Chapter 12 of The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 1 is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 12 of The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 1 is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“No where,--I shall be at home.” “At home? Are you sure?” “Yes.” “Why, then, Miss Burney, my son[170] and I dine to-day in your neighbourhood, at the Archbishop of York's, and, if you please, we will come here in the evening.”
Chapter 12 of The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 1 is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a bishop of highest rank
From this reading ““Why, then, Miss Burney, my son[170] and I dine to-day in your neighbourhood, at the Archbishop of York's, and, if you please, we will come here in the evening.””
have supper; eat dinner
From this reading ““Why, then, Miss Burney, my son[170] and I dine to-day in your neighbourhood, at the Archbishop of York's, and, if you please, we will come here in the evening.””
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading ““Why, then, Miss Burney, my son[170] and I dine to-day in your neighbourhood, at the Archbishop of York's, and, if you please, we will come here in the evening.””
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading ““Why, then, Miss Burney, my son[170] and I dine to-day in your neighbourhood, at the Archbishop of York's, and, if you please, we will come here in the evening.””
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading ““Why, then, Miss Burney, my son[170] and I dine to-day in your neighbourhood, at the Archbishop of York's, and, if you please, we will come here in the evening.””
a male human offspring
From this reading ““Why, then, Miss Burney, my son[170] and I dine to-day in your neighbourhood, at the Archbishop of York's, and, if you please, we will come here in the evening.””
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “Are you sure?””
possessive form of “york” — the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading ““Why, then, Miss Burney, my son[170] and I dine to-day in your neighbourhood, at the Archbishop of York's, and, if you please, we will come here in the evening.””
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From this reading “Why, then, Miss Burney, my son[170] and I dine to-day in your neighbourhood, at the Archbishop of York's, and, if you please, we will come here in the evening.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Why, then, Miss Burney, my son[170] and I dine to-day in your neighbourhood, at the Archbishop of York's, and, if you please, we will come here in the evening.”
a bishop of highest rank
From this reading “Why, then, Miss Burney, my son[170] and I dine to-day in your neighbourhood, at the Archbishop of York's, and, if you please, we will come here in the evening.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are you sure?”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “No where,--I shall be at home.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “No where,--I shall be at home.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why, then, Miss Burney, my son[170] and I dine to-day in your neighbourhood, at the Archbishop of York's, and, if you please, we will come here in the evening.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Why, then, Miss Burney, my son[170] and I dine to-day in your neighbourhood, at the Archbishop of York's, and, if you please, we will come here in the evening.”
have supper; eat dinner
From this reading “Why, then, Miss Burney, my son[170] and I dine to-day in your neighbourhood, at the Archbishop of York's, and, if you please, we will come here in the evening.”
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading “Why, then, Miss Burney, my son[170] and I dine to-day in your neighbourhood, at the Archbishop of York's, and, if you please, we will come here in the evening.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Why, then, Miss Burney, my son[170] and I dine to-day in your neighbourhood, at the Archbishop of York's, and, if you please, we will come here in the evening.”
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “No where,--I shall be at home.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “No where,--I shall be at home.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Why, then, Miss Burney, my son[170] and I dine to-day in your neighbourhood, at the Archbishop of York's, and, if you please, we will come here in the evening.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Why, then, Miss Burney, my son[170] and I dine to-day in your neighbourhood, at the Archbishop of York's, and, if you please, we will come here in the evening.”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “Why, then, Miss Burney, my son[170] and I dine to-day in your neighbourhood, at the Archbishop of York's, and, if you please, we will come here in the evening.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Why, then, Miss Burney, my son[170] and I dine to-day in your neighbourhood, at the Archbishop of York's, and, if you please, we will come here in the evening.”
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading “Why, then, Miss Burney, my son[170] and I dine to-day in your neighbourhood, at the Archbishop of York's, and, if you please, we will come here in the evening.”
not any; not one
From this reading “No where,--I shall be at home.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Why, then, Miss Burney, my son[170] and I dine to-day in your neighbourhood, at the Archbishop of York's, and, if you please, we will come here in the evening.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “Why, then, Miss Burney, my son[170] and I dine to-day in your neighbourhood, at the Archbishop of York's, and, if you please, we will come here in the evening.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “No where,--I shall be at home.”
a male human offspring
From this reading “Why, then, Miss Burney, my son[170] and I dine to-day in your neighbourhood, at the Archbishop of York's, and, if you please, we will come here in the evening.”
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Are you sure?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Why, then, Miss Burney, my son[170] and I dine to-day in your neighbourhood, at the Archbishop of York's, and, if you please, we will come here in the evening.”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Why, then, Miss Burney, my son[170] and I dine to-day in your neighbourhood, at the Archbishop of York's, and, if you please, we will come here in the evening.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why, then, Miss Burney, my son[170] and I dine to-day in your neighbourhood, at the Archbishop of York's, and, if you please, we will come here in the evening.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Why, then, Miss Burney, my son[170] and I dine to-day in your neighbourhood, at the Archbishop of York's, and, if you please, we will come here in the evening.”
in or at the place that
From this reading “No where,--I shall be at home.”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why, then, Miss Burney, my son[170] and I dine to-day in your neighbourhood, at the Archbishop of York's, and, if you please, we will come here in the evening.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Why, then, Miss Burney, my son[170] and I dine to-day in your neighbourhood, at the Archbishop of York's, and, if you please, we will come here in the evening.”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes.”
possessive form of “york” — the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading “Why, then, Miss Burney, my son[170] and I dine to-day in your neighbourhood, at the Archbishop of York's, and, if you please, we will come here in the evening.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Are you sure?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Why, then, Miss Burney, my son[170] and I dine to-day in your neighbourhood, at the Archbishop of York's, and, if you please, we will come here in the evening.”
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