Chapter 7 of Passing By is here in full — 461 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Passing By is here in full — 461 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I said I was not sure Roman Catholics did believe that. Gertrude and Edmund said I was wrong. I could ask anyone. Gertrude repeated she had no wish to say anything against Mrs Housman, and she was convinced she was a good woman according to her lights. Edmund said there had been many conversions in the Diplomatic Service.
Chapter 7 of Passing By is here in full — 461 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any person at all
From this reading “I could ask anyone.”
plural of “catholic” — a member of a Catholic church
From this reading “I said I was not sure Roman Catholics did believe that.”
plural of “conversion” — an event that results in a transformation
From this reading “Edmund said there had been many conversions in the Diplomatic Service.”
persuaded of; very sure
From this reading “Gertrude repeated she had no wish to say anything against Mrs Housman, and she was convinced she was a good woman according to her lights.”
relating to or characteristic of diplomacy
From this reading “Edmund said there had been many conversions in the Diplomatic Service.”
English poet (1859-1936)
From this reading “Gertrude repeated she had no wish to say anything against Mrs Housman, and she was convinced she was a good woman according to her lights.”
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading “Gertrude repeated she had no wish to say anything against Mrs Housman, and she was convinced she was a good woman according to her lights.”
relating to or characteristic of people of Rome
From this reading “I said I was not sure Roman Catholics did believe that.”
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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the body of diplomatic personnel
In this reading “Edmund said there had been many conversions in the Diplomatic Service.”
In this reading “Gertrude repeated she had no wish to say anything against Mrs Housman, and she was convinced she was a good woman according to her lights.”
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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 Gertrude repeated she had no wish to say anything against Mrs Housman, and she was convinced she was a good woman according to her lights.
(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading Gertrude repeated she had no wish to say anything against Mrs Housman, and she was convinced she was a good woman according to her lights.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Gertrude repeated she had no wish to say anything against Mrs Housman, and she was convinced she was a good woman according to her lights.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Gertrude and Edmund said I was wrong.
any person at all
From this reading I could ask anyone.
any thing at all
From this reading Gertrude repeated she had no wish to say anything against Mrs Housman, and she was convinced she was a good woman according to her lights.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I could ask anyone.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Edmund said there had been many conversions in the Diplomatic Service.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I said I was not sure Roman Catholics did believe that.
plural of “catholic” — a member of a Catholic church
From this reading I said I was not sure Roman Catholics did believe that.
plural of “conversion” — an event that results in a transformation
From this reading Edmund said there had been many conversions in the Diplomatic Service.
persuaded of; very sure
From this reading Gertrude repeated she had no wish to say anything against Mrs Housman, and she was convinced she was a good woman according to her lights.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could ask anyone.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I said I was not sure Roman Catholics did believe that.
relating to or characteristic of diplomacy
From this reading Edmund said there had been many conversions in the Diplomatic Service.
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From this reading Gertrude and Edmund said I was wrong.
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From this reading Gertrude and Edmund said I was wrong.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Gertrude repeated she had no wish to say anything against Mrs Housman, and she was convinced she was a good woman according to her lights.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Gertrude repeated she had no wish to say anything against Mrs Housman, and she was convinced she was a good woman according to her lights.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Gertrude repeated she had no wish to say anything against Mrs Housman, and she was convinced she was a good woman according to her lights.
English poet (1859-1936)
From this reading Gertrude repeated she had no wish to say anything against Mrs Housman, and she was convinced she was a good woman according to her lights.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I said I was not sure Roman Catholics did believe that.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Edmund said there had been many conversions in the Diplomatic Service.
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading Gertrude repeated she had no wish to say anything against Mrs Housman, and she was convinced she was a good woman according to her lights.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Edmund said there had been many conversions in the Diplomatic Service.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Gertrude repeated she had no wish to say anything against Mrs Housman, and she was convinced she was a good woman according to her lights.
not any; not one
From this reading Gertrude repeated she had no wish to say anything against Mrs Housman, and she was convinced she was a good woman according to her lights.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I said I was not sure Roman Catholics did believe that.
recurring again and again
From this reading Gertrude repeated she had no wish to say anything against Mrs Housman, and she was convinced she was a good woman according to her lights.
relating to or characteristic of people of Rome
From this reading I said I was not sure Roman Catholics did believe that.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I said I was not sure Roman Catholics did believe that.
express in words
From this reading Gertrude repeated she had no wish to say anything against Mrs Housman, and she was convinced she was a good woman according to her lights.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading Edmund said there had been many conversions in the Diplomatic Service.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Gertrude repeated she had no wish to say anything against Mrs Housman, and she was convinced she was a good woman according to her lights.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading I said I was not sure Roman Catholics did believe that.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I said I was not sure Roman Catholics did believe that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Edmund said there had been many conversions in the Diplomatic Service.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Edmund said there had been many conversions in the Diplomatic Service.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Gertrude repeated she had no wish to say anything against Mrs Housman, and she was convinced she was a good woman according to her lights.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I said I was not sure Roman Catholics did believe that.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading Gertrude repeated she had no wish to say anything against Mrs Housman, and she was convinced she was a good woman according to her lights.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Gertrude repeated she had no wish to say anything against Mrs Housman, and she was convinced she was a good woman according to her lights.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading Gertrude and Edmund said I was wrong.
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