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Chapter 7 of The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted — Vol. X is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mr. Hamlin rose, deliberately resumed his coat, watch, hat, and overcoat. When he was completely drest again, he turned to Peg. "Do you mean to say that you've been givin' all the money you made here to this A1 first-class cherubim?" "Yes; but he didn't know where I got it. O Mr. Hamlin! he didn't know that."
Chapter 7 of The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted — Vol. X is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading “Mr. Hamlin rose, deliberately resumed his coat, watch, hat, and overcoat.”
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading “When he was completely drest again, he turned to Peg.”
with intention; in an intentional manner
From this reading “Mr. Hamlin rose, deliberately resumed his coat, watch, hat, and overcoat.”
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading “"Do you mean to say that you've been givin' all the money you made here to this A1 first-class cherubim?"”
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading “Mr. Hamlin rose, deliberately resumed his coat, watch, hat, and overcoat.”
a heavy coat worn over clothes in winter
From this reading “Mr. Hamlin rose, deliberately resumed his coat, watch, hat, and overcoat.”
a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
From this reading “When he was completely drest again, he turned to Peg.”
past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading “Mr. Hamlin rose, deliberately resumed his coat, watch, hat, and overcoat.”
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From this reading "Do you mean to say that you've been givin' all the money you made here to this A1 first-class cherubim?"
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Do you mean to say that you've been givin' all the money you made here to this A1 first-class cherubim?"
anew
From this reading When he was completely drest again, he turned to Peg.
(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 "Do you mean to say that you've been givin' all the money you made here to this A1 first-class cherubim?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Hamlin rose, deliberately resumed his coat, watch, hat, and overcoat.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Do you mean to say that you've been givin' all the money you made here to this A1 first-class cherubim?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Yes; but he didn't know where I got it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do you mean to say that you've been givin' all the money you made here to this A1 first-class cherubim?"
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading Mr. Hamlin rose, deliberately resumed his coat, watch, hat, and overcoat.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading When he was completely drest again, he turned to Peg.
with intention; in an intentional manner
From this reading Mr. Hamlin rose, deliberately resumed his coat, watch, hat, and overcoat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes; but he didn't know where I got it.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you mean to say that you've been givin' all the money you made here to this A1 first-class cherubim?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When he was completely drest again, he turned to Peg.
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading "Do you mean to say that you've been givin' all the money you made here to this A1 first-class cherubim?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do you mean to say that you've been givin' all the money you made here to this A1 first-class cherubim?"
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Yes; but he didn't know where I got it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Hamlin rose, deliberately resumed his coat, watch, hat, and overcoat.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading Mr. Hamlin rose, deliberately resumed his coat, watch, hat, and overcoat.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he was completely drest again, he turned to Peg.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Do you mean to say that you've been givin' all the money you made here to this A1 first-class cherubim?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Hamlin rose, deliberately resumed his coat, watch, hat, and overcoat.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes; but he didn't know where I got it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Yes; but he didn't know where I got it.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Yes; but he didn't know where I got it.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "Do you mean to say that you've been givin' all the money you made here to this A1 first-class cherubim?"
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "Do you mean to say that you've been givin' all the money you made here to this A1 first-class cherubim?"
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading "Do you mean to say that you've been givin' all the money you made here to this A1 first-class cherubim?"
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Hamlin rose, deliberately resumed his coat, watch, hat, and overcoat.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O Mr. Hamlin! he didn't know that."
a heavy coat worn over clothes in winter
From this reading Mr. Hamlin rose, deliberately resumed his coat, watch, hat, and overcoat.
a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
From this reading When he was completely drest again, he turned to Peg.
past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading Mr. Hamlin rose, deliberately resumed his coat, watch, hat, and overcoat.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Mr. Hamlin rose, deliberately resumed his coat, watch, hat, and overcoat.
express in words
From this reading "Do you mean to say that you've been givin' all the money you made here to this A1 first-class cherubim?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Do you mean to say that you've been givin' all the money you made here to this A1 first-class cherubim?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Do you mean to say that you've been givin' all the money you made here to this A1 first-class cherubim?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Do you mean to say that you've been givin' all the money you made here to this A1 first-class cherubim?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When he was completely drest again, he turned to Peg.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading When he was completely drest again, he turned to Peg.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When he was completely drest again, he turned to Peg.
look attentively
From this reading Mr. Hamlin rose, deliberately resumed his coat, watch, hat, and overcoat.
at the time that
From this reading When he was completely drest again, he turned to Peg.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Yes; but he didn't know where I got it.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes; but he didn't know where I got it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you mean to say that you've been givin' all the money you made here to this A1 first-class cherubim?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do you mean to say that you've been givin' all the money you made here to this A1 first-class cherubim?"
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