Chapter 9 of The lady of the basement flat is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The lady of the basement flat is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I held up my hand, imploring him to stop. "Oh, Mr Maplestone, don't! It's all a mistake. It must be! How can you care?
Chapter 9 of The lady of the basement flat is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 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.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “How can you care?”
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading “I held up my hand, imploring him to stop.”
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading “I held up my hand, imploring him to stop.”
begging
From this reading “I held up my hand, imploring him to stop.”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “It's all a mistake.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “It must be!”
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading “I held up my hand, imploring him to stop.”
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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 It's all a mistake.
(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 It's all a mistake.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It must be!
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading How can you care?
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading How can you care?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, Mr Maplestone, don't!
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading I held up my hand, imploring him to stop.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading I held up my hand, imploring him to stop.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I held up my hand, imploring him to stop.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How can you care?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I held up my hand, imploring him to stop.
begging
From this reading I held up my hand, imploring him to stop.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It must be!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's all a mistake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, Mr Maplestone, don't!
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading It's all a mistake.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Oh, Mr Maplestone, don't!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It must be!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I held up my hand, imploring him to stop.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Mr Maplestone, don't!
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading I held up my hand, imploring him to stop.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I held up my hand, imploring him to stop.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I held up my hand, imploring him to stop.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading How can you care?
Chapter 9 of The lady of the basement flat by George de Horne, Mrs. Vaizey holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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 9 holds 418 sentences of The lady of the basement flat, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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