Chapter 4 of Our Mr. Wrenn is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Our Mr. Wrenn is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HE FINDS MUCH QUAINT ENGLISH FLAVOR Big wharves, all right. England sure is queen of the sea, heh? Busy town, Liverpool. But, say, there is a quaint English flavor to these shops…. Look at that: ‘Red Lion Inn.’… ‘Overhead trams’ they call the elevated.
Chapter 4 of Our Mr. Wrenn is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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raised above the ground
From this reading “Look at that: ‘Red Lion Inn.’… ‘Overhead trams’ they call the elevated.”
plural of “find” — a productive insight
From this reading “HE FINDS MUCH QUAINT ENGLISH FLAVOR Big wharves, all right.”
the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
From this reading “HE FINDS MUCH QUAINT ENGLISH FLAVOR Big wharves, all right.”
a large city in northwestern England; its port is the country's major outlet for industrial exports
From this reading “Busy town, Liverpool.”
above your head; in the sky
From this reading “Look at that: ‘Red Lion Inn.’… ‘Overhead trams’ they call the elevated.”
strange in an interesting or pleasing way
From this reading “HE FINDS MUCH QUAINT ENGLISH FLAVOR Big wharves, all right.”
plural of “shop” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading “But, say, there is a quaint English flavor to these shops….”
plural of “tram” — a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers
From this reading “Look at that: ‘Red Lion Inn.’… ‘Overhead trams’ they call the elevated.”
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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 But, say, there is a quaint English flavor to these shops….
(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 HE FINDS MUCH QUAINT ENGLISH FLAVOR Big wharves, all right.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Look at that: ‘Red Lion Inn.’… ‘Overhead trams’ they call the elevated.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading HE FINDS MUCH QUAINT ENGLISH FLAVOR Big wharves, all right.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading Busy town, Liverpool.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, say, there is a quaint English flavor to these shops….
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Look at that: ‘Red Lion Inn.’… ‘Overhead trams’ they call the elevated.
raised above the ground
From this reading Look at that: ‘Red Lion Inn.’… ‘Overhead trams’ they call the elevated.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading England sure is queen of the sea, heh?
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading HE FINDS MUCH QUAINT ENGLISH FLAVOR Big wharves, all right.
plural of “find” — a productive insight
From this reading HE FINDS MUCH QUAINT ENGLISH FLAVOR Big wharves, all right.
the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
From this reading HE FINDS MUCH QUAINT ENGLISH FLAVOR Big wharves, all right.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HE FINDS MUCH QUAINT ENGLISH FLAVOR Big wharves, all right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading England sure is queen of the sea, heh?
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading Look at that: ‘Red Lion Inn.’… ‘Overhead trams’ they call the elevated.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading England sure is queen of the sea, heh?
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading Look at that: ‘Red Lion Inn.’… ‘Overhead trams’ they call the elevated.
a large city in northwestern England; its port is the country's major outlet for industrial exports
From this reading Busy town, Liverpool.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Look at that: ‘Red Lion Inn.’… ‘Overhead trams’ they call the elevated.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading HE FINDS MUCH QUAINT ENGLISH FLAVOR Big wharves, all right.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading England sure is queen of the sea, heh?
above your head; in the sky
From this reading Look at that: ‘Red Lion Inn.’… ‘Overhead trams’ they call the elevated.
strange in an interesting or pleasing way
From this reading HE FINDS MUCH QUAINT ENGLISH FLAVOR Big wharves, all right.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading England sure is queen of the sea, heh?
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Look at that: ‘Red Lion Inn.’… ‘Overhead trams’ they call the elevated.
precisely, exactly
From this reading HE FINDS MUCH QUAINT ENGLISH FLAVOR Big wharves, all right.
express in words
From this reading But, say, there is a quaint English flavor to these shops….
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading England sure is queen of the sea, heh?
plural of “shop” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading But, say, there is a quaint English flavor to these shops….
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading England sure is queen of the sea, heh?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Look at that: ‘Red Lion Inn.’… ‘Overhead trams’ they call the elevated.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading England sure is queen of the sea, heh?
in or at that place or location
From this reading But, say, there is a quaint English flavor to these shops….
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But, say, there is a quaint English flavor to these shops….
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Look at that: ‘Red Lion Inn.’… ‘Overhead trams’ they call the elevated.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But, say, there is a quaint English flavor to these shops….
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Busy town, Liverpool.
plural of “tram” — a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers
From this reading Look at that: ‘Red Lion Inn.’… ‘Overhead trams’ they call the elevated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HE FINDS MUCH QUAINT ENGLISH FLAVOR Big wharves, all right.
Chapter 4 of Our Mr. Wrenn by Sinclair Lewis holds 241 sentences, grouped into 49 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 4 holds 241 sentences of Our Mr. Wrenn, unabridged, divided into 49 reading sections.
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