Chapter 27 of Trials and Confessions of a Housekeeper is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of Trials and Confessions of a Housekeeper is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MY BORROWING NEIGHBOR. "I THINK, my dear," said I to my husband one day, "that we shall have to move from here." "Why so?" asked Mr. Smith, in surprise. "It is a very comfortable house. I am certain we will not get another as desirable at the same rent."
Chapter 27 of Trials and Confessions of a Housekeeper is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
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the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source
From this reading “MY BORROWING NEIGHBOR.”
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading “"It is a very comfortable house.”
worth having or seeking or achieving
From this reading “I am certain we will not get another as desirable at the same rent."”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “"I THINK, my dear," said I to my husband one day, "that we shall have to move from here."”
a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading “MY BORROWING NEIGHBOR.”
let for money
From this reading “I am certain we will not get another as desirable at the same rent."”
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading “"Why so?" asked Mr. Smith, in surprise.”
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading “"Why so?" asked Mr. Smith, in surprise.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "It is a very comfortable house.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am certain we will not get another as desirable at the same rent."
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading I am certain we will not get another as desirable at the same rent."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I am certain we will not get another as desirable at the same rent."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Why so?" asked Mr. Smith, in surprise.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I am certain we will not get another as desirable at the same rent."
the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source
From this reading MY BORROWING NEIGHBOR.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading I am certain we will not get another as desirable at the same rent."
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading "It is a very comfortable house.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "I THINK, my dear," said I to my husband one day, "that we shall have to move from here."
dearly loved
From this reading "I THINK, my dear," said I to my husband one day, "that we shall have to move from here."
worth having or seeking or achieving
From this reading I am certain we will not get another as desirable at the same rent."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I THINK, my dear," said I to my husband one day, "that we shall have to move from here."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I am certain we will not get another as desirable at the same rent."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I THINK, my dear," said I to my husband one day, "that we shall have to move from here."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "I THINK, my dear," said I to my husband one day, "that we shall have to move from here."
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "It is a very comfortable house.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading "I THINK, my dear," said I to my husband one day, "that we shall have to move from here."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I THINK, my dear," said I to my husband one day, "that we shall have to move from here."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Why so?" asked Mr. Smith, in surprise.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is a very comfortable house.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is a very comfortable house.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I THINK, my dear," said I to my husband one day, "that we shall have to move from here."
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Why so?" asked Mr. Smith, in surprise.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY BORROWING NEIGHBOR.
a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading MY BORROWING NEIGHBOR.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I am certain we will not get another as desirable at the same rent."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I THINK, my dear," said I to my husband one day, "that we shall have to move from here."
let for money
From this reading I am certain we will not get another as desirable at the same rent."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I THINK, my dear," said I to my husband one day, "that we shall have to move from here."
Identical; not different.
From this reading I am certain we will not get another as desirable at the same rent."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I THINK, my dear," said I to my husband one day, "that we shall have to move from here."
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading "Why so?" asked Mr. Smith, in surprise.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Why so?" asked Mr. Smith, in surprise.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading "Why so?" asked Mr. Smith, in surprise.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I THINK, my dear," said I to my husband one day, "that we shall have to move from here."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I am certain we will not get another as desirable at the same rent."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I THINK, my dear," said I to my husband one day, "that we shall have to move from here."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I THINK, my dear," said I to my husband one day, "that we shall have to move from here."
precisely as stated
From this reading "It is a very comfortable house.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I THINK, my dear," said I to my husband one day, "that we shall have to move from here."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why so?" asked Mr. Smith, in surprise.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I am certain we will not get another as desirable at the same rent."
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