Chapter 12 of The Tallants of Barton, vol. 3 (of 3) is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Tallants of Barton, vol. 3 (of 3) is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“WHAT THE MOON SAW.” “The amount is too large,” said the Countess; “too large, I am sure, even if I asked his lordship to assist me.” “I must have it, and you must get it,” said Richard Tallant. “Indeed!” said the Countess; “you are very peremptory.” “As peremptory as Fate,” said the other.
Chapter 12 of The Tallants of Barton, vol. 3 (of 3) is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a quantity of money
From this reading ““The amount is too large,” said the Countess; “too large, I am sure, even if I asked his lordship to assist me.””
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading ““The amount is too large,” said the Countess; “too large, I am sure, even if I asked his lordship to assist me.””
female equivalent of a count or earl
From this reading ““The amount is too large,” said the Countess; “too large, I am sure, even if I asked his lordship to assist me.””
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading ““As peremptory as Fate,” said the other.”
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading ““The amount is too large,” said the Countess; “too large, I am sure, even if I asked his lordship to assist me.””
a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge
From this reading ““The amount is too large,” said the Countess; “too large, I am sure, even if I asked his lordship to assist me.””
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading ““WHAT THE MOON SAW.””
offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power
From this reading ““Indeed!” said the Countess; “you are very peremptory.””
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.
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excessively large
In this reading ““The amount is too large,” said the Countess; “too large, I am sure, even if I asked his lordship to assist me.””
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “The amount is too large,” said the Countess; “too large, I am sure, even if I asked his lordship to assist me.”
a quantity of money
From this reading “The amount is too large,” said the Countess; “too large, I am sure, even if I asked his lordship to assist me.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I must have it, and you must get it,” said Richard Tallant.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Indeed!” said the Countess; “you are very peremptory.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “As peremptory as Fate,” said the other.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “The amount is too large,” said the Countess; “too large, I am sure, even if I asked his lordship to assist me.”
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “The amount is too large,” said the Countess; “too large, I am sure, even if I asked his lordship to assist me.”
female equivalent of a count or earl
From this reading “The amount is too large,” said the Countess; “too large, I am sure, even if I asked his lordship to assist me.”
divisible by two
From this reading “The amount is too large,” said the Countess; “too large, I am sure, even if I asked his lordship to assist me.”
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading “As peremptory as Fate,” said the other.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “I must have it, and you must get it,” said Richard Tallant.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I must have it, and you must get it,” said Richard Tallant.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “The amount is too large,” said the Countess; “too large, I am sure, even if I asked his lordship to assist me.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “The amount is too large,” said the Countess; “too large, I am sure, even if I asked his lordship to assist me.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “The amount is too large,” said the Countess; “too large, I am sure, even if I asked his lordship to assist me.”
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading “Indeed!” said the Countess; “you are very peremptory.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The amount is too large,” said the Countess; “too large, I am sure, even if I asked his lordship to assist me.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I must have it, and you must get it,” said Richard Tallant.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “The amount is too large,” said the Countess; “too large, I am sure, even if I asked his lordship to assist me.”
a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge
From this reading “The amount is too large,” said the Countess; “too large, I am sure, even if I asked his lordship to assist me.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “The amount is too large,” said the Countess; “too large, I am sure, even if I asked his lordship to assist me.”
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading “WHAT THE MOON SAW.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I must have it, and you must get it,” said Richard Tallant.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “As peremptory as Fate,” said the other.
offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power
From this reading “Indeed!” said the Countess; “you are very peremptory.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I must have it, and you must get it,” said Richard Tallant.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “The amount is too large,” said the Countess; “too large, I am sure, even if I asked his lordship to assist me.”
cut with a saw
From this reading “WHAT THE MOON SAW.”
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “The amount is too large,” said the Countess; “too large, I am sure, even if I asked his lordship to assist me.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I must have it, and you must get it,” said Richard Tallant.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “WHAT THE MOON SAW.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “The amount is too large,” said the Countess; “too large, I am sure, even if I asked his lordship to assist me.”
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “The amount is too large,” said the Countess; “too large, I am sure, even if I asked his lordship to assist me.”
precisely as stated
From this reading “Indeed!” said the Countess; “you are very peremptory.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “WHAT THE MOON SAW.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I must have it, and you must get it,” said Richard Tallant.
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