Chapter 18 of The Grand Babylon Hôtel is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The Grand Babylon Hôtel is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
‘Granted,’ said Racksole. ‘The wine, however, might be more easily got at. Had you thought of that?’ ‘I had not,’ Babylon admitted. ‘You are an ingenious theorist, but I happen to know that Prince Eugen always has his wine opened in his own presence.
Chapter 18 of The Grand Babylon Hôtel is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading “‘I had not,’ Babylon admitted.”
the chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capital of the ancient kingdom of Babylonia
From this reading “‘I had not,’ Babylon admitted.”
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading “‘The wine, however, might be more easily got at.”
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading “‘Granted,’ said Racksole.”
come to pass
From this reading “‘You are an ingenious theorist, but I happen to know that Prince Eugen always has his wine opened in his own presence.”
Clever, original, and remarkably inventive in design and execution.
From this reading “‘You are an ingenious theorist, but I happen to know that Prince Eugen always has his wine opened in his own presence.”
someone who theorizes (especially in science or art)
From this reading “‘You are an ingenious theorist, but I happen to know that Prince Eugen always has his wine opened in his own presence.”
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading “‘The wine, however, might be more easily got at.”
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inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading ‘I had not,’ Babylon admitted.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading ‘You are an ingenious theorist, but I happen to know that Prince Eugen always has his wine opened in his own presence.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading ‘You are an ingenious theorist, but I happen to know that Prince Eugen always has his wine opened in his own presence.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ‘You are an ingenious theorist, but I happen to know that Prince Eugen always has his wine opened in his own presence.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ‘The wine, however, might be more easily got at.
the chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capital of the ancient kingdom of Babylonia
From this reading ‘I had not,’ Babylon admitted.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ‘The wine, however, might be more easily got at.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ‘You are an ingenious theorist, but I happen to know that Prince Eugen always has his wine opened in his own presence.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading ‘The wine, however, might be more easily got at.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘You are an ingenious theorist, but I happen to know that Prince Eugen always has his wine opened in his own presence.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading ‘The wine, however, might be more easily got at.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading ‘Granted,’ said Racksole.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had you thought of that?’
come to pass
From this reading ‘You are an ingenious theorist, but I happen to know that Prince Eugen always has his wine opened in his own presence.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘You are an ingenious theorist, but I happen to know that Prince Eugen always has his wine opened in his own presence.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘You are an ingenious theorist, but I happen to know that Prince Eugen always has his wine opened in his own presence.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading ‘The wine, however, might be more easily got at.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘I had not,’ Babylon admitted.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘You are an ingenious theorist, but I happen to know that Prince Eugen always has his wine opened in his own presence.
Clever, original, and remarkably inventive in design and execution.
From this reading ‘You are an ingenious theorist, but I happen to know that Prince Eugen always has his wine opened in his own presence.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading ‘You are an ingenious theorist, but I happen to know that Prince Eugen always has his wine opened in his own presence.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading ‘The wine, however, might be more easily got at.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading ‘The wine, however, might be more easily got at.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ‘I had not,’ Babylon admitted.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Had you thought of that?’
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading ‘You are an ingenious theorist, but I happen to know that Prince Eugen always has his wine opened in his own presence.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading ‘You are an ingenious theorist, but I happen to know that Prince Eugen always has his wine opened in his own presence.
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading ‘You are an ingenious theorist, but I happen to know that Prince Eugen always has his wine opened in his own presence.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading ‘You are an ingenious theorist, but I happen to know that Prince Eugen always has his wine opened in his own presence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Granted,’ said Racksole.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ‘Granted,’ said Racksole.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Had you thought of that?’
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘The wine, however, might be more easily got at.
someone who theorizes (especially in science or art)
From this reading ‘You are an ingenious theorist, but I happen to know that Prince Eugen always has his wine opened in his own presence.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Had you thought of that?’
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘You are an ingenious theorist, but I happen to know that Prince Eugen always has his wine opened in his own presence.
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading ‘The wine, however, might be more easily got at.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Had you thought of that?’
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