Chapter 6 of Mrs Peixada is here in full — 536 sentences across 108 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Mrs Peixada is here in full — 536 sentences across 108 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
RIPLEY, attorney, New York: “Draft accepted. Begin immediately. “Ulrich.” Such was the cable dispatch that Arthur got a fortnight after he had mailed his letter to Counselor Ulrich of Vienna. A fortnight later still, the post brought him an epistle to the same effect.
Chapter 6 of Mrs Peixada is here in full — 536 sentences across 108 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading “RIPLEY, attorney, New York: “Draft accepted.”
a telegram sent abroad
From this reading “Such was the cable dispatch that Arthur got a fortnight after he had mailed his letter to Counselor Ulrich of Vienna.”
someone who gives advice about problems
From this reading “Such was the cable dispatch that Arthur got a fortnight after he had mailed his letter to Counselor Ulrich of Vienna.”
send away towards a designated goal
From this reading “Such was the cable dispatch that Arthur got a fortnight after he had mailed his letter to Counselor Ulrich of Vienna.”
a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another
From this reading “RIPLEY, attorney, New York: “Draft accepted.”
a specially long, formal letter
From this reading “A fortnight later still, the post brought him an epistle to the same effect.”
wearing protective mail
From this reading “Such was the cable dispatch that Arthur got a fortnight after he had mailed his letter to Counselor Ulrich of Vienna.”
the capital and largest city of Austria; located on the Danube in northeastern Austria; was the home of Beethoven and Brahms and Haydn and Mozart and Schubert and Strauss
From this reading “Such was the cable dispatch that Arthur got a fortnight after he had mailed his letter to Counselor Ulrich of Vienna.”
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In this reading “A fortnight later still, the post brought him an epistle to the same effect.”
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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 Such was the cable dispatch that Arthur got a fortnight after he had mailed his letter to Counselor Ulrich of Vienna.
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading RIPLEY, attorney, New York: “Draft accepted.
later than; following
From this reading Such was the cable dispatch that Arthur got a fortnight after he had mailed his letter to Counselor Ulrich of Vienna.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A fortnight later still, the post brought him an epistle to the same effect.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading Such was the cable dispatch that Arthur got a fortnight after he had mailed his letter to Counselor Ulrich of Vienna.
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading RIPLEY, attorney, New York: “Draft accepted.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Begin immediately.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading A fortnight later still, the post brought him an epistle to the same effect.
a telegram sent abroad
From this reading Such was the cable dispatch that Arthur got a fortnight after he had mailed his letter to Counselor Ulrich of Vienna.
someone who gives advice about problems
From this reading Such was the cable dispatch that Arthur got a fortnight after he had mailed his letter to Counselor Ulrich of Vienna.
send away towards a designated goal
From this reading Such was the cable dispatch that Arthur got a fortnight after he had mailed his letter to Counselor Ulrich of Vienna.
a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another
From this reading RIPLEY, attorney, New York: “Draft accepted.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading A fortnight later still, the post brought him an epistle to the same effect.
a specially long, formal letter
From this reading A fortnight later still, the post brought him an epistle to the same effect.
a period of fourteen consecutive days
From this reading Such was the cable dispatch that Arthur got a fortnight after he had mailed his letter to Counselor Ulrich of Vienna.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Such was the cable dispatch that Arthur got a fortnight after he had mailed his letter to Counselor Ulrich of Vienna.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Such was the cable dispatch that Arthur got a fortnight after he had mailed his letter to Counselor Ulrich of Vienna.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Such was the cable dispatch that Arthur got a fortnight after he had mailed his letter to Counselor Ulrich of Vienna.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A fortnight later still, the post brought him an epistle to the same effect.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Such was the cable dispatch that Arthur got a fortnight after he had mailed his letter to Counselor Ulrich of Vienna.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Begin immediately.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading A fortnight later still, the post brought him an epistle to the same effect.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Such was the cable dispatch that Arthur got a fortnight after he had mailed his letter to Counselor Ulrich of Vienna.
wearing protective mail
From this reading Such was the cable dispatch that Arthur got a fortnight after he had mailed his letter to Counselor Ulrich of Vienna.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading RIPLEY, attorney, New York: “Draft accepted.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Such was the cable dispatch that Arthur got a fortnight after he had mailed his letter to Counselor Ulrich of Vienna.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading A fortnight later still, the post brought him an epistle to the same effect.
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From this reading RIPLEY, attorney, New York: “Draft accepted.
Identical; not different.
From this reading A fortnight later still, the post brought him an epistle to the same effect.
not in physical motion
From this reading A fortnight later still, the post brought him an epistle to the same effect.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such was the cable dispatch that Arthur got a fortnight after he had mailed his letter to Counselor Ulrich of Vienna.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Such was the cable dispatch that Arthur got a fortnight after he had mailed his letter to Counselor Ulrich of Vienna.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Such was the cable dispatch that Arthur got a fortnight after he had mailed his letter to Counselor Ulrich of Vienna.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Such was the cable dispatch that Arthur got a fortnight after he had mailed his letter to Counselor Ulrich of Vienna.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ulrich.”
the capital and largest city of Austria; located on the Danube in northeastern Austria; was the home of Beethoven and Brahms and Haydn and Mozart and Schubert and Strauss
From this reading Such was the cable dispatch that Arthur got a fortnight after he had mailed his letter to Counselor Ulrich of Vienna.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Such was the cable dispatch that Arthur got a fortnight after he had mailed his letter to Counselor Ulrich of Vienna.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading RIPLEY, attorney, New York: “Draft accepted.
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