Chapter 5 of Mrs Peixada is here in full — 552 sentences across 111 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Mrs Peixada is here in full — 552 sentences across 111 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ANOTHER week slipped away. The weather changed. There was rain almost every day, and a persistent wind blew from the north-east. So the loggia of No. 43 Beekman Place was not much patronized. Nevertheless, Arthur heard Mrs. Lehmyl sing from time to time.
Chapter 5 of Mrs Peixada is here in full — 552 sentences across 111 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading “Nevertheless, Arthur heard Mrs. Lehmyl sing from time to time.”
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading “There was rain almost every day, and a persistent wind blew from the north-east.”
a roofed arcade or gallery with open sides stretching along the front or side of a building; often at an upper level
From this reading “So the loggia of No. 43 Beekman Place was not much patronized.”
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading “Nevertheless, Arthur heard Mrs. Lehmyl sing from time to time.”
to, toward, or in the northeast
From this reading “There was rain almost every day, and a persistent wind blew from the north-east.”
having patronage or clients
From this reading “So the loggia of No. 43 Beekman Place was not much patronized.”
never-ceasing
From this reading “There was rain almost every day, and a persistent wind blew from the north-east.”
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading “ANOTHER week slipped away.”
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leave furtively and stealthily
In this reading “ANOTHER week slipped away.”
In this reading “There was rain almost every day, and a persistent wind blew from the north-east.”
In this reading “Nevertheless, Arthur heard Mrs. Lehmyl sing from time to time.”
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From this reading So the loggia of No. 43 Beekman Place was not much patronized.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was rain almost every day, and a persistent wind blew from the north-east.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading There was rain almost every day, and a persistent wind blew from the north-east.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was rain almost every day, and a persistent wind blew from the north-east.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading ANOTHER week slipped away.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading Nevertheless, Arthur heard Mrs. Lehmyl sing from time to time.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading ANOTHER week slipped away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So the loggia of No. 43 Beekman Place was not much patronized.
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading There was rain almost every day, and a persistent wind blew from the north-east.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading The weather changed.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading There was rain almost every day, and a persistent wind blew from the north-east.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading There was rain almost every day, and a persistent wind blew from the north-east.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was rain almost every day, and a persistent wind blew from the north-east.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Nevertheless, Arthur heard Mrs. Lehmyl sing from time to time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nevertheless, Arthur heard Mrs. Lehmyl sing from time to time.
a roofed arcade or gallery with open sides stretching along the front or side of a building; often at an upper level
From this reading So the loggia of No. 43 Beekman Place was not much patronized.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Nevertheless, Arthur heard Mrs. Lehmyl sing from time to time.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading So the loggia of No. 43 Beekman Place was not much patronized.
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Nevertheless, Arthur heard Mrs. Lehmyl sing from time to time.
not any; not one
From this reading So the loggia of No. 43 Beekman Place was not much patronized.
to, toward, or in the northeast
From this reading There was rain almost every day, and a persistent wind blew from the north-east.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading So the loggia of No. 43 Beekman Place was not much patronized.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So the loggia of No. 43 Beekman Place was not much patronized.
having patronage or clients
From this reading So the loggia of No. 43 Beekman Place was not much patronized.
never-ceasing
From this reading There was rain almost every day, and a persistent wind blew from the north-east.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading So the loggia of No. 43 Beekman Place was not much patronized.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading There was rain almost every day, and a persistent wind blew from the north-east.
deliver by singing
From this reading Nevertheless, Arthur heard Mrs. Lehmyl sing from time to time.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading ANOTHER week slipped away.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So the loggia of No. 43 Beekman Place was not much patronized.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The weather changed.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was rain almost every day, and a persistent wind blew from the north-east.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Nevertheless, Arthur heard Mrs. Lehmyl sing from time to time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nevertheless, Arthur heard Mrs. Lehmyl sing from time to time.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was rain almost every day, and a persistent wind blew from the north-east.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading The weather changed.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading ANOTHER week slipped away.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading There was rain almost every day, and a persistent wind blew from the north-east.
Chapter 5 of Mrs Peixada by Henry Harland holds 552 sentences, grouped into 111 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 5 holds 552 sentences of Mrs Peixada, unabridged, divided into 111 reading sections.
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