Chapter 16 of The Londoners is here in full — 681 sentences across 137 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 16 of The Londoners is here in full — 681 sentences across 137 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CUP NIGHT. Mrs. Verulam immediately held out the telegram to Chloe. "They have discovered Yillick," she murmured abstractedly. "What?" said the Duchess, who was very red in the face. "Yillick, do you say?"
Chapter 16 of The Londoners is here in full — 681 sentences across 137 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading “CUP NIGHT.”
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading “"They have discovered Yillick," she murmured abstractedly.”
the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
From this reading “"What?" said the Duchess, who was very red in the face.”
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading “Mrs. Verulam immediately held out the telegram to Chloe.”
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading “Mrs. Verulam immediately held out the telegram to Chloe.”
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading “"They have discovered Yillick," she murmured abstractedly.”
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading “"What?" said the Duchess, who was very red in the face.”
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading “Mrs. Verulam immediately held out the telegram to Chloe.”
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.
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In this reading “"What?" said the Duchess, who was very red in the face.”
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in an absentminded or preoccupied manner
From this reading "They have discovered Yillick," she murmured abstractedly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Verulam immediately held out the telegram to Chloe.
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading CUP NIGHT.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading "They have discovered Yillick," she murmured abstractedly.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Yillick, do you say?"
the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
From this reading "What?" said the Duchess, who was very red in the face.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "What?" said the Duchess, who was very red in the face.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "They have discovered Yillick," she murmured abstractedly.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Mrs. Verulam immediately held out the telegram to Chloe.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Mrs. Verulam immediately held out the telegram to Chloe.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "What?" said the Duchess, who was very red in the face.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Verulam immediately held out the telegram to Chloe.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading "They have discovered Yillick," she murmured abstractedly.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading CUP NIGHT.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Mrs. Verulam immediately held out the telegram to Chloe.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading "What?" said the Duchess, who was very red in the face.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "What?" said the Duchess, who was very red in the face.
express in words
From this reading "Yillick, do you say?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They have discovered Yillick," she murmured abstractedly.
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading Mrs. Verulam immediately held out the telegram to Chloe.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Verulam immediately held out the telegram to Chloe.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They have discovered Yillick," she murmured abstractedly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Verulam immediately held out the telegram to Chloe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Verulam immediately held out the telegram to Chloe.
precisely as stated
From this reading "What?" said the Duchess, who was very red in the face.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What?" said the Duchess, who was very red in the face.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What?" said the Duchess, who was very red in the face.
which person or people
From this reading "What?" said the Duchess, who was very red in the face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They have discovered Yillick," she murmured abstractedly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Yillick, do you say?"
Chapter 16 of The Londoners by Robert Hichens holds 681 sentences, grouped into 137 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 16 holds 681 sentences of The Londoners, unabridged, divided into 137 reading sections.
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