Chapter 4 of The Servant in the House is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Servant in the House is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Right you are, ole comride! 'E said breakfast, an' breakfast it shall be, I don't fink! Blimey! Sossingers! Ain't 'ad the taste of sossingers in my gizzard for I don't know 'ow long!
Chapter 4 of The Servant in the House is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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eat an early morning meal
From this reading “'E said breakfast, an' breakfast it shall be, I don't fink!”
take the place of work of someone on strike
From this reading “'E said breakfast, an' breakfast it shall be, I don't fink!”
thick-walled muscular pouch below the crop in many birds and reptiles for grinding food
From this reading “Ain't 'ad the taste of sossingers in my gizzard for I don't know 'ow long!”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Ain't 'ad the taste of sossingers in my gizzard for I don't know 'ow long!”
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “Ain't 'ad the taste of sossingers in my gizzard for I don't know 'ow long!”
precisely, exactly
From this reading “Right you are, ole comride!”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “'E said breakfast, an' breakfast it shall be, I don't fink!”
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading “Ain't 'ad the taste of sossingers in my gizzard for I don't know 'ow long!”
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a public promotion of some product or service
From this reading Ain't 'ad the taste of sossingers in my gizzard for I don't know 'ow long!
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From this reading Ain't 'ad the taste of sossingers in my gizzard for I don't know 'ow long!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading 'E said breakfast, an' breakfast it shall be, I don't fink!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Right you are, ole comride!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'E said breakfast, an' breakfast it shall be, I don't fink!
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From this reading Blimey!
eat an early morning meal
From this reading 'E said breakfast, an' breakfast it shall be, I don't fink!
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From this reading Right you are, ole comride!
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From this reading 'E said breakfast, an' breakfast it shall be, I don't fink!
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading 'E said breakfast, an' breakfast it shall be, I don't fink!
take the place of work of someone on strike
From this reading 'E said breakfast, an' breakfast it shall be, I don't fink!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Ain't 'ad the taste of sossingers in my gizzard for I don't know 'ow long!
thick-walled muscular pouch below the crop in many birds and reptiles for grinding food
From this reading Ain't 'ad the taste of sossingers in my gizzard for I don't know 'ow long!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'E said breakfast, an' breakfast it shall be, I don't fink!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ain't 'ad the taste of sossingers in my gizzard for I don't know 'ow long!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'E said breakfast, an' breakfast it shall be, I don't fink!
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Ain't 'ad the taste of sossingers in my gizzard for I don't know 'ow long!
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Ain't 'ad the taste of sossingers in my gizzard for I don't know 'ow long!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Ain't 'ad the taste of sossingers in my gizzard for I don't know 'ow long!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ain't 'ad the taste of sossingers in my gizzard for I don't know 'ow long!
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From this reading Right you are, ole comride!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ain't 'ad the taste of sossingers in my gizzard for I don't know 'ow long!
precisely, exactly
From this reading Right you are, ole comride!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'E said breakfast, an' breakfast it shall be, I don't fink!
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading 'E said breakfast, an' breakfast it shall be, I don't fink!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sossingers!
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading Ain't 'ad the taste of sossingers in my gizzard for I don't know 'ow long!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ain't 'ad the taste of sossingers in my gizzard for I don't know 'ow long!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Right you are, ole comride!
Chapter 4 of The Servant in the House by Charles Rann Kennedy holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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 4 holds 409 sentences of The Servant in the House, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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