Chapter 25 of The doings of Doris is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of The doings of Doris is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Squire's Advice "LETTERS. One for you, Sylvester, from Doris. And another for me, from Mrs. Brutt." The burly Rector sat at one end of the breakfast-table; and at the other Mrs. Winton presided, with her usual air of state. She never forgot that a Peer of the Realm was her distant cousin.
Chapter 25 of The doings of Doris is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading “The Squire's Advice "LETTERS.”
muscular and heavily built
From this reading “The burly Rector sat at one end of the breakfast-table; and at the other Mrs. Winton presided, with her usual air of state.”
(Greek mythology) wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids
From this reading “One for you, Sylvester, from Doris.”
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “She never forgot that a Peer of the Realm was her distant cousin.”
a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
From this reading “She never forgot that a Peer of the Realm was her distant cousin.”
past form of “preside” — act as president
From this reading “The burly Rector sat at one end of the breakfast-table; and at the other Mrs. Winton presided, with her usual air of state.”
a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading “She never forgot that a Peer of the Realm was her distant cousin.”
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading “The burly Rector sat at one end of the breakfast-table; and at the other Mrs. Winton presided, with her usual air of state.”
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.
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In this reading “She never forgot that a Peer of the Realm was her distant cousin.”
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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 She never forgot that a Peer of the Realm was her distant cousin.
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading The Squire's Advice "LETTERS.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The burly Rector sat at one end of the breakfast-table; and at the other Mrs. Winton presided, with her usual air of state.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And another for me, from Mrs. Brutt."
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading And another for me, from Mrs. Brutt."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The burly Rector sat at one end of the breakfast-table; and at the other Mrs. Winton presided, with her usual air of state.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The burly Rector sat at one end of the breakfast-table; and at the other Mrs. Winton presided, with her usual air of state.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And another for me, from Mrs. Brutt."
muscular and heavily built
From this reading The burly Rector sat at one end of the breakfast-table; and at the other Mrs. Winton presided, with her usual air of state.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading She never forgot that a Peer of the Realm was her distant cousin.
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading She never forgot that a Peer of the Realm was her distant cousin.
(Greek mythology) wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids
From this reading One for you, Sylvester, from Doris.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The burly Rector sat at one end of the breakfast-table; and at the other Mrs. Winton presided, with her usual air of state.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading One for you, Sylvester, from Doris.
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading She never forgot that a Peer of the Realm was her distant cousin.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One for you, Sylvester, from Doris.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The burly Rector sat at one end of the breakfast-table; and at the other Mrs. Winton presided, with her usual air of state.
the literary culture
From this reading The Squire's Advice "LETTERS.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And another for me, from Mrs. Brutt."
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading And another for me, from Mrs. Brutt."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading She never forgot that a Peer of the Realm was her distant cousin.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The burly Rector sat at one end of the breakfast-table; and at the other Mrs. Winton presided, with her usual air of state.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One for you, Sylvester, from Doris.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The burly Rector sat at one end of the breakfast-table; and at the other Mrs. Winton presided, with her usual air of state.
a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
From this reading She never forgot that a Peer of the Realm was her distant cousin.
past form of “preside” — act as president
From this reading The burly Rector sat at one end of the breakfast-table; and at the other Mrs. Winton presided, with her usual air of state.
a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading She never forgot that a Peer of the Realm was her distant cousin.
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading The burly Rector sat at one end of the breakfast-table; and at the other Mrs. Winton presided, with her usual air of state.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading The burly Rector sat at one end of the breakfast-table; and at the other Mrs. Winton presided, with her usual air of state.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She never forgot that a Peer of the Realm was her distant cousin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Squire's Advice "LETTERS.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading The burly Rector sat at one end of the breakfast-table; and at the other Mrs. Winton presided, with her usual air of state.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One for you, Sylvester, from Doris.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She never forgot that a Peer of the Realm was her distant cousin.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Squire's Advice "LETTERS.
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading The burly Rector sat at one end of the breakfast-table; and at the other Mrs. Winton presided, with her usual air of state.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She never forgot that a Peer of the Realm was her distant cousin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The burly Rector sat at one end of the breakfast-table; and at the other Mrs. Winton presided, with her usual air of state.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The burly Rector sat at one end of the breakfast-table; and at the other Mrs. Winton presided, with her usual air of state.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading One for you, Sylvester, from Doris.
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