Chapter 30 of Mr. Scarborough's Family is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of Mr. Scarborough's Family is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FLORENCE BIDS FAREWELL TO HER LOVERS. "Mamma, had you not better take me back to Cheltenham at once?" "Has that unfortunate young man written to you?" "Yes. The young man whom you call unfortunate has written.
Chapter 30 of Mr. Scarborough's Family is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bid” — an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading “FLORENCE BIDS FAREWELL TO HER LOVERS.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “The young man whom you call unfortunate has written.”
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading “FLORENCE BIDS FAREWELL TO HER LOVERS.”
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 “FLORENCE BIDS FAREWELL TO HER LOVERS.”
plural of “lover” — a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading “FLORENCE BIDS FAREWELL TO HER LOVERS.”
informal terms for a mother
From this reading “"Mamma, had you not better take me back to Cheltenham at once?"”
not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
From this reading “"Has that unfortunate young man written to you?"”
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading “"Has that unfortunate young man written to you?"”
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Mamma, had you not better take me back to Cheltenham at once?"
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Mamma, had you not better take me back to Cheltenham at once?"
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "Mamma, had you not better take me back to Cheltenham at once?"
plural of “bid” — an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading FLORENCE BIDS FAREWELL TO HER LOVERS.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The young man whom you call unfortunate has written.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mamma, had you not better take me back to Cheltenham at once?"
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading FLORENCE BIDS FAREWELL TO HER LOVERS.
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 FLORENCE BIDS FAREWELL TO HER LOVERS.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Mamma, had you not better take me back to Cheltenham at once?"
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Has that unfortunate young man written to you?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading FLORENCE BIDS FAREWELL TO HER LOVERS.
plural of “lover” — a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading FLORENCE BIDS FAREWELL TO HER LOVERS.
informal terms for a mother
From this reading "Mamma, had you not better take me back to Cheltenham at once?"
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Has that unfortunate young man written to you?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Mamma, had you not better take me back to Cheltenham at once?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Mamma, had you not better take me back to Cheltenham at once?"
on one occasion
From this reading "Mamma, had you not better take me back to Cheltenham at once?"
carry out
From this reading "Mamma, had you not better take me back to Cheltenham at once?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Has that unfortunate young man written to you?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The young man whom you call unfortunate has written.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FLORENCE BIDS FAREWELL TO HER LOVERS.
not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
From this reading "Has that unfortunate young man written to you?"
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The young man whom you call unfortunate has written.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading "Has that unfortunate young man written to you?"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Mamma, had you not better take me back to Cheltenham at once?"
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "Has that unfortunate young man written to you?"
Chapter 30 of Mr. Scarborough's Family by Anthony Trollope holds 393 sentences, grouped into 79 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 30 holds 393 sentences of Mr. Scarborough's Family, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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