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The Struggles of Brown, Jones, and Robinson
The Struggles of Brown, Jones, and Robinson

Chapter XXI · Chapter 21

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MR.
BROWN IS TAKEN ILL.
Brisket kept his word, and never entered Magenta House again, nor, as far as George Robinson is aware, has he seen any of the Brown family from that day on which he gave up his intended marriage to this present.
For awhile Maryanne Brown protested that she was well satisfied that this should be so.
She declared to Mrs. Poppins that the man was mercenary, senseless, uninteresting, heavy, and brutal;--and though in the bosom of her own family she did not speak out with equal freedom, yet from time to time she dropped words to show that she was not breaking her heart for William Brisket.
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The Struggles of Brown, Jones, and Robinson

Chapter XXI · Chapter 21

Chapter 21 of The Struggles of Brown, Jones, and Robinson is here in full — 246 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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MR.
/ˈmɪstər/
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BROWN IS TAKEN ILL.
/braʊn ɪz ˈteɪkən ɪl/
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Brisket kept his word, and never entered Magenta House again, nor, as far as George Robinson is aware, has he seen any of the Brown family from that day on which he gave up his intended marriage to this present.
/ˈbrɪskət kept hɪz wɜːrd ənd ˈnevər ˈentərd məˈdʒentə haʊs əˈɡen nɔːr æz fɑːr æz dʒɔːrdʒ ˈrɑːbənsən ɪz əˈwer hæz hiː siːn ˈeni ʌv ðə braʊn ˈfæməli frʌm ðæt deɪ ɑːn wɪtʃ hiː ɡeɪv ʌp hɪz ˌɪnˈtendɪd ˈmerɪdʒ tuː ðɪs ˈprezənt/
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For awhile Maryanne Brown protested that she was well satisfied that this should be so.
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She declared to Mrs. Poppins that the man was mercenary, senseless, uninteresting, heavy, and brutal;--and though in the bosom of her own family she did not speak out with equal freedom, yet from time to time she dropped words to show that she was not breaking her heart for William Brisket.

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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.

Brisket noun US /ˈbrɪskət/

a cut of meat from the breast or lower chest especially of beef

From this reading “Brisket kept his word, and never entered Magenta House again, nor, as far as George Robinson is aware, has he seen any of the Brown family from that day on which he gave up his intended marriage to this present.”

brutal adjective US /ˈbruːtəl/

(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

From this reading “She declared to Mrs. Poppins that the man was mercenary, senseless, uninteresting, heavy, and brutal;--and though in the bosom of her own family she did not speak out with equal freedom, yet from time to time she dropped words to show that she was not breaking her heart for William Brisket.”

Magenta noun US /məˈdʒentə/

a primary subtractive color for light; a dark purple-red color; the dye for magenta was discovered in 1859, the year of the battle of Magenta

From this reading “Brisket kept his word, and never entered Magenta House again, nor, as far as George Robinson is aware, has he seen any of the Brown family from that day on which he gave up his intended marriage to this present.”

mercenary noun US /ˈmɜːrsəneri/

a person hired to fight for another country than their own

From this reading “She declared to Mrs. Poppins that the man was mercenary, senseless, uninteresting, heavy, and brutal;--and though in the bosom of her own family she did not speak out with equal freedom, yet from time to time she dropped words to show that she was not breaking her heart for William Brisket.”

protested verb US /prəˈtestɪd/

past form of “protest” — utter words of protest

From this reading “For awhile Maryanne Brown protested that she was well satisfied that this should be so.”

Robinson noun US /ˈrɑːbənsən/

English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975)

From this reading “Brisket kept his word, and never entered Magenta House again, nor, as far as George Robinson is aware, has he seen any of the Brown family from that day on which he gave up his intended marriage to this present.”

senseless adjective US /ˈsensləs/

not marked by the use of reason

From this reading “She declared to Mrs. Poppins that the man was mercenary, senseless, uninteresting, heavy, and brutal;--and though in the bosom of her own family she did not speak out with equal freedom, yet from time to time she dropped words to show that she was not breaking her heart for William Brisket.”

uninteresting adjective US /əˈnɪntrəstɪŋ/

arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement

From this reading “She declared to Mrs. Poppins that the man was mercenary, senseless, uninteresting, heavy, and brutal;--and though in the bosom of her own family she did not speak out with equal freedom, yet from time to time she dropped words to show that she was not breaking her heart for William Brisket.”

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againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading Brisket kept his word, and never entered Magenta House again, nor, as far as George Robinson is aware, has he seen any of the Brown family from that day on which he gave up his intended marriage to this present.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Brisket kept his word, and never entered Magenta House again, nor, as far as George Robinson is aware, has he seen any of the Brown family from that day on which he gave up his intended marriage to this present.

anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Brisket kept his word, and never entered Magenta House again, nor, as far as George Robinson is aware, has he seen any of the Brown family from that day on which he gave up his intended marriage to this present.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Brisket kept his word, and never entered Magenta House again, nor, as far as George Robinson is aware, has he seen any of the Brown family from that day on which he gave up his intended marriage to this present.

awareadjectiveUS /əˈwer/

(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception

From this reading Brisket kept his word, and never entered Magenta House again, nor, as far as George Robinson is aware, has he seen any of the Brown family from that day on which he gave up his intended marriage to this present.

awhileadverbUS /əˈwaɪl/

for a short time

From this reading For awhile Maryanne Brown protested that she was well satisfied that this should be so.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading For awhile Maryanne Brown protested that she was well satisfied that this should be so.

bosomnounUS /ˈbʊzəm/

the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept

From this reading She declared to Mrs. Poppins that the man was mercenary, senseless, uninteresting, heavy, and brutal;--and though in the bosom of her own family she did not speak out with equal freedom, yet from time to time she dropped words to show that she was not breaking her heart for William Brisket.

breakingnounUS /ˈbreɪkɪŋ/

the act of breaking something

From this reading She declared to Mrs. Poppins that the man was mercenary, senseless, uninteresting, heavy, and brutal;--and though in the bosom of her own family she did not speak out with equal freedom, yet from time to time she dropped words to show that she was not breaking her heart for William Brisket.

BrisketnounUS /ˈbrɪskət/

a cut of meat from the breast or lower chest especially of beef

From this reading Brisket kept his word, and never entered Magenta House again, nor, as far as George Robinson is aware, has he seen any of the Brown family from that day on which he gave up his intended marriage to this present.

BROWNnounUS /braʊn/

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading BROWN IS TAKEN ILL.

brutaladjectiveUS /ˈbruːtəl/

(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

From this reading She declared to Mrs. Poppins that the man was mercenary, senseless, uninteresting, heavy, and brutal;--and though in the bosom of her own family she did not speak out with equal freedom, yet from time to time she dropped words to show that she was not breaking her heart for William Brisket.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Brisket kept his word, and never entered Magenta House again, nor, as far as George Robinson is aware, has he seen any of the Brown family from that day on which he gave up his intended marriage to this present.

declaredadjectiveUS /dɪˈklerd/

made known or openly avowed

From this reading She declared to Mrs. Poppins that the man was mercenary, senseless, uninteresting, heavy, and brutal;--and though in the bosom of her own family she did not speak out with equal freedom, yet from time to time she dropped words to show that she was not breaking her heart for William Brisket.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading She declared to Mrs. Poppins that the man was mercenary, senseless, uninteresting, heavy, and brutal;--and though in the bosom of her own family she did not speak out with equal freedom, yet from time to time she dropped words to show that she was not breaking her heart for William Brisket.

droppedverbUS /drɑːpt/

inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground

From this reading She declared to Mrs. Poppins that the man was mercenary, senseless, uninteresting, heavy, and brutal;--and though in the bosom of her own family she did not speak out with equal freedom, yet from time to time she dropped words to show that she was not breaking her heart for William Brisket.

enteredverbUS /ˈentərd/

past form of “enter” — to come or go into

From this reading Brisket kept his word, and never entered Magenta House again, nor, as far as George Robinson is aware, has he seen any of the Brown family from that day on which he gave up his intended marriage to this present.

equalverbUS /ˈiːkwəl/

be identical or equivalent to

From this reading She declared to Mrs. Poppins that the man was mercenary, senseless, uninteresting, heavy, and brutal;--and though in the bosom of her own family she did not speak out with equal freedom, yet from time to time she dropped words to show that she was not breaking her heart for William Brisket.

familynounUS /ˈfæməli/

a social unit living together

From this reading Brisket kept his word, and never entered Magenta House again, nor, as far as George Robinson is aware, has he seen any of the Brown family from that day on which he gave up his intended marriage to this present.

faradverbUS /fɑːr/

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading Brisket kept his word, and never entered Magenta House again, nor, as far as George Robinson is aware, has he seen any of the Brown family from that day on which he gave up his intended marriage to this present.

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For awhile Maryanne Brown protested that she was well satisfied that this should be so.

freedomnounUS /ˈfriːdəm/

the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints

From this reading She declared to Mrs. Poppins that the man was mercenary, senseless, uninteresting, heavy, and brutal;--and though in the bosom of her own family she did not speak out with equal freedom, yet from time to time she dropped words to show that she was not breaking her heart for William Brisket.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Brisket kept his word, and never entered Magenta House again, nor, as far as George Robinson is aware, has he seen any of the Brown family from that day on which he gave up his intended marriage to this present.

gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Brisket kept his word, and never entered Magenta House again, nor, as far as George Robinson is aware, has he seen any of the Brown family from that day on which he gave up his intended marriage to this present.

GeorgenounUS /dʒɔːrdʒ/

Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)

From this reading Brisket kept his word, and never entered Magenta House again, nor, as far as George Robinson is aware, has he seen any of the Brown family from that day on which he gave up his intended marriage to this present.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

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

From this reading Brisket kept his word, and never entered Magenta House again, nor, as far as George Robinson is aware, has he seen any of the Brown family from that day on which he gave up his intended marriage to this present.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading Brisket kept his word, and never entered Magenta House again, nor, as far as George Robinson is aware, has he seen any of the Brown family from that day on which he gave up his intended marriage to this present.

heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading She declared to Mrs. Poppins that the man was mercenary, senseless, uninteresting, heavy, and brutal;--and though in the bosom of her own family she did not speak out with equal freedom, yet from time to time she dropped words to show that she was not breaking her heart for William Brisket.

heavyadjectiveUS /ˈhevi/

of comparatively great physical weight or density

From this reading She declared to Mrs. Poppins that the man was mercenary, senseless, uninteresting, heavy, and brutal;--and though in the bosom of her own family she did not speak out with equal freedom, yet from time to time she dropped words to show that she was not breaking her heart for William Brisket.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading She declared to Mrs. Poppins that the man was mercenary, senseless, uninteresting, heavy, and brutal;--and though in the bosom of her own family she did not speak out with equal freedom, yet from time to time she dropped words to show that she was not breaking her heart for William Brisket.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Brisket kept his word, and never entered Magenta House again, nor, as far as George Robinson is aware, has he seen any of the Brown family from that day on which he gave up his intended marriage to this present.

HousenounUS /haʊs/

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading Brisket kept his word, and never entered Magenta House again, nor, as far as George Robinson is aware, has he seen any of the Brown family from that day on which he gave up his intended marriage to this present.

ILLadjectiveUS /ɪl/

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading BROWN IS TAKEN ILL.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading She declared to Mrs. Poppins that the man was mercenary, senseless, uninteresting, heavy, and brutal;--and though in the bosom of her own family she did not speak out with equal freedom, yet from time to time she dropped words to show that she was not breaking her heart for William Brisket.

intendedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtendɪd/

resulting from one's intentions

From this reading Brisket kept his word, and never entered Magenta House again, nor, as far as George Robinson is aware, has he seen any of the Brown family from that day on which he gave up his intended marriage to this present.

ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading BROWN IS TAKEN ILL.

keptadjectiveUS /kept/

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading Brisket kept his word, and never entered Magenta House again, nor, as far as George Robinson is aware, has he seen any of the Brown family from that day on which he gave up his intended marriage to this present.

MagentanounUS /məˈdʒentə/

a primary subtractive color for light; a dark purple-red color; the dye for magenta was discovered in 1859, the year of the battle of Magenta

From this reading Brisket kept his word, and never entered Magenta House again, nor, as far as George Robinson is aware, has he seen any of the Brown family from that day on which he gave up his intended marriage to this present.

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading She declared to Mrs. Poppins that the man was mercenary, senseless, uninteresting, heavy, and brutal;--and though in the bosom of her own family she did not speak out with equal freedom, yet from time to time she dropped words to show that she was not breaking her heart for William Brisket.

marriagenounUS /ˈmerɪdʒ/

the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)

From this reading Brisket kept his word, and never entered Magenta House again, nor, as far as George Robinson is aware, has he seen any of the Brown family from that day on which he gave up his intended marriage to this present.

Maryanne

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

From this reading For awhile Maryanne Brown protested that she was well satisfied that this should be so.

mercenarynounUS /ˈmɜːrsəneri/

a person hired to fight for another country than their own

From this reading She declared to Mrs. Poppins that the man was mercenary, senseless, uninteresting, heavy, and brutal;--and though in the bosom of her own family she did not speak out with equal freedom, yet from time to time she dropped words to show that she was not breaking her heart for William Brisket.

MRnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading MR.

MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading She declared to Mrs. Poppins that the man was mercenary, senseless, uninteresting, heavy, and brutal;--and though in the bosom of her own family she did not speak out with equal freedom, yet from time to time she dropped words to show that she was not breaking her heart for William Brisket.

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Brisket kept his word, and never entered Magenta House again, nor, as far as George Robinson is aware, has he seen any of the Brown family from that day on which he gave up his intended marriage to this present.

norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading Brisket kept his word, and never entered Magenta House again, nor, as far as George Robinson is aware, has he seen any of the Brown family from that day on which he gave up his intended marriage to this present.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading She declared to Mrs. Poppins that the man was mercenary, senseless, uninteresting, heavy, and brutal;--and though in the bosom of her own family she did not speak out with equal freedom, yet from time to time she dropped words to show that she was not breaking her heart for William Brisket.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Brisket kept his word, and never entered Magenta House again, nor, as far as George Robinson is aware, has he seen any of the Brown family from that day on which he gave up his intended marriage to this present.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Brisket kept his word, and never entered Magenta House again, nor, as far as George Robinson is aware, has he seen any of the Brown family from that day on which he gave up his intended marriage to this present.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading She declared to Mrs. Poppins that the man was mercenary, senseless, uninteresting, heavy, and brutal;--and though in the bosom of her own family she did not speak out with equal freedom, yet from time to time she dropped words to show that she was not breaking her heart for William Brisket.

ownverbUS /oʊn/

have ownership or possession of

From this reading She declared to Mrs. Poppins that the man was mercenary, senseless, uninteresting, heavy, and brutal;--and though in the bosom of her own family she did not speak out with equal freedom, yet from time to time she dropped words to show that she was not breaking her heart for William Brisket.

Poppins

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

From this reading She declared to Mrs. Poppins that the man was mercenary, senseless, uninteresting, heavy, and brutal;--and though in the bosom of her own family she did not speak out with equal freedom, yet from time to time she dropped words to show that she was not breaking her heart for William Brisket.

presentverbUS /ˈprezənt/

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading Brisket kept his word, and never entered Magenta House again, nor, as far as George Robinson is aware, has he seen any of the Brown family from that day on which he gave up his intended marriage to this present.

protestedverbUS /prəˈtestɪd/

past form of “protest” — utter words of protest

From this reading For awhile Maryanne Brown protested that she was well satisfied that this should be so.

RobinsonnounUS /ˈrɑːbənsən/

English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975)

From this reading Brisket kept his word, and never entered Magenta House again, nor, as far as George Robinson is aware, has he seen any of the Brown family from that day on which he gave up his intended marriage to this present.

satisfiedadjectiveUS /ˈsætəsfaɪd/

filled with satisfaction

From this reading For awhile Maryanne Brown protested that she was well satisfied that this should be so.

seenverbUS /siːn/

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Brisket kept his word, and never entered Magenta House again, nor, as far as George Robinson is aware, has he seen any of the Brown family from that day on which he gave up his intended marriage to this present.

senselessadjectiveUS /ˈsensləs/

not marked by the use of reason

From this reading She declared to Mrs. Poppins that the man was mercenary, senseless, uninteresting, heavy, and brutal;--and though in the bosom of her own family she did not speak out with equal freedom, yet from time to time she dropped words to show that she was not breaking her heart for William Brisket.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading For awhile Maryanne Brown protested that she was well satisfied that this should be so.

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading For awhile Maryanne Brown protested that she was well satisfied that this should be so.

showverbUS /ʃoʊ/

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading She declared to Mrs. Poppins that the man was mercenary, senseless, uninteresting, heavy, and brutal;--and though in the bosom of her own family she did not speak out with equal freedom, yet from time to time she dropped words to show that she was not breaking her heart for William Brisket.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading For awhile Maryanne Brown protested that she was well satisfied that this should be so.

speakverbUS /spiːk/

express in speech

From this reading She declared to Mrs. Poppins that the man was mercenary, senseless, uninteresting, heavy, and brutal;--and though in the bosom of her own family she did not speak out with equal freedom, yet from time to time she dropped words to show that she was not breaking her heart for William Brisket.

TAKENadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading BROWN IS TAKEN ILL.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Brisket kept his word, and never entered Magenta House again, nor, as far as George Robinson is aware, has he seen any of the Brown family from that day on which he gave up his intended marriage to this present.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Brisket kept his word, and never entered Magenta House again, nor, as far as George Robinson is aware, has he seen any of the Brown family from that day on which he gave up his intended marriage to this present.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Brisket kept his word, and never entered Magenta House again, nor, as far as George Robinson is aware, has he seen any of the Brown family from that day on which he gave up his intended marriage to this present.

thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading She declared to Mrs. Poppins that the man was mercenary, senseless, uninteresting, heavy, and brutal;--and though in the bosom of her own family she did not speak out with equal freedom, yet from time to time she dropped words to show that she was not breaking her heart for William Brisket.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading She declared to Mrs. Poppins that the man was mercenary, senseless, uninteresting, heavy, and brutal;--and though in the bosom of her own family she did not speak out with equal freedom, yet from time to time she dropped words to show that she was not breaking her heart for William Brisket.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Brisket kept his word, and never entered Magenta House again, nor, as far as George Robinson is aware, has he seen any of the Brown family from that day on which he gave up his intended marriage to this present.

uninterestingadjectiveUS /əˈnɪntrəstɪŋ/

arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement

From this reading She declared to Mrs. Poppins that the man was mercenary, senseless, uninteresting, heavy, and brutal;--and though in the bosom of her own family she did not speak out with equal freedom, yet from time to time she dropped words to show that she was not breaking her heart for William Brisket.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Brisket kept his word, and never entered Magenta House again, nor, as far as George Robinson is aware, has he seen any of the Brown family from that day on which he gave up his intended marriage to this present.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading For awhile Maryanne Brown protested that she was well satisfied that this should be so.

welladverbUS /wel/

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading For awhile Maryanne Brown protested that she was well satisfied that this should be so.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Brisket kept his word, and never entered Magenta House again, nor, as far as George Robinson is aware, has he seen any of the Brown family from that day on which he gave up his intended marriage to this present.

William

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

From this reading She declared to Mrs. Poppins that the man was mercenary, senseless, uninteresting, heavy, and brutal;--and though in the bosom of her own family she did not speak out with equal freedom, yet from time to time she dropped words to show that she was not breaking her heart for William Brisket.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading She declared to Mrs. Poppins that the man was mercenary, senseless, uninteresting, heavy, and brutal;--and though in the bosom of her own family she did not speak out with equal freedom, yet from time to time she dropped words to show that she was not breaking her heart for William Brisket.

wordnounUS /wɜːrd/

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading Brisket kept his word, and never entered Magenta House again, nor, as far as George Robinson is aware, has he seen any of the Brown family from that day on which he gave up his intended marriage to this present.

wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/

the words that are spoken

From this reading She declared to Mrs. Poppins that the man was mercenary, senseless, uninteresting, heavy, and brutal;--and though in the bosom of her own family she did not speak out with equal freedom, yet from time to time she dropped words to show that she was not breaking her heart for William Brisket.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading She declared to Mrs. Poppins that the man was mercenary, senseless, uninteresting, heavy, and brutal;--and though in the bosom of her own family she did not speak out with equal freedom, yet from time to time she dropped words to show that she was not breaking her heart for William Brisket.

Chapter 21 of The Struggles of Brown, Jones, and Robinson by Anthony Trollope holds 246 sentences, grouped into 50 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 21 of The Struggles of Brown, Jones, and Robinson contain?

Chapter 21 holds 246 sentences of The Struggles of Brown, Jones, and Robinson, unabridged, divided into 50 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 21 of The Struggles of Brown, Jones, and Robinson by Anthony Trollope exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 246 sentences, grouped into 50 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 50 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

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About 348 minutes of reading across 837 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The Struggles of Brown, Jones, and Robinson

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Struggles of Brown, Jones, and Robinson, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Author
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Framley
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Parsonage
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Chronicle
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