Chapter 7 of The Wolves and the Lamb is here in full — 237 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The Wolves and the Lamb is here in full — 237 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MILLIKEN.--Hem! I ought to thank you, Lady Kicklebury, for it is you that have given her to me. LADY K.--He won't listen! he turns away and kisses her horrible hand. This will never do: help me up, Clarence, I must go and fetch his mother. Ah, ah! there she is, there she is!
Chapter 7 of The Wolves and the Lamb is here in full — 237 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/47 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a closed carriage with four wheels and seats for four passengers
From this reading “This will never do: help me up, Clarence, I must go and fetch his mother.”
go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading “This will never do: help me up, Clarence, I must go and fetch his mother.”
the edge of a piece of cloth; especially the finished edge that has been doubled under and stitched down
From this reading “MILLIKEN.--Hem!”
provoking horror
From this reading “LADY K.--He won't listen! he turns away and kisses her horrible hand.”
plural of “kiss” — the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading “LADY K.--He won't listen! he turns away and kisses her horrible hand.”
hear with intention
From this reading “LADY K.--He won't listen! he turns away and kisses her horrible hand.”
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “I ought to thank you, Lady Kicklebury, for it is you that have given her to me.”
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading “LADY K.--He won't listen! he turns away and kisses her horrible hand.”
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From this reading Ah, ah! there she is, there she is!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LADY K.--He won't listen! he turns away and kisses her horrible hand.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading LADY K.--He won't listen! he turns away and kisses her horrible hand.
a closed carriage with four wheels and seats for four passengers
From this reading This will never do: help me up, Clarence, I must go and fetch his mother.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading This will never do: help me up, Clarence, I must go and fetch his mother.
go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading This will never do: help me up, Clarence, I must go and fetch his mother.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I ought to thank you, Lady Kicklebury, for it is you that have given her to me.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading I ought to thank you, Lady Kicklebury, for it is you that have given her to me.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading This will never do: help me up, Clarence, I must go and fetch his mother.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading LADY K.--He won't listen! he turns away and kisses her horrible hand.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I ought to thank you, Lady Kicklebury, for it is you that have given her to me.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading LADY K.--He won't listen! he turns away and kisses her horrible hand.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading This will never do: help me up, Clarence, I must go and fetch his mother.
the edge of a piece of cloth; especially the finished edge that has been doubled under and stitched down
From this reading MILLIKEN.--Hem!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I ought to thank you, Lady Kicklebury, for it is you that have given her to me.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This will never do: help me up, Clarence, I must go and fetch his mother.
provoking horror
From this reading LADY K.--He won't listen! he turns away and kisses her horrible hand.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I ought to thank you, Lady Kicklebury, for it is you that have given her to me.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I ought to thank you, Lady Kicklebury, for it is you that have given her to me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I ought to thank you, Lady Kicklebury, for it is you that have given her to me.
the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading LADY K.--He won't listen! he turns away and kisses her horrible hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I ought to thank you, Lady Kicklebury, for it is you that have given her to me.
plural of “kiss” — the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading LADY K.--He won't listen! he turns away and kisses her horrible hand.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading I ought to thank you, Lady Kicklebury, for it is you that have given her to me.
hear with intention
From this reading LADY K.--He won't listen! he turns away and kisses her horrible hand.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I ought to thank you, Lady Kicklebury, for it is you that have given her to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MILLIKEN.--Hem!
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading This will never do: help me up, Clarence, I must go and fetch his mother.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading This will never do: help me up, Clarence, I must go and fetch his mother.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading This will never do: help me up, Clarence, I must go and fetch his mother.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading I ought to thank you, Lady Kicklebury, for it is you that have given her to me.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ah, ah! there she is, there she is!
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading I ought to thank you, Lady Kicklebury, for it is you that have given her to me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I ought to thank you, Lady Kicklebury, for it is you that have given her to me.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Ah, ah! there she is, there she is!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This will never do: help me up, Clarence, I must go and fetch his mother.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I ought to thank you, Lady Kicklebury, for it is you that have given her to me.
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading LADY K.--He won't listen! he turns away and kisses her horrible hand.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading This will never do: help me up, Clarence, I must go and fetch his mother.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading This will never do: help me up, Clarence, I must go and fetch his mother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LADY K.--He won't listen! he turns away and kisses her horrible hand.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I ought to thank you, Lady Kicklebury, for it is you that have given her to me.
Chapter 7 of The Wolves and the Lamb by William Makepeace Thackeray holds 237 sentences, grouped into 48 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 7 holds 237 sentences of The Wolves and the Lamb, unabridged, divided into 48 reading sections.
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