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Chapter 4 of The Intrusions of Peggy is here in full — 283 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'FROM THE MIDST OF THE WHIRL' 'Really I must congratulate you on your latest, Sarah,' remarked Lady Blixworth, who was taking tea with Mrs. Bonfill. 'Trix Trevalla is carrying everything before her. The Glentorlys have had her to meet Lord Farringham, and he was delighted. The men adore her, and they do say women like her. All done in six weeks!
Chapter 4 of The Intrusions of Peggy is here in full — 283 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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love intensely
From this reading “The men adore her, and they do say women like her.”
-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading “'Trix Trevalla is carrying everything before her.”
say something to someone that expresses praise
From this reading “'FROM THE MIDST OF THE WHIRL' 'Really I must congratulate you on your latest, Sarah,' remarked Lady Blixworth, who was taking tea with Mrs. Bonfill.”
greatly pleased
From this reading “The Glentorlys have had her to meet Lord Farringham, and he was delighted.”
up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-date
From this reading “'FROM THE MIDST OF THE WHIRL' 'Really I must congratulate you on your latest, Sarah,' remarked Lady Blixworth, who was taking tea with Mrs. Bonfill.”
the location of something surrounded by other things
From this reading “'FROM THE MIDST OF THE WHIRL' 'Really I must congratulate you on your latest, Sarah,' remarked Lady Blixworth, who was taking tea with Mrs. Bonfill.”
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading “'FROM THE MIDST OF THE WHIRL' 'Really I must congratulate you on your latest, Sarah,' remarked Lady Blixworth, who was taking tea with Mrs. Bonfill.”
turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading “'FROM THE MIDST OF THE WHIRL' 'Really I must congratulate you on your latest, Sarah,' remarked Lady Blixworth, who was taking tea with Mrs. Bonfill.”
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 “All done in six weeks!”
In this reading “'FROM THE MIDST OF THE WHIRL' 'Really I must congratulate you on your latest, Sarah,' remarked Lady Blixworth, who was taking tea with Mrs. Bonfill.”
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love intensely
From this reading The men adore her, and they do say women like her.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All done in six weeks!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Glentorlys have had her to meet Lord Farringham, and he was delighted.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading 'Trix Trevalla is carrying everything before her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'FROM THE MIDST OF THE WHIRL' 'Really I must congratulate you on your latest, Sarah,' remarked Lady Blixworth, who was taking tea with Mrs. Bonfill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'FROM THE MIDST OF THE WHIRL' 'Really I must congratulate you on your latest, Sarah,' remarked Lady Blixworth, who was taking tea with Mrs. Bonfill.
-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading 'Trix Trevalla is carrying everything before her.
say something to someone that expresses praise
From this reading 'FROM THE MIDST OF THE WHIRL' 'Really I must congratulate you on your latest, Sarah,' remarked Lady Blixworth, who was taking tea with Mrs. Bonfill.
greatly pleased
From this reading The Glentorlys have had her to meet Lord Farringham, and he was delighted.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The men adore her, and they do say women like her.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading All done in six weeks!
all things; all of a situation
From this reading 'Trix Trevalla is carrying everything before her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Glentorlys have had her to meet Lord Farringham, and he was delighted.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading 'FROM THE MIDST OF THE WHIRL' 'Really I must congratulate you on your latest, Sarah,' remarked Lady Blixworth, who was taking tea with Mrs. Bonfill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Glentorlys have had her to meet Lord Farringham, and he was delighted.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Glentorlys have had her to meet Lord Farringham, and he was delighted.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The Glentorlys have had her to meet Lord Farringham, and he was delighted.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Glentorlys have had her to meet Lord Farringham, and he was delighted.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading 'Trix Trevalla is carrying everything before her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'FROM THE MIDST OF THE WHIRL' 'Really I must congratulate you on your latest, Sarah,' remarked Lady Blixworth, who was taking tea with Mrs. Bonfill.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All done in six weeks!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Trix Trevalla is carrying everything before her.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading 'FROM THE MIDST OF THE WHIRL' 'Really I must congratulate you on your latest, Sarah,' remarked Lady Blixworth, who was taking tea with Mrs. Bonfill.
up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-date
From this reading 'FROM THE MIDST OF THE WHIRL' 'Really I must congratulate you on your latest, Sarah,' remarked Lady Blixworth, who was taking tea with Mrs. Bonfill.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The men adore her, and they do say women like her.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading The Glentorlys have had her to meet Lord Farringham, and he was delighted.
come together
From this reading The Glentorlys have had her to meet Lord Farringham, and he was delighted.
the force of workers available
From this reading The men adore her, and they do say women like her.
the location of something surrounded by other things
From this reading 'FROM THE MIDST OF THE WHIRL' 'Really I must congratulate you on your latest, Sarah,' remarked Lady Blixworth, who was taking tea with Mrs. Bonfill.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading 'FROM THE MIDST OF THE WHIRL' 'Really I must congratulate you on your latest, Sarah,' remarked Lady Blixworth, who was taking tea with Mrs. Bonfill.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading 'FROM THE MIDST OF THE WHIRL' 'Really I must congratulate you on your latest, Sarah,' remarked Lady Blixworth, who was taking tea with Mrs. Bonfill.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'FROM THE MIDST OF THE WHIRL' 'Really I must congratulate you on your latest, Sarah,' remarked Lady Blixworth, who was taking tea with Mrs. Bonfill.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'FROM THE MIDST OF THE WHIRL' 'Really I must congratulate you on your latest, Sarah,' remarked Lady Blixworth, who was taking tea with Mrs. Bonfill.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading 'FROM THE MIDST OF THE WHIRL' 'Really I must congratulate you on your latest, Sarah,' remarked Lady Blixworth, who was taking tea with Mrs. Bonfill.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading 'FROM THE MIDST OF THE WHIRL' 'Really I must congratulate you on your latest, Sarah,' remarked Lady Blixworth, who was taking tea with Mrs. Bonfill.
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading 'FROM THE MIDST OF THE WHIRL' 'Really I must congratulate you on your latest, Sarah,' remarked Lady Blixworth, who was taking tea with Mrs. Bonfill.
express in words
From this reading The men adore her, and they do say women like her.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading All done in six weeks!
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading 'FROM THE MIDST OF THE WHIRL' 'Really I must congratulate you on your latest, Sarah,' remarked Lady Blixworth, who was taking tea with Mrs. Bonfill.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading 'FROM THE MIDST OF THE WHIRL' 'Really I must congratulate you on your latest, Sarah,' remarked Lady Blixworth, who was taking tea with Mrs. Bonfill.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'FROM THE MIDST OF THE WHIRL' 'Really I must congratulate you on your latest, Sarah,' remarked Lady Blixworth, who was taking tea with Mrs. Bonfill.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The men adore her, and they do say women like her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Glentorlys have had her to meet Lord Farringham, and he was delighted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Trix Trevalla is carrying everything before her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Trix Trevalla is carrying everything before her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'FROM THE MIDST OF THE WHIRL' 'Really I must congratulate you on your latest, Sarah,' remarked Lady Blixworth, who was taking tea with Mrs. Bonfill.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading All done in six weeks!
turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading 'FROM THE MIDST OF THE WHIRL' 'Really I must congratulate you on your latest, Sarah,' remarked Lady Blixworth, who was taking tea with Mrs. Bonfill.
which person or people
From this reading 'FROM THE MIDST OF THE WHIRL' 'Really I must congratulate you on your latest, Sarah,' remarked Lady Blixworth, who was taking tea with Mrs. Bonfill.
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'FROM THE MIDST OF THE WHIRL' 'Really I must congratulate you on your latest, Sarah,' remarked Lady Blixworth, who was taking tea with Mrs. Bonfill.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The men adore her, and they do say women like her.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'FROM THE MIDST OF THE WHIRL' 'Really I must congratulate you on your latest, Sarah,' remarked Lady Blixworth, who was taking tea with Mrs. Bonfill.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'FROM THE MIDST OF THE WHIRL' 'Really I must congratulate you on your latest, Sarah,' remarked Lady Blixworth, who was taking tea with Mrs. Bonfill.
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