Chapter 7 of Thorpe Regis is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Thorpe Regis is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHAPTER TWENTY ONE. "While friends we were, the hot debates That rose 'twixt you and me! Now we are mere associates And never disagree." Fraser's _Magazine_. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Anthony's engagement, coming so soon after the other affair, made a little sensation in the neighbourhood.
Chapter 7 of Thorpe Regis is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “anthony” — Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading “------------------------------------------------------------------------ Anthony's engagement, coming so soon after the other affair, made a little sensation in the neighbourhood.”
plural of “associate” — a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor
From this reading “Now we are mere associates And never disagree."”
plural of “debate” — a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal
From this reading “"While friends we were, the hot debates That rose 'twixt you and me!”
be of different opinions
From this reading “Now we are mere associates And never disagree."”
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading “------------------------------------------------------------------------ Anthony's engagement, coming so soon after the other affair, made a little sensation in the neighbourhood.”
a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading “------------------------------------------------------------------------ Anthony's engagement, coming so soon after the other affair, made a little sensation in the neighbourhood.”
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading “------------------------------------------------------------------------ Anthony's engagement, coming so soon after the other affair, made a little sensation in the neighbourhood.”
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.
In this reading “------------------------------------------------------------------------ Anthony's engagement, coming so soon after the other affair, made a little sensation in the neighbourhood.”
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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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Anthony's engagement, coming so soon after the other affair, made a little sensation in the neighbourhood.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Anthony's engagement, coming so soon after the other affair, made a little sensation in the neighbourhood.
later than; following
From this reading ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Anthony's engagement, coming so soon after the other affair, made a little sensation in the neighbourhood.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "While friends we were, the hot debates That rose 'twixt you and me!
possessive form of “anthony” — Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Anthony's engagement, coming so soon after the other affair, made a little sensation in the neighbourhood.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now we are mere associates And never disagree."
plural of “associate” — a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor
From this reading Now we are mere associates And never disagree."
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading CHAPTER TWENTY ONE.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Anthony's engagement, coming so soon after the other affair, made a little sensation in the neighbourhood.
plural of “debate” — a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal
From this reading "While friends we were, the hot debates That rose 'twixt you and me!
be of different opinions
From this reading Now we are mere associates And never disagree."
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Anthony's engagement, coming so soon after the other affair, made a little sensation in the neighbourhood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fraser's _Magazine_.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "While friends we were, the hot debates That rose 'twixt you and me!
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading "While friends we were, the hot debates That rose 'twixt you and me!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Anthony's engagement, coming so soon after the other affair, made a little sensation in the neighbourhood.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Anthony's engagement, coming so soon after the other affair, made a little sensation in the neighbourhood.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Anthony's engagement, coming so soon after the other affair, made a little sensation in the neighbourhood.
a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
From this reading Fraser's _Magazine_.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "While friends we were, the hot debates That rose 'twixt you and me!
being nothing more than specified
From this reading Now we are mere associates And never disagree."
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Anthony's engagement, coming so soon after the other affair, made a little sensation in the neighbourhood.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Now we are mere associates And never disagree."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now we are mere associates And never disagree."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading CHAPTER TWENTY ONE.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Anthony's engagement, coming so soon after the other affair, made a little sensation in the neighbourhood.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading "While friends we were, the hot debates That rose 'twixt you and me!
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Anthony's engagement, coming so soon after the other affair, made a little sensation in the neighbourhood.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Anthony's engagement, coming so soon after the other affair, made a little sensation in the neighbourhood.
in the near future
From this reading ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Anthony's engagement, coming so soon after the other affair, made a little sensation in the neighbourhood.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "While friends we were, the hot debates That rose 'twixt you and me!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "While friends we were, the hot debates That rose 'twixt you and me!
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading CHAPTER TWENTY ONE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "While friends we were, the hot debates That rose 'twixt you and me!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "While friends we were, the hot debates That rose 'twixt you and me!
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "While friends we were, the hot debates That rose 'twixt you and me!
during the time that
From this reading "While friends we were, the hot debates That rose 'twixt you and me!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "While friends we were, the hot debates That rose 'twixt you and me!
Chapter 7 of Thorpe Regis by Frances Mary Peard holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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 7 holds 418 sentences of Thorpe Regis, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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