Chapter 7 of Phineas Finn The Irish Member is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Phineas Finn The Irish Member is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Saulsby Wood “So you won’t come to Moydrum again?” said Laurence Fitzgibbon to his friend. “Not this autumn, Laurence. Your father would think that I want to live there.” “Bedad, it’s my father would be glad to see you,--and the oftener the better.” “The fact is, my time is filled up.”
Chapter 7 of Phineas Finn The Irish Member is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading ““Not this autumn, Laurence.”
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading ““The fact is, my time is filled up.””
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading ““The fact is, my time is filled up.””
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “Saulsby Wood “So you won’t come to Moydrum again?” said Laurence Fitzgibbon to his friend.”
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading ““Bedad, it’s my father would be glad to see you,--and the oftener the better.””
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “Your father would think that I want to live there.””
more often or more frequently
From this reading ““Bedad, it’s my father would be glad to see you,--and the oftener the better.””
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading “Saulsby Wood “So you won’t come to Moydrum again?” said Laurence Fitzgibbon to his friend.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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anew
From this reading Saulsby Wood “So you won’t come to Moydrum again?” said Laurence Fitzgibbon to his friend.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Bedad, it’s my father would be glad to see you,--and the oftener the better.”
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading “Not this autumn, Laurence.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Bedad, it’s my father would be glad to see you,--and the oftener the better.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Bedad, it’s my father would be glad to see you,--and the oftener the better.”
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “Bedad, it’s my father would be glad to see you,--and the oftener the better.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Saulsby Wood “So you won’t come to Moydrum again?” said Laurence Fitzgibbon to his friend.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading “The fact is, my time is filled up.”
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Your father would think that I want to live there.”
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading “The fact is, my time is filled up.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Saulsby Wood “So you won’t come to Moydrum again?” said Laurence Fitzgibbon to his friend.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Saulsby Wood “So you won’t come to Moydrum again?” said Laurence Fitzgibbon to his friend.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “Bedad, it’s my father would be glad to see you,--and the oftener the better.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Saulsby Wood “So you won’t come to Moydrum again?” said Laurence Fitzgibbon to his friend.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Your father would think that I want to live there.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The fact is, my time is filled up.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Bedad, it’s my father would be glad to see you,--and the oftener the better.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Saulsby Wood “So you won’t come to Moydrum again?” said Laurence Fitzgibbon to his friend.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Your father would think that I want to live there.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Saulsby Wood “So you won’t come to Moydrum again?” said Laurence Fitzgibbon to his friend.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Bedad, it’s my father would be glad to see you,--and the oftener the better.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not this autumn, Laurence.
more often or more frequently
From this reading “Bedad, it’s my father would be glad to see you,--and the oftener the better.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Saulsby Wood “So you won’t come to Moydrum again?” said Laurence Fitzgibbon to his friend.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Saulsby Wood “So you won’t come to Moydrum again?” said Laurence Fitzgibbon to his friend.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Bedad, it’s my father would be glad to see you,--and the oftener the better.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Saulsby Wood “So you won’t come to Moydrum again?” said Laurence Fitzgibbon to his friend.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Your father would think that I want to live there.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Bedad, it’s my father would be glad to see you,--and the oftener the better.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading Your father would think that I want to live there.”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Your father would think that I want to live there.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Not this autumn, Laurence.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “The fact is, my time is filled up.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Saulsby Wood “So you won’t come to Moydrum again?” said Laurence Fitzgibbon to his friend.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “The fact is, my time is filled up.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Your father would think that I want to live there.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Saulsby Wood “So you won’t come to Moydrum again?” said Laurence Fitzgibbon to his friend.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading Saulsby Wood “So you won’t come to Moydrum again?” said Laurence Fitzgibbon to his friend.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Your father would think that I want to live there.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Saulsby Wood “So you won’t come to Moydrum again?” said Laurence Fitzgibbon to his friend.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your father would think that I want to live there.”
Chapter 7 of Phineas Finn The Irish Member by Anthony Trollope holds 396 sentences, grouped into 80 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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