Chapter 22 of Plays : Fourth Series is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 22 of Plays : Fourth Series is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FIRST S. Let me refresh your memory, ma'am. [Producing a notebook] Just on three years ago; "Oct.3. To fee and expenses Mrs. Vane with Mr. C----, Hotel Beaulieu, Twenty pounds. Oct. 10, Do., Twenty pounds."
Chapter 22 of Plays : Fourth Series is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “expense” — amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
From this reading “To fee and expenses Mrs. Vane with Mr. C----, Hotel Beaulieu, Twenty pounds.”
a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services
From this reading “To fee and expenses Mrs. Vane with Mr. C----, Hotel Beaulieu, Twenty pounds.”
a woman of refinement
From this reading “FIRST S. Let me refresh your memory, ma'am.”
a book with blank pages for recording notes or memoranda
From this reading “[Producing a notebook] Just on three years ago; "Oct.3.”
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading “[Producing a notebook] Just on three years ago; "Oct.3.”
-ing form of “produce” — bring forth or yield
From this reading “[Producing a notebook] Just on three years ago; "Oct.3.”
refresh one's memory
From this reading “FIRST S. Let me refresh your memory, ma'am.”
mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind
From this reading “To fee and expenses Mrs. Vane with Mr. C----, Hotel Beaulieu, Twenty pounds.”
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In this reading “[Producing a notebook] Just on three years ago; "Oct.3.”
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From this reading 10, Do., Twenty pounds."
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From this reading [Producing a notebook] Just on three years ago; "Oct.3.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading [Producing a notebook] Just on three years ago; "Oct.3.
in the past
From this reading [Producing a notebook] Just on three years ago; "Oct.3.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To fee and expenses Mrs. Vane with Mr. C----, Hotel Beaulieu, Twenty pounds.
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From this reading To fee and expenses Mrs. Vane with Mr. C----, Hotel Beaulieu, Twenty pounds.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading To fee and expenses Mrs. Vane with Mr. C----, Hotel Beaulieu, Twenty pounds.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading 10, Do., Twenty pounds."
plural of “expense” — amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
From this reading To fee and expenses Mrs. Vane with Mr. C----, Hotel Beaulieu, Twenty pounds.
a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services
From this reading To fee and expenses Mrs. Vane with Mr. C----, Hotel Beaulieu, Twenty pounds.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading FIRST S. Let me refresh your memory, ma'am.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading To fee and expenses Mrs. Vane with Mr. C----, Hotel Beaulieu, Twenty pounds.
and nothing more
From this reading [Producing a notebook] Just on three years ago; "Oct.3.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading FIRST S. Let me refresh your memory, ma'am.
a woman of refinement
From this reading FIRST S. Let me refresh your memory, ma'am.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading FIRST S. Let me refresh your memory, ma'am.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading FIRST S. Let me refresh your memory, ma'am.
a form of address for a man
From this reading To fee and expenses Mrs. Vane with Mr. C----, Hotel Beaulieu, Twenty pounds.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading To fee and expenses Mrs. Vane with Mr. C----, Hotel Beaulieu, Twenty pounds.
a book with blank pages for recording notes or memoranda
From this reading [Producing a notebook] Just on three years ago; "Oct.3.
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading [Producing a notebook] Just on three years ago; "Oct.3.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading [Producing a notebook] Just on three years ago; "Oct.3.
plural of “pound” — 16 ounces avoirdupois
From this reading To fee and expenses Mrs. Vane with Mr. C----, Hotel Beaulieu, Twenty pounds.
-ing form of “produce” — bring forth or yield
From this reading [Producing a notebook] Just on three years ago; "Oct.3.
refresh one's memory
From this reading FIRST S. Let me refresh your memory, ma'am.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading FIRST S. Let me refresh your memory, ma'am.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading [Producing a notebook] Just on three years ago; "Oct.3.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To fee and expenses Mrs. Vane with Mr. C----, Hotel Beaulieu, Twenty pounds.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading To fee and expenses Mrs. Vane with Mr. C----, Hotel Beaulieu, Twenty pounds.
mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind
From this reading To fee and expenses Mrs. Vane with Mr. C----, Hotel Beaulieu, Twenty pounds.
in the company of; together with
From this reading To fee and expenses Mrs. Vane with Mr. C----, Hotel Beaulieu, Twenty pounds.
a late time of life
From this reading [Producing a notebook] Just on three years ago; "Oct.3.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading FIRST S. Let me refresh your memory, ma'am.
Chapter 22 of Plays : Fourth Series by John Galsworthy holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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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