Chapter 37 of Our Admirable Betty: A Romance is here in full — 58 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 37 of Our Admirable Betty: A Romance is here in full — 58 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FURTHER INTIMATE ADVENTURES OF THE RAMILLIE COAT "Aunt Belinda," said my lady, pausing on the broad stair with lighted candle, "pray how do you refrain?" "From what, dear Betty?" "Sneezing, aunt!" "O naughty puss!" "All the evening by my reckoning you have sneezed but once.
Chapter 37 of Our Admirable Betty: A Romance is here in full — 58 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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suggestive of sexual impropriety
From this reading “"O naughty puss!"”
-ing form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading “FURTHER INTIMATE ADVENTURES OF THE RAMILLIE COAT "Aunt Belinda," said my lady, pausing on the broad stair with lighted candle, "pray how do you refrain?"”
obscene terms for female genitals
From this reading “"O naughty puss!"”
problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
From this reading “"All the evening by my reckoning you have sneezed but once.”
resist doing something
From this reading “FURTHER INTIMATE ADVENTURES OF THE RAMILLIE COAT "Aunt Belinda," said my lady, pausing on the broad stair with lighted candle, "pray how do you refrain?"”
past form of “sneeze” — exhale spasmodically, as when an irritant entered one's nose
From this reading “"All the evening by my reckoning you have sneezed but once.”
a symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air from the nose
From this reading “"Sneezing, aunt!"”
support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway
From this reading “FURTHER INTIMATE ADVENTURES OF THE RAMILLIE COAT "Aunt Belinda," said my lady, pausing on the broad stair with lighted candle, "pray how do you refrain?"”
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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In this reading “FURTHER INTIMATE ADVENTURES OF THE RAMILLIE COAT "Aunt Belinda," said my lady, pausing on the broad stair with lighted candle, "pray how do you refrain?"”
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plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading FURTHER INTIMATE ADVENTURES OF THE RAMILLIE COAT "Aunt Belinda," said my lady, pausing on the broad stair with lighted candle, "pray how do you refrain?"
(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 "All the evening by my reckoning you have sneezed but once.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading FURTHER INTIMATE ADVENTURES OF THE RAMILLIE COAT "Aunt Belinda," said my lady, pausing on the broad stair with lighted candle, "pray how do you refrain?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FURTHER INTIMATE ADVENTURES OF THE RAMILLIE COAT "Aunt Belinda," said my lady, pausing on the broad stair with lighted candle, "pray how do you refrain?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "From what, dear Betty?"
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading FURTHER INTIMATE ADVENTURES OF THE RAMILLIE COAT "Aunt Belinda," said my lady, pausing on the broad stair with lighted candle, "pray how do you refrain?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "All the evening by my reckoning you have sneezed but once.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "All the evening by my reckoning you have sneezed but once.
stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading FURTHER INTIMATE ADVENTURES OF THE RAMILLIE COAT "Aunt Belinda," said my lady, pausing on the broad stair with lighted candle, "pray how do you refrain?"
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading FURTHER INTIMATE ADVENTURES OF THE RAMILLIE COAT "Aunt Belinda," said my lady, pausing on the broad stair with lighted candle, "pray how do you refrain?"
dearly loved
From this reading "From what, dear Betty?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading FURTHER INTIMATE ADVENTURES OF THE RAMILLIE COAT "Aunt Belinda," said my lady, pausing on the broad stair with lighted candle, "pray how do you refrain?"
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading "All the evening by my reckoning you have sneezed but once.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "From what, dear Betty?"
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading FURTHER INTIMATE ADVENTURES OF THE RAMILLIE COAT "Aunt Belinda," said my lady, pausing on the broad stair with lighted candle, "pray how do you refrain?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "All the evening by my reckoning you have sneezed but once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FURTHER INTIMATE ADVENTURES OF THE RAMILLIE COAT "Aunt Belinda," said my lady, pausing on the broad stair with lighted candle, "pray how do you refrain?"
marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity
From this reading FURTHER INTIMATE ADVENTURES OF THE RAMILLIE COAT "Aunt Belinda," said my lady, pausing on the broad stair with lighted candle, "pray how do you refrain?"
a polite name for any woman
From this reading FURTHER INTIMATE ADVENTURES OF THE RAMILLIE COAT "Aunt Belinda," said my lady, pausing on the broad stair with lighted candle, "pray how do you refrain?"
set afire or burning
From this reading FURTHER INTIMATE ADVENTURES OF THE RAMILLIE COAT "Aunt Belinda," said my lady, pausing on the broad stair with lighted candle, "pray how do you refrain?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading FURTHER INTIMATE ADVENTURES OF THE RAMILLIE COAT "Aunt Belinda," said my lady, pausing on the broad stair with lighted candle, "pray how do you refrain?"
suggestive of sexual impropriety
From this reading "O naughty puss!"
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 naughty puss!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FURTHER INTIMATE ADVENTURES OF THE RAMILLIE COAT "Aunt Belinda," said my lady, pausing on the broad stair with lighted candle, "pray how do you refrain?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading FURTHER INTIMATE ADVENTURES OF THE RAMILLIE COAT "Aunt Belinda," said my lady, pausing on the broad stair with lighted candle, "pray how do you refrain?"
on one occasion
From this reading "All the evening by my reckoning you have sneezed but once.
-ing form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading FURTHER INTIMATE ADVENTURES OF THE RAMILLIE COAT "Aunt Belinda," said my lady, pausing on the broad stair with lighted candle, "pray how do you refrain?"
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading FURTHER INTIMATE ADVENTURES OF THE RAMILLIE COAT "Aunt Belinda," said my lady, pausing on the broad stair with lighted candle, "pray how do you refrain?"
obscene terms for female genitals
From this reading "O naughty puss!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FURTHER INTIMATE ADVENTURES OF THE RAMILLIE COAT "Aunt Belinda," said my lady, pausing on the broad stair with lighted candle, "pray how do you refrain?"
problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
From this reading "All the evening by my reckoning you have sneezed but once.
resist doing something
From this reading FURTHER INTIMATE ADVENTURES OF THE RAMILLIE COAT "Aunt Belinda," said my lady, pausing on the broad stair with lighted candle, "pray how do you refrain?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading FURTHER INTIMATE ADVENTURES OF THE RAMILLIE COAT "Aunt Belinda," said my lady, pausing on the broad stair with lighted candle, "pray how do you refrain?"
past form of “sneeze” — exhale spasmodically, as when an irritant entered one's nose
From this reading "All the evening by my reckoning you have sneezed but once.
a symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air from the nose
From this reading "Sneezing, aunt!"
support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway
From this reading FURTHER INTIMATE ADVENTURES OF THE RAMILLIE COAT "Aunt Belinda," said my lady, pausing on the broad stair with lighted candle, "pray how do you refrain?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FURTHER INTIMATE ADVENTURES OF THE RAMILLIE COAT "Aunt Belinda," said my lady, pausing on the broad stair with lighted candle, "pray how do you refrain?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "From what, dear Betty?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading FURTHER INTIMATE ADVENTURES OF THE RAMILLIE COAT "Aunt Belinda," said my lady, pausing on the broad stair with lighted candle, "pray how do you refrain?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading FURTHER INTIMATE ADVENTURES OF THE RAMILLIE COAT "Aunt Belinda," said my lady, pausing on the broad stair with lighted candle, "pray how do you refrain?"
Chapter 37 of Our Admirable Betty: A Romance by Jeffery Farnol holds 58 sentences, grouped into 12 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.
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