Chapter 31 of Mrs. Fitz is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of Mrs. Fitz is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NEWS FROM ILLYRIA The man was Fitz. "A thousand apologies," he said. "So sorry to disturb you. But there's news from Illyria." Such a very remarkable obtrusion enchained the attention of us all.
Chapter 31 of Mrs. Fitz is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “apology” — an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone
From this reading “"A thousand apologies," he said.”
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading “Such a very remarkable obtrusion enchained the attention of us all.”
move deeply
From this reading “"So sorry to disturb you.”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “NEWS FROM ILLYRIA The man was Fitz.”
information about recent and important events
From this reading “NEWS FROM ILLYRIA The man was Fitz.”
unusual or striking
From this reading “Such a very remarkable obtrusion enchained the attention of us all.”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “"So sorry to disturb you.”
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading “"A thousand apologies," he said.”
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In this reading “"A thousand apologies," he said.”
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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 "A thousand apologies," he said.
(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 Such a very remarkable obtrusion enchained the attention of us all.
plural of “apology” — an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone
From this reading "A thousand apologies," he said.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading Such a very remarkable obtrusion enchained the attention of us all.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there's news from Illyria."
move deeply
From this reading "So sorry to disturb you.
bound with chains
From this reading Such a very remarkable obtrusion enchained the attention of us all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NEWS FROM ILLYRIA The man was Fitz.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading NEWS FROM ILLYRIA The man was Fitz.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "A thousand apologies," he said.
an uncertain region on the east shore of the Adriatic where an ancient Indo-European people once lived
From this reading NEWS FROM ILLYRIA The man was Fitz.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading NEWS FROM ILLYRIA The man was Fitz.
information about recent and important events
From this reading NEWS FROM ILLYRIA The man was Fitz.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Such a very remarkable obtrusion enchained the attention of us all.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Such a very remarkable obtrusion enchained the attention of us all.
unusual or striking
From this reading Such a very remarkable obtrusion enchained the attention of us all.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "A thousand apologies," he said.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So sorry to disturb you.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading "So sorry to disturb you.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such a very remarkable obtrusion enchained the attention of us all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NEWS FROM ILLYRIA The man was Fitz.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But there's news from Illyria."
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading "A thousand apologies," he said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "So sorry to disturb you.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Such a very remarkable obtrusion enchained the attention of us all.
precisely as stated
From this reading Such a very remarkable obtrusion enchained the attention of us all.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading NEWS FROM ILLYRIA The man was Fitz.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "So sorry to disturb you.
Chapter 31 of Mrs. Fitz by J. C. (John Collis) Snaith holds 122 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 31 holds 122 sentences of Mrs. Fitz, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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