Chapter 15 of Mr. Meeson's Will is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Mr. Meeson's Will is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SHORT ON LEGAL ETIQUETTE. “Well, Meeson, what is it? Have you come to ask me to lunch?” asked Mr. John Short. “Do you know I actually thought that you might have been a client.” “Well, by Jove, old fellow, and so I am,” answered Eustace.
Chapter 15 of Mr. Meeson's Will is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in actual fact
From this reading ““Do you know I actually thought that you might have been a client.””
a person who seeks the advice of a lawyer
From this reading ““Do you know I actually thought that you might have been a client.””
rules governing socially acceptable behavior
From this reading “SHORT ON LEGAL ETIQUETTE.”
a boy or man
From this reading ““Well, by Jove, old fellow, and so I am,” answered Eustace.”
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “Have you come to ask me to lunch?” asked Mr. John Short.”
established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules
From this reading “SHORT ON LEGAL ETIQUETTE.”
take the midday meal
From this reading “Have you come to ask me to lunch?” asked Mr. John Short.”
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading “SHORT ON LEGAL ETIQUETTE.”
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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 “Do you know I actually thought that you might have been a client.”
in actual fact
From this reading “Do you know I actually thought that you might have been a client.”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Well, by Jove, old fellow, and so I am,” answered Eustace.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Well, by Jove, old fellow, and so I am,” answered Eustace.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “Well, by Jove, old fellow, and so I am,” answered Eustace.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Have you come to ask me to lunch?” asked Mr. John Short.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Have you come to ask me to lunch?” asked Mr. John Short.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Do you know I actually thought that you might have been a client.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Well, by Jove, old fellow, and so I am,” answered Eustace.
a person who seeks the advice of a lawyer
From this reading “Do you know I actually thought that you might have been a client.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Have you come to ask me to lunch?” asked Mr. John Short.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you know I actually thought that you might have been a client.”
rules governing socially acceptable behavior
From this reading SHORT ON LEGAL ETIQUETTE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, by Jove, old fellow, and so I am,” answered Eustace.
a boy or man
From this reading “Well, by Jove, old fellow, and so I am,” answered Eustace.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have you come to ask me to lunch?” asked Mr. John Short.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Do you know I actually thought that you might have been a client.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Well, Meeson, what is it?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Well, Meeson, what is it?
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading Have you come to ask me to lunch?” asked Mr. John Short.
(Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus
From this reading “Well, by Jove, old fellow, and so I am,” answered Eustace.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Do you know I actually thought that you might have been a client.”
established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules
From this reading SHORT ON LEGAL ETIQUETTE.
take the midday meal
From this reading Have you come to ask me to lunch?” asked Mr. John Short.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Have you come to ask me to lunch?” asked Mr. John Short.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, Meeson, what is it?
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Do you know I actually thought that you might have been a client.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading Have you come to ask me to lunch?” asked Mr. John Short.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “Well, by Jove, old fellow, and so I am,” answered Eustace.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading SHORT ON LEGAL ETIQUETTE.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading SHORT ON LEGAL ETIQUETTE.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Well, by Jove, old fellow, and so I am,” answered Eustace.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Do you know I actually thought that you might have been a client.”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Do you know I actually thought that you might have been a client.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Have you come to ask me to lunch?” asked Mr. John Short.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, Meeson, what is it?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Well, Meeson, what is it?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Have you come to ask me to lunch?” asked Mr. John Short.
Chapter 15 of Mr. Meeson's Will by H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard holds 123 sentences, grouped into 25 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 15 holds 123 sentences of Mr. Meeson's Will, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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