Chapter 7 of The House of Adventure is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The House of Adventure is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“You have a man left to work for you. You are lucky.” “He is such a good fellow,” said Manon. “And Monsieur Blanc was annoyed. He will visit you here; I could not get rid of the fellow.”
Chapter 7 of The House of Adventure is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading ““And Monsieur Blanc was annoyed.”
a white sauce of fat, broth, and vegetables (used especially with braised meat)
From this reading ““And Monsieur Blanc was annoyed.”
a boy or man
From this reading ““He is such a good fellow,” said Manon.”
occurring by chance
From this reading “You are lucky.””
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading ““And Monsieur Blanc was annoyed.”
relieve from
From this reading “He will visit you here; I could not get rid of the fellow.””
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading “He will visit you here; I could not get rid of the fellow.””
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading ““You have a man left to work for you.”
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 ““He is such a good fellow,” said Manon.”
do away with
In this reading “He will visit you here; I could not get rid of the fellow.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “You have a man left to work for you.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And Monsieur Blanc was annoyed.
aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading “And Monsieur Blanc was annoyed.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are lucky.”
a white sauce of fat, broth, and vegetables (used especially with braised meat)
From this reading “And Monsieur Blanc was annoyed.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He will visit you here; I could not get rid of the fellow.”
a boy or man
From this reading “He is such a good fellow,” said Manon.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “You have a man left to work for you.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He will visit you here; I could not get rid of the fellow.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “He is such a good fellow,” said Manon.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You have a man left to work for you.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He is such a good fellow,” said Manon.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading He will visit you here; I could not get rid of the fellow.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He will visit you here; I could not get rid of the fellow.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He is such a good fellow,” said Manon.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading “You have a man left to work for you.
occurring by chance
From this reading You are lucky.”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “You have a man left to work for you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He is such a good fellow,” said Manon.
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading “And Monsieur Blanc was annoyed.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He will visit you here; I could not get rid of the fellow.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He will visit you here; I could not get rid of the fellow.”
relieve from
From this reading He will visit you here; I could not get rid of the fellow.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “He is such a good fellow,” said Manon.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “He is such a good fellow,” said Manon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He will visit you here; I could not get rid of the fellow.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You have a man left to work for you.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading He will visit you here; I could not get rid of the fellow.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “And Monsieur Blanc was annoyed.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He will visit you here; I could not get rid of the fellow.”
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “You have a man left to work for you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You have a man left to work for you.
Chapter 7 of The House of Adventure by Warwick Deeping holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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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