Chapter 4 of The Last Tenant is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Last Tenant is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BOB MILLET GIVES US SOME CURIOUS INFORMATION ABOUT THE HOUSE IN LAMB'S TERRACE. "Now, Bob," said I, "here's a clean pipe and some bird's eye. Do you remember our first cigar in your little bedroom in your father's house? How we suffered, and vowed never to smoke again! We have time for a pipe and a chat before my wife comes in.
Chapter 4 of The Last Tenant is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading “Do you remember our first cigar in your little bedroom in your father's house?”
possessive form of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading “"Now, Bob," said I, "here's a clean pipe and some bird's eye.”
talk socially without exchanging too much information
From this reading “We have time for a pipe and a chat before my wife comes in.”
a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading “Do you remember our first cigar in your little bedroom in your father's house?”
possessive form of “lamb” — young sheep
From this reading “BOB MILLET GIVES US SOME CURIOUS INFORMATION ABOUT THE HOUSE IN LAMB'S TERRACE.”
any of various small-grained annual cereal and forage grasses of the genera Panicum, Echinochloa, Setaria, Sorghum, and Eleusine
From this reading “BOB MILLET GIVES US SOME CURIOUS INFORMATION ABOUT THE HOUSE IN LAMB'S TERRACE.”
usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence
From this reading “BOB MILLET GIVES US SOME CURIOUS INFORMATION ABOUT THE HOUSE IN LAMB'S TERRACE.”
past form of “vow” — make a vow; promise
From this reading “How we suffered, and vowed never to smoke again!”
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In this reading “Do you remember our first cigar in your little bedroom in your father's house?”
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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 "Now, Bob," said I, "here's a clean pipe and some bird's eye.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading BOB MILLET GIVES US SOME CURIOUS INFORMATION ABOUT THE HOUSE IN LAMB'S TERRACE.
anew
From this reading How we suffered, and vowed never to smoke again!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Now, Bob," said I, "here's a clean pipe and some bird's eye.
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading Do you remember our first cigar in your little bedroom in your father's house?
earlier than; in front of
From this reading We have time for a pipe and a chat before my wife comes in.
possessive form of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading "Now, Bob," said I, "here's a clean pipe and some bird's eye.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading BOB MILLET GIVES US SOME CURIOUS INFORMATION ABOUT THE HOUSE IN LAMB'S TERRACE.
talk socially without exchanging too much information
From this reading We have time for a pipe and a chat before my wife comes in.
a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading Do you remember our first cigar in your little bedroom in your father's house?
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading "Now, Bob," said I, "here's a clean pipe and some bird's eye.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading We have time for a pipe and a chat before my wife comes in.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading BOB MILLET GIVES US SOME CURIOUS INFORMATION ABOUT THE HOUSE IN LAMB'S TERRACE.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you remember our first cigar in your little bedroom in your father's house?
the organ of sight
From this reading "Now, Bob," said I, "here's a clean pipe and some bird's eye.
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Do you remember our first cigar in your little bedroom in your father's house?
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Do you remember our first cigar in your little bedroom in your father's house?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We have time for a pipe and a chat before my wife comes in.
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading BOB MILLET GIVES US SOME CURIOUS INFORMATION ABOUT THE HOUSE IN LAMB'S TERRACE.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have time for a pipe and a chat before my wife comes in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now, Bob," said I, "here's a clean pipe and some bird's eye.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading BOB MILLET GIVES US SOME CURIOUS INFORMATION ABOUT THE HOUSE IN LAMB'S TERRACE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How we suffered, and vowed never to smoke again!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Now, Bob," said I, "here's a clean pipe and some bird's eye.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BOB MILLET GIVES US SOME CURIOUS INFORMATION ABOUT THE HOUSE IN LAMB'S TERRACE.
a message received and understood
From this reading BOB MILLET GIVES US SOME CURIOUS INFORMATION ABOUT THE HOUSE IN LAMB'S TERRACE.
possessive form of “lamb” — young sheep
From this reading BOB MILLET GIVES US SOME CURIOUS INFORMATION ABOUT THE HOUSE IN LAMB'S TERRACE.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Do you remember our first cigar in your little bedroom in your father's house?
any of various small-grained annual cereal and forage grasses of the genera Panicum, Echinochloa, Setaria, Sorghum, and Eleusine
From this reading BOB MILLET GIVES US SOME CURIOUS INFORMATION ABOUT THE HOUSE IN LAMB'S TERRACE.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading We have time for a pipe and a chat before my wife comes in.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading How we suffered, and vowed never to smoke again!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now, Bob," said I, "here's a clean pipe and some bird's eye.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Do you remember our first cigar in your little bedroom in your father's house?
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading "Now, Bob," said I, "here's a clean pipe and some bird's eye.
To recall to mind.
From this reading Do you remember our first cigar in your little bedroom in your father's house?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Now, Bob," said I, "here's a clean pipe and some bird's eye.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading How we suffered, and vowed never to smoke again!
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading BOB MILLET GIVES US SOME CURIOUS INFORMATION ABOUT THE HOUSE IN LAMB'S TERRACE.
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading How we suffered, and vowed never to smoke again!
usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence
From this reading BOB MILLET GIVES US SOME CURIOUS INFORMATION ABOUT THE HOUSE IN LAMB'S TERRACE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BOB MILLET GIVES US SOME CURIOUS INFORMATION ABOUT THE HOUSE IN LAMB'S TERRACE.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading We have time for a pipe and a chat before my wife comes in.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How we suffered, and vowed never to smoke again!
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading BOB MILLET GIVES US SOME CURIOUS INFORMATION ABOUT THE HOUSE IN LAMB'S TERRACE.
past form of “vow” — make a vow; promise
From this reading How we suffered, and vowed never to smoke again!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading How we suffered, and vowed never to smoke again!
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading We have time for a pipe and a chat before my wife comes in.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you remember our first cigar in your little bedroom in your father's house?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you remember our first cigar in your little bedroom in your father's house?
Chapter 4 of The Last Tenant by B. L. (Benjamin Leopold) Farjeon holds 194 sentences, grouped into 39 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 4 holds 194 sentences of The Last Tenant, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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