Chapter 9 of The Blue Pavilions is here in full — 364 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Blue Pavilions is here in full — 364 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FOUR MEN AT THE "WHITE LAMB". "Well, my son," began Captain Salt, as the Earl reascended the stairs. "Thanks be that we are alone together at last! Do I not keep my promises?" "Indeed, father, you are kind.
Chapter 9 of The Blue Pavilions is here in full — 364 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “"Well, my son," began Captain Salt, as the Earl reascended the stairs.”
a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading “"Well, my son," began Captain Salt, as the Earl reascended the stairs.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading “THE FOUR MEN AT THE "WHITE LAMB".”
young sheep
From this reading “THE FOUR MEN AT THE "WHITE LAMB".”
plural of “promise” — a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future
From this reading “Do I not keep my promises?"”
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading “"Well, my son," began Captain Salt, as the Earl reascended the stairs.”
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading “"Well, my son," began Captain Salt, as the Earl reascended the stairs.”
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading “"Thanks be that we are alone together at last!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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Having no one else present.
From this reading "Thanks be that we are alone together at last!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Thanks be that we are alone together at last!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Well, my son," began Captain Salt, as the Earl reascended the stairs.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE FOUR MEN AT THE "WHITE LAMB".
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Thanks be that we are alone together at last!
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "Well, my son," began Captain Salt, as the Earl reascended the stairs.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "Well, my son," began Captain Salt, as the Earl reascended the stairs.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do I not keep my promises?"
a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading "Well, my son," began Captain Salt, as the Earl reascended the stairs.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Indeed, father, you are kind.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading THE FOUR MEN AT THE "WHITE LAMB".
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Do I not keep my promises?"
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading "Indeed, father, you are kind.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Do I not keep my promises?"
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading "Indeed, father, you are kind.
young sheep
From this reading THE FOUR MEN AT THE "WHITE LAMB".
immediately past
From this reading "Thanks be that we are alone together at last!
the force of workers available
From this reading THE FOUR MEN AT THE "WHITE LAMB".
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Well, my son," began Captain Salt, as the Earl reascended the stairs.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Do I not keep my promises?"
plural of “promise” — a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future
From this reading Do I not keep my promises?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, my son," began Captain Salt, as the Earl reascended the stairs.
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading "Well, my son," began Captain Salt, as the Earl reascended the stairs.
a male human offspring
From this reading "Well, my son," began Captain Salt, as the Earl reascended the stairs.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading "Well, my son," began Captain Salt, as the Earl reascended the stairs.
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading "Thanks be that we are alone together at last!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Thanks be that we are alone together at last!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FOUR MEN AT THE "WHITE LAMB".
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading "Thanks be that we are alone together at last!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Thanks be that we are alone together at last!
(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 "Well, my son," began Captain Salt, as the Earl reascended the stairs.
a Caucasian
From this reading THE FOUR MEN AT THE "WHITE LAMB".
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Indeed, father, you are kind.
Chapter 9 of The Blue Pavilions by Arthur Quiller-Couch holds 364 sentences, grouped into 73 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 9 holds 364 sentences of The Blue Pavilions, unabridged, divided into 73 reading sections.
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