Chapter 38 of The great Roxhythe is here in full — 344 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 38 of The great Roxhythe is here in full — 344 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE GREAT ROXHYTHE “MY lady, there is a lackey from Bevan House who desires speech with you.” Lady Frances was surprised. “So? I’ll come.” She went downstairs.
Chapter 38 of The great Roxhythe is here in full — 344 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “desire” — the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading “THE GREAT ROXHYTHE “MY lady, there is a lackey from Bevan House who desires speech with you.””
on a floor below
From this reading “She went downstairs.”
plural of “france” — a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading “Lady Frances was surprised.”
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading “THE GREAT ROXHYTHE “MY lady, there is a lackey from Bevan House who desires speech with you.””
a male servant (especially a footman)
From this reading “THE GREAT ROXHYTHE “MY lady, there is a lackey from Bevan House who desires speech with you.””
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “THE GREAT ROXHYTHE “MY lady, there is a lackey from Bevan House who desires speech with you.””
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading “THE GREAT ROXHYTHE “MY lady, there is a lackey from Bevan House who desires speech with you.””
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading “Lady Frances was surprised.”
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 “She went downstairs.”
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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 THE GREAT ROXHYTHE “MY lady, there is a lackey from Bevan House who desires speech with you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE GREAT ROXHYTHE “MY lady, there is a lackey from Bevan House who desires speech with you.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I’ll come.”
plural of “desire” — the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading THE GREAT ROXHYTHE “MY lady, there is a lackey from Bevan House who desires speech with you.”
on a floor below
From this reading She went downstairs.
plural of “france” — a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading Lady Frances was surprised.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE GREAT ROXHYTHE “MY lady, there is a lackey from Bevan House who desires speech with you.”
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading THE GREAT ROXHYTHE “MY lady, there is a lackey from Bevan House who desires speech with you.”
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading THE GREAT ROXHYTHE “MY lady, there is a lackey from Bevan House who desires speech with you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ll come.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE GREAT ROXHYTHE “MY lady, there is a lackey from Bevan House who desires speech with you.”
a male servant (especially a footman)
From this reading THE GREAT ROXHYTHE “MY lady, there is a lackey from Bevan House who desires speech with you.”
a polite name for any woman
From this reading THE GREAT ROXHYTHE “MY lady, there is a lackey from Bevan House who desires speech with you.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE GREAT ROXHYTHE “MY lady, there is a lackey from Bevan House who desires speech with you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE GREAT ROXHYTHE “MY lady, there is a lackey from Bevan House who desires speech with you.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She went downstairs.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So?
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading THE GREAT ROXHYTHE “MY lady, there is a lackey from Bevan House who desires speech with you.”
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading Lady Frances was surprised.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GREAT ROXHYTHE “MY lady, there is a lackey from Bevan House who desires speech with you.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading THE GREAT ROXHYTHE “MY lady, there is a lackey from Bevan House who desires speech with you.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lady Frances was surprised.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She went downstairs.
which person or people
From this reading THE GREAT ROXHYTHE “MY lady, there is a lackey from Bevan House who desires speech with you.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE GREAT ROXHYTHE “MY lady, there is a lackey from Bevan House who desires speech with you.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE GREAT ROXHYTHE “MY lady, there is a lackey from Bevan House who desires speech with you.”
Chapter 38 of The great Roxhythe by Georgette Heyer holds 344 sentences, grouped into 69 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 38 holds 344 sentences of The great Roxhythe, unabridged, divided into 69 reading sections.
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