Chapter 6 of The humour of Russia is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The humour of Russia is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Footman._ Did madame ring? _Madame P._ Has your master come in yet? _Footman._ No, madame. _Madame P._ When he comes, say I wish to see him. _Footman._ Yes, madame.
Chapter 6 of The humour of Russia is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading “_Madame P._ When he comes, say I wish to see him.”
a man employed as a servant in a large establishment (as a palace) to run errands and do chores
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading “_Footman._ Did madame ring?”
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading “_Madame P._ Has your master come in yet?”
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading “_Footman._ Did madame ring?”
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “_Madame P._ When he comes, say I wish to see him.”
an affirmative
From this reading “_Footman._ Yes, madame.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “_Madame P._ Has your master come in yet?”
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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move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading _Madame P._ Has your master come in yet?
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading _Madame P._ When he comes, say I wish to see him.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading _Footman._ Did madame ring?
a man employed as a servant in a large establishment (as a palace) to run errands and do chores
From this reading _Footman._ Did madame ring?
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Madame P._ Has your master come in yet?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Madame P._ When he comes, say I wish to see him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Madame P._ When he comes, say I wish to see him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Madame P._ When he comes, say I wish to see him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Madame P._ Has your master come in yet?
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading _Footman._ Did madame ring?
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading _Madame P._ Has your master come in yet?
not any; not one
From this reading _Footman._ No, madame.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading _Madame P._ Has your master come in yet?
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading _Footman._ Did madame ring?
express in words
From this reading _Madame P._ When he comes, say I wish to see him.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading _Madame P._ When he comes, say I wish to see him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Madame P._ When he comes, say I wish to see him.
at the time that
From this reading _Madame P._ When he comes, say I wish to see him.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading _Madame P._ When he comes, say I wish to see him.
an affirmative
From this reading _Footman._ Yes, madame.
but in spite of that
From this reading _Madame P._ Has your master come in yet?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Madame P._ Has your master come in yet?
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