Chapter 5 of Table d'Hôte is here in full — 464 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Table d'Hôte is here in full — 464 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“No, no,” I said when I reached home that night. “This won’t do at all. Choose a refined occupation. We don’t want all Fulham to think that the sweeps are continually coming in and going out of the house. We may have our faults, but no one can say that we haven’t always worn a clean collar.”
Chapter 5 of Table d'Hôte is here in full — 464 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading “Choose a refined occupation.”
a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over
From this reading “We may have our faults, but no one can say that we haven’t always worn a clean collar.””
seemingly without interruption
From this reading “We don’t want all Fulham to think that the sweeps are continually coming in and going out of the house.”
plural of “fault” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “We may have our faults, but no one can say that we haven’t always worn a clean collar.””
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading “Choose a refined occupation.”
(used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel
From this reading “Choose a refined occupation.”
plural of “sweep” — a wide scope
From this reading “We don’t want all Fulham to think that the sweeps are continually coming in and going out of the house.”
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading “We may have our faults, but no one can say that we haven’t always worn a clean collar.””
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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In this reading “We may have our faults, but no one can say that we haven’t always worn a clean collar.””
In this reading ““No, no,” I said when I reached home that night.”
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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 Choose a refined occupation.
(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 “This won’t do at all.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading We may have our faults, but no one can say that we haven’t always worn a clean collar.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We don’t want all Fulham to think that the sweeps are continually coming in and going out of the house.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We don’t want all Fulham to think that the sweeps are continually coming in and going out of the house.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “This won’t do at all.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We may have our faults, but no one can say that we haven’t always worn a clean collar.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading We may have our faults, but no one can say that we haven’t always worn a clean collar.”
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading Choose a refined occupation.
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading We may have our faults, but no one can say that we haven’t always worn a clean collar.”
a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over
From this reading We may have our faults, but no one can say that we haven’t always worn a clean collar.”
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading We don’t want all Fulham to think that the sweeps are continually coming in and going out of the house.
seemingly without interruption
From this reading We don’t want all Fulham to think that the sweeps are continually coming in and going out of the house.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “This won’t do at all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We don’t want all Fulham to think that the sweeps are continually coming in and going out of the house.
plural of “fault” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading We may have our faults, but no one can say that we haven’t always worn a clean collar.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We don’t want all Fulham to think that the sweeps are continually coming in and going out of the house.
the act of departing
From this reading We don’t want all Fulham to think that the sweeps are continually coming in and going out of the house.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We may have our faults, but no one can say that we haven’t always worn a clean collar.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We may have our faults, but no one can say that we haven’t always worn a clean collar.”
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “No, no,” I said when I reached home that night.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading We don’t want all Fulham to think that the sweeps are continually coming in and going out of the house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “No, no,” I said when I reached home that night.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We don’t want all Fulham to think that the sweeps are continually coming in and going out of the house.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading We may have our faults, but no one can say that we haven’t always worn a clean collar.”
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “No, no,” I said when I reached home that night.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, no,” I said when I reached home that night.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading Choose a refined occupation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We don’t want all Fulham to think that the sweeps are continually coming in and going out of the house.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We may have our faults, but no one can say that we haven’t always worn a clean collar.”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We may have our faults, but no one can say that we haven’t always worn a clean collar.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading We don’t want all Fulham to think that the sweeps are continually coming in and going out of the house.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading “No, no,” I said when I reached home that night.
(used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel
From this reading Choose a refined occupation.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “No, no,” I said when I reached home that night.
express in words
From this reading We may have our faults, but no one can say that we haven’t always worn a clean collar.”
plural of “sweep” — a wide scope
From this reading We don’t want all Fulham to think that the sweeps are continually coming in and going out of the house.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “No, no,” I said when I reached home that night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We don’t want all Fulham to think that the sweeps are continually coming in and going out of the house.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading We don’t want all Fulham to think that the sweeps are continually coming in and going out of the house.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This won’t do at all.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We don’t want all Fulham to think that the sweeps are continually coming in and going out of the house.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading We don’t want all Fulham to think that the sweeps are continually coming in and going out of the house.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We don’t want all Fulham to think that the sweeps are continually coming in and going out of the house.
at the time that
From this reading “No, no,” I said when I reached home that night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “This won’t do at all.
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading We may have our faults, but no one can say that we haven’t always worn a clean collar.”
Chapter 5 of Table d'Hôte by W. Pett (William Pett) Ridge holds 464 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.
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