Chapter 9 of Peter Jameson: A Modern Romance is here in full — 360 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Peter Jameson: A Modern Romance is here in full — 360 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“You’re looking very serious, Mrs. P.J.” Bromley lounged across to her. “Am I?” she smiled at him. “You won’t desert us when we go into Camp, Mrs. P.J.?” He pulled gravely at his moustaches.
Chapter 9 of Peter Jameson: A Modern Romance is here in full — 360 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “Bromley lounged across to her.”
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading ““You won’t desert us when we go into Camp, Mrs. P.J.?””
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading ““You won’t desert us when we go into Camp, Mrs. P.J.?””
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading “He pulled gravely at his moustaches.”
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading ““You’re looking very serious, Mrs. P.J.””
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading “He pulled gravely at his moustaches.”
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading ““You’re looking very serious, Mrs. P.J.””
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading ““Am I?” she smiled at him.”
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to come or go into
In this reading ““You won’t desert us when we go into Camp, Mrs. P.J.?””
In this reading ““You won’t desert us when we go into Camp, Mrs. P.J.?””
In this reading ““Am I?” she smiled at him.”
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading Bromley lounged across to her.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Am I?” she smiled at him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Am I?” she smiled at him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bromley lounged across to her.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading “You won’t desert us when we go into Camp, Mrs. P.J.?”
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading “You won’t desert us when we go into Camp, Mrs. P.J.?”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “You won’t desert us when we go into Camp, Mrs. P.J.?”
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading He pulled gravely at his moustaches.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He pulled gravely at his moustaches.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Bromley lounged across to her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Am I?” she smiled at him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He pulled gravely at his moustaches.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Am I?” she smiled at him.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “You won’t desert us when we go into Camp, Mrs. P.J.?”
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading “You’re looking very serious, Mrs. P.J.”
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “You’re looking very serious, Mrs. P.J.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bromley lounged across to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He pulled gravely at his moustaches.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “You’re looking very serious, Mrs. P.J.”
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading “You’re looking very serious, Mrs. P.J.”
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading He pulled gravely at his moustaches.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading “You’re looking very serious, Mrs. P.J.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Am I?” she smiled at him.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “Am I?” she smiled at him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bromley lounged across to her.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You won’t desert us when we go into Camp, Mrs. P.J.?”
precisely as stated
From this reading “You’re looking very serious, Mrs. P.J.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “You won’t desert us when we go into Camp, Mrs. P.J.?”
at the time that
From this reading “You won’t desert us when we go into Camp, Mrs. P.J.?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You won’t desert us when we go into Camp, Mrs. P.J.?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You won’t desert us when we go into Camp, Mrs. P.J.?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’re looking very serious, Mrs. P.J.”
Chapter 9 of Peter Jameson: A Modern Romance by Gilbert Frankau holds 360 sentences, grouped into 72 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.
Chapter 9 holds 360 sentences of Peter Jameson: A Modern Romance, unabridged, divided into 72 reading sections.
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