, in a muffled tone of righteous indignation.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading "I NEVER heard anything so preposterous in all my life!" declared Madame Collier, in a muffled tone of righteous indignation.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "What can a young lassie, what shall a young lassie, What can a young lassie do wi' an auld man?"
involving the mind or an intellectual process
From this reading The muffled sound was due to a physical cause, not to a mental condition.
being or made softer or less loud or clear
From this reading "I NEVER heard anything so preposterous in all my life!" declared Madame Collier, in a muffled tone of righteous indignation.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I NEVER heard anything so preposterous in all my life!" declared Madame Collier, in a muffled tone of righteous indignation.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "I NEVER heard anything so preposterous in all my life!" declared Madame Collier, in a muffled tone of righteous indignation.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The muffled sound was due to a physical cause, not to a mental condition.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I NEVER heard anything so preposterous in all my life!" declared Madame Collier, in a muffled tone of righteous indignation.
involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
From this reading The muffled sound was due to a physical cause, not to a mental condition.
so unreasonable as to invite derision
From this reading PREPOSTEROUS!
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading R. BURNS.
characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice
From this reading "I NEVER heard anything so preposterous in all my life!" declared Madame Collier, in a muffled tone of righteous indignation.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "What can a young lassie, what shall a young lassie, What can a young lassie do wi' an auld man?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I NEVER heard anything so preposterous in all my life!" declared Madame Collier, in a muffled tone of righteous indignation.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading The muffled sound was due to a physical cause, not to a mental condition.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The muffled sound was due to a physical cause, not to a mental condition.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The muffled sound was due to a physical cause, not to a mental condition.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading "I NEVER heard anything so preposterous in all my life!" declared Madame Collier, in a muffled tone of righteous indignation.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The muffled sound was due to a physical cause, not to a mental condition.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What can a young lassie, what shall a young lassie, What can a young lassie do wi' an auld man?"
a midwestern state in north central United States
From this reading "What can a young lassie, what shall a young lassie, What can a young lassie do wi' an auld man?"
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "What can a young lassie, what shall a young lassie, What can a young lassie do wi' an auld man?"
Chapter 7 of Miss Devereux, spinster by Agnes Giberne holds 226 sentences, grouped into 46 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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