Chapter 10 of The Londoners is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Londoners is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. RODNEY SCREAMS. That evening in the hall after dinner the Duke chanced to say: "Another top-hat Ascot! I wish the Prince would set the fashion of billycocks.
Chapter 10 of The Londoners is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a cravat with wide square ends; secured with an ornamental pin
From this reading “"Another top-hat Ascot!”
past form of “chance” — be the case by chance
From this reading “That evening in the hall after dinner the Duke chanced to say:”
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading “That evening in the hall after dinner the Duke chanced to say:”
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading “That evening in the hall after dinner the Duke chanced to say:”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “I wish the Prince would set the fashion of billycocks.”
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading “That evening in the hall after dinner the Duke chanced to say:”
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading “I wish the Prince would set the fashion of billycocks.”
plural of “scream” — sharp piercing cry
From this reading “RODNEY SCREAMS.”
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In this reading “That evening in the hall after dinner the Duke chanced to say:”
In this reading “That evening in the hall after dinner the Duke chanced to say:”
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later than; following
From this reading That evening in the hall after dinner the Duke chanced to say:
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "Another top-hat Ascot!
a cravat with wide square ends; secured with an ornamental pin
From this reading "Another top-hat Ascot!
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From this reading I wish the Prince would set the fashion of billycocks.
past form of “chance” — be the case by chance
From this reading That evening in the hall after dinner the Duke chanced to say:
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading That evening in the hall after dinner the Duke chanced to say:
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading That evening in the hall after dinner the Duke chanced to say:
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading That evening in the hall after dinner the Duke chanced to say:
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I wish the Prince would set the fashion of billycocks.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading That evening in the hall after dinner the Duke chanced to say:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wish the Prince would set the fashion of billycocks.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That evening in the hall after dinner the Duke chanced to say:
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I wish the Prince would set the fashion of billycocks.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading I wish the Prince would set the fashion of billycocks.
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From this reading RODNEY SCREAMS.
express in words
From this reading That evening in the hall after dinner the Duke chanced to say:
plural of “scream” — sharp piercing cry
From this reading RODNEY SCREAMS.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I wish the Prince would set the fashion of billycocks.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That evening in the hall after dinner the Duke chanced to say:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That evening in the hall after dinner the Duke chanced to say:
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From this reading "Another top-hat Ascot!
hope for; have a wish
From this reading I wish the Prince would set the fashion of billycocks.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I wish the Prince would set the fashion of billycocks.
Chapter 10 of The Londoners by Robert Hichens holds 393 sentences, grouped into 79 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 393 sentences of The Londoners, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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