Chapter 6 of The Bishop's Apron is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Bishop's Apron is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
At the station Bertram asked uncertainly whether she would not like him to accompany her to South Kensington. “Please not!” she answered. “I can get home quite well alone. Will you excess my ticket?” They had come third class, but now she wished to be in a carriage by herself.
Chapter 6 of The Bishop's Apron is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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be present or associated with an event or entity
From this reading “At the station Bertram asked uncertainly whether she would not like him to accompany her to South Kensington.”
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading “They had come third class, but now she wished to be in a carriage by herself.”
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading “They had come third class, but now she wished to be in a carriage by herself.”
a quantity much larger than is needed
From this reading “Will you excess my ticket?””
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading “At the station Bertram asked uncertainly whether she would not like him to accompany her to South Kensington.”
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading “At the station Bertram asked uncertainly whether she would not like him to accompany her to South Kensington.”
a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment)
From this reading “Will you excess my ticket?””
in an unsteady manner
From this reading “At the station Bertram asked uncertainly whether she would not like him to accompany her to South Kensington.”
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.
mail consisting of printed matter qualifying for reduced postal rates
In this reading “They had come third class, but now she wished to be in a carriage by herself.”
In this reading ““I can get home quite well alone.”
In this reading “At the station Bertram asked uncertainly whether she would not like him to accompany her to South Kensington.”
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 They had come third class, but now she wished to be in a carriage by herself.
be present or associated with an event or entity
From this reading At the station Bertram asked uncertainly whether she would not like him to accompany her to South Kensington.
Having no one else present.
From this reading “I can get home quite well alone.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “Please not!” she answered.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading At the station Bertram asked uncertainly whether she would not like him to accompany her to South Kensington.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the station Bertram asked uncertainly whether she would not like him to accompany her to South Kensington.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They had come third class, but now she wished to be in a carriage by herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the station Bertram asked uncertainly whether she would not like him to accompany her to South Kensington.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They had come third class, but now she wished to be in a carriage by herself.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They had come third class, but now she wished to be in a carriage by herself.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “I can get home quite well alone.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading They had come third class, but now she wished to be in a carriage by herself.
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading They had come third class, but now she wished to be in a carriage by herself.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading They had come third class, but now she wished to be in a carriage by herself.
a quantity much larger than is needed
From this reading Will you excess my ticket?”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “I can get home quite well alone.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had come third class, but now she wished to be in a carriage by herself.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At the station Bertram asked uncertainly whether she would not like him to accompany her to South Kensington.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading They had come third class, but now she wished to be in a carriage by herself.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At the station Bertram asked uncertainly whether she would not like him to accompany her to South Kensington.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “I can get home quite well alone.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I can get home quite well alone.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They had come third class, but now she wished to be in a carriage by herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the station Bertram asked uncertainly whether she would not like him to accompany her to South Kensington.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading At the station Bertram asked uncertainly whether she would not like him to accompany her to South Kensington.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Will you excess my ticket?”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At the station Bertram asked uncertainly whether she would not like him to accompany her to South Kensington.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading They had come third class, but now she wished to be in a carriage by herself.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “Please not!” she answered.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading “I can get home quite well alone.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the station Bertram asked uncertainly whether she would not like him to accompany her to South Kensington.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading At the station Bertram asked uncertainly whether she would not like him to accompany her to South Kensington.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading At the station Bertram asked uncertainly whether she would not like him to accompany her to South Kensington.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the station Bertram asked uncertainly whether she would not like him to accompany her to South Kensington.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had come third class, but now she wished to be in a carriage by herself.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading They had come third class, but now she wished to be in a carriage by herself.
a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment)
From this reading Will you excess my ticket?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At the station Bertram asked uncertainly whether she would not like him to accompany her to South Kensington.
in an unsteady manner
From this reading At the station Bertram asked uncertainly whether she would not like him to accompany her to South Kensington.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “I can get home quite well alone.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading At the station Bertram asked uncertainly whether she would not like him to accompany her to South Kensington.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will you excess my ticket?”
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading They had come third class, but now she wished to be in a carriage by herself.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading At the station Bertram asked uncertainly whether she would not like him to accompany her to South Kensington.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Will you excess my ticket?”
Chapter 6 of The Bishop's Apron by W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham holds 437 sentences, grouped into 88 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 6 holds 437 sentences of The Bishop's Apron, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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