Chapter 7 of Tristram of Blent is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Tristram of Blent is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The people who would come and the people who wouldn't--and all that, you know." "There are always so many questions about funerals," sighed Mrs Trumbler. "I hate funerals," said Mina. "I'm going to be cremated." "That may be very well abroad, my dear," said Miss S. tolerantly, "but you couldn't here.
Chapter 7 of Tristram of Blent is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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to or in a foreign country
From this reading “"That may be very well abroad, my dear," said Miss S. tolerantly, "but you couldn't here.”
past form of “cremate” — reduce to ashes
From this reading “"I'm going to be cremated."”
dearly loved
From this reading “"That may be very well abroad, my dear," said Miss S. tolerantly, "but you couldn't here.”
plural of “funeral” — a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading “"There are always so many questions about funerals," sighed Mrs Trumbler.”
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading “"I hate funerals," said Mina.”
tropical Asian starlings
From this reading “"I hate funerals," said Mina.”
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading “"There are always so many questions about funerals," sighed Mrs Trumbler.”
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “"There are always so many questions about funerals," sighed Mrs Trumbler.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "There are always so many questions about funerals," sighed Mrs Trumbler.
to or in a foreign country
From this reading "That may be very well abroad, my dear," said Miss S. tolerantly, "but you couldn't here.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The people who would come and the people who wouldn't--and all that, you know."
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "There are always so many questions about funerals," sighed Mrs Trumbler.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The people who would come and the people who wouldn't--and all that, you know."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "There are always so many questions about funerals," sighed Mrs Trumbler.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I'm going to be cremated."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "That may be very well abroad, my dear," said Miss S. tolerantly, "but you couldn't here.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The people who would come and the people who wouldn't--and all that, you know."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That may be very well abroad, my dear," said Miss S. tolerantly, "but you couldn't here.
past form of “cremate” — reduce to ashes
From this reading "I'm going to be cremated."
dearly loved
From this reading "That may be very well abroad, my dear," said Miss S. tolerantly, "but you couldn't here.
plural of “funeral” — a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading "There are always so many questions about funerals," sighed Mrs Trumbler.
the act of departing
From this reading "I'm going to be cremated."
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading "I hate funerals," said Mina.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "That may be very well abroad, my dear," said Miss S. tolerantly, "but you couldn't here.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I hate funerals," said Mina.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm going to be cremated."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading The people who would come and the people who wouldn't--and all that, you know."
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading "There are always so many questions about funerals," sighed Mrs Trumbler.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "That may be very well abroad, my dear," said Miss S. tolerantly, "but you couldn't here.
tropical Asian starlings
From this reading "I hate funerals," said Mina.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "That may be very well abroad, my dear," said Miss S. tolerantly, "but you couldn't here.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "There are always so many questions about funerals," sighed Mrs Trumbler.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "That may be very well abroad, my dear," said Miss S. tolerantly, "but you couldn't here.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The people who would come and the people who wouldn't--and all that, you know."
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading "There are always so many questions about funerals," sighed Mrs Trumbler.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading "That may be very well abroad, my dear," said Miss S. tolerantly, "but you couldn't here.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I hate funerals," said Mina.
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading "There are always so many questions about funerals," sighed Mrs Trumbler.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "There are always so many questions about funerals," sighed Mrs Trumbler.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The people who would come and the people who wouldn't--and all that, you know."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The people who would come and the people who wouldn't--and all that, you know."
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There are always so many questions about funerals," sighed Mrs Trumbler.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I'm going to be cremated."
in a tolerant manner
From this reading "That may be very well abroad, my dear," said Miss S. tolerantly, "but you couldn't here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There are always so many questions about funerals," sighed Mrs Trumbler.
precisely as stated
From this reading "That may be very well abroad, my dear," said Miss S. tolerantly, "but you couldn't here.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "That may be very well abroad, my dear," said Miss S. tolerantly, "but you couldn't here.
which person or people
From this reading The people who would come and the people who wouldn't--and all that, you know."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The people who would come and the people who wouldn't--and all that, you know."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The people who would come and the people who wouldn't--and all that, you know."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The people who would come and the people who wouldn't--and all that, you know."
Chapter 7 of Tristram of Blent by Anthony Hope holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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.
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