Chapter 13 of The Twickenham Peerage is here in full — 310 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Twickenham Peerage is here in full — 310 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHO'S THAT CALLING? I do believe, if we'd been alone, he would have struck me. As it was, I'm sure he would have liked to. That I should dare to speak to him like that--him so big, and me so small, and him a great gentleman, and me just nothing and nobody--it did put his back up. He glared as if he would have liked to eat me.
Chapter 13 of The Twickenham Peerage is here in full — 310 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading “WHO'S THAT CALLING?”
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading “That I should dare to speak to him like that--him so big, and me so small, and him a great gentleman, and me just nothing and nobody--it did put his back up.”
take in solid food
From this reading “He glared as if he would have liked to eat me.”
a man of refinement
From this reading “That I should dare to speak to him like that--him so big, and me so small, and him a great gentleman, and me just nothing and nobody--it did put his back up.”
past form of “glare” — look at with a fixed gaze
From this reading “He glared as if he would have liked to eat me.”
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading “As it was, I'm sure he would have liked to.”
no person; not anyone
From this reading “That I should dare to speak to him like that--him so big, and me so small, and him a great gentleman, and me just nothing and nobody--it did put his back up.”
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading “I do believe, if we'd been alone, he would have struck 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.
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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 That I should dare to speak to him like that--him so big, and me so small, and him a great gentleman, and me just nothing and nobody--it did put his back up.
Having no one else present.
From this reading I do believe, if we'd been alone, he would have struck me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That I should dare to speak to him like that--him so big, and me so small, and him a great gentleman, and me just nothing and nobody--it did put his back up.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As it was, I'm sure he would have liked to.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading That I should dare to speak to him like that--him so big, and me so small, and him a great gentleman, and me just nothing and nobody--it did put his back up.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I do believe, if we'd been alone, he would have struck me.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I do believe, if we'd been alone, he would have struck me.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading That I should dare to speak to him like that--him so big, and me so small, and him a great gentleman, and me just nothing and nobody--it did put his back up.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading WHO'S THAT CALLING?
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading That I should dare to speak to him like that--him so big, and me so small, and him a great gentleman, and me just nothing and nobody--it did put his back up.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading That I should dare to speak to him like that--him so big, and me so small, and him a great gentleman, and me just nothing and nobody--it did put his back up.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do believe, if we'd been alone, he would have struck me.
take in solid food
From this reading He glared as if he would have liked to eat me.
a man of refinement
From this reading That I should dare to speak to him like that--him so big, and me so small, and him a great gentleman, and me just nothing and nobody--it did put his back up.
past form of “glare” — look at with a fixed gaze
From this reading He glared as if he would have liked to eat me.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading That I should dare to speak to him like that--him so big, and me so small, and him a great gentleman, and me just nothing and nobody--it did put his back up.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I do believe, if we'd been alone, he would have struck me.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I do believe, if we'd been alone, he would have struck me.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That I should dare to speak to him like that--him so big, and me so small, and him a great gentleman, and me just nothing and nobody--it did put his back up.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That I should dare to speak to him like that--him so big, and me so small, and him a great gentleman, and me just nothing and nobody--it did put his back up.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I do believe, if we'd been alone, he would have struck me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As it was, I'm sure he would have liked to.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I do believe, if we'd been alone, he would have struck me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As it was, I'm sure he would have liked to.
and nothing more
From this reading That I should dare to speak to him like that--him so big, and me so small, and him a great gentleman, and me just nothing and nobody--it did put his back up.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading That I should dare to speak to him like that--him so big, and me so small, and him a great gentleman, and me just nothing and nobody--it did put his back up.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading As it was, I'm sure he would have liked to.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I do believe, if we'd been alone, he would have struck me.
no person; not anyone
From this reading That I should dare to speak to him like that--him so big, and me so small, and him a great gentleman, and me just nothing and nobody--it did put his back up.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading That I should dare to speak to him like that--him so big, and me so small, and him a great gentleman, and me just nothing and nobody--it did put his back up.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading That I should dare to speak to him like that--him so big, and me so small, and him a great gentleman, and me just nothing and nobody--it did put his back up.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading That I should dare to speak to him like that--him so big, and me so small, and him a great gentleman, and me just nothing and nobody--it did put his back up.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading That I should dare to speak to him like that--him so big, and me so small, and him a great gentleman, and me just nothing and nobody--it did put his back up.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading That I should dare to speak to him like that--him so big, and me so small, and him a great gentleman, and me just nothing and nobody--it did put his back up.
express in speech
From this reading That I should dare to speak to him like that--him so big, and me so small, and him a great gentleman, and me just nothing and nobody--it did put his back up.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading I do believe, if we'd been alone, he would have struck me.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading As it was, I'm sure he would have liked to.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading WHO'S THAT CALLING?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As it was, I'm sure he would have liked to.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading That I should dare to speak to him like that--him so big, and me so small, and him a great gentleman, and me just nothing and nobody--it did put his back up.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As it was, I'm sure he would have liked to.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I do believe, if we'd been alone, he would have struck me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHO'S THAT CALLING?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I do believe, if we'd been alone, he would have struck me.
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