Chapter 3 of The cult of the chafing dish is here in full — 520 sentences across 104 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The cult of the chafing dish is here in full — 520 sentences across 104 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Stewed Mushrooms. Flood the Chafing Dish with really good olive oil. Put in a teaspoonful of Paprika and a pinch of salt. Drop in the mushrooms, after having stalked and peeled them, black part uppermost. Cover up, and listen to the appetising sizzling for seven minutes.
Chapter 3 of The cult of the chafing dish is here in full — 520 sentences across 104 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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soreness or irritation of the skin caused by friction
From this reading “Flood the Chafing Dish with really good olive oil.”
plural of “mushroom” — common name for an edible agaric (contrasting with the inedible toadstool)
From this reading “Stewed Mushrooms.”
plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers
From this reading “Put in a teaspoonful of Paprika and a pinch of salt.”
(used informally) completely unclothed
From this reading “Drop in the mushrooms, after having stalked and peeled them, black part uppermost.”
hot enough to burn with or as if with a hissing sound
From this reading “Cover up, and listen to the appetising sizzling for seven minutes.”
having or growing on or from a peduncle or stalk
From this reading “Drop in the mushrooms, after having stalked and peeled them, black part uppermost.”
cooked in hot water
From this reading “Stewed Mushrooms.”
as much as a teaspoon will hold
From this reading “Put in a teaspoonful of Paprika and a pinch of salt.”
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.
oil from olives
In this reading “Flood the Chafing Dish with really good olive oil.”
In this reading “Cover up, and listen to the appetising sizzling for seven minutes.”
In this reading “Put in a teaspoonful of Paprika and a pinch of salt.”
In this reading “Cover up, and listen to the appetising sizzling for seven minutes.”
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 Put in a teaspoonful of Paprika and a pinch of salt.
later than; following
From this reading Drop in the mushrooms, after having stalked and peeled them, black part uppermost.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Put in a teaspoonful of Paprika and a pinch of salt.
appealing to or stimulating the appetite especially in appearance or aroma
From this reading Cover up, and listen to the appetising sizzling for seven minutes.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Drop in the mushrooms, after having stalked and peeled them, black part uppermost.
soreness or irritation of the skin caused by friction
From this reading Flood the Chafing Dish with really good olive oil.
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading Cover up, and listen to the appetising sizzling for seven minutes.
a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
From this reading Flood the Chafing Dish with really good olive oil.
let fall to the ground
From this reading Drop in the mushrooms, after having stalked and peeled them, black part uppermost.
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading Flood the Chafing Dish with really good olive oil.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Cover up, and listen to the appetising sizzling for seven minutes.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Flood the Chafing Dish with really good olive oil.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Drop in the mushrooms, after having stalked and peeled them, black part uppermost.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Put in a teaspoonful of Paprika and a pinch of salt.
hear with intention
From this reading Cover up, and listen to the appetising sizzling for seven minutes.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading Cover up, and listen to the appetising sizzling for seven minutes.
plural of “mushroom” — common name for an edible agaric (contrasting with the inedible toadstool)
From this reading Stewed Mushrooms.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Put in a teaspoonful of Paprika and a pinch of salt.
A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.
From this reading Flood the Chafing Dish with really good olive oil.
of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive
From this reading Flood the Chafing Dish with really good olive oil.
plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers
From this reading Put in a teaspoonful of Paprika and a pinch of salt.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Drop in the mushrooms, after having stalked and peeled them, black part uppermost.
(used informally) completely unclothed
From this reading Drop in the mushrooms, after having stalked and peeled them, black part uppermost.
squeeze tightly between the fingers
From this reading Put in a teaspoonful of Paprika and a pinch of salt.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Put in a teaspoonful of Paprika and a pinch of salt.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Flood the Chafing Dish with really good olive oil.
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading Put in a teaspoonful of Paprika and a pinch of salt.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading Cover up, and listen to the appetising sizzling for seven minutes.
hot enough to burn with or as if with a hissing sound
From this reading Cover up, and listen to the appetising sizzling for seven minutes.
having or growing on or from a peduncle or stalk
From this reading Drop in the mushrooms, after having stalked and peeled them, black part uppermost.
cooked in hot water
From this reading Stewed Mushrooms.
as much as a teaspoon will hold
From this reading Put in a teaspoonful of Paprika and a pinch of salt.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Flood the Chafing Dish with really good olive oil.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Drop in the mushrooms, after having stalked and peeled them, black part uppermost.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Cover up, and listen to the appetising sizzling for seven minutes.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Cover up, and listen to the appetising sizzling for seven minutes.
at or nearest to the top
From this reading Drop in the mushrooms, after having stalked and peeled them, black part uppermost.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Flood the Chafing Dish with really good olive oil.
Chapter 3 of The cult of the chafing dish by Frank, -1913 Schloesser holds 520 sentences, grouped into 104 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 3 holds 520 sentences of The cult of the chafing dish, unabridged, divided into 104 reading sections.
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