Chapter 5 of The Servant in the House is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Servant in the House is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BISHOP. Precisely, precisely! Er-- Shall we sit? [They do so. The BISHOP looks to MANSON to begin.
Chapter 5 of The Servant in the House 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
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “The BISHOP looks to MANSON to begin.”
a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
From this reading “BISHOP.”
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “The BISHOP looks to MANSON to begin.”
Scottish physician who discovered that elephantiasis is spread by mosquitos and suggested that mosquitos also spread malaria (1844-1922)
From this reading “The BISHOP looks to MANSON to begin.”
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading “Precisely, precisely!”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Er-- Shall we sit?”
be seated
From this reading “Er-- Shall we sit?”
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.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The BISHOP looks to MANSON to begin.
a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
From this reading BISHOP.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading [They do so.
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
From this reading Er-- Shall we sit?
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading The BISHOP looks to MANSON to begin.
Scottish physician who discovered that elephantiasis is spread by mosquitos and suggested that mosquitos also spread malaria (1844-1922)
From this reading The BISHOP looks to MANSON to begin.
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading Precisely, precisely!
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Er-- Shall we sit?
be seated
From this reading Er-- Shall we sit?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading [They do so.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The BISHOP looks to MANSON to begin.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading [They do so.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The BISHOP looks to MANSON to begin.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Er-- Shall we sit?
Chapter 5 of The Servant in the House by Charles Rann Kennedy 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.
Chapter 5 holds 413 sentences of The Servant in the House, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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