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Chapter 3 of The Humour and Pathos of Anglo-Indian Life is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'Good-morning, General. I trust you will be kind enough to excuse the absence of the proper costume, as I had no time to put in any change of dress, I came off in such a hurry, General.' 'And where have you come from, sir?' 'From the F. Rocks, General G.' 'From the F. Rocks?
Chapter 3 of The Humour and Pathos of Anglo-Indian Life is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the state of being absent
From this reading “I trust you will be kind enough to excuse the absence of the proper costume, as I had no time to put in any change of dress, I came off in such a hurry, General.'”
the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball
From this reading “I trust you will be kind enough to excuse the absence of the proper costume, as I had no time to put in any change of dress, I came off in such a hurry, General.'”
put on clothes
From this reading “I trust you will be kind enough to excuse the absence of the proper costume, as I had no time to put in any change of dress, I came off in such a hurry, General.'”
accept an excuse for
From this reading “I trust you will be kind enough to excuse the absence of the proper costume, as I had no time to put in any change of dress, I came off in such a hurry, General.'”
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading “I trust you will be kind enough to excuse the absence of the proper costume, as I had no time to put in any change of dress, I came off in such a hurry, General.'”
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading “I trust you will be kind enough to excuse the absence of the proper costume, as I had no time to put in any change of dress, I came off in such a hurry, General.'”
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “'From the F. Rocks, General G.'”
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading “I trust you will be kind enough to excuse the absence of the proper costume, as I had no time to put in any change of dress, I came off in such a hurry, General.'”
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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In this reading “I trust you will be kind enough to excuse the absence of the proper costume, as I had no time to put in any change of dress, I came off in such a hurry, General.'”
In this reading “'And where have you come from, sir?'”
come to be detached
In this reading “I trust you will be kind enough to excuse the absence of the proper costume, as I had no time to put in any change of dress, I came off in such a hurry, General.'”
In this reading “I trust you will be kind enough to excuse the absence of the proper costume, as I had no time to put in any change of dress, I came off in such a hurry, General.'”
place, fit, or thrust (something) into another thing
In this reading “I trust you will be kind enough to excuse the absence of the proper costume, as I had no time to put in any change of dress, I came off in such a hurry, General.'”
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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 I trust you will be kind enough to excuse the absence of the proper costume, as I had no time to put in any change of dress, I came off in such a hurry, General.'
the state of being absent
From this reading I trust you will be kind enough to excuse the absence of the proper costume, as I had no time to put in any change of dress, I came off in such a hurry, General.'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'And where have you come from, sir?'
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I trust you will be kind enough to excuse the absence of the proper costume, as I had no time to put in any change of dress, I came off in such a hurry, General.'
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I trust you will be kind enough to excuse the absence of the proper costume, as I had no time to put in any change of dress, I came off in such a hurry, General.'
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I trust you will be kind enough to excuse the absence of the proper costume, as I had no time to put in any change of dress, I came off in such a hurry, General.'
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I trust you will be kind enough to excuse the absence of the proper costume, as I had no time to put in any change of dress, I came off in such a hurry, General.'
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading I trust you will be kind enough to excuse the absence of the proper costume, as I had no time to put in any change of dress, I came off in such a hurry, General.'
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading 'And where have you come from, sir?'
the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball
From this reading I trust you will be kind enough to excuse the absence of the proper costume, as I had no time to put in any change of dress, I came off in such a hurry, General.'
put on clothes
From this reading I trust you will be kind enough to excuse the absence of the proper costume, as I had no time to put in any change of dress, I came off in such a hurry, General.'
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading I trust you will be kind enough to excuse the absence of the proper costume, as I had no time to put in any change of dress, I came off in such a hurry, General.'
accept an excuse for
From this reading I trust you will be kind enough to excuse the absence of the proper costume, as I had no time to put in any change of dress, I came off in such a hurry, General.'
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading 'From the F. Rocks, General G.'
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading 'And where have you come from, sir?'
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading 'From the F. Rocks, General G.'
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading 'Good-morning, General.
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From this reading 'Good-morning, General.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I trust you will be kind enough to excuse the absence of the proper costume, as I had no time to put in any change of dress, I came off in such a hurry, General.'
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'And where have you come from, sir?'
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading I trust you will be kind enough to excuse the absence of the proper costume, as I had no time to put in any change of dress, I came off in such a hurry, General.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I trust you will be kind enough to excuse the absence of the proper costume, as I had no time to put in any change of dress, I came off in such a hurry, General.'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I trust you will be kind enough to excuse the absence of the proper costume, as I had no time to put in any change of dress, I came off in such a hurry, General.'
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading I trust you will be kind enough to excuse the absence of the proper costume, as I had no time to put in any change of dress, I came off in such a hurry, General.'
not any; not one
From this reading I trust you will be kind enough to excuse the absence of the proper costume, as I had no time to put in any change of dress, I came off in such a hurry, General.'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I trust you will be kind enough to excuse the absence of the proper costume, as I had no time to put in any change of dress, I came off in such a hurry, General.'
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I trust you will be kind enough to excuse the absence of the proper costume, as I had no time to put in any change of dress, I came off in such a hurry, General.'
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading I trust you will be kind enough to excuse the absence of the proper costume, as I had no time to put in any change of dress, I came off in such a hurry, General.'
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I trust you will be kind enough to excuse the absence of the proper costume, as I had no time to put in any change of dress, I came off in such a hurry, General.'
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading 'From the F. Rocks, General G.'
term of address for a man
From this reading 'And where have you come from, sir?'
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I trust you will be kind enough to excuse the absence of the proper costume, as I had no time to put in any change of dress, I came off in such a hurry, General.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I trust you will be kind enough to excuse the absence of the proper costume, as I had no time to put in any change of dress, I came off in such a hurry, General.'
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I trust you will be kind enough to excuse the absence of the proper costume, as I had no time to put in any change of dress, I came off in such a hurry, General.'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I trust you will be kind enough to excuse the absence of the proper costume, as I had no time to put in any change of dress, I came off in such a hurry, General.'
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading I trust you will be kind enough to excuse the absence of the proper costume, as I had no time to put in any change of dress, I came off in such a hurry, General.'
in or at the place that
From this reading 'And where have you come from, sir?'
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I trust you will be kind enough to excuse the absence of the proper costume, as I had no time to put in any change of dress, I came off in such a hurry, General.'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I trust you will be kind enough to excuse the absence of the proper costume, as I had no time to put in any change of dress, I came off in such a hurry, General.'
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