Chapter 4 of Pussy Black-Face is here in full — 233 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of Pussy Black-Face is here in full — 233 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I VISIT MY FAMILY To-day I had quite an experience. I have been in the Denvilles' family just three days, and the more I see of my young mistress the more I like her. Actually, I have not done one bad thing since I came. My little mistress keeps me with her all the time. Her company is a great satisfaction to me, and a great safeguard.
Chapter 4 of Pussy Black-Face is here in full — 233 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in actual fact
From this reading “Actually, I have not done one bad thing since I came.”
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading “Her company is a great satisfaction to me, and a great safeguard.”
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading “I VISIT MY FAMILY To-day I had quite an experience.”
plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives
From this reading “My little mistress keeps me with her all the time.”
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading “I have been in the Denvilles' family just three days, and the more I see of my young mistress the more I like her.”
a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.
From this reading “Her company is a great satisfaction to me, and a great safeguard.”
the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation
From this reading “Her company is a great satisfaction to me, and a great safeguard.”
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading “I VISIT MY FAMILY To-day I had quite an experience.”
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 “I have been in the Denvilles' family just three days, and the more I see of my young mistress the more I like her.”
In this reading “Her company is a great satisfaction to me, and a great safeguard.”
In this reading “I have been in the Denvilles' family just three days, and the more I see of my young mistress the more I like her.”
In this reading “Actually, I have not done one bad thing since I came.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Her company is a great satisfaction to me, and a great safeguard.
in actual fact
From this reading Actually, I have not done one bad thing since I came.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading My little mistress keeps me with her all the time.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I VISIT MY FAMILY To-day I had quite an experience.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have been in the Denvilles' family just three days, and the more I see of my young mistress the more I like her.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading Actually, I have not done one bad thing since I came.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have been in the Denvilles' family just three days, and the more I see of my young mistress the more I like her.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Actually, I have not done one bad thing since I came.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Her company is a great satisfaction to me, and a great safeguard.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading I have been in the Denvilles' family just three days, and the more I see of my young mistress the more I like her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have been in the Denvilles' family just three days, and the more I see of my young mistress the more I like her.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Actually, I have not done one bad thing since I came.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading I VISIT MY FAMILY To-day I had quite an experience.
a social unit living together
From this reading I VISIT MY FAMILY To-day I had quite an experience.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Her company is a great satisfaction to me, and a great safeguard.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I VISIT MY FAMILY To-day I had quite an experience.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have been in the Denvilles' family just three days, and the more I see of my young mistress the more I like her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I have been in the Denvilles' family just three days, and the more I see of my young mistress the more I like her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I VISIT MY FAMILY To-day I had quite an experience.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have been in the Denvilles' family just three days, and the more I see of my young mistress the more I like her.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her company is a great satisfaction to me, and a great safeguard.
and nothing more
From this reading I have been in the Denvilles' family just three days, and the more I see of my young mistress the more I like her.
plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives
From this reading My little mistress keeps me with her all the time.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I have been in the Denvilles' family just three days, and the more I see of my young mistress the more I like her.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading My little mistress keeps me with her all the time.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My little mistress keeps me with her all the time.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading I have been in the Denvilles' family just three days, and the more I see of my young mistress the more I like her.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I have been in the Denvilles' family just three days, and the more I see of my young mistress the more I like her.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I VISIT MY FAMILY To-day I had quite an experience.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Actually, I have not done one bad thing since I came.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have been in the Denvilles' family just three days, and the more I see of my young mistress the more I like her.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Actually, I have not done one bad thing since I came.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading I VISIT MY FAMILY To-day I had quite an experience.
a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.
From this reading Her company is a great satisfaction to me, and a great safeguard.
the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation
From this reading Her company is a great satisfaction to me, and a great safeguard.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I have been in the Denvilles' family just three days, and the more I see of my young mistress the more I like her.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Actually, I have not done one bad thing since I came.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have been in the Denvilles' family just three days, and the more I see of my young mistress the more I like her.
a special situation
From this reading Actually, I have not done one bad thing since I came.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading I have been in the Denvilles' family just three days, and the more I see of my young mistress the more I like her.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading My little mistress keeps me with her all the time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her company is a great satisfaction to me, and a great safeguard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I VISIT MY FAMILY To-day I had quite an experience.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading I VISIT MY FAMILY To-day I had quite an experience.
in the company of; together with
From this reading My little mistress keeps me with her all the time.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading I have been in the Denvilles' family just three days, and the more I see of my young mistress the more I like her.
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