Chapter 18 of The Prophet of Berkeley Square is here in full — 709 sentences across 142 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The Prophet of Berkeley Square is here in full — 709 sentences across 142 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SILLY LIFE “Call a cab for Sir Tiglath, Mr. Ferdinand,” whispered the Prophet--“a four-wheeler with a lame horse. I’ll take both Mr. and Madame Sagittarius in the brougham.” “Must the horse be lame, sir?” “Yes. I absolutely decline to encourage the practice of using good horses in four-wheeled cabs.
Chapter 18 of The Prophet of Berkeley Square is here in full — 709 sentences across 142 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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light carriage; pulled by a single horse
From this reading “I’ll take both Mr. and Madame Sagittarius in the brougham.””
a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading “THE SILLY LIFE “Call a cab for Sir Tiglath, Mr. Ferdinand,” whispered the Prophet--“a four-wheeler with a lame horse.”
plural of “cab” — a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading “I absolutely decline to encourage the practice of using good horses in four-wheeled cabs.”
grow worse
From this reading “I absolutely decline to encourage the practice of using good horses in four-wheeled cabs.”
contribute to the progress or growth of
From this reading “I absolutely decline to encourage the practice of using good horses in four-wheeled cabs.”
the king of Castile and Aragon who ruled jointly with his wife Isabella
From this reading “THE SILLY LIFE “Call a cab for Sir Tiglath, Mr. Ferdinand,” whispered the Prophet--“a four-wheeler with a lame horse.”
someone who doesn't understand what is going on
From this reading “THE SILLY LIFE “Call a cab for Sir Tiglath, Mr. Ferdinand,” whispered the Prophet--“a four-wheeler with a lame horse.”
an authoritative person who divines the future
From this reading “THE SILLY LIFE “Call a cab for Sir Tiglath, Mr. Ferdinand,” whispered the Prophet--“a four-wheeler with a lame horse.”
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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 THE SILLY LIFE “Call a cab for Sir Tiglath, Mr. Ferdinand,” whispered the Prophet--“a four-wheeler with a lame horse.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading I absolutely decline to encourage the practice of using good horses in four-wheeled cabs.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I’ll take both Mr. and Madame Sagittarius in the brougham.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Must the horse be lame, sir?”
the two together, not just one
From this reading I’ll take both Mr. and Madame Sagittarius in the brougham.”
light carriage; pulled by a single horse
From this reading I’ll take both Mr. and Madame Sagittarius in the brougham.”
a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading THE SILLY LIFE “Call a cab for Sir Tiglath, Mr. Ferdinand,” whispered the Prophet--“a four-wheeler with a lame horse.
plural of “cab” — a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading I absolutely decline to encourage the practice of using good horses in four-wheeled cabs.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading THE SILLY LIFE “Call a cab for Sir Tiglath, Mr. Ferdinand,” whispered the Prophet--“a four-wheeler with a lame horse.
grow worse
From this reading I absolutely decline to encourage the practice of using good horses in four-wheeled cabs.
contribute to the progress or growth of
From this reading I absolutely decline to encourage the practice of using good horses in four-wheeled cabs.
the king of Castile and Aragon who ruled jointly with his wife Isabella
From this reading THE SILLY LIFE “Call a cab for Sir Tiglath, Mr. Ferdinand,” whispered the Prophet--“a four-wheeler with a lame horse.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE SILLY LIFE “Call a cab for Sir Tiglath, Mr. Ferdinand,” whispered the Prophet--“a four-wheeler with a lame horse.
of or relating to vehicles with four wheels
From this reading I absolutely decline to encourage the practice of using good horses in four-wheeled cabs.
a hackney carriage with four wheels
From this reading THE SILLY LIFE “Call a cab for Sir Tiglath, Mr. Ferdinand,” whispered the Prophet--“a four-wheeler with a lame horse.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I absolutely decline to encourage the practice of using good horses in four-wheeled cabs.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading THE SILLY LIFE “Call a cab for Sir Tiglath, Mr. Ferdinand,” whispered the Prophet--“a four-wheeler with a lame horse.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading I absolutely decline to encourage the practice of using good horses in four-wheeled cabs.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I absolutely decline to encourage the practice of using good horses in four-wheeled cabs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ll take both Mr. and Madame Sagittarius in the brougham.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I’ll take both Mr. and Madame Sagittarius in the brougham.”
someone who doesn't understand what is going on
From this reading THE SILLY LIFE “Call a cab for Sir Tiglath, Mr. Ferdinand,” whispered the Prophet--“a four-wheeler with a lame horse.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading THE SILLY LIFE “Call a cab for Sir Tiglath, Mr. Ferdinand,” whispered the Prophet--“a four-wheeler with a lame horse.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading I’ll take both Mr. and Madame Sagittarius in the brougham.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading THE SILLY LIFE “Call a cab for Sir Tiglath, Mr. Ferdinand,” whispered the Prophet--“a four-wheeler with a lame horse.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Must the horse be lame, sir?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I absolutely decline to encourage the practice of using good horses in four-wheeled cabs.
a customary way of operation or behavior
From this reading I absolutely decline to encourage the practice of using good horses in four-wheeled cabs.
an authoritative person who divines the future
From this reading THE SILLY LIFE “Call a cab for Sir Tiglath, Mr. Ferdinand,” whispered the Prophet--“a four-wheeler with a lame horse.
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Sagittarius
From this reading I’ll take both Mr. and Madame Sagittarius in the brougham.”
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading THE SILLY LIFE “Call a cab for Sir Tiglath, Mr. Ferdinand,” whispered the Prophet--“a four-wheeler with a lame horse.
term of address for a man
From this reading THE SILLY LIFE “Call a cab for Sir Tiglath, Mr. Ferdinand,” whispered the Prophet--“a four-wheeler with a lame horse.
carry out
From this reading I’ll take both Mr. and Madame Sagittarius in the brougham.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SILLY LIFE “Call a cab for Sir Tiglath, Mr. Ferdinand,” whispered the Prophet--“a four-wheeler with a lame horse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SILLY LIFE “Call a cab for Sir Tiglath, Mr. Ferdinand,” whispered the Prophet--“a four-wheeler with a lame horse.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I absolutely decline to encourage the practice of using good horses in four-wheeled cabs.
an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
From this reading I absolutely decline to encourage the practice of using good horses in four-wheeled cabs.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading THE SILLY LIFE “Call a cab for Sir Tiglath, Mr. Ferdinand,” whispered the Prophet--“a four-wheeler with a lame horse.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE SILLY LIFE “Call a cab for Sir Tiglath, Mr. Ferdinand,” whispered the Prophet--“a four-wheeler with a lame horse.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes.
Chapter 18 of The Prophet of Berkeley Square by Robert Hichens holds 709 sentences, grouped into 142 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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