Chapter 14 of The Nabob is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Nabob is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Truly, gentlemen, this is lucky. Two of our children are having their little luncheon. We shall see how well the nurses and infants understand each other.” “What can he be doing? He is mad,” said Jenkins to himself in consternation.
Chapter 14 of The Nabob is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading “He is mad,” said Jenkins to himself in consternation.”
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading ““Truly, gentlemen, this is lucky.”
plural of “infant” — a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “We shall see how well the nurses and infants understand each other.””
occurring by chance
From this reading ““Truly, gentlemen, this is lucky.”
a midday meal
From this reading “Two of our children are having their little luncheon.”
roused to anger
From this reading “He is mad,” said Jenkins to himself in consternation.”
plural of “nurse” — one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
From this reading “We shall see how well the nurses and infants understand each other.””
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading ““Truly, gentlemen, this is lucky.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We shall see how well the nurses and infants understand each other.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Two of our children are having their little luncheon.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “What can he be doing?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “What can he be doing?
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Two of our children are having their little luncheon.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading He is mad,” said Jenkins to himself in consternation.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading “What can he be doing?
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading We shall see how well the nurses and infants understand each other.”
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading “Truly, gentlemen, this is lucky.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Two of our children are having their little luncheon.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “What can he be doing?
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He is mad,” said Jenkins to himself in consternation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We shall see how well the nurses and infants understand each other.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He is mad,” said Jenkins to himself in consternation.
plural of “infant” — a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading We shall see how well the nurses and infants understand each other.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Truly, gentlemen, this is lucky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He is mad,” said Jenkins to himself in consternation.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Two of our children are having their little luncheon.
occurring by chance
From this reading “Truly, gentlemen, this is lucky.
a midday meal
From this reading Two of our children are having their little luncheon.
roused to anger
From this reading He is mad,” said Jenkins to himself in consternation.
plural of “nurse” — one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
From this reading We shall see how well the nurses and infants understand each other.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Two of our children are having their little luncheon.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading We shall see how well the nurses and infants understand each other.”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Two of our children are having their little luncheon.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He is mad,” said Jenkins to himself in consternation.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading We shall see how well the nurses and infants understand each other.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading We shall see how well the nurses and infants understand each other.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We shall see how well the nurses and infants understand each other.”
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Two of our children are having their little luncheon.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Truly, gentlemen, this is lucky.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He is mad,” said Jenkins to himself in consternation.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “Truly, gentlemen, this is lucky.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two of our children are having their little luncheon.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading We shall see how well the nurses and infants understand each other.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We shall see how well the nurses and infants understand each other.”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading We shall see how well the nurses and infants understand each other.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What can he be doing?
Chapter 14 of The Nabob by Alphonse Daudet holds 157 sentences, grouped into 32 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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