Chapter 8 of The lady of the basement flat is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The lady of the basement flat is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Well, we shall see you to lunch to-morrow, Ralph. I have several points to discuss. Delphine, we shall meet at the Parish Room at twelve?" "Oh! That committee?
Chapter 8 of The lady of the basement flat is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading “That committee?”
to consider or examine in speech or writing
From this reading “I have several points to discuss.”
take the midday meal
From this reading “"Well, we shall see you to lunch to-morrow, Ralph.”
come together
From this reading “Delphine, we shall meet at the Parish Room at twelve?"”
a local church community
From this reading “Delphine, we shall meet at the Parish Room at twelve?"”
plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading “I have several points to discuss.”
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading “I have several points to discuss.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading “Delphine, we shall meet at the Parish Room at twelve?"”
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Delphine, we shall meet at the Parish Room at twelve?"
a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading That committee?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Delphine, we shall meet at the Parish Room at twelve?"
to consider or examine in speech or writing
From this reading I have several points to discuss.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have several points to discuss.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have several points to discuss.
take the midday meal
From this reading "Well, we shall see you to lunch to-morrow, Ralph.
come together
From this reading Delphine, we shall meet at the Parish Room at twelve?"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh!
a local church community
From this reading Delphine, we shall meet at the Parish Room at twelve?"
plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading I have several points to discuss.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, we shall see you to lunch to-morrow, Ralph.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Delphine, we shall meet at the Parish Room at twelve?"
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Well, we shall see you to lunch to-morrow, Ralph.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading I have several points to discuss.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Well, we shall see you to lunch to-morrow, Ralph.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That committee?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Delphine, we shall meet at the Parish Room at twelve?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, we shall see you to lunch to-morrow, Ralph.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, we shall see you to lunch to-morrow, Ralph.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading Delphine, we shall meet at the Parish Room at twelve?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Well, we shall see you to lunch to-morrow, Ralph.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, we shall see you to lunch to-morrow, Ralph.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, we shall see you to lunch to-morrow, Ralph.
Chapter 8 of The lady of the basement flat by George de Horne, Mrs. Vaizey holds 428 sentences, grouped into 86 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.
Chapter 8 holds 428 sentences of The lady of the basement flat, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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