Chapter 7 of The Story of Charles Strange — Vol. 3 is here in full — 356 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Story of Charles Strange — Vol. 3 is here in full — 356 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WITH MR. JONES My Dear Charles,--I particularly wish you to come to me. I want some legal advice, and I would rather you acted for me than anyone else. Come up this morning, please. Your affectionate sister, BLANCHE.
Chapter 7 of The Story of Charles Strange — Vol. 3 is here in full — 356 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/71 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading “I want some legal advice, and I would rather you acted for me than anyone else.”
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading “I want some legal advice, and I would rather you acted for me than anyone else.”
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading “Your affectionate sister, BLANCHE.”
any person at all
From this reading “I want some legal advice, and I would rather you acted for me than anyone else.”
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading “JONES My Dear Charles,--I particularly wish you to come to me.”
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading “JONES My Dear Charles,--I particularly wish you to come to me.”
established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules
From this reading “I want some legal advice, and I would rather you acted for me than anyone else.”
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading “JONES My Dear Charles,--I particularly wish you to come to me.”
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.
In this reading “I want some legal advice, and I would rather you acted for me than anyone else.”
In this reading “Your affectionate sister, BLANCHE.”
bring forth, usually something desirable
In this reading “Come up this morning, please.”
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.
past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading I want some legal advice, and I would rather you acted for me than anyone else.
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading I want some legal advice, and I would rather you acted for me than anyone else.
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading Your affectionate sister, BLANCHE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I want some legal advice, and I would rather you acted for me than anyone else.
any person at all
From this reading I want some legal advice, and I would rather you acted for me than anyone else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your affectionate sister, BLANCHE.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading JONES My Dear Charles,--I particularly wish you to come to me.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading JONES My Dear Charles,--I particularly wish you to come to me.
dearly loved
From this reading JONES My Dear Charles,--I particularly wish you to come to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I want some legal advice, and I would rather you acted for me than anyone else.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I want some legal advice, and I would rather you acted for me than anyone else.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading JONES My Dear Charles,--I particularly wish you to come to me.
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading JONES My Dear Charles,--I particularly wish you to come to me.
established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules
From this reading I want some legal advice, and I would rather you acted for me than anyone else.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading JONES My Dear Charles,--I particularly wish you to come to me.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Come up this morning, please.
a form of address for a man
From this reading WITH MR.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading JONES My Dear Charles,--I particularly wish you to come to me.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading JONES My Dear Charles,--I particularly wish you to come to me.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Come up this morning, please.
on the contrary
From this reading I want some legal advice, and I would rather you acted for me than anyone else.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Your affectionate sister, BLANCHE.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I want some legal advice, and I would rather you acted for me than anyone else.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I want some legal advice, and I would rather you acted for me than anyone else.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Come up this morning, please.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JONES My Dear Charles,--I particularly wish you to come to me.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Come up this morning, please.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I want some legal advice, and I would rather you acted for me than anyone else.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading JONES My Dear Charles,--I particularly wish you to come to me.
in the company of; together with
From this reading WITH MR.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I want some legal advice, and I would rather you acted for me than anyone else.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading JONES My Dear Charles,--I particularly wish you to come to me.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your affectionate sister, BLANCHE.
Chapter 7 of The Story of Charles Strange — Vol. 3 by Henry, Mrs. Wood holds 356 sentences, grouped into 72 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 7 holds 356 sentences of The Story of Charles Strange — Vol. 3, unabridged, divided into 72 reading sections.
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