Chapter 3 of The Red City is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Red City is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I forgot, sir. My mother bade me thank you for the roses. She has as yet no English, or would herself have thanked you." "But I myself speak French--of a kind. It will serve to amuse madame; but never will you hear French at its best until Miss Wynne does talk it."
Chapter 3 of The Red City is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 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.
occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
From this reading “It will serve to amuse madame; but never will you hear French at its best until Miss Wynne does talk it."”
a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading “My mother bade me thank you for the roses.”
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “"I forgot, sir.”
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading “It will serve to amuse madame; but never will you hear French at its best until Miss Wynne does talk it."”
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading “My mother bade me thank you for the roses.”
serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading “It will serve to amuse madame; but never will you hear French at its best until Miss Wynne does talk it."”
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “My mother bade me thank you for the roses.”
past form of “thank” — express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “She has as yet no English, or would herself have thanked you."”
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.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "But I myself speak French--of a kind.
occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
From this reading It will serve to amuse madame; but never will you hear French at its best until Miss Wynne does talk it."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She has as yet no English, or would herself have thanked you."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It will serve to amuse madame; but never will you hear French at its best until Miss Wynne does talk it."
a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading My mother bade me thank you for the roses.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading It will serve to amuse madame; but never will you hear French at its best until Miss Wynne does talk it."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I myself speak French--of a kind.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It will serve to amuse madame; but never will you hear French at its best until Miss Wynne does talk it."
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading She has as yet no English, or would herself have thanked you."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My mother bade me thank you for the roses.
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading "I forgot, sir.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading "But I myself speak French--of a kind.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She has as yet no English, or would herself have thanked you."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She has as yet no English, or would herself have thanked you."
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading It will serve to amuse madame; but never will you hear French at its best until Miss Wynne does talk it."
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She has as yet no English, or would herself have thanked you."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I forgot, sir.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It will serve to amuse madame; but never will you hear French at its best until Miss Wynne does talk it."
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It will serve to amuse madame; but never will you hear French at its best until Miss Wynne does talk it."
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading "But I myself speak French--of a kind.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading It will serve to amuse madame; but never will you hear French at its best until Miss Wynne does talk it."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My mother bade me thank you for the roses.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading It will serve to amuse madame; but never will you hear French at its best until Miss Wynne does talk it."
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading My mother bade me thank you for the roses.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My mother bade me thank you for the roses.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "But I myself speak French--of a kind.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading It will serve to amuse madame; but never will you hear French at its best until Miss Wynne does talk it."
not any; not one
From this reading She has as yet no English, or would herself have thanked you."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "But I myself speak French--of a kind.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She has as yet no English, or would herself have thanked you."
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading My mother bade me thank you for the roses.
serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading It will serve to amuse madame; but never will you hear French at its best until Miss Wynne does talk it."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She has as yet no English, or would herself have thanked you."
term of address for a man
From this reading "I forgot, sir.
express in speech
From this reading "But I myself speak French--of a kind.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading It will serve to amuse madame; but never will you hear French at its best until Miss Wynne does talk it."
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading My mother bade me thank you for the roses.
past form of “thank” — express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading She has as yet no English, or would herself have thanked you."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My mother bade me thank you for the roses.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It will serve to amuse madame; but never will you hear French at its best until Miss Wynne does talk it."
up to a particular time
From this reading It will serve to amuse madame; but never will you hear French at its best until Miss Wynne does talk it."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It will serve to amuse madame; but never will you hear French at its best until Miss Wynne does talk it."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She has as yet no English, or would herself have thanked you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It will serve to amuse madame; but never will you hear French at its best until Miss Wynne does talk it."
but in spite of that
From this reading She has as yet no English, or would herself have thanked you."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My mother bade me thank you for the roses.
Chapter 3 of The Red City by S. Weir (Silas Weir) Mitchell holds 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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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