Chapter 24 of The American Baron: A Novel is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of The American Baron: A Novel is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AMONG THE BRIGANDS. Girasole now returned to the ladies. They were in the same position in which he had left them. Mrs. Willoughby with Minnie, and Ethel, with the maids, attending to Lady Dalrymple. "Miladi," said Girasole, "I beg your attenzion.
Chapter 24 of The American Baron: A Novel is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “AMONG THE BRIGANDS.”
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading “Mrs. Willoughby with Minnie, and Ethel, with the maids, attending to Lady Dalrymple.”
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “"Miladi," said Girasole, "I beg your attenzion.”
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading “Girasole now returned to the ladies.”
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “Mrs. Willoughby with Minnie, and Ethel, with the maids, attending to Lady Dalrymple.”
plural of “maid” — a female domestic
From this reading “Mrs. Willoughby with Minnie, and Ethel, with the maids, attending to Lady Dalrymple.”
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading “They were in the same position in which he had left them.”
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “Girasole now returned to the ladies.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading AMONG THE BRIGANDS.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Willoughby with Minnie, and Ethel, with the maids, attending to Lady Dalrymple.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading Mrs. Willoughby with Minnie, and Ethel, with the maids, attending to Lady Dalrymple.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Miladi," said Girasole, "I beg your attenzion.
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading "Miladi," said Girasole, "I beg your attenzion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AMONG THE BRIGANDS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Willoughby with Minnie, and Ethel, with the maids, attending to Lady Dalrymple.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Willoughby with Minnie, and Ethel, with the maids, attending to Lady Dalrymple.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Girasole now returned to the ladies.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They were in the same position in which he had left them.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were in the same position in which he had left them.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Miladi," said Girasole, "I beg your attenzion.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were in the same position in which he had left them.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading Girasole now returned to the ladies.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Mrs. Willoughby with Minnie, and Ethel, with the maids, attending to Lady Dalrymple.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading They were in the same position in which he had left them.
plural of “maid” — a female domestic
From this reading Mrs. Willoughby with Minnie, and Ethel, with the maids, attending to Lady Dalrymple.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Miladi," said Girasole, "I beg your attenzion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Willoughby with Minnie, and Ethel, with the maids, attending to Lady Dalrymple.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Willoughby with Minnie, and Ethel, with the maids, attending to Lady Dalrymple.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Girasole now returned to the ladies.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading They were in the same position in which he had left them.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Girasole now returned to the ladies.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Miladi," said Girasole, "I beg your attenzion.
Identical; not different.
From this reading They were in the same position in which he had left them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AMONG THE BRIGANDS.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They were in the same position in which he had left them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were in the same position in which he had left them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Girasole now returned to the ladies.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were in the same position in which he had left them.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They were in the same position in which he had left them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Willoughby with Minnie, and Ethel, with the maids, attending to Lady Dalrymple.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Willoughby with Minnie, and Ethel, with the maids, attending to Lady Dalrymple.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Miladi," said Girasole, "I beg your attenzion.
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