Chapter 6 of Oswald Bastable and Others is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Oswald Bastable and Others is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ENCHANTMENTS DONE WHILE YOU WAIT. EVERY DESCRIPTION OF CHARM CAREFULLY AND COMPETENTLY WORKED. STRONG SPELLS FROM FIFTY GUINEAS TO TUPPENCE. WE SUIT ALL PURSES. GIVE US A TRIAL.
Chapter 6 of Oswald Bastable and Others is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
From this reading “EVERY DESCRIPTION OF CHARM CAREFULLY AND COMPETENTLY WORKED.”
with competence; in a competent capable manner
From this reading “EVERY DESCRIPTION OF CHARM CAREFULLY AND COMPETENTLY WORKED.”
a statement that represents something in words
From this reading “EVERY DESCRIPTION OF CHARM CAREFULLY AND COMPETENTLY WORKED.”
plural of “guinea” — a former British gold coin worth 21 shillings
From this reading “STRONG SPELLS FROM FIFTY GUINEAS TO TUPPENCE.”
plural of “purse” — a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
From this reading “WE SUIT ALL PURSES.”
plural of “spell” — a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
From this reading “STRONG SPELLS FROM FIFTY GUINEAS TO TUPPENCE.”
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading “WE SUIT ALL PURSES.”
the act of testing something
From this reading “GIVE US A TRIAL.”
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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading GIVE US A TRIAL.
(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 WE SUIT ALL PURSES.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading EVERY DESCRIPTION OF CHARM CAREFULLY AND COMPETENTLY WORKED.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading EVERY DESCRIPTION OF CHARM CAREFULLY AND COMPETENTLY WORKED.
attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
From this reading EVERY DESCRIPTION OF CHARM CAREFULLY AND COMPETENTLY WORKED.
with competence; in a competent capable manner
From this reading EVERY DESCRIPTION OF CHARM CAREFULLY AND COMPETENTLY WORKED.
a statement that represents something in words
From this reading EVERY DESCRIPTION OF CHARM CAREFULLY AND COMPETENTLY WORKED.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading ENCHANTMENTS DONE WHILE YOU WAIT.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ENCHANTMENTS DONE WHILE YOU WAIT.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading EVERY DESCRIPTION OF CHARM CAREFULLY AND COMPETENTLY WORKED.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading STRONG SPELLS FROM FIFTY GUINEAS TO TUPPENCE.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading STRONG SPELLS FROM FIFTY GUINEAS TO TUPPENCE.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading GIVE US A TRIAL.
plural of “guinea” — a former British gold coin worth 21 shillings
From this reading STRONG SPELLS FROM FIFTY GUINEAS TO TUPPENCE.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading EVERY DESCRIPTION OF CHARM CAREFULLY AND COMPETENTLY WORKED.
plural of “purse” — a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
From this reading WE SUIT ALL PURSES.
plural of “spell” — a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
From this reading STRONG SPELLS FROM FIFTY GUINEAS TO TUPPENCE.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading STRONG SPELLS FROM FIFTY GUINEAS TO TUPPENCE.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading WE SUIT ALL PURSES.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading STRONG SPELLS FROM FIFTY GUINEAS TO TUPPENCE.
the act of testing something
From this reading GIVE US A TRIAL.
a former United Kingdom silver coin; United Kingdom bronze decimal coin worth two pennies
From this reading STRONG SPELLS FROM FIFTY GUINEAS TO TUPPENCE.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading GIVE US A TRIAL.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading ENCHANTMENTS DONE WHILE YOU WAIT.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WE SUIT ALL PURSES.
during the time that
From this reading ENCHANTMENTS DONE WHILE YOU WAIT.
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading EVERY DESCRIPTION OF CHARM CAREFULLY AND COMPETENTLY WORKED.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ENCHANTMENTS DONE WHILE YOU WAIT.
Chapter 6 of Oswald Bastable and Others by E. (Edith) Nesbit holds 425 sentences, grouped into 85 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 6 holds 425 sentences of Oswald Bastable and Others, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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