Chapter 10 of The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 2 is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 2 is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
But when the dinner came I was asked by the présidente, "What for send you gentlemen to my parlour?" " I was dressing, ma'am, and could not possibly receive company in mine, and thought the other empty." "Empty or full is the same! I won't have it. I will lock up the room when it is done so.
Chapter 10 of The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 2 is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type
From this reading “" I was dressing, ma'am, and could not possibly receive company in mine, and thought the other empty."”
make void or empty of contents
From this reading “" I was dressing, ma'am, and could not possibly receive company in mine, and thought the other empty."”
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading “But when the dinner came I was asked by the présidente, "What for send you gentlemen to my parlour?"”
fasten with a lock
From this reading “I will lock up the room when it is done so.”
a woman of refinement
From this reading “" I was dressing, ma'am, and could not possibly receive company in mine, and thought the other empty."”
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading “But when the dinner came I was asked by the présidente, "What for send you gentlemen to my parlour?"”
by chance
From this reading “" I was dressing, ma'am, and could not possibly receive company in mine, and thought the other empty."”
get something; come into possession of
From this reading “" I was dressing, ma'am, and could not possibly receive company in mine, and thought the other empty."”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading " I was dressing, ma'am, and could not possibly receive company in mine, and thought the other empty."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading But when the dinner came I was asked by the présidente, "What for send you gentlemen to my parlour?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when the dinner came I was asked by the présidente, "What for send you gentlemen to my parlour?"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But when the dinner came I was asked by the présidente, "What for send you gentlemen to my parlour?"
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But when the dinner came I was asked by the présidente, "What for send you gentlemen to my parlour?"
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading " I was dressing, ma'am, and could not possibly receive company in mine, and thought the other empty."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading " I was dressing, ma'am, and could not possibly receive company in mine, and thought the other empty."
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading But when the dinner came I was asked by the présidente, "What for send you gentlemen to my parlour?"
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading I will lock up the room when it is done so.
savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type
From this reading " I was dressing, ma'am, and could not possibly receive company in mine, and thought the other empty."
make void or empty of contents
From this reading " I was dressing, ma'am, and could not possibly receive company in mine, and thought the other empty."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But when the dinner came I was asked by the présidente, "What for send you gentlemen to my parlour?"
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading "Empty or full is the same!
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading But when the dinner came I was asked by the présidente, "What for send you gentlemen to my parlour?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I won't have it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But when the dinner came I was asked by the présidente, "What for send you gentlemen to my parlour?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading " I was dressing, ma'am, and could not possibly receive company in mine, and thought the other empty."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Empty or full is the same!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I won't have it.
fasten with a lock
From this reading I will lock up the room when it is done so.
a woman of refinement
From this reading " I was dressing, ma'am, and could not possibly receive company in mine, and thought the other empty."
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading " I was dressing, ma'am, and could not possibly receive company in mine, and thought the other empty."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But when the dinner came I was asked by the présidente, "What for send you gentlemen to my parlour?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading " I was dressing, ma'am, and could not possibly receive company in mine, and thought the other empty."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Empty or full is the same!
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading " I was dressing, ma'am, and could not possibly receive company in mine, and thought the other empty."
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading But when the dinner came I was asked by the présidente, "What for send you gentlemen to my parlour?"
by chance
From this reading " I was dressing, ma'am, and could not possibly receive company in mine, and thought the other empty."
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From this reading But when the dinner came I was asked by the présidente, "What for send you gentlemen to my parlour?"
get something; come into possession of
From this reading " I was dressing, ma'am, and could not possibly receive company in mine, and thought the other empty."
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading I will lock up the room when it is done so.
Identical; not different.
From this reading "Empty or full is the same!
cause to go somewhere
From this reading But when the dinner came I was asked by the présidente, "What for send you gentlemen to my parlour?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I will lock up the room when it is done so.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But when the dinner came I was asked by the présidente, "What for send you gentlemen to my parlour?"
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading " I was dressing, ma'am, and could not possibly receive company in mine, and thought the other empty."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But when the dinner came I was asked by the présidente, "What for send you gentlemen to my parlour?"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I will lock up the room when it is done so.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But when the dinner came I was asked by the présidente, "What for send you gentlemen to my parlour?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But when the dinner came I was asked by the présidente, "What for send you gentlemen to my parlour?"
at the time that
From this reading But when the dinner came I was asked by the présidente, "What for send you gentlemen to my parlour?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will lock up the room when it is done so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I won't have it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But when the dinner came I was asked by the présidente, "What for send you gentlemen to my parlour?"
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