Chapter 9 of The Romance of His Life, and Other Romances is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Romance of His Life, and Other Romances is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HENRY. It is very impressive. I wish they did not pass so fast, but the wind is high. Here come all the trades with the Lord Mayor of London in front! What hordes and hordes of them!
Chapter 9 of The Romance of His Life, and Other Romances is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 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.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading “I wish they did not pass so fast, but the wind is high.”
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading “HENRY.”
plural of “horde” — a vast multitude
From this reading “What hordes and hordes of them!”
making a strong or vivid impression
From this reading “It is very impressive.”
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading “Here come all the trades with the Lord Mayor of London in front!”
the head of a city government
From this reading “Here come all the trades with the Lord Mayor of London in front!”
go across or through
From this reading “I wish they did not pass so fast, but the wind is high.”
plural of “trade” — the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
From this reading “Here come all the trades with the Lord Mayor of London in front!”
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.
at or in the front
In this reading “Here come all the trades with the Lord Mayor of London in front!”
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.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Here come all the trades with the Lord Mayor of London in front!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What hordes and hordes of them!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I wish they did not pass so fast, but the wind is high.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Here come all the trades with the Lord Mayor of London in front!
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I wish they did not pass so fast, but the wind is high.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading I wish they did not pass so fast, but the wind is high.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading Here come all the trades with the Lord Mayor of London in front!
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading HENRY.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here come all the trades with the Lord Mayor of London in front!
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading I wish they did not pass so fast, but the wind is high.
plural of “horde” — a vast multitude
From this reading What hordes and hordes of them!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wish they did not pass so fast, but the wind is high.
making a strong or vivid impression
From this reading It is very impressive.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Here come all the trades with the Lord Mayor of London in front!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is very impressive.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is very impressive.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading Here come all the trades with the Lord Mayor of London in front!
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Here come all the trades with the Lord Mayor of London in front!
the head of a city government
From this reading Here come all the trades with the Lord Mayor of London in front!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I wish they did not pass so fast, but the wind is high.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Here come all the trades with the Lord Mayor of London in front!
go across or through
From this reading I wish they did not pass so fast, but the wind is high.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I wish they did not pass so fast, but the wind is high.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I wish they did not pass so fast, but the wind is high.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading What hordes and hordes of them!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I wish they did not pass so fast, but the wind is high.
plural of “trade” — the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
From this reading Here come all the trades with the Lord Mayor of London in front!
precisely as stated
From this reading It is very impressive.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What hordes and hordes of them!
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading I wish they did not pass so fast, but the wind is high.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading I wish they did not pass so fast, but the wind is high.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Here come all the trades with the Lord Mayor of London in front!
Chapter 9 of The Romance of His Life, and Other Romances by Mary Cholmondeley holds 426 sentences, grouped into 86 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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