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The Second Mrs. Tanqueray
The Second Mrs. Tanqueray

Chapter VII

Chapter 7 of The Second Mrs. Tanqueray is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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AUBREY.
What, is he here?
MRS.
CORTELYON.
He came through with us, to present himself formally to-morrow.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Second Mrs. Tanqueray

Chapter VII

Chapter 7 of The Second Mrs. Tanqueray is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
AUBREY.
Line 2
What, is he here?
/wʌt ɪz hiː hiːr/
Line 3
MRS.
/ˈmɪsɪz/
Line 4
CORTELYON.
Line 5
He came through with us, to present himself formally to-morrow.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

came verb US /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading “He came through with us, to present himself formally to-morrow.”

formally adverb US /ˈfɔːrməli/

with official authorization

From this reading “He came through with us, to present himself formally to-morrow.”

here adverb US /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading “What, is he here?”

himself pronoun US /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading “He came through with us, to present himself formally to-morrow.”

mrs noun US /ˈmɪsɪz/

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading “MRS.”

present verb US /ˈprezənt/

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading “He came through with us, to present himself formally to-morrow.”

through preposition US /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading “He came through with us, to present himself formally to-morrow.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

came through verb + particle counted as “come through”

penetrate

In this reading “He came through with us, to present himself formally to-morrow.”

All words in this reading · 16

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.

AUBREY

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading AUBREY.

cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading He came through with us, to present himself formally to-morrow.

CORTELYON

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading CORTELYON.

formallyadverbUS /ˈfɔːrməli/

with official authorization

From this reading He came through with us, to present himself formally to-morrow.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading What, is he here?

hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading What, is he here?

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading He came through with us, to present himself formally to-morrow.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading What, is he here?

MRSnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading MRS.

presentverbUS /ˈprezənt/

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading He came through with us, to present himself formally to-morrow.

throughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading He came through with us, to present himself formally to-morrow.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading He came through with us, to present himself formally to-morrow.

to-morrow

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He came through with us, to present himself formally to-morrow.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He came through with us, to present himself formally to-morrow.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What, is he here?

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading He came through with us, to present himself formally to-morrow.

Chapter 7 of The Second Mrs. Tanqueray by Arthur Wing Pinero holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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.

What does chapter 7 of The Second Mrs. Tanqueray contain?

Chapter 7 holds 413 sentences of The Second Mrs. Tanqueray, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 7 of The Second Mrs. Tanqueray by Arthur Wing Pinero exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 413 sentences, grouped into 83 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

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Work through the 83 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

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About 308 minutes of reading across 742 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The Second Mrs. Tanqueray

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Hamilton
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