Chapter 5 of The Maid of Honour — Vol. 2 is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Maid of Honour — Vol. 2 is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SITUATION CHANGES. Gabrielle's injunctions to Monsieur Galland were concise. The marechal must not be told too much. The good solicitor must keep to himself her worn and haggard aspect. Nor must he relate aught of the eloquent meeting between the mother and her dear ones.
Chapter 5 of The Maid of Honour — Vol. 2 is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a quantity of no importance
From this reading “Nor must he relate aught of the eloquent meeting between the mother and her dear ones.”
plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading “THE SITUATION CHANGES.”
expressing much in few words
From this reading “Gabrielle's injunctions to Monsieur Galland were concise.”
expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
From this reading “Nor must he relate aught of the eloquent meeting between the mother and her dear ones.”
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading “The good solicitor must keep to himself her worn and haggard aspect.”
plural of “injunction” — a formal command or admonition
From this reading “Gabrielle's injunctions to Monsieur Galland were concise.”
make a logical or causal connection
From this reading “Nor must he relate aught of the eloquent meeting between the mother and her dear ones.”
a petitioner who solicits contributions or trade or votes
From this reading “The good solicitor must keep to himself her worn and haggard aspect.”
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.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The good solicitor must keep to himself her worn and haggard aspect.
a distinct feature or element in a problem
From this reading The good solicitor must keep to himself her worn and haggard aspect.
a quantity of no importance
From this reading Nor must he relate aught of the eloquent meeting between the mother and her dear ones.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The marechal must not be told too much.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Nor must he relate aught of the eloquent meeting between the mother and her dear ones.
plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading THE SITUATION CHANGES.
expressing much in few words
From this reading Gabrielle's injunctions to Monsieur Galland were concise.
dearly loved
From this reading Nor must he relate aught of the eloquent meeting between the mother and her dear ones.
expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
From this reading Nor must he relate aught of the eloquent meeting between the mother and her dear ones.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gabrielle's injunctions to Monsieur Galland were concise.
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From this reading Gabrielle's injunctions to Monsieur Galland were concise.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The good solicitor must keep to himself her worn and haggard aspect.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading The good solicitor must keep to himself her worn and haggard aspect.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nor must he relate aught of the eloquent meeting between the mother and her dear ones.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The good solicitor must keep to himself her worn and haggard aspect.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The good solicitor must keep to himself her worn and haggard aspect.
plural of “injunction” — a formal command or admonition
From this reading Gabrielle's injunctions to Monsieur Galland were concise.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading The good solicitor must keep to himself her worn and haggard aspect.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The marechal must not be told too much.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading Nor must he relate aught of the eloquent meeting between the mother and her dear ones.
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading Gabrielle's injunctions to Monsieur Galland were concise.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Nor must he relate aught of the eloquent meeting between the mother and her dear ones.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading The marechal must not be told too much.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The marechal must not be told too much.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor must he relate aught of the eloquent meeting between the mother and her dear ones.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The marechal must not be told too much.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nor must he relate aught of the eloquent meeting between the mother and her dear ones.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Nor must he relate aught of the eloquent meeting between the mother and her dear ones.
make a logical or causal connection
From this reading Nor must he relate aught of the eloquent meeting between the mother and her dear ones.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading THE SITUATION CHANGES.
a petitioner who solicits contributions or trade or votes
From this reading The good solicitor must keep to himself her worn and haggard aspect.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SITUATION CHANGES.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Gabrielle's injunctions to Monsieur Galland were concise.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading The marechal must not be told too much.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading The marechal must not be told too much.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Gabrielle's injunctions to Monsieur Galland were concise.
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading The good solicitor must keep to himself her worn and haggard aspect.
Chapter 5 of The Maid of Honour — Vol. 2 by Lewis Wingfield holds 175 sentences, grouped into 35 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 5 holds 175 sentences of The Maid of Honour — Vol. 2, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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