Chapter 14 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 14 of The lady of the basement flat is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Don't be absurd. I've been Miss Harding, remember! Wait till you see me! I had lessons in making up, and I really look the part. In love, indeed!"
Chapter 14 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.
inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
From this reading “"Don't be absurd.”
29th President of the United States; two of his appointees were involved in the Teapot Dome scandal (1865-1823)
From this reading “I've been Miss Harding, remember!”
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading “In love, indeed!"”
plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction
From this reading “I had lessons in making up, and I really look the part.”
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading “I had lessons in making up, and I really look the part.”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “I had lessons in making up, and I really look the part.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “I've been Miss Harding, remember!”
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “Wait till you see me!”
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inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
From this reading "Don't be absurd.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I had lessons in making up, and I really look the part.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Don't be absurd.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I've been Miss Harding, remember!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't be absurd.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had lessons in making up, and I really look the part.
29th President of the United States; two of his appointees were involved in the Teapot Dome scandal (1865-1823)
From this reading I've been Miss Harding, remember!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had lessons in making up, and I really look the part.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've been Miss Harding, remember!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I had lessons in making up, and I really look the part.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading In love, indeed!"
plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction
From this reading I had lessons in making up, and I really look the part.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I had lessons in making up, and I really look the part.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading In love, indeed!"
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading I had lessons in making up, and I really look the part.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Wait till you see me!
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading I've been Miss Harding, remember!
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading I had lessons in making up, and I really look the part.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading I had lessons in making up, and I really look the part.
To recall to mind.
From this reading I've been Miss Harding, remember!
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Wait till you see me!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I had lessons in making up, and I really look the part.
up to a particular time
From this reading Wait till you see me!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I had lessons in making up, and I really look the part.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Wait till you see me!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Wait till you see me!
Chapter 14 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 14 holds 418 sentences of The lady of the basement flat, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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