Chapter 10 of The Count's Chauffeur is here in full — 300 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Count's Chauffeur is here in full — 300 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LADY IN A HURRY "Ah! your London is such a strange place. So dull, so triste--so very damp and foggy." "Not always, mademoiselle," I replied. "You have been there in winter. You should go in June.
Chapter 10 of The Count's Chauffeur is here in full — 300 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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slightly wet
From this reading “So dull, so triste--so very damp and foggy."”
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading “So dull, so triste--so very damp and foggy."”
stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion)
From this reading “So dull, so triste--so very damp and foggy."”
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading “THE LADY IN A HURRY "Ah! your London is such a strange place.”
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading “You should go in June.”
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading “THE LADY IN A HURRY "Ah! your London is such a strange place.”
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
From this reading “"Not always, mademoiselle," I replied.”
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading “"You have been there in winter.”
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.
In this reading “THE LADY IN A HURRY "Ah! your London is such a strange place.”
In this reading “THE LADY IN A HURRY "Ah! your London is such a strange place.”
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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 THE LADY IN A HURRY "Ah! your London is such a strange place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LADY IN A HURRY "Ah! your London is such a strange place.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "Not always, mademoiselle," I replied.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So dull, so triste--so very damp and foggy."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "You have been there in winter.
slightly wet
From this reading So dull, so triste--so very damp and foggy."
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading So dull, so triste--so very damp and foggy."
stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion)
From this reading So dull, so triste--so very damp and foggy."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading You should go in June.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have been there in winter.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading THE LADY IN A HURRY "Ah! your London is such a strange place.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Not always, mademoiselle," I replied.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE LADY IN A HURRY "Ah! your London is such a strange place.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE LADY IN A HURRY "Ah! your London is such a strange place.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading You should go in June.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading THE LADY IN A HURRY "Ah! your London is such a strange place.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading THE LADY IN A HURRY "Ah! your London is such a strange place.
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
From this reading "Not always, mademoiselle," I replied.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not always, mademoiselle," I replied.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading THE LADY IN A HURRY "Ah! your London is such a strange place.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Not always, mademoiselle," I replied.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading You should go in June.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So dull, so triste--so very damp and foggy."
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading THE LADY IN A HURRY "Ah! your London is such a strange place.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading THE LADY IN A HURRY "Ah! your London is such a strange place.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LADY IN A HURRY "Ah! your London is such a strange place.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "You have been there in winter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So dull, so triste--so very damp and foggy."
precisely as stated
From this reading So dull, so triste--so very damp and foggy."
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading "You have been there in winter.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have been there in winter.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE LADY IN A HURRY "Ah! your London is such a strange place.
Chapter 10 of The Count's Chauffeur by William Le Queux holds 300 sentences, grouped into 60 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.
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