Chapter 6 of The Talking Horse, and Other Tales is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Talking Horse, and Other Tales is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'Oh, aren't we, though?' said Guy; 'who says so? Not mother!' 'No--Clarence; he said I was to tell you to go on duty in the drawing-room.' 'What bosh!' said Guy. 'As if any Indians would come there!
Chapter 6 of The Talking Horse, and Other Tales is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
pretentious or silly talk or writing
From this reading “'What bosh!' said Guy.”
a closed carriage with four wheels and seats for four passengers
From this reading “'No--Clarence; he said I was to tell you to go on duty in the drawing-room.'”
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading “'No--Clarence; he said I was to tell you to go on duty in the drawing-room.'”
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading “'Oh, aren't we, though?' said Guy; 'who says so?”
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading “'As if any Indians would come there!”
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “Not mother!'”
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “'Oh, aren't we, though?' said Guy; 'who says so?”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “'Oh, aren't we, though?' said Guy; 'who says so?”
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.
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
In this reading “'No--Clarence; he said I was to tell you to go on duty in the drawing-room.'”
In this reading “'No--Clarence; he said I was to tell you to go on duty in the drawing-room.'”
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.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading 'As if any Indians would come there!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Oh, aren't we, though?' said Guy; 'who says so?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'As if any Indians would come there!
pretentious or silly talk or writing
From this reading 'What bosh!' said Guy.
a closed carriage with four wheels and seats for four passengers
From this reading 'No--Clarence; he said I was to tell you to go on duty in the drawing-room.'
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading 'As if any Indians would come there!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'No--Clarence; he said I was to tell you to go on duty in the drawing-room.'
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading 'No--Clarence; he said I was to tell you to go on duty in the drawing-room.'
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading 'No--Clarence; he said I was to tell you to go on duty in the drawing-room.'
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading 'Oh, aren't we, though?' said Guy; 'who says so?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'No--Clarence; he said I was to tell you to go on duty in the drawing-room.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'No--Clarence; he said I was to tell you to go on duty in the drawing-room.'
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading 'As if any Indians would come there!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'No--Clarence; he said I was to tell you to go on duty in the drawing-room.'
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading 'As if any Indians would come there!
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Not mother!'
not any; not one
From this reading 'No--Clarence; he said I was to tell you to go on duty in the drawing-room.'
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not mother!'
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading 'Oh, aren't we, though?' said Guy; 'who says so?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'No--Clarence; he said I was to tell you to go on duty in the drawing-room.'
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'Oh, aren't we, though?' said Guy; 'who says so?
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading 'Oh, aren't we, though?' said Guy; 'who says so?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 'Oh, aren't we, though?' said Guy; 'who says so?
express in words
From this reading 'No--Clarence; he said I was to tell you to go on duty in the drawing-room.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'No--Clarence; he said I was to tell you to go on duty in the drawing-room.'
in or at that place or location
From this reading 'As if any Indians would come there!
in spite of the fact that
From this reading 'Oh, aren't we, though?' said Guy; 'who says so?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'No--Clarence; he said I was to tell you to go on duty in the drawing-room.'
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'No--Clarence; he said I was to tell you to go on duty in the drawing-room.'
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading 'Oh, aren't we, though?' said Guy; 'who says so?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'What bosh!' said Guy.
which person or people
From this reading 'Oh, aren't we, though?' said Guy; 'who says so?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading 'As if any Indians would come there!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'No--Clarence; he said I was to tell you to go on duty in the drawing-room.'
Chapter 6 of The Talking Horse, and Other Tales by F. Anstey holds 427 sentences, grouped into 86 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 6 holds 427 sentences of The Talking Horse, and Other Tales, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of The Talking Horse, and Other Tales by F. Anstey exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 427 sentences, grouped into 86 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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