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Chapter 5 of Passing By is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Friday, October_ 29_th_. Dined with A. at his flat. Mr and Mrs Housman, Lady Jarvis, Miss Wray, Cunninghame and Miss Macdonald, Mrs Campion was coming but had been obliged to go down to the country. Mrs Housman said she was very likely going abroad for the winter. _Saturday, October_ 30_th._ A. was engaged to go somewhere in the country but he has put off going.
Chapter 5 of Passing By is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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to or in a foreign country
From this reading “Mrs Housman said she was very likely going abroad for the winter.”
any plant of the genus Silene
From this reading “Mr and Mrs Housman, Lady Jarvis, Miss Wray, Cunninghame and Miss Macdonald, Mrs Campion was coming but had been obliged to go down to the country.”
past form of “dine” — have supper; eat dinner
From this reading “Dined with A. at his flat.”
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading “Dined with A. at his flat.”
the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
English poet (1859-1936)
From this reading “Mr and Mrs Housman, Lady Jarvis, Miss Wray, Cunninghame and Miss Macdonald, Mrs Campion was coming but had been obliged to go down to the country.”
the month following September and preceding November
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Dined with A. at his flat.”
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading “Mr and Mrs Housman, Lady Jarvis, Miss Wray, Cunninghame and Miss Macdonald, Mrs Campion was coming but had been obliged to go down to the country.”
hold back to a later time
In this reading “_Saturday, October_ 30_th._ A. was engaged to go somewhere in the country but he has put off going.”
In this reading “_Saturday, October_ 30_th._ A. was engaged to go somewhere in the country but he has put off going.”
In this reading “_Saturday, October_ 30_th._ A. was engaged to go somewhere in the country but he has put off going.”
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Friday, October_ 29_th_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Saturday, October_ 30_th._ A. was engaged to go somewhere in the country but he has put off going.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Dined with A. at his flat.
to or in a foreign country
From this reading Mrs Housman said she was very likely going abroad for the winter.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr and Mrs Housman, Lady Jarvis, Miss Wray, Cunninghame and Miss Macdonald, Mrs Campion was coming but had been obliged to go down to the country.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Dined with A. at his flat.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mr and Mrs Housman, Lady Jarvis, Miss Wray, Cunninghame and Miss Macdonald, Mrs Campion was coming but had been obliged to go down to the country.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mr and Mrs Housman, Lady Jarvis, Miss Wray, Cunninghame and Miss Macdonald, Mrs Campion was coming but had been obliged to go down to the country.
any plant of the genus Silene
From this reading Mr and Mrs Housman, Lady Jarvis, Miss Wray, Cunninghame and Miss Macdonald, Mrs Campion was coming but had been obliged to go down to the country.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Mr and Mrs Housman, Lady Jarvis, Miss Wray, Cunninghame and Miss Macdonald, Mrs Campion was coming but had been obliged to go down to the country.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Mr and Mrs Housman, Lady Jarvis, Miss Wray, Cunninghame and Miss Macdonald, Mrs Campion was coming but had been obliged to go down to the country.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr and Mrs Housman, Lady Jarvis, Miss Wray, Cunninghame and Miss Macdonald, Mrs Campion was coming but had been obliged to go down to the country.
past form of “dine” — have supper; eat dinner
From this reading Dined with A. at his flat.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Mr and Mrs Housman, Lady Jarvis, Miss Wray, Cunninghame and Miss Macdonald, Mrs Campion was coming but had been obliged to go down to the country.
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading _Saturday, October_ 30_th._ A. was engaged to go somewhere in the country but he has put off going.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading Dined with A. at his flat.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mrs Housman said she was very likely going abroad for the winter.
the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
From this reading _Friday, October_ 29_th_.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Mr and Mrs Housman, Lady Jarvis, Miss Wray, Cunninghame and Miss Macdonald, Mrs Campion was coming but had been obliged to go down to the country.
the act of departing
From this reading Mrs Housman said she was very likely going abroad for the winter.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr and Mrs Housman, Lady Jarvis, Miss Wray, Cunninghame and Miss Macdonald, Mrs Campion was coming but had been obliged to go down to the country.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Saturday, October_ 30_th._ A. was engaged to go somewhere in the country but he has put off going.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Saturday, October_ 30_th._ A. was engaged to go somewhere in the country but he has put off going.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dined with A. at his flat.
English poet (1859-1936)
From this reading Mr and Mrs Housman, Lady Jarvis, Miss Wray, Cunninghame and Miss Macdonald, Mrs Campion was coming but had been obliged to go down to the country.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Saturday, October_ 30_th._ A. was engaged to go somewhere in the country but he has put off going.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr and Mrs Housman, Lady Jarvis, Miss Wray, Cunninghame and Miss Macdonald, Mrs Campion was coming but had been obliged to go down to the country.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Mr and Mrs Housman, Lady Jarvis, Miss Wray, Cunninghame and Miss Macdonald, Mrs Campion was coming but had been obliged to go down to the country.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading Mrs Housman said she was very likely going abroad for the winter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr and Mrs Housman, Lady Jarvis, Miss Wray, Cunninghame and Miss Macdonald, Mrs Campion was coming but had been obliged to go down to the country.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Mr and Mrs Housman, Lady Jarvis, Miss Wray, Cunninghame and Miss Macdonald, Mrs Campion was coming but had been obliged to go down to the country.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr and Mrs Housman, Lady Jarvis, Miss Wray, Cunninghame and Miss Macdonald, Mrs Campion was coming but had been obliged to go down to the country.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mr and Mrs Housman, Lady Jarvis, Miss Wray, Cunninghame and Miss Macdonald, Mrs Campion was coming but had been obliged to go down to the country.
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading Mr and Mrs Housman, Lady Jarvis, Miss Wray, Cunninghame and Miss Macdonald, Mrs Campion was coming but had been obliged to go down to the country.
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading _Friday, October_ 29_th_.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading _Saturday, October_ 30_th._ A. was engaged to go somewhere in the country but he has put off going.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading _Saturday, October_ 30_th._ A. was engaged to go somewhere in the country but he has put off going.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Mrs Housman said she was very likely going abroad for the winter.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading _Saturday, October_ 30_th._ A. was engaged to go somewhere in the country but he has put off going.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs Housman said she was very likely going abroad for the winter.
in or at or to some place
From this reading _Saturday, October_ 30_th._ A. was engaged to go somewhere in the country but he has put off going.
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading _Friday, October_ 29_th_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr and Mrs Housman, Lady Jarvis, Miss Wray, Cunninghame and Miss Macdonald, Mrs Campion was coming but had been obliged to go down to the country.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr and Mrs Housman, Lady Jarvis, Miss Wray, Cunninghame and Miss Macdonald, Mrs Campion was coming but had been obliged to go down to the country.
precisely as stated
From this reading Mrs Housman said she was very likely going abroad for the winter.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr and Mrs Housman, Lady Jarvis, Miss Wray, Cunninghame and Miss Macdonald, Mrs Campion was coming but had been obliged to go down to the country.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Mrs Housman said she was very likely going abroad for the winter.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dined with A. at his flat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr and Mrs Housman, Lady Jarvis, Miss Wray, Cunninghame and Miss Macdonald, Mrs Campion was coming but had been obliged to go down to the country.
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