Chapter 19 of The Disagreeable Woman: A Social Mystery is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of The Disagreeable Woman: A Social Mystery is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A SPEECH FROM THE THRONE. It was some time since Mrs. Gray had made any communication to the boarders. But one evening she seemed laboring under suppressed excitement. "Something is up," said Mr. Blake, the young reporter who sat on my left, the Disagreeable Woman being on my right. "We shall have it after supper," I answered.
Chapter 19 of The Disagreeable Woman: A Social Mystery is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading “"Something is up," said Mr. Blake, the young reporter who sat on my left, the Disagreeable Woman being on my right.”
plural of “boarder” — a tenant in someone's house
From this reading “It was some time since Mrs. Gray had made any communication to the boarders.”
the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information
From this reading “It was some time since Mrs. Gray had made any communication to the boarders.”
not to your liking
From this reading “"Something is up," said Mr. Blake, the young reporter who sat on my left, the Disagreeable Woman being on my right.”
doing arduous or unpleasant work
From this reading “But one evening she seemed laboring under suppressed excitement.”
a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories
From this reading “"Something is up," said Mr. Blake, the young reporter who sat on my left, the Disagreeable Woman being on my right.”
kept from public knowledge by various means
From this reading “But one evening she seemed laboring under suppressed excitement.”
the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.
From this reading “A SPEECH FROM THE THRONE.”
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 “But one evening she seemed laboring under suppressed excitement.”
In this reading “"We shall have it after supper," I answered.”
In this reading “"Something is up," said Mr. Blake, the young reporter who sat on my left, the Disagreeable Woman being on my right.”
In this reading “It was some time since Mrs. Gray had made any communication to the boarders.”
In this reading “It was some time since Mrs. Gray had made any communication to the boarders.”
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 A SPEECH FROM THE THRONE.
later than; following
From this reading "We shall have it after supper," I answered.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "We shall have it after supper," I answered.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading It was some time since Mrs. Gray had made any communication to the boarders.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "Something is up," said Mr. Blake, the young reporter who sat on my left, the Disagreeable Woman being on my right.
visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading "Something is up," said Mr. Blake, the young reporter who sat on my left, the Disagreeable Woman being on my right.
plural of “boarder” — a tenant in someone's house
From this reading It was some time since Mrs. Gray had made any communication to the boarders.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But one evening she seemed laboring under suppressed excitement.
the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information
From this reading It was some time since Mrs. Gray had made any communication to the boarders.
not to your liking
From this reading "Something is up," said Mr. Blake, the young reporter who sat on my left, the Disagreeable Woman being on my right.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading But one evening she seemed laboring under suppressed excitement.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading But one evening she seemed laboring under suppressed excitement.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A SPEECH FROM THE THRONE.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading It was some time since Mrs. Gray had made any communication to the boarders.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was some time since Mrs. Gray had made any communication to the boarders.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We shall have it after supper," I answered.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "We shall have it after supper," I answered.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Something is up," said Mr. Blake, the young reporter who sat on my left, the Disagreeable Woman being on my right.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was some time since Mrs. Gray had made any communication to the boarders.
doing arduous or unpleasant work
From this reading But one evening she seemed laboring under suppressed excitement.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading "Something is up," said Mr. Blake, the young reporter who sat on my left, the Disagreeable Woman being on my right.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It was some time since Mrs. Gray had made any communication to the boarders.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Something is up," said Mr. Blake, the young reporter who sat on my left, the Disagreeable Woman being on my right.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading It was some time since Mrs. Gray had made any communication to the boarders.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Something is up," said Mr. Blake, the young reporter who sat on my left, the Disagreeable Woman being on my right.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Something is up," said Mr. Blake, the young reporter who sat on my left, the Disagreeable Woman being on my right.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But one evening she seemed laboring under suppressed excitement.
a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories
From this reading "Something is up," said Mr. Blake, the young reporter who sat on my left, the Disagreeable Woman being on my right.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Something is up," said Mr. Blake, the young reporter who sat on my left, the Disagreeable Woman being on my right.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Something is up," said Mr. Blake, the young reporter who sat on my left, the Disagreeable Woman being on my right.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading "Something is up," said Mr. Blake, the young reporter who sat on my left, the Disagreeable Woman being on my right.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading But one evening she seemed laboring under suppressed excitement.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "We shall have it after supper," I answered.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But one evening she seemed laboring under suppressed excitement.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It was some time since Mrs. Gray had made any communication to the boarders.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It was some time since Mrs. Gray had made any communication to the boarders.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Something is up," said Mr. Blake, the young reporter who sat on my left, the Disagreeable Woman being on my right.
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading A SPEECH FROM THE THRONE.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading "We shall have it after supper," I answered.
kept from public knowledge by various means
From this reading But one evening she seemed laboring under suppressed excitement.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SPEECH FROM THE THRONE.
the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.
From this reading A SPEECH FROM THE THRONE.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It was some time since Mrs. Gray had made any communication to the boarders.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was some time since Mrs. Gray had made any communication to the boarders.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading But one evening she seemed laboring under suppressed excitement.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Something is up," said Mr. Blake, the young reporter who sat on my left, the Disagreeable Woman being on my right.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was some time since Mrs. Gray had made any communication to the boarders.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We shall have it after supper," I answered.
which person or people
From this reading "Something is up," said Mr. Blake, the young reporter who sat on my left, the Disagreeable Woman being on my right.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "Something is up," said Mr. Blake, the young reporter who sat on my left, the Disagreeable Woman being on my right.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "Something is up," said Mr. Blake, the young reporter who sat on my left, the Disagreeable Woman being on my right.
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