Chapter 10 of Our Admirable Betty: A Romance is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Our Admirable Betty: A Romance is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE VISCOUNT DISCOURSES ON SARTORIAL ART Viscount Merivale sighed ecstatic. "Beautiful!" he murmured. "O beautiful, nunky! Here we have perfection of fit, excellence of style, harmony of colour and graciousness of line!" "Colour," reflected the Major, "is't not a little fevered, Tom, a little--hectic as 'twere?"
Chapter 10 of Our Admirable Betty: A Romance is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “discourse” — extended verbal expression in speech or writing
From this reading “THE VISCOUNT DISCOURSES ON SARTORIAL ART Viscount Merivale sighed ecstatic.”
feeling great rapture or delight
From this reading “THE VISCOUNT DISCOURSES ON SARTORIAL ART Viscount Merivale sighed ecstatic.”
the quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree
From this reading “Here we have perfection of fit, excellence of style, harmony of colour and graciousness of line!"”
highly or nervously excited
From this reading “"Colour," reflected the Major, "is't not a little fevered, Tom, a little--hectic as 'twere?"”
excellence of manners or social conduct
From this reading “Here we have perfection of fit, excellence of style, harmony of colour and graciousness of line!"”
marked by intense agitation or emotion
From this reading “"Colour," reflected the Major, "is't not a little fevered, Tom, a little--hectic as 'twere?"”
of or relating to the sartorius muscle
From this reading “THE VISCOUNT DISCOURSES ON SARTORIAL ART Viscount Merivale sighed ecstatic.”
(in various countries) a son or younger brother or a count
From this reading “THE VISCOUNT DISCOURSES ON SARTORIAL ART Viscount Merivale sighed ecstatic.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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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 "Colour," reflected the Major, "is't not a little fevered, Tom, a little--hectic as 'twere?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Here we have perfection of fit, excellence of style, harmony of colour and graciousness of line!"
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading THE VISCOUNT DISCOURSES ON SARTORIAL ART Viscount Merivale sighed ecstatic.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Colour," reflected the Major, "is't not a little fevered, Tom, a little--hectic as 'twere?"
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading "Beautiful!" he murmured.
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading Here we have perfection of fit, excellence of style, harmony of colour and graciousness of line!"
plural of “discourse” — extended verbal expression in speech or writing
From this reading THE VISCOUNT DISCOURSES ON SARTORIAL ART Viscount Merivale sighed ecstatic.
feeling great rapture or delight
From this reading THE VISCOUNT DISCOURSES ON SARTORIAL ART Viscount Merivale sighed ecstatic.
the quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree
From this reading Here we have perfection of fit, excellence of style, harmony of colour and graciousness of line!"
highly or nervously excited
From this reading "Colour," reflected the Major, "is't not a little fevered, Tom, a little--hectic as 'twere?"
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading Here we have perfection of fit, excellence of style, harmony of colour and graciousness of line!"
excellence of manners or social conduct
From this reading Here we have perfection of fit, excellence of style, harmony of colour and graciousness of line!"
compatibility in opinion and action
From this reading Here we have perfection of fit, excellence of style, harmony of colour and graciousness of line!"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Here we have perfection of fit, excellence of style, harmony of colour and graciousness of line!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Beautiful!" he murmured.
marked by intense agitation or emotion
From this reading "Colour," reflected the Major, "is't not a little fevered, Tom, a little--hectic as 'twere?"
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here we have perfection of fit, excellence of style, harmony of colour and graciousness of line!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Colour," reflected the Major, "is't not a little fevered, Tom, a little--hectic as 'twere?"
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Here we have perfection of fit, excellence of style, harmony of colour and graciousness of line!"
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Colour," reflected the Major, "is't not a little fevered, Tom, a little--hectic as 'twere?"
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading "Colour," reflected the Major, "is't not a little fevered, Tom, a little--hectic as 'twere?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE VISCOUNT DISCOURSES ON SARTORIAL ART Viscount Merivale sighed ecstatic.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading "Beautiful!" he murmured.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Colour," reflected the Major, "is't not a little fevered, Tom, a little--hectic as 'twere?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O beautiful, nunky!
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "O beautiful, nunky!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Here we have perfection of fit, excellence of style, harmony of colour and graciousness of line!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE VISCOUNT DISCOURSES ON SARTORIAL ART Viscount Merivale sighed ecstatic.
the state of being without a flaw or defect
From this reading Here we have perfection of fit, excellence of style, harmony of colour and graciousness of line!"
(especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back
From this reading "Colour," reflected the Major, "is't not a little fevered, Tom, a little--hectic as 'twere?"
of or relating to the sartorius muscle
From this reading THE VISCOUNT DISCOURSES ON SARTORIAL ART Viscount Merivale sighed ecstatic.
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading THE VISCOUNT DISCOURSES ON SARTORIAL ART Viscount Merivale sighed ecstatic.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Here we have perfection of fit, excellence of style, harmony of colour and graciousness of line!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VISCOUNT DISCOURSES ON SARTORIAL ART Viscount Merivale sighed ecstatic.
male cat
From this reading "Colour," reflected the Major, "is't not a little fevered, Tom, a little--hectic as 'twere?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Colour," reflected the Major, "is't not a little fevered, Tom, a little--hectic as 'twere?"
(in various countries) a son or younger brother or a count
From this reading THE VISCOUNT DISCOURSES ON SARTORIAL ART Viscount Merivale sighed ecstatic.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Here we have perfection of fit, excellence of style, harmony of colour and graciousness of line!"
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