Chapter 10 of The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson — Volume 1 is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson — Volume 1 is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MY DEAR MOTHER,—Herewith please find belated birthday present. Fanny has another. Cockshot = Jenkin. But pray regard these as secrets. Jack = Bob.
Chapter 10 of The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson — Volume 1 is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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after the expected or usual time; delayed
From this reading “MY DEAR MOTHER,—Herewith please find belated birthday present.”
an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
From this reading “MY DEAR MOTHER,—Herewith please find belated birthday present.”
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “Jack = Bob.”
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading “Fanny has another.”
(formal) by means of this
From this reading “MY DEAR MOTHER,—Herewith please find belated birthday present.”
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading “But pray regard these as secrets.”
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading “But pray regard these as secrets.”
plural of “secret” — something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)
From this reading “But pray regard these as secrets.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “MY DEAR MOTHER,—Herewith please find belated birthday present.”
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one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Fanny has another.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But pray regard these as secrets.
after the expected or usual time; delayed
From this reading MY DEAR MOTHER,—Herewith please find belated birthday present.
an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
From this reading MY DEAR MOTHER,—Herewith please find belated birthday present.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading Jack = Bob.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But pray regard these as secrets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cockshot = Jenkin.
dearly loved
From this reading MY DEAR MOTHER,—Herewith please find belated birthday present.
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading Fanny has another.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading MY DEAR MOTHER,—Herewith please find belated birthday present.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Fanny has another.
(formal) by means of this
From this reading MY DEAR MOTHER,—Herewith please find belated birthday present.
a small worthless amount
From this reading Jack = Bob.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cockshot = Jenkin.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading MY DEAR MOTHER,—Herewith please find belated birthday present.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY DEAR MOTHER,—Herewith please find belated birthday present.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading MY DEAR MOTHER,—Herewith please find belated birthday present.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading But pray regard these as secrets.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading MY DEAR MOTHER,—Herewith please find belated birthday present.
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading But pray regard these as secrets.
plural of “secret” — something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)
From this reading But pray regard these as secrets.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But pray regard these as secrets.
Chapter 10 of The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson — Volume 1 by Robert Louis Stevenson holds 382 sentences, grouped into 77 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 10 holds 382 sentences of The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson — Volume 1, unabridged, divided into 77 reading sections.
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