Chapter 82 of The House by the Church-Yard is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 82 of The House by the Church-Yard is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN WHICH MR. DANGERFIELD RECEIVES A VISITOR, AND MAKES A CALL. Dangerfield walked out and blandly greeted the visitor, who turned out to be Mr. Justice Lowe. 'I give you good-morning, Sir; pray, alight and step in. Hallo, Doolan, take Mr. Justice Lowe's horse.'
Chapter 82 of The House by the Church-Yard is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/17 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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to come to rest, settle
From this reading “'I give you good-morning, Sir; pray, alight and step in.”
in a bland manner
From this reading “Dangerfield walked out and blandly greeted the visitor, who turned out to be Mr. Justice Lowe.”
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading “Dangerfield walked out and blandly greeted the visitor, who turned out to be Mr. Justice Lowe.”
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading “Dangerfield walked out and blandly greeted the visitor, who turned out to be Mr. Justice Lowe.”
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading “'I give you good-morning, Sir; pray, alight and step in.”
third-person singular of “receive” — get something; come into possession of
From this reading “DANGERFIELD RECEIVES A VISITOR, AND MAKES A CALL.”
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading “'I give you good-morning, Sir; pray, alight and step in.”
someone who visits
From this reading “DANGERFIELD RECEIVES A VISITOR, AND MAKES A CALL.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 DANGERFIELD RECEIVES A VISITOR, AND MAKES A CALL.
to come to rest, settle
From this reading 'I give you good-morning, Sir; pray, alight and step in.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DANGERFIELD RECEIVES A VISITOR, AND MAKES A CALL.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Dangerfield walked out and blandly greeted the visitor, who turned out to be Mr. Justice Lowe.
in a bland manner
From this reading Dangerfield walked out and blandly greeted the visitor, who turned out to be Mr. Justice Lowe.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading DANGERFIELD RECEIVES A VISITOR, AND MAKES A CALL.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DANGERFIELD RECEIVES A VISITOR, AND MAKES A CALL.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hallo, Doolan, take Mr. Justice Lowe's horse.'
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading 'I give you good-morning, Sir; pray, alight and step in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I give you good-morning, Sir; pray, alight and step in.
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading Dangerfield walked out and blandly greeted the visitor, who turned out to be Mr. Justice Lowe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hallo, Doolan, take Mr. Justice Lowe's horse.'
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Hallo, Doolan, take Mr. Justice Lowe's horse.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I give you good-morning, Sir; pray, alight and step in.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH MR.
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading Dangerfield walked out and blandly greeted the visitor, who turned out to be Mr. Justice Lowe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dangerfield walked out and blandly greeted the visitor, who turned out to be Mr. Justice Lowe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hallo, Doolan, take Mr. Justice Lowe's horse.'
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading DANGERFIELD RECEIVES A VISITOR, AND MAKES A CALL.
a form of address for a man
From this reading IN WHICH MR.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Dangerfield walked out and blandly greeted the visitor, who turned out to be Mr. Justice Lowe.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading 'I give you good-morning, Sir; pray, alight and step in.
third-person singular of “receive” — get something; come into possession of
From this reading DANGERFIELD RECEIVES A VISITOR, AND MAKES A CALL.
term of address for a man
From this reading 'I give you good-morning, Sir; pray, alight and step in.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading 'I give you good-morning, Sir; pray, alight and step in.
carry out
From this reading Hallo, Doolan, take Mr. Justice Lowe's horse.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dangerfield walked out and blandly greeted the visitor, who turned out to be Mr. Justice Lowe.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dangerfield walked out and blandly greeted the visitor, who turned out to be Mr. Justice Lowe.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Dangerfield walked out and blandly greeted the visitor, who turned out to be Mr. Justice Lowe.
someone who visits
From this reading DANGERFIELD RECEIVES A VISITOR, AND MAKES A CALL.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Dangerfield walked out and blandly greeted the visitor, who turned out to be Mr. Justice Lowe.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH MR.
which person or people
From this reading Dangerfield walked out and blandly greeted the visitor, who turned out to be Mr. Justice Lowe.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'I give you good-morning, Sir; pray, alight and step in.
Chapter 82 of The House by the Church-Yard by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu holds 88 sentences, grouped into 18 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.
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