Chapter 6 of Once a week is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of Once a week is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE END [And now, dear readers, I am in a difficulty. How shall the story go on? The editor of _The Seaside Library_ asks quite frankly for a murder. His idea was that the Lady Beltravers should be found dead in the park next morning and that Gwendolen should be arrested. This seems to me both crude and vulgar.
Chapter 6 of Once a week is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “arrest” — take into custody
From this reading “His idea was that the Lady Beltravers should be found dead in the park next morning and that Gwendolen should be arrested.”
third-person singular of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “The editor of _The Seaside Library_ asks quite frankly for a murder.”
not carefully or expertly made
From this reading “This seems to me both crude and vulgar.”
a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)
From this reading “The editor of _The Seaside Library_ asks quite frankly for a murder.”
(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
From this reading “The editor of _The Seaside Library_ asks quite frankly for a murder.”
plural of “reader” — a person who enjoys reading
From this reading “THE END [And now, dear readers, I am in a difficulty.”
the shore of a sea or ocean regarded as a resort
From this reading “The editor of _The Seaside Library_ asks quite frankly for a murder.”
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
From this reading “This seems to me both crude and vulgar.”
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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 THE END [And now, dear readers, I am in a difficulty.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading THE END [And now, dear readers, I am in a difficulty.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE END [And now, dear readers, I am in a difficulty.
past form of “arrest” — take into custody
From this reading His idea was that the Lady Beltravers should be found dead in the park next morning and that Gwendolen should be arrested.
third-person singular of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading The editor of _The Seaside Library_ asks quite frankly for a murder.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading His idea was that the Lady Beltravers should be found dead in the park next morning and that Gwendolen should be arrested.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His idea was that the Lady Beltravers should be found dead in the park next morning and that Gwendolen should be arrested.
the two together, not just one
From this reading This seems to me both crude and vulgar.
not carefully or expertly made
From this reading This seems to me both crude and vulgar.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading His idea was that the Lady Beltravers should be found dead in the park next morning and that Gwendolen should be arrested.
dearly loved
From this reading THE END [And now, dear readers, I am in a difficulty.
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading THE END [And now, dear readers, I am in a difficulty.
a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)
From this reading The editor of _The Seaside Library_ asks quite frankly for a murder.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading THE END [And now, dear readers, I am in a difficulty.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The editor of _The Seaside Library_ asks quite frankly for a murder.
set up or found
From this reading His idea was that the Lady Beltravers should be found dead in the park next morning and that Gwendolen should be arrested.
(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
From this reading The editor of _The Seaside Library_ asks quite frankly for a murder.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading How shall the story go on?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His idea was that the Lady Beltravers should be found dead in the park next morning and that Gwendolen should be arrested.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His idea was that the Lady Beltravers should be found dead in the park next morning and that Gwendolen should be arrested.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How shall the story go on?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE END [And now, dear readers, I am in a difficulty.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading His idea was that the Lady Beltravers should be found dead in the park next morning and that Gwendolen should be arrested.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE END [And now, dear readers, I am in a difficulty.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading His idea was that the Lady Beltravers should be found dead in the park next morning and that Gwendolen should be arrested.
a room where books are kept
From this reading The editor of _The Seaside Library_ asks quite frankly for a murder.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This seems to me both crude and vulgar.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading His idea was that the Lady Beltravers should be found dead in the park next morning and that Gwendolen should be arrested.
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading The editor of _The Seaside Library_ asks quite frankly for a murder.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading His idea was that the Lady Beltravers should be found dead in the park next morning and that Gwendolen should be arrested.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading THE END [And now, dear readers, I am in a difficulty.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The editor of _The Seaside Library_ asks quite frankly for a murder.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading How shall the story go on?
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading His idea was that the Lady Beltravers should be found dead in the park next morning and that Gwendolen should be arrested.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading The editor of _The Seaside Library_ asks quite frankly for a murder.
plural of “reader” — a person who enjoys reading
From this reading THE END [And now, dear readers, I am in a difficulty.
the shore of a sea or ocean regarded as a resort
From this reading The editor of _The Seaside Library_ asks quite frankly for a murder.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading This seems to me both crude and vulgar.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading How shall the story go on?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading His idea was that the Lady Beltravers should be found dead in the park next morning and that Gwendolen should be arrested.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading How shall the story go on?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His idea was that the Lady Beltravers should be found dead in the park next morning and that Gwendolen should be arrested.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE END [And now, dear readers, I am in a difficulty.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This seems to me both crude and vulgar.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This seems to me both crude and vulgar.
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
From this reading This seems to me both crude and vulgar.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His idea was that the Lady Beltravers should be found dead in the park next morning and that Gwendolen should be arrested.
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