Chapter 7 of The Pit Town Coronet — Volume 1 is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The Pit Town Coronet — Volume 1 is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LORD MAYOR'S DAY. It was Lord Mayor's Day. Haggard and his wife sat in the little drawing-room of their bijou house in May Fair. The room was prettily furnished, and Georgie had often accused herself of extravagance. The regulation chairs and tables of the furnished house had been banished from Mrs. Haggard's drawing-room.
Chapter 7 of The Pit Town Coronet — Volume 1 is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a defendant in a criminal proceeding
From this reading “The room was prettily furnished, and Georgie had often accused herself of extravagance.”
past form of “banish” — expel from a community or group
From this reading “The regulation chairs and tables of the furnished house had been banished from Mrs. Haggard's drawing-room.”
the quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth
From this reading “The room was prettily furnished, and Georgie had often accused herself of extravagance.”
provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)
From this reading “The room was prettily furnished, and Georgie had often accused herself of extravagance.”
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading “Haggard and his wife sat in the little drawing-room of their bijou house in May Fair.”
possessive form of “mayor” — the head of a city government
From this reading “LORD MAYOR'S DAY.”
an authoritative rule
From this reading “The regulation chairs and tables of the furnished house had been banished from Mrs. Haggard's drawing-room.”
plural of “table” — a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading “The regulation chairs and tables of the furnished house had been banished from Mrs. Haggard's drawing-room.”
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 “The regulation chairs and tables of the furnished house had been banished from Mrs. Haggard's drawing-room.”
In this reading “The regulation chairs and tables of the furnished house had been banished from Mrs. Haggard's drawing-room.”
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.
a defendant in a criminal proceeding
From this reading The room was prettily furnished, and Georgie had often accused herself of extravagance.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Haggard and his wife sat in the little drawing-room of their bijou house in May Fair.
past form of “banish” — expel from a community or group
From this reading The regulation chairs and tables of the furnished house had been banished from Mrs. Haggard's drawing-room.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The regulation chairs and tables of the furnished house had been banished from Mrs. Haggard's drawing-room.
a small and delicately worked piece
From this reading Haggard and his wife sat in the little drawing-room of their bijou house in May Fair.
plural of “chair” — a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading The regulation chairs and tables of the furnished house had been banished from Mrs. Haggard's drawing-room.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading LORD MAYOR'S DAY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Haggard and his wife sat in the little drawing-room of their bijou house in May Fair.
the quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth
From this reading The room was prettily furnished, and Georgie had often accused herself of extravagance.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading Haggard and his wife sat in the little drawing-room of their bijou house in May Fair.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The regulation chairs and tables of the furnished house had been banished from Mrs. Haggard's drawing-room.
provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)
From this reading The room was prettily furnished, and Georgie had often accused herself of extravagance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The room was prettily furnished, and Georgie had often accused herself of extravagance.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The room was prettily furnished, and Georgie had often accused herself of extravagance.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading Haggard and his wife sat in the little drawing-room of their bijou house in May Fair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The regulation chairs and tables of the furnished house had been banished from Mrs. Haggard's drawing-room.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The room was prettily furnished, and Georgie had often accused herself of extravagance.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Haggard and his wife sat in the little drawing-room of their bijou house in May Fair.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Haggard and his wife sat in the little drawing-room of their bijou house in May Fair.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Haggard and his wife sat in the little drawing-room of their bijou house in May Fair.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Lord Mayor's Day.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Haggard and his wife sat in the little drawing-room of their bijou house in May Fair.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading LORD MAYOR'S DAY.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Haggard and his wife sat in the little drawing-room of their bijou house in May Fair.
possessive form of “mayor” — the head of a city government
From this reading LORD MAYOR'S DAY.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading The regulation chairs and tables of the furnished house had been banished from Mrs. Haggard's drawing-room.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Haggard and his wife sat in the little drawing-room of their bijou house in May Fair.
many times at short intervals
From this reading The room was prettily furnished, and Georgie had often accused herself of extravagance.
in a pretty manner
From this reading The room was prettily furnished, and Georgie had often accused herself of extravagance.
an authoritative rule
From this reading The regulation chairs and tables of the furnished house had been banished from Mrs. Haggard's drawing-room.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The room was prettily furnished, and Georgie had often accused herself of extravagance.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Haggard and his wife sat in the little drawing-room of their bijou house in May Fair.
plural of “table” — a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading The regulation chairs and tables of the furnished house had been banished from Mrs. Haggard's drawing-room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Haggard and his wife sat in the little drawing-room of their bijou house in May Fair.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Haggard and his wife sat in the little drawing-room of their bijou house in May Fair.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Lord Mayor's Day.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Haggard and his wife sat in the little drawing-room of their bijou house in May Fair.
Chapter 7 of The Pit Town Coronet — Volume 1 by C. J. (Charles James) Wills holds 192 sentences, grouped into 39 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 7 holds 192 sentences of The Pit Town Coronet — Volume 1, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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