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Chapter 5 of Rogues and Vagabonds is here in full — 269 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. DUCK’S NEW LODGERS. It is a week since Mr. and Mrs. George Smith have taken up their residence beneath the humble rooftree of Mr. Jabez Duck. ‘Quite the gentleman,’ says Miss Duck, when she discusses the new lodgers with her brother. ‘And quite the lady,’ adds Mr. Duck, upon whom Bess’s bright country face has made a great impression.
Chapter 5 of Rogues and Vagabonds is here in full — 269 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “add” — a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
From this reading “‘And quite the lady,’ adds Mr. Duck, upon whom Bess’s bright country face has made a great impression.”
third-person singular of “discuss” — to consider or examine in speech or writing
From this reading “‘Quite the gentleman,’ says Miss Duck, when she discusses the new lodgers with her brother.”
to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away
From this reading “DUCK’S NEW LODGERS.”
possessive form of “duck” — small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
low or inferior in station or quality
From this reading “It is a week since Mr. and Mrs. George Smith have taken up their residence beneath the humble rooftree of Mr. Jabez Duck.”
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading “It is a week since Mr. and Mrs. George Smith have taken up their residence beneath the humble rooftree of Mr. Jabez Duck.”
a beam laid along the edge where two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top; provides an attachment for the upper ends of rafters
From this reading “It is a week since Mr. and Mrs. George Smith have taken up their residence beneath the humble rooftree of Mr. Jabez Duck.”
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading “It is a week since Mr. and Mrs. George Smith have taken up their residence beneath the humble rooftree of Mr. Jabez Duck.”
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It is a week since Mr. and Mrs. George Smith have taken up their residence beneath the humble rooftree of Mr. Jabez Duck.
plural of “add” — a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
From this reading ‘And quite the lady,’ adds Mr. Duck, upon whom Bess’s bright country face has made a great impression.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is a week since Mr. and Mrs. George Smith have taken up their residence beneath the humble rooftree of Mr. Jabez Duck.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading It is a week since Mr. and Mrs. George Smith have taken up their residence beneath the humble rooftree of Mr. Jabez Duck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘And quite the lady,’ adds Mr. Duck, upon whom Bess’s bright country face has made a great impression.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading ‘And quite the lady,’ adds Mr. Duck, upon whom Bess’s bright country face has made a great impression.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading ‘Quite the gentleman,’ says Miss Duck, when she discusses the new lodgers with her brother.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading ‘And quite the lady,’ adds Mr. Duck, upon whom Bess’s bright country face has made a great impression.
third-person singular of “discuss” — to consider or examine in speech or writing
From this reading ‘Quite the gentleman,’ says Miss Duck, when she discusses the new lodgers with her brother.
to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away
From this reading It is a week since Mr. and Mrs. George Smith have taken up their residence beneath the humble rooftree of Mr. Jabez Duck.
possessive form of “duck” — small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
From this reading DUCK’S NEW LODGERS.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading ‘And quite the lady,’ adds Mr. Duck, upon whom Bess’s bright country face has made a great impression.
a man of refinement
From this reading ‘Quite the gentleman,’ says Miss Duck, when she discusses the new lodgers with her brother.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading It is a week since Mr. and Mrs. George Smith have taken up their residence beneath the humble rooftree of Mr. Jabez Duck.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading ‘And quite the lady,’ adds Mr. Duck, upon whom Bess’s bright country face has made a great impression.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘And quite the lady,’ adds Mr. Duck, upon whom Bess’s bright country face has made a great impression.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It is a week since Mr. and Mrs. George Smith have taken up their residence beneath the humble rooftree of Mr. Jabez Duck.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘Quite the gentleman,’ says Miss Duck, when she discusses the new lodgers with her brother.
low or inferior in station or quality
From this reading It is a week since Mr. and Mrs. George Smith have taken up their residence beneath the humble rooftree of Mr. Jabez Duck.
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading ‘And quite the lady,’ adds Mr. Duck, upon whom Bess’s bright country face has made a great impression.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a week since Mr. and Mrs. George Smith have taken up their residence beneath the humble rooftree of Mr. Jabez Duck.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a week since Mr. and Mrs. George Smith have taken up their residence beneath the humble rooftree of Mr. Jabez Duck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is a week since Mr. and Mrs. George Smith have taken up their residence beneath the humble rooftree of Mr. Jabez Duck.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading ‘And quite the lady,’ adds Mr. Duck, upon whom Bess’s bright country face has made a great impression.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DUCK’S NEW LODGERS.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading ‘And quite the lady,’ adds Mr. Duck, upon whom Bess’s bright country face has made a great impression.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading ‘Quite the gentleman,’ says Miss Duck, when she discusses the new lodgers with her brother.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading It is a week since Mr. and Mrs. George Smith have taken up their residence beneath the humble rooftree of Mr. Jabez Duck.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading DUCK’S NEW LODGERS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is a week since Mr. and Mrs. George Smith have taken up their residence beneath the humble rooftree of Mr. Jabez Duck.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading ‘Quite the gentleman,’ says Miss Duck, when she discusses the new lodgers with her brother.
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading It is a week since Mr. and Mrs. George Smith have taken up their residence beneath the humble rooftree of Mr. Jabez Duck.
a beam laid along the edge where two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top; provides an attachment for the upper ends of rafters
From this reading It is a week since Mr. and Mrs. George Smith have taken up their residence beneath the humble rooftree of Mr. Jabez Duck.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading ‘Quite the gentleman,’ says Miss Duck, when she discusses the new lodgers with her brother.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Quite the gentleman,’ says Miss Duck, when she discusses the new lodgers with her brother.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It is a week since Mr. and Mrs. George Smith have taken up their residence beneath the humble rooftree of Mr. Jabez Duck.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading It is a week since Mr. and Mrs. George Smith have taken up their residence beneath the humble rooftree of Mr. Jabez Duck.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading It is a week since Mr. and Mrs. George Smith have taken up their residence beneath the humble rooftree of Mr. Jabez Duck.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is a week since Mr. and Mrs. George Smith have taken up their residence beneath the humble rooftree of Mr. Jabez Duck.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It is a week since Mr. and Mrs. George Smith have taken up their residence beneath the humble rooftree of Mr. Jabez Duck.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It is a week since Mr. and Mrs. George Smith have taken up their residence beneath the humble rooftree of Mr. Jabez Duck.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading ‘And quite the lady,’ adds Mr. Duck, upon whom Bess’s bright country face has made a great impression.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading It is a week since Mr. and Mrs. George Smith have taken up their residence beneath the humble rooftree of Mr. Jabez Duck.
at the time that
From this reading ‘Quite the gentleman,’ says Miss Duck, when she discusses the new lodgers with her brother.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘And quite the lady,’ adds Mr. Duck, upon whom Bess’s bright country face has made a great impression.
in the company of; together with
From this reading ‘Quite the gentleman,’ says Miss Duck, when she discusses the new lodgers with her brother.
Chapter 5 of Rogues and Vagabonds by George R. (George Robert) Sims holds 269 sentences, grouped into 54 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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