Chapter 33 of The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 33 of The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
R. L. S. TO LIEUTENANT EELES _Vailima_, _Samoa_, _November_ 24, 1894. MY DEAR EELES,—The hand, as you will perceive (and also the spelling!), is Teuila’s, but the scrannel voice is what remains of Tusitala’s. First of all, for business. When you go to London you are to charter a hansom cab and proceed to the Museum.
Chapter 33 of The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading “When you go to London you are to charter a hansom cab and proceed to the Museum.”
hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services
From this reading “When you go to London you are to charter a hansom cab and proceed to the Museum.”
a two-wheeled horse-drawn covered carriage with the driver's seat above and behind the passengers
From this reading “When you go to London you are to charter a hansom cab and proceed to the Museum.”
a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value
From this reading “When you go to London you are to charter a hansom cab and proceed to the Museum.”
the month following October and preceding December
continue talking
From this reading “When you go to London you are to charter a hansom cab and proceed to the Museum.”
a constitutional monarchy on the western part of the islands of Samoa in the South Pacific
forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage
From this reading “MY DEAR EELES,—The hand, as you will perceive (and also the spelling!), is Teuila’s, but the scrannel voice is what remains of Tusitala’s.”
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From this reading TO LIEUTENANT EELES _Vailima_, _Samoa_, _November_ 24, 1894.
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From this reading TO LIEUTENANT EELES _Vailima_, _Samoa_, _November_ 24, 1894.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When you go to London you are to charter a hansom cab and proceed to the Museum.
(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 First of all, for business.
in addition
From this reading MY DEAR EELES,—The hand, as you will perceive (and also the spelling!), is Teuila’s, but the scrannel voice is what remains of Tusitala’s.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MY DEAR EELES,—The hand, as you will perceive (and also the spelling!), is Teuila’s, but the scrannel voice is what remains of Tusitala’s.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When you go to London you are to charter a hansom cab and proceed to the Museum.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading MY DEAR EELES,—The hand, as you will perceive (and also the spelling!), is Teuila’s, but the scrannel voice is what remains of Tusitala’s.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading First of all, for business.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading MY DEAR EELES,—The hand, as you will perceive (and also the spelling!), is Teuila’s, but the scrannel voice is what remains of Tusitala’s.
a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading When you go to London you are to charter a hansom cab and proceed to the Museum.
hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services
From this reading When you go to London you are to charter a hansom cab and proceed to the Museum.
dearly loved
From this reading MY DEAR EELES,—The hand, as you will perceive (and also the spelling!), is Teuila’s, but the scrannel voice is what remains of Tusitala’s.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TO LIEUTENANT EELES _Vailima_, _Samoa_, _November_ 24, 1894.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading First of all, for business.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading First of all, for business.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading When you go to London you are to charter a hansom cab and proceed to the Museum.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading MY DEAR EELES,—The hand, as you will perceive (and also the spelling!), is Teuila’s, but the scrannel voice is what remains of Tusitala’s.
a two-wheeled horse-drawn covered carriage with the driver's seat above and behind the passengers
From this reading When you go to London you are to charter a hansom cab and proceed to the Museum.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MY DEAR EELES,—The hand, as you will perceive (and also the spelling!), is Teuila’s, but the scrannel voice is what remains of Tusitala’s.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading R. L. S.
a commissioned military officer
From this reading TO LIEUTENANT EELES _Vailima_, _Samoa_, _November_ 24, 1894.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading When you go to London you are to charter a hansom cab and proceed to the Museum.
a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value
From this reading When you go to London you are to charter a hansom cab and proceed to the Museum.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY DEAR EELES,—The hand, as you will perceive (and also the spelling!), is Teuila’s, but the scrannel voice is what remains of Tusitala’s.
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading TO LIEUTENANT EELES _Vailima_, _Samoa_, _November_ 24, 1894.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MY DEAR EELES,—The hand, as you will perceive (and also the spelling!), is Teuila’s, but the scrannel voice is what remains of Tusitala’s.
to become aware of through the senses
From this reading MY DEAR EELES,—The hand, as you will perceive (and also the spelling!), is Teuila’s, but the scrannel voice is what remains of Tusitala’s.
continue talking
From this reading When you go to London you are to charter a hansom cab and proceed to the Museum.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading R. L. S.
any object that is left unused or still extant
From this reading MY DEAR EELES,—The hand, as you will perceive (and also the spelling!), is Teuila’s, but the scrannel voice is what remains of Tusitala’s.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading R. L. S.
a constitutional monarchy on the western part of the islands of Samoa in the South Pacific
From this reading TO LIEUTENANT EELES _Vailima_, _Samoa_, _November_ 24, 1894.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MY DEAR EELES,—The hand, as you will perceive (and also the spelling!), is Teuila’s, but the scrannel voice is what remains of Tusitala’s.
forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage
From this reading MY DEAR EELES,—The hand, as you will perceive (and also the spelling!), is Teuila’s, but the scrannel voice is what remains of Tusitala’s.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MY DEAR EELES,—The hand, as you will perceive (and also the spelling!), is Teuila’s, but the scrannel voice is what remains of Tusitala’s.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MY DEAR EELES,—The hand, as you will perceive (and also the spelling!), is Teuila’s, but the scrannel voice is what remains of Tusitala’s.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO LIEUTENANT EELES _Vailima_, _Samoa_, _November_ 24, 1894.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MY DEAR EELES,—The hand, as you will perceive (and also the spelling!), is Teuila’s, but the scrannel voice is what remains of Tusitala’s.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TO LIEUTENANT EELES _Vailima_, _Samoa_, _November_ 24, 1894.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading MY DEAR EELES,—The hand, as you will perceive (and also the spelling!), is Teuila’s, but the scrannel voice is what remains of Tusitala’s.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading MY DEAR EELES,—The hand, as you will perceive (and also the spelling!), is Teuila’s, but the scrannel voice is what remains of Tusitala’s.
at the time that
From this reading When you go to London you are to charter a hansom cab and proceed to the Museum.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading MY DEAR EELES,—The hand, as you will perceive (and also the spelling!), is Teuila’s, but the scrannel voice is what remains of Tusitala’s.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading MY DEAR EELES,—The hand, as you will perceive (and also the spelling!), is Teuila’s, but the scrannel voice is what remains of Tusitala’s.
Chapter 33 of The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson by Robert Louis Stevenson holds 151 sentences, grouped into 31 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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