Chapter 6 of The Gourmet's Guide to London is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VI
Chapter 6 of The Gourmet's Guide to London is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
As, on the stroke of eight, on the evening I am writing of, we sat down to dinner my host told me that he had ordered a typical meal for me. This was the menu: Potage croûte-au-pot. Eperlans à l'Anglaise. Bouchées à la moëlle. Côtelettes de mouton.
Chapter 6 of The Gourmet's Guide to London is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
From this reading “As, on the stroke of eight, on the evening I am writing of, we sat down to dinner my host told me that he had ordered a typical meal for me.”
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading “As, on the stroke of eight, on the evening I am writing of, we sat down to dinner my host told me that he had ordered a typical meal for me.”
a list of dishes available at a restaurant
From this reading “This was the menu: Potage croûte-au-pot.”
meat from a mature domestic sheep
From this reading “Côtelettes de mouton.”
thick (often creamy) soup
From this reading “This was the menu: Potage croûte-au-pot.”
(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
From this reading “As, on the stroke of eight, on the evening I am writing of, we sat down to dinner my host told me that he had ordered a typical meal for me.”
exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category
From this reading “As, on the stroke of eight, on the evening I am writing of, we sat down to dinner my host told me that he had ordered a typical meal for me.”
the act of creating written works
From this reading “As, on the stroke of eight, on the evening I am writing of, we sat down to dinner my host told me that he had ordered a typical meal for me.”
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 “As, on the stroke of eight, on the evening I am writing of, we sat down to dinner my host told me that he had ordered a typical meal for me.”
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 As, on the stroke of eight, on the evening I am writing of, we sat down to dinner my host told me that he had ordered a typical meal for me.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading As, on the stroke of eight, on the evening I am writing of, we sat down to dinner my host told me that he had ordered a typical meal for me.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As, on the stroke of eight, on the evening I am writing of, we sat down to dinner my host told me that he had ordered a typical meal for me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bouchées à la moëlle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This was the menu: Potage croûte-au-pot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Côtelettes de mouton.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Côtelettes de mouton.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading As, on the stroke of eight, on the evening I am writing of, we sat down to dinner my host told me that he had ordered a typical meal for me.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading As, on the stroke of eight, on the evening I am writing of, we sat down to dinner my host told me that he had ordered a typical meal for me.
being one more than seven
From this reading As, on the stroke of eight, on the evening I am writing of, we sat down to dinner my host told me that he had ordered a typical meal for me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eperlans à l'Anglaise.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading As, on the stroke of eight, on the evening I am writing of, we sat down to dinner my host told me that he had ordered a typical meal for me.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As, on the stroke of eight, on the evening I am writing of, we sat down to dinner my host told me that he had ordered a typical meal for me.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As, on the stroke of eight, on the evening I am writing of, we sat down to dinner my host told me that he had ordered a typical meal for me.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As, on the stroke of eight, on the evening I am writing of, we sat down to dinner my host told me that he had ordered a typical meal for me.
a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
From this reading As, on the stroke of eight, on the evening I am writing of, we sat down to dinner my host told me that he had ordered a typical meal for me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As, on the stroke of eight, on the evening I am writing of, we sat down to dinner my host told me that he had ordered a typical meal for me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eperlans à l'Anglaise.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading Bouchées à la moëlle.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As, on the stroke of eight, on the evening I am writing of, we sat down to dinner my host told me that he had ordered a typical meal for me.
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading As, on the stroke of eight, on the evening I am writing of, we sat down to dinner my host told me that he had ordered a typical meal for me.
a list of dishes available at a restaurant
From this reading This was the menu: Potage croûte-au-pot.
meat from a mature domestic sheep
From this reading Côtelettes de mouton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bouchées à la moëlle.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading As, on the stroke of eight, on the evening I am writing of, we sat down to dinner my host told me that he had ordered a typical meal for me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As, on the stroke of eight, on the evening I am writing of, we sat down to dinner my host told me that he had ordered a typical meal for me.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As, on the stroke of eight, on the evening I am writing of, we sat down to dinner my host told me that he had ordered a typical meal for me.
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading As, on the stroke of eight, on the evening I am writing of, we sat down to dinner my host told me that he had ordered a typical meal for me.
thick (often creamy) soup
From this reading This was the menu: Potage croûte-au-pot.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading As, on the stroke of eight, on the evening I am writing of, we sat down to dinner my host told me that he had ordered a typical meal for me.
(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
From this reading As, on the stroke of eight, on the evening I am writing of, we sat down to dinner my host told me that he had ordered a typical meal for me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As, on the stroke of eight, on the evening I am writing of, we sat down to dinner my host told me that he had ordered a typical meal for me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As, on the stroke of eight, on the evening I am writing of, we sat down to dinner my host told me that he had ordered a typical meal for me.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was the menu: Potage croûte-au-pot.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As, on the stroke of eight, on the evening I am writing of, we sat down to dinner my host told me that he had ordered a typical meal for me.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading As, on the stroke of eight, on the evening I am writing of, we sat down to dinner my host told me that he had ordered a typical meal for me.
exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category
From this reading As, on the stroke of eight, on the evening I am writing of, we sat down to dinner my host told me that he had ordered a typical meal for me.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was the menu: Potage croûte-au-pot.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading As, on the stroke of eight, on the evening I am writing of, we sat down to dinner my host told me that he had ordered a typical meal for me.
the act of creating written works
From this reading As, on the stroke of eight, on the evening I am writing of, we sat down to dinner my host told me that he had ordered a typical meal for me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eperlans à l'Anglaise.
Chapter 6 of The Gourmet's Guide to London by Lieut.-Col. (Nathaniel) Newnham-Davis holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 6 holds 401 sentences of The Gourmet's Guide to London, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of The Gourmet's Guide to London by Lieut.-Col. (Nathaniel) Newnham-Davis exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 401 sentences, grouped into 81 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 81 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 81 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 6 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading The Gourmet's Guide to London by Lieut.-Col. (Nathaniel) Newnham-Davis on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 3949 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #53304 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #53304, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 329 minutes of reading across 790 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The Gourmet's Guide to London section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 10 chapters of The Gourmet's Guide to London to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Gourmet's Guide to London, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
