Chapter 10 of The lady of the basement flat is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The lady of the basement flat is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The orphan came into the room just as I was in the full flush of my resolutions. I snapped her head off, and found fault for five minutes on end. She departed--in tears. Three weeks have passed by. I have written to Charmion, a letter full of love, and without one complaining word.
Chapter 10 of The lady of the basement flat is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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expressing pain or dissatisfaction of resentment
From this reading “I have written to Charmion, a letter full of love, and without one complaining word.”
well in the past; former
From this reading “She departed--in tears.”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “I snapped her head off, and found fault for five minutes on end.”
the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
From this reading “The orphan came into the room just as I was in the full flush of my resolutions.”
a child who has lost both parents
From this reading “The orphan came into the room just as I was in the full flush of my resolutions.”
plural of “resolution” — a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
From this reading “The orphan came into the room just as I was in the full flush of my resolutions.”
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading “I snapped her head off, and found fault for five minutes on end.”
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “Three weeks have passed by.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 have written to Charmion, a letter full of love, and without one complaining word.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I snapped her head off, and found fault for five minutes on end.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The orphan came into the room just as I was in the full flush of my resolutions.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Three weeks have passed by.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The orphan came into the room just as I was in the full flush of my resolutions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have written to Charmion, a letter full of love, and without one complaining word.
expressing pain or dissatisfaction of resentment
From this reading I have written to Charmion, a letter full of love, and without one complaining word.
well in the past; former
From this reading She departed--in tears.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading I snapped her head off, and found fault for five minutes on end.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading I snapped her head off, and found fault for five minutes on end.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading I snapped her head off, and found fault for five minutes on end.
the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
From this reading The orphan came into the room just as I was in the full flush of my resolutions.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I snapped her head off, and found fault for five minutes on end.
set up or found
From this reading I snapped her head off, and found fault for five minutes on end.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The orphan came into the room just as I was in the full flush of my resolutions.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Three weeks have passed by.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading I snapped her head off, and found fault for five minutes on end.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I snapped her head off, and found fault for five minutes on end.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The orphan came into the room just as I was in the full flush of my resolutions.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The orphan came into the room just as I was in the full flush of my resolutions.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The orphan came into the room just as I was in the full flush of my resolutions.
and nothing more
From this reading The orphan came into the room just as I was in the full flush of my resolutions.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading I have written to Charmion, a letter full of love, and without one complaining word.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading I have written to Charmion, a letter full of love, and without one complaining word.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading I snapped her head off, and found fault for five minutes on end.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The orphan came into the room just as I was in the full flush of my resolutions.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The orphan came into the room just as I was in the full flush of my resolutions.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I snapped her head off, and found fault for five minutes on end.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I snapped her head off, and found fault for five minutes on end.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I have written to Charmion, a letter full of love, and without one complaining word.
a child who has lost both parents
From this reading The orphan came into the room just as I was in the full flush of my resolutions.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Three weeks have passed by.
plural of “resolution” — a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
From this reading The orphan came into the room just as I was in the full flush of my resolutions.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The orphan came into the room just as I was in the full flush of my resolutions.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She departed--in tears.
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading I snapped her head off, and found fault for five minutes on end.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading She departed--in tears.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The orphan came into the room just as I was in the full flush of my resolutions.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Three weeks have passed by.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have written to Charmion, a letter full of love, and without one complaining word.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The orphan came into the room just as I was in the full flush of my resolutions.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Three weeks have passed by.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I have written to Charmion, a letter full of love, and without one complaining word.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading I have written to Charmion, a letter full of love, and without one complaining word.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading I have written to Charmion, a letter full of love, and without one complaining word.
Chapter 10 of The lady of the basement flat by George de Horne, Mrs. Vaizey holds 425 sentences, grouped into 85 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.
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