Chapter 5 of The Wolves and the Lamb is here in full — 259 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Wolves and the Lamb is here in full — 259 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LADY K.--Oh, Howell! Howell! We must not mention Howell, my dear Mrs. Bonnington. Howell is faultless! Howell has the keys of everything!
Chapter 5 of The Wolves and the Lamb is here in full — 259 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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dearly loved
From this reading “We must not mention Howell, my dear Mrs. Bonnington.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “Howell has the keys of everything!”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Howell has the keys of everything!”
plural of “key” — metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading “Howell has the keys of everything!”
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “LADY K.--Oh, Howell!”
make reference to
From this reading “We must not mention Howell, my dear Mrs. Bonnington.”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “We must not mention Howell, my dear Mrs. Bonnington.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “We must not mention Howell, my dear Mrs. Bonnington.”
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From this reading We must not mention Howell, my dear Mrs. Bonnington.
dearly loved
From this reading We must not mention Howell, my dear Mrs. Bonnington.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Howell has the keys of everything!
without fault or error
From this reading Howell is faultless!
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Howell has the keys of everything!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LADY K.--Oh, Howell!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Howell is faultless!
the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading LADY K.--Oh, Howell!
plural of “key” — metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading Howell has the keys of everything!
a polite name for any woman
From this reading LADY K.--Oh, Howell!
make reference to
From this reading We must not mention Howell, my dear Mrs. Bonnington.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading We must not mention Howell, my dear Mrs. Bonnington.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must not mention Howell, my dear Mrs. Bonnington.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading We must not mention Howell, my dear Mrs. Bonnington.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We must not mention Howell, my dear Mrs. Bonnington.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Howell has the keys of everything!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading LADY K.--Oh, Howell!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Howell has the keys of everything!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We must not mention Howell, my dear Mrs. Bonnington.
Chapter 5 of The Wolves and the Lamb by William Makepeace Thackeray holds 259 sentences, grouped into 52 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 5 holds 259 sentences of The Wolves and the Lamb, unabridged, divided into 52 reading sections.
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