Chapter 34 of The Love-Story of Aliette Brunton is here in full — 355 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 34 of The Love-Story of Aliette Brunton is here in full — 355 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Hector Brunton tottered out of his car and up the steps into his chambers like a man in a palsy. Three clients were waiting in the outer office for consultations. He told Patterson: "Send them away. Get rid of them. Say I'm too ill to see anybody."
Chapter 34 of The Love-Story of Aliette Brunton is here in full — 355 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any person at all
From this reading “Say I'm too ill to see anybody."”
English architect (1723-1796)
From this reading “Hector Brunton tottered out of his car and up the steps into his chambers like a man in a palsy.”
plural of “client” — a person who seeks the advice of a lawyer
From this reading “Three clients were waiting in the outer office for consultations.”
plural of “consultation” — a conference (usually with someone important)
From this reading “Three clients were waiting in the outer office for consultations.”
(Greek mythology) a mythical Trojan who was killed by Achilles during the Trojan War
From this reading “Hector Brunton tottered out of his car and up the steps into his chambers like a man in a palsy.”
being on the outside or further from a center
From this reading “Three clients were waiting in the outer office for consultations.”
loss of the ability to move a body part
From this reading “Hector Brunton tottered out of his car and up the steps into his chambers like a man in a palsy.”
relieve from
From this reading “Get rid of them.”
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 “Three clients were waiting in the outer office for consultations.”
do away with
In this reading “Get rid of them.”
In this reading “Say I'm too ill to see anybody."”
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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 Hector Brunton tottered out of his car and up the steps into his chambers like a man in a palsy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hector Brunton tottered out of his car and up the steps into his chambers like a man in a palsy.
any person at all
From this reading Say I'm too ill to see anybody."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He told Patterson: "Send them away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hector Brunton tottered out of his car and up the steps into his chambers like a man in a palsy.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Hector Brunton tottered out of his car and up the steps into his chambers like a man in a palsy.
English architect (1723-1796)
From this reading Hector Brunton tottered out of his car and up the steps into his chambers like a man in a palsy.
plural of “client” — a person who seeks the advice of a lawyer
From this reading Three clients were waiting in the outer office for consultations.
plural of “consultation” — a conference (usually with someone important)
From this reading Three clients were waiting in the outer office for consultations.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Three clients were waiting in the outer office for consultations.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Get rid of them.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He told Patterson: "Send them away.
(Greek mythology) a mythical Trojan who was killed by Achilles during the Trojan War
From this reading Hector Brunton tottered out of his car and up the steps into his chambers like a man in a palsy.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hector Brunton tottered out of his car and up the steps into his chambers like a man in a palsy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Say I'm too ill to see anybody."
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Say I'm too ill to see anybody."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hector Brunton tottered out of his car and up the steps into his chambers like a man in a palsy.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Hector Brunton tottered out of his car and up the steps into his chambers like a man in a palsy.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Hector Brunton tottered out of his car and up the steps into his chambers like a man in a palsy.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Hector Brunton tottered out of his car and up the steps into his chambers like a man in a palsy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hector Brunton tottered out of his car and up the steps into his chambers like a man in a palsy.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Three clients were waiting in the outer office for consultations.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Hector Brunton tottered out of his car and up the steps into his chambers like a man in a palsy.
being on the outside or further from a center
From this reading Three clients were waiting in the outer office for consultations.
loss of the ability to move a body part
From this reading Hector Brunton tottered out of his car and up the steps into his chambers like a man in a palsy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He told Patterson: "Send them away.
relieve from
From this reading Get rid of them.
express in words
From this reading Say I'm too ill to see anybody."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Say I'm too ill to see anybody."
cause to go somewhere
From this reading He told Patterson: "Send them away.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading Hector Brunton tottered out of his car and up the steps into his chambers like a man in a palsy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hector Brunton tottered out of his car and up the steps into his chambers like a man in a palsy.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He told Patterson: "Send them away.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Three clients were waiting in the outer office for consultations.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Say I'm too ill to see anybody."
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading He told Patterson: "Send them away.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Say I'm too ill to see anybody."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hector Brunton tottered out of his car and up the steps into his chambers like a man in a palsy.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Hector Brunton tottered out of his car and up the steps into his chambers like a man in a palsy.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading Three clients were waiting in the outer office for consultations.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Three clients were waiting in the outer office for consultations.
Chapter 34 of The Love-Story of Aliette Brunton by Gilbert Frankau holds 355 sentences, grouped into 71 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.
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