Chapter 4 of Table d'Hôte is here in full — 462 sentences across 93 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 Table d'Hôte is here in full — 462 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“You—you are not a smoker?” “I am a smoker; but I don’t accept anything from you.” Chelsfield took his son’s hand and tried to pull him from his place. “I want to speak to you, dear boy. I’ve something important to say.”
Chapter 4 of Table d'Hôte is here in full — 462 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/92 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
consider or hold as true
From this reading ““I am a smoker; but I don’t accept anything from you.””
a youthful male person
From this reading ““I want to speak to you, dear boy.”
of great significance or value
From this reading “I’ve something important to say.””
cause to move by pulling
From this reading “Chelsfield took his son’s hand and tried to pull him from his place.”
a person who smokes tobacco
From this reading ““You—you are not a smoker?””
possessive form of “son” — a male human offspring
express in speech
From this reading ““I want to speak to you, dear boy.”
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading “Chelsfield took his son’s hand and tried to pull him from his place.”
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 want to speak to you, dear boy.”
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 “You—you are not a smoker?”
consider or hold as true
From this reading “I am a smoker; but I don’t accept anything from you.”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am a smoker; but I don’t accept anything from you.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Chelsfield took his son’s hand and tried to pull him from his place.
any thing at all
From this reading “I am a smoker; but I don’t accept anything from you.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You—you are not a smoker?”
a youthful male person
From this reading “I want to speak to you, dear boy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I am a smoker; but I don’t accept anything from you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Chelsfield took his son’s hand and tried to pull him from his place.
dearly loved
From this reading “I want to speak to you, dear boy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am a smoker; but I don’t accept anything from you.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “I am a smoker; but I don’t accept anything from you.”
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Chelsfield took his son’s hand and tried to pull him from his place.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Chelsfield took his son’s hand and tried to pull him from his place.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Chelsfield took his son’s hand and tried to pull him from his place.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am a smoker; but I don’t accept anything from you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ve something important to say.”
of great significance or value
From this reading I’ve something important to say.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “You—you are not a smoker?”
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Chelsfield took his son’s hand and tried to pull him from his place.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading Chelsfield took his son’s hand and tried to pull him from his place.
express in words
From this reading I’ve something important to say.”
a person who smokes tobacco
From this reading “You—you are not a smoker?”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I’ve something important to say.”
possessive form of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading Chelsfield took his son’s hand and tried to pull him from his place.
express in speech
From this reading “I want to speak to you, dear boy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Chelsfield took his son’s hand and tried to pull him from his place.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Chelsfield took his son’s hand and tried to pull him from his place.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Chelsfield took his son’s hand and tried to pull him from his place.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “I want to speak to you, dear boy.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You—you are not a smoker?”
Chapter 4 of Table d'Hôte by W. Pett (William Pett) Ridge holds 462 sentences, grouped into 93 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 4 holds 462 sentences of Table d'Hôte, unabridged, divided into 93 reading sections.
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