Chapter 23 of The great Roxhythe is here in full — 380 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of The great Roxhythe is here in full — 380 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE AMIABLE MR. MILWARD AGAIN CONTRARY to his expectations Christopher met with no opposition on his journey to Flanders. He encountered but a single inquisitive gentleman, and he was inquisitive only on one point. The point was whether he was likely to be sea-sick on board ship. Christopher could not enlighten him.
Chapter 23 of The great Roxhythe is here in full — 380 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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disposed to please
From this reading “THE AMIABLE MR.”
Christian martyr and patron saint of travellers (3rd century)
From this reading “MILWARD AGAIN CONTRARY to his expectations Christopher met with no opposition on his journey to Flanders.”
past form of “encounter” — come together
From this reading “He encountered but a single inquisitive gentleman, and he was inquisitive only on one point.”
make understand
From this reading “Christopher could not enlighten him.”
plural of “expectation” — belief about (or mental picture of) the future
From this reading “MILWARD AGAIN CONTRARY to his expectations Christopher met with no opposition on his journey to Flanders.”
a medieval country in northern Europe that included regions now parts of northern France and Belgium and southwestern Netherlands
From this reading “MILWARD AGAIN CONTRARY to his expectations Christopher met with no opposition on his journey to Flanders.”
showing curiosity
From this reading “He encountered but a single inquisitive gentleman, and he was inquisitive only on one point.”
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
From this reading “MILWARD AGAIN CONTRARY to his expectations Christopher met with no opposition on his journey to Flanders.”
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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on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
In this reading “The point was whether he was likely to be sea-sick on board ship.”
In this reading “MILWARD AGAIN CONTRARY to his expectations Christopher met with no opposition on his journey to Flanders.”
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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 He encountered but a single inquisitive gentleman, and he was inquisitive only on one point.
anew
From this reading MILWARD AGAIN CONTRARY to his expectations Christopher met with no opposition on his journey to Flanders.
disposed to please
From this reading THE AMIABLE MR.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He encountered but a single inquisitive gentleman, and he was inquisitive only on one point.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The point was whether he was likely to be sea-sick on board ship.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading The point was whether he was likely to be sea-sick on board ship.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He encountered but a single inquisitive gentleman, and he was inquisitive only on one point.
Christian martyr and patron saint of travellers (3rd century)
From this reading MILWARD AGAIN CONTRARY to his expectations Christopher met with no opposition on his journey to Flanders.
very opposed in nature or character or purpose
From this reading MILWARD AGAIN CONTRARY to his expectations Christopher met with no opposition on his journey to Flanders.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Christopher could not enlighten him.
past form of “encounter” — come together
From this reading He encountered but a single inquisitive gentleman, and he was inquisitive only on one point.
make understand
From this reading Christopher could not enlighten him.
plural of “expectation” — belief about (or mental picture of) the future
From this reading MILWARD AGAIN CONTRARY to his expectations Christopher met with no opposition on his journey to Flanders.
a medieval country in northern Europe that included regions now parts of northern France and Belgium and southwestern Netherlands
From this reading MILWARD AGAIN CONTRARY to his expectations Christopher met with no opposition on his journey to Flanders.
a man of refinement
From this reading He encountered but a single inquisitive gentleman, and he was inquisitive only on one point.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He encountered but a single inquisitive gentleman, and he was inquisitive only on one point.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Christopher could not enlighten him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MILWARD AGAIN CONTRARY to his expectations Christopher met with no opposition on his journey to Flanders.
showing curiosity
From this reading He encountered but a single inquisitive gentleman, and he was inquisitive only on one point.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading MILWARD AGAIN CONTRARY to his expectations Christopher met with no opposition on his journey to Flanders.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading The point was whether he was likely to be sea-sick on board ship.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading MILWARD AGAIN CONTRARY to his expectations Christopher met with no opposition on his journey to Flanders.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MILWARD AGAIN CONTRARY to his expectations Christopher met with no opposition on his journey to Flanders.
a form of address for a man
From this reading THE AMIABLE MR.
not any; not one
From this reading MILWARD AGAIN CONTRARY to his expectations Christopher met with no opposition on his journey to Flanders.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Christopher could not enlighten him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading MILWARD AGAIN CONTRARY to his expectations Christopher met with no opposition on his journey to Flanders.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He encountered but a single inquisitive gentleman, and he was inquisitive only on one point.
and nothing more
From this reading He encountered but a single inquisitive gentleman, and he was inquisitive only on one point.
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
From this reading MILWARD AGAIN CONTRARY to his expectations Christopher met with no opposition on his journey to Flanders.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading He encountered but a single inquisitive gentleman, and he was inquisitive only on one point.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The point was whether he was likely to be sea-sick on board ship.
transport commercially
From this reading The point was whether he was likely to be sea-sick on board ship.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading He encountered but a single inquisitive gentleman, and he was inquisitive only on one point.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE AMIABLE MR.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MILWARD AGAIN CONTRARY to his expectations Christopher met with no opposition on his journey to Flanders.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He encountered but a single inquisitive gentleman, and he was inquisitive only on one point.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading The point was whether he was likely to be sea-sick on board ship.
in the company of; together with
From this reading MILWARD AGAIN CONTRARY to his expectations Christopher met with no opposition on his journey to Flanders.
Chapter 23 of The great Roxhythe by Georgette Heyer holds 380 sentences, grouped into 76 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 23 holds 380 sentences of The great Roxhythe, unabridged, divided into 76 reading sections.
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