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Chapter 13 of The Grand Babylon Hôtel is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
‘How do you suggest we should begin?’ asked Racksole. ‘Well, there is the house which Miss Racksole so intrepidly entered last evening’--he gave her the homage of an admiring glance; ‘you and I, Mr Racksole, might examine that abode in detail.’ ‘To-night?’ ‘Certainly. We might do something.’
Chapter 13 of The Grand Babylon Hôtel is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading “‘Well, there is the house which Miss Racksole so intrepidly entered last evening’--he gave her the homage of an admiring glance; ‘you and I, Mr Racksole, might examine that abode in detail.’”
-ing form of “admire” — feel admiration for
From this reading “‘Well, there is the house which Miss Racksole so intrepidly entered last evening’--he gave her the homage of an admiring glance; ‘you and I, Mr Racksole, might examine that abode in detail.’”
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “‘How do you suggest we should begin?’ asked Racksole.”
an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
From this reading “‘Well, there is the house which Miss Racksole so intrepidly entered last evening’--he gave her the homage of an admiring glance; ‘you and I, Mr Racksole, might examine that abode in detail.’”
consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading “‘Well, there is the house which Miss Racksole so intrepidly entered last evening’--he gave her the homage of an admiring glance; ‘you and I, Mr Racksole, might examine that abode in detail.’”
respectful deference
From this reading “‘Well, there is the house which Miss Racksole so intrepidly entered last evening’--he gave her the homage of an admiring glance; ‘you and I, Mr Racksole, might examine that abode in detail.’”
without fear
From this reading “‘Well, there is the house which Miss Racksole so intrepidly entered last evening’--he gave her the homage of an admiring glance; ‘you and I, Mr Racksole, might examine that abode in detail.’”
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “‘How do you suggest we should begin?’ asked Racksole.”
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any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading ‘Well, there is the house which Miss Racksole so intrepidly entered last evening’--he gave her the homage of an admiring glance; ‘you and I, Mr Racksole, might examine that abode in detail.’
-ing form of “admire” — feel admiration for
From this reading ‘Well, there is the house which Miss Racksole so intrepidly entered last evening’--he gave her the homage of an admiring glance; ‘you and I, Mr Racksole, might examine that abode in detail.’
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading ‘Well, there is the house which Miss Racksole so intrepidly entered last evening’--he gave her the homage of an admiring glance; ‘you and I, Mr Racksole, might examine that abode in detail.’
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘Well, there is the house which Miss Racksole so intrepidly entered last evening’--he gave her the homage of an admiring glance; ‘you and I, Mr Racksole, might examine that abode in detail.’
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading ‘How do you suggest we should begin?’ asked Racksole.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading ‘How do you suggest we should begin?’ asked Racksole.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading ‘Certainly.
an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
From this reading ‘Well, there is the house which Miss Racksole so intrepidly entered last evening’--he gave her the homage of an admiring glance; ‘you and I, Mr Racksole, might examine that abode in detail.’
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading ‘How do you suggest we should begin?’ asked Racksole.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading ‘Well, there is the house which Miss Racksole so intrepidly entered last evening’--he gave her the homage of an admiring glance; ‘you and I, Mr Racksole, might examine that abode in detail.’
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading ‘Well, there is the house which Miss Racksole so intrepidly entered last evening’--he gave her the homage of an admiring glance; ‘you and I, Mr Racksole, might examine that abode in detail.’
consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading ‘Well, there is the house which Miss Racksole so intrepidly entered last evening’--he gave her the homage of an admiring glance; ‘you and I, Mr Racksole, might examine that abode in detail.’
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading ‘Well, there is the house which Miss Racksole so intrepidly entered last evening’--he gave her the homage of an admiring glance; ‘you and I, Mr Racksole, might examine that abode in detail.’
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading ‘Well, there is the house which Miss Racksole so intrepidly entered last evening’--he gave her the homage of an admiring glance; ‘you and I, Mr Racksole, might examine that abode in detail.’
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Well, there is the house which Miss Racksole so intrepidly entered last evening’--he gave her the homage of an admiring glance; ‘you and I, Mr Racksole, might examine that abode in detail.’
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘Well, there is the house which Miss Racksole so intrepidly entered last evening’--he gave her the homage of an admiring glance; ‘you and I, Mr Racksole, might examine that abode in detail.’
respectful deference
From this reading ‘Well, there is the house which Miss Racksole so intrepidly entered last evening’--he gave her the homage of an admiring glance; ‘you and I, Mr Racksole, might examine that abode in detail.’
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading ‘Well, there is the house which Miss Racksole so intrepidly entered last evening’--he gave her the homage of an admiring glance; ‘you and I, Mr Racksole, might examine that abode in detail.’
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From this reading ‘How do you suggest we should begin?’ asked Racksole.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘Well, there is the house which Miss Racksole so intrepidly entered last evening’--he gave her the homage of an admiring glance; ‘you and I, Mr Racksole, might examine that abode in detail.’
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘Well, there is the house which Miss Racksole so intrepidly entered last evening’--he gave her the homage of an admiring glance; ‘you and I, Mr Racksole, might examine that abode in detail.’
without fear
From this reading ‘Well, there is the house which Miss Racksole so intrepidly entered last evening’--he gave her the homage of an admiring glance; ‘you and I, Mr Racksole, might examine that abode in detail.’
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘Well, there is the house which Miss Racksole so intrepidly entered last evening’--he gave her the homage of an admiring glance; ‘you and I, Mr Racksole, might examine that abode in detail.’
immediately past
From this reading ‘Well, there is the house which Miss Racksole so intrepidly entered last evening’--he gave her the homage of an admiring glance; ‘you and I, Mr Racksole, might examine that abode in detail.’
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading ‘Well, there is the house which Miss Racksole so intrepidly entered last evening’--he gave her the homage of an admiring glance; ‘you and I, Mr Racksole, might examine that abode in detail.’
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading ‘Well, there is the house which Miss Racksole so intrepidly entered last evening’--he gave her the homage of an admiring glance; ‘you and I, Mr Racksole, might examine that abode in detail.’
a form of address for a man
From this reading ‘Well, there is the house which Miss Racksole so intrepidly entered last evening’--he gave her the homage of an admiring glance; ‘you and I, Mr Racksole, might examine that abode in detail.’
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘Well, there is the house which Miss Racksole so intrepidly entered last evening’--he gave her the homage of an admiring glance; ‘you and I, Mr Racksole, might examine that abode in detail.’
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From this reading ‘How do you suggest we should begin?’ asked Racksole.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading ‘How do you suggest we should begin?’ asked Racksole.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading ‘Well, there is the house which Miss Racksole so intrepidly entered last evening’--he gave her the homage of an admiring glance; ‘you and I, Mr Racksole, might examine that abode in detail.’
a thing, without saying which
From this reading We might do something.’
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading ‘How do you suggest we should begin?’ asked Racksole.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘Well, there is the house which Miss Racksole so intrepidly entered last evening’--he gave her the homage of an admiring glance; ‘you and I, Mr Racksole, might examine that abode in detail.’
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘Well, there is the house which Miss Racksole so intrepidly entered last evening’--he gave her the homage of an admiring glance; ‘you and I, Mr Racksole, might examine that abode in detail.’
in or at that place or location
From this reading ‘Well, there is the house which Miss Racksole so intrepidly entered last evening’--he gave her the homage of an admiring glance; ‘you and I, Mr Racksole, might examine that abode in detail.’
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From this reading ‘To-night?’
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ‘How do you suggest we should begin?’ asked Racksole.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading ‘Well, there is the house which Miss Racksole so intrepidly entered last evening’--he gave her the homage of an admiring glance; ‘you and I, Mr Racksole, might examine that abode in detail.’
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading ‘Well, there is the house which Miss Racksole so intrepidly entered last evening’--he gave her the homage of an admiring glance; ‘you and I, Mr Racksole, might examine that abode in detail.’
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘How do you suggest we should begin?’ asked Racksole.
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