Chapter 5 of The Black Robe is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Black Robe is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FATHER BENWELL MISSES. THE group before the picture which had been the subject of dispute was broken up. In one part of the gallery, Lady Loring and Stella were whispering together on a sofa. In another part, Lord Loring was speaking privately to Romayne. “Do you think you will like Mr. Penrose?” his lordship asked.
Chapter 5 of The Black Robe is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take exception to
From this reading “THE group before the picture which had been the subject of dispute was broken up.”
spectators at a golf or tennis match
From this reading “In one part of the gallery, Lady Loring and Stella were whispering together on a sofa.”
a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge
From this reading ““Do you think you will like Mr. Penrose?” his lordship asked.”
plural of “miss” — a young female
From this reading “FATHER BENWELL MISSES.”
kept private or confined to those intimately concerned
From this reading “In another part, Lord Loring was speaking privately to Romayne.”
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading “In one part of the gallery, Lady Loring and Stella were whispering together on a sofa.”
United States minimalist painter (born in 1936)
From this reading “In one part of the gallery, Lady Loring and Stella were whispering together on a sofa.”
a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind
From this reading “In one part of the gallery, Lady Loring and Stella were whispering together on a sofa.”
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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 In one part of the gallery, Lady Loring and Stella were whispering together on a sofa.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In one part of the gallery, Lady Loring and Stella were whispering together on a sofa.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading In another part, Lord Loring was speaking privately to Romayne.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Do you think you will like Mr. Penrose?” his lordship asked.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE group before the picture which had been the subject of dispute was broken up.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE group before the picture which had been the subject of dispute was broken up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FATHER BENWELL MISSES.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading THE group before the picture which had been the subject of dispute was broken up.
take exception to
From this reading THE group before the picture which had been the subject of dispute was broken up.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you think you will like Mr. Penrose?” his lordship asked.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading FATHER BENWELL MISSES.
spectators at a golf or tennis match
From this reading In one part of the gallery, Lady Loring and Stella were whispering together on a sofa.
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading THE group before the picture which had been the subject of dispute was broken up.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE group before the picture which had been the subject of dispute was broken up.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Do you think you will like Mr. Penrose?” his lordship asked.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In one part of the gallery, Lady Loring and Stella were whispering together on a sofa.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading In one part of the gallery, Lady Loring and Stella were whispering together on a sofa.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Do you think you will like Mr. Penrose?” his lordship asked.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading In another part, Lord Loring was speaking privately to Romayne.
a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge
From this reading “Do you think you will like Mr. Penrose?” his lordship asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In one part of the gallery, Lady Loring and Stella were whispering together on a sofa.
plural of “miss” — a young female
From this reading FATHER BENWELL MISSES.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Do you think you will like Mr. Penrose?” his lordship asked.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE group before the picture which had been the subject of dispute was broken up.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In one part of the gallery, Lady Loring and Stella were whispering together on a sofa.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In one part of the gallery, Lady Loring and Stella were whispering together on a sofa.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading In one part of the gallery, Lady Loring and Stella were whispering together on a sofa.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you think you will like Mr. Penrose?” his lordship asked.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading THE group before the picture which had been the subject of dispute was broken up.
kept private or confined to those intimately concerned
From this reading In another part, Lord Loring was speaking privately to Romayne.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In another part, Lord Loring was speaking privately to Romayne.
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading In one part of the gallery, Lady Loring and Stella were whispering together on a sofa.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading In another part, Lord Loring was speaking privately to Romayne.
United States minimalist painter (born in 1936)
From this reading In one part of the gallery, Lady Loring and Stella were whispering together on a sofa.
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading THE group before the picture which had been the subject of dispute was broken up.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE group before the picture which had been the subject of dispute was broken up.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “Do you think you will like Mr. Penrose?” his lordship asked.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In another part, Lord Loring was speaking privately to Romayne.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading In one part of the gallery, Lady Loring and Stella were whispering together on a sofa.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading THE group before the picture which had been the subject of dispute was broken up.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE group before the picture which had been the subject of dispute was broken up.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In one part of the gallery, Lady Loring and Stella were whispering together on a sofa.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE group before the picture which had been the subject of dispute was broken up.
a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind
From this reading In one part of the gallery, Lady Loring and Stella were whispering together on a sofa.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Do you think you will like Mr. Penrose?” his lordship asked.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you think you will like Mr. Penrose?” his lordship asked.
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Chapter 5 holds 164 sentences of The Black Robe, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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