Chapter 21 of The Gay Adventure: A Romance is here in full — 240 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of The Gay Adventure: A Romance is here in full — 240 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE THORNY PATH "Dinner _as_ usual, sir?" said the landlord of The Happy Heart, looking into the parlor where Tony and Robert were playing piquet. "Please, Mr. Glew," said Tony. "Seven o'clock as usual. Oh, by the way, have you got such a thing as a lantern?" "A lantern!" interjected Robert in surprise.
Chapter 21 of The Gay Adventure: A Romance is here in full — 240 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “interject” — to insert between other elements
From this reading “"A lantern!" interjected Robert in surprise.”
a landowner who leases to others
From this reading “THE THORNY PATH "Dinner _as_ usual, sir?" said the landlord of The Happy Heart, looking into the parlor where Tony and Robert were playing piquet.”
light in a transparent protective case
From this reading “Oh, by the way, have you got such a thing as a lantern?"”
according to the clock
From this reading “"Seven o'clock as usual.”
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading “THE THORNY PATH "Dinner _as_ usual, sir?" said the landlord of The Happy Heart, looking into the parlor where Tony and Robert were playing piquet.”
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading “THE THORNY PATH "Dinner _as_ usual, sir?" said the landlord of The Happy Heart, looking into the parlor where Tony and Robert were playing piquet.”
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading “THE THORNY PATH "Dinner _as_ usual, sir?" said the landlord of The Happy Heart, looking into the parlor where Tony and Robert were playing piquet.”
bristling with perplexities
From this reading “THE THORNY PATH "Dinner _as_ usual, sir?" said the landlord of The Happy Heart, looking into the parlor where Tony and Robert were playing piquet.”
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 “THE THORNY PATH "Dinner _as_ usual, sir?" said the landlord of The Happy Heart, looking into the parlor where Tony and Robert were playing piquet.”
introducing a different topic
In this reading “Oh, by the way, have you got such a thing as a lantern?"”
In this reading “"A lantern!" interjected Robert in surprise.”
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 Oh, by the way, have you got such a thing as a lantern?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE THORNY PATH "Dinner _as_ usual, sir?" said the landlord of The Happy Heart, looking into the parlor where Tony and Robert were playing piquet.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE THORNY PATH "Dinner _as_ usual, sir?" said the landlord of The Happy Heart, looking into the parlor where Tony and Robert were playing piquet.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Oh, by the way, have you got such a thing as a lantern?"
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading THE THORNY PATH "Dinner _as_ usual, sir?" said the landlord of The Happy Heart, looking into the parlor where Tony and Robert were playing piquet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Please, Mr. Glew," said Tony.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Oh, by the way, have you got such a thing as a lantern?"
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading THE THORNY PATH "Dinner _as_ usual, sir?" said the landlord of The Happy Heart, looking into the parlor where Tony and Robert were playing piquet.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Oh, by the way, have you got such a thing as a lantern?"
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading THE THORNY PATH "Dinner _as_ usual, sir?" said the landlord of The Happy Heart, looking into the parlor where Tony and Robert were playing piquet.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "A lantern!" interjected Robert in surprise.
past form of “interject” — to insert between other elements
From this reading "A lantern!" interjected Robert in surprise.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE THORNY PATH "Dinner _as_ usual, sir?" said the landlord of The Happy Heart, looking into the parlor where Tony and Robert were playing piquet.
a landowner who leases to others
From this reading THE THORNY PATH "Dinner _as_ usual, sir?" said the landlord of The Happy Heart, looking into the parlor where Tony and Robert were playing piquet.
light in a transparent protective case
From this reading Oh, by the way, have you got such a thing as a lantern?"
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading THE THORNY PATH "Dinner _as_ usual, sir?" said the landlord of The Happy Heart, looking into the parlor where Tony and Robert were playing piquet.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Please, Mr. Glew," said Tony.
according to the clock
From this reading "Seven o'clock as usual.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE THORNY PATH "Dinner _as_ usual, sir?" said the landlord of The Happy Heart, looking into the parlor where Tony and Robert were playing piquet.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, by the way, have you got such a thing as a lantern?"
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading THE THORNY PATH "Dinner _as_ usual, sir?" said the landlord of The Happy Heart, looking into the parlor where Tony and Robert were playing piquet.
a course of conduct
From this reading THE THORNY PATH "Dinner _as_ usual, sir?" said the landlord of The Happy Heart, looking into the parlor where Tony and Robert were playing piquet.
a card game for two players using a reduced pack of 32 cards
From this reading THE THORNY PATH "Dinner _as_ usual, sir?" said the landlord of The Happy Heart, looking into the parlor where Tony and Robert were playing piquet.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading THE THORNY PATH "Dinner _as_ usual, sir?" said the landlord of The Happy Heart, looking into the parlor where Tony and Robert were playing piquet.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Please, Mr. Glew," said Tony.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading THE THORNY PATH "Dinner _as_ usual, sir?" said the landlord of The Happy Heart, looking into the parlor where Tony and Robert were playing piquet.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE THORNY PATH "Dinner _as_ usual, sir?" said the landlord of The Happy Heart, looking into the parlor where Tony and Robert were playing piquet.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading "Seven o'clock as usual.
term of address for a man
From this reading THE THORNY PATH "Dinner _as_ usual, sir?" said the landlord of The Happy Heart, looking into the parlor where Tony and Robert were playing piquet.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Oh, by the way, have you got such a thing as a lantern?"
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading "A lantern!" interjected Robert in surprise.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE THORNY PATH "Dinner _as_ usual, sir?" said the landlord of The Happy Heart, looking into the parlor where Tony and Robert were playing piquet.
a special situation
From this reading Oh, by the way, have you got such a thing as a lantern?"
bristling with perplexities
From this reading THE THORNY PATH "Dinner _as_ usual, sir?" said the landlord of The Happy Heart, looking into the parlor where Tony and Robert were playing piquet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE THORNY PATH "Dinner _as_ usual, sir?" said the landlord of The Happy Heart, looking into the parlor where Tony and Robert were playing piquet.
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading THE THORNY PATH "Dinner _as_ usual, sir?" said the landlord of The Happy Heart, looking into the parlor where Tony and Robert were playing piquet.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Oh, by the way, have you got such a thing as a lantern?"
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE THORNY PATH "Dinner _as_ usual, sir?" said the landlord of The Happy Heart, looking into the parlor where Tony and Robert were playing piquet.
in or at the place that
From this reading THE THORNY PATH "Dinner _as_ usual, sir?" said the landlord of The Happy Heart, looking into the parlor where Tony and Robert were playing piquet.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Oh, by the way, have you got such a thing as a lantern?"
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