Chapter 19 of Mr. Scarborough's Family is here in full — 344 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Mr. Scarborough's Family is here in full — 344 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PERSECUTION. In the mean time Florence Mountjoy was not passing her time pleasantly at Brussels. Various troubles there attended her. All her friends around her were opposed to her marriage with Harry Annesley. Harry Annesley had become a very unsavory word in the mouths of Sir Magnus and the British Embassy generally.
Chapter 19 of Mr. Scarborough's Family is here in full — 344 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the capital and largest city of Belgium; seat of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
From this reading “In the mean time Florence Mountjoy was not passing her time pleasantly at Brussels.”
a diplomatic building where ambassadors live or work
From this reading “Harry Annesley had become a very unsavory word in the mouths of Sir Magnus and the British Embassy generally.”
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading “In the mean time Florence Mountjoy was not passing her time pleasantly at Brussels.”
plural of “mouth” — the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading “Harry Annesley had become a very unsavory word in the mouths of Sir Magnus and the British Embassy generally.”
being in opposition or having an opponent
From this reading “All her friends around her were opposed to her marriage with Harry Annesley.”
the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion)
From this reading “PERSECUTION.”
in a cheerful manner
From this reading “In the mean time Florence Mountjoy was not passing her time pleasantly at Brussels.”
morally offensive
From this reading “Harry Annesley had become a very unsavory word in the mouths of Sir Magnus and the British Embassy generally.”
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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 Harry Annesley had become a very unsavory word in the mouths of Sir Magnus and the British Embassy generally.
(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 All her friends around her were opposed to her marriage with Harry Annesley.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Harry Annesley had become a very unsavory word in the mouths of Sir Magnus and the British Embassy generally.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All her friends around her were opposed to her marriage with Harry Annesley.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading All her friends around her were opposed to her marriage with Harry Annesley.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the mean time Florence Mountjoy was not passing her time pleasantly at Brussels.
playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment
From this reading Various troubles there attended her.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Harry Annesley had become a very unsavory word in the mouths of Sir Magnus and the British Embassy generally.
the people of Great Britain
From this reading Harry Annesley had become a very unsavory word in the mouths of Sir Magnus and the British Embassy generally.
the capital and largest city of Belgium; seat of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
From this reading In the mean time Florence Mountjoy was not passing her time pleasantly at Brussels.
a diplomatic building where ambassadors live or work
From this reading Harry Annesley had become a very unsavory word in the mouths of Sir Magnus and the British Embassy generally.
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading In the mean time Florence Mountjoy was not passing her time pleasantly at Brussels.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading All her friends around her were opposed to her marriage with Harry Annesley.
usually; as a rule
From this reading Harry Annesley had become a very unsavory word in the mouths of Sir Magnus and the British Embassy generally.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Harry Annesley had become a very unsavory word in the mouths of Sir Magnus and the British Embassy generally.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading All her friends around her were opposed to her marriage with Harry Annesley.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In the mean time Florence Mountjoy was not passing her time pleasantly at Brussels.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the mean time Florence Mountjoy was not passing her time pleasantly at Brussels.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harry Annesley had become a very unsavory word in the mouths of Sir Magnus and the British Embassy generally.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading All her friends around her were opposed to her marriage with Harry Annesley.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading In the mean time Florence Mountjoy was not passing her time pleasantly at Brussels.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the mean time Florence Mountjoy was not passing her time pleasantly at Brussels.
plural of “mouth” — the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading Harry Annesley had become a very unsavory word in the mouths of Sir Magnus and the British Embassy generally.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In the mean time Florence Mountjoy was not passing her time pleasantly at Brussels.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Harry Annesley had become a very unsavory word in the mouths of Sir Magnus and the British Embassy generally.
being in opposition or having an opponent
From this reading All her friends around her were opposed to her marriage with Harry Annesley.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading In the mean time Florence Mountjoy was not passing her time pleasantly at Brussels.
the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion)
From this reading PERSECUTION.
in a cheerful manner
From this reading In the mean time Florence Mountjoy was not passing her time pleasantly at Brussels.
term of address for a man
From this reading Harry Annesley had become a very unsavory word in the mouths of Sir Magnus and the British Embassy generally.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the mean time Florence Mountjoy was not passing her time pleasantly at Brussels.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Various troubles there attended her.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading In the mean time Florence Mountjoy was not passing her time pleasantly at Brussels.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All her friends around her were opposed to her marriage with Harry Annesley.
plural of “trouble” — a source of difficulty
From this reading Various troubles there attended her.
morally offensive
From this reading Harry Annesley had become a very unsavory word in the mouths of Sir Magnus and the British Embassy generally.
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading Various troubles there attended her.
precisely as stated
From this reading Harry Annesley had become a very unsavory word in the mouths of Sir Magnus and the British Embassy generally.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the mean time Florence Mountjoy was not passing her time pleasantly at Brussels.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All her friends around her were opposed to her marriage with Harry Annesley.
in the company of; together with
From this reading All her friends around her were opposed to her marriage with Harry Annesley.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Harry Annesley had become a very unsavory word in the mouths of Sir Magnus and the British Embassy generally.
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