Chapter 4 of The shooting party is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The shooting party is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I've no objections!” the Count agreed. “How can you go there, if—if the place is not—not in order?” Urbenin mumbled anxiously. “Why should your Excellency sit there in a stuffy room when you could be at home? I don't understand what pleasure that can be!
Chapter 4 of The shooting party is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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united by being of the same opinion
From this reading ““I've no objections!” the Count agreed.”
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading “Urbenin mumbled anxiously.”
determine the number or amount of
From this reading ““I've no objections!” the Count agreed.”
a title used to address dignitaries (such as ambassadors or governors); usually preceded by “Your” or “His” or “Her”
From this reading ““Why should your Excellency sit there in a stuffy room when you could be at home?”
past form of “mumble” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading “Urbenin mumbled anxiously.”
plural of “objection” — the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
From this reading ““I've no objections!” the Count agreed.”
be seated
From this reading ““Why should your Excellency sit there in a stuffy room when you could be at home?”
lacking fresh air
From this reading ““Why should your Excellency sit there in a stuffy room when you could be at home?”
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a reception held in your own home
In this reading ““Why should your Excellency sit there in a stuffy room when you could be at home?”
in a state of proper readiness or preparation or arrangement
In this reading ““How can you go there, if—if the place is not—not in order?””
In this reading ““Why should your Excellency sit there in a stuffy room when you could be at home?”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Why should your Excellency sit there in a stuffy room when you could be at home?
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading “I've no objections!” the Count agreed.
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading Urbenin mumbled anxiously.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Why should your Excellency sit there in a stuffy room when you could be at home?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Why should your Excellency sit there in a stuffy room when you could be at home?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “How can you go there, if—if the place is not—not in order?”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Why should your Excellency sit there in a stuffy room when you could be at home?
determine the number or amount of
From this reading “I've no objections!” the Count agreed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't understand what pleasure that can be!
a title used to address dignitaries (such as ambassadors or governors); usually preceded by “Your” or “His” or “Her”
From this reading “Why should your Excellency sit there in a stuffy room when you could be at home?
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “How can you go there, if—if the place is not—not in order?”
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “Why should your Excellency sit there in a stuffy room when you could be at home?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How can you go there, if—if the place is not—not in order?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don't understand what pleasure that can be!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I've no objections!” the Count agreed.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “How can you go there, if—if the place is not—not in order?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “How can you go there, if—if the place is not—not in order?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “How can you go there, if—if the place is not—not in order?”
past form of “mumble” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading Urbenin mumbled anxiously.
not any; not one
From this reading “I've no objections!” the Count agreed.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “How can you go there, if—if the place is not—not in order?”
plural of “objection” — the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
From this reading “I've no objections!” the Count agreed.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading “How can you go there, if—if the place is not—not in order?”
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “How can you go there, if—if the place is not—not in order?”
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading I don't understand what pleasure that can be!
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading “Why should your Excellency sit there in a stuffy room when you could be at home?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “Why should your Excellency sit there in a stuffy room when you could be at home?
be seated
From this reading “Why should your Excellency sit there in a stuffy room when you could be at home?
lacking fresh air
From this reading “Why should your Excellency sit there in a stuffy room when you could be at home?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I don't understand what pleasure that can be!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I've no objections!” the Count agreed.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “How can you go there, if—if the place is not—not in order?”
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading I don't understand what pleasure that can be!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Urbenin mumbled anxiously.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I don't understand what pleasure that can be!
at the time that
From this reading “Why should your Excellency sit there in a stuffy room when you could be at home?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why should your Excellency sit there in a stuffy room when you could be at home?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “How can you go there, if—if the place is not—not in order?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Why should your Excellency sit there in a stuffy room when you could be at home?
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