Chapter 10 of Tristram of Blent is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Tristram of Blent is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I expect I've heard. It's very kind of you to come, but I saw Janie Iver in Blentmouth yesterday." "I dare say; but she didn't tell you what I'm going to." Harry, having made but a pretence of breakfasting, pushed away his plate. "I'll smoke if you don't mind.
Chapter 10 of Tristram of Blent is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 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.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading “"I dare say; but she didn't tell you what I'm going to."”
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “"I expect I've heard.”
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading “Harry, having made but a pretence of breakfasting, pushed away his plate.”
comparative of “iv” — being one more than three
From this reading “It's very kind of you to come, but I saw Janie Iver in Blentmouth yesterday."”
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
From this reading “Harry, having made but a pretence of breakfasting, pushed away his plate.”
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading “Harry, having made but a pretence of breakfasting, pushed away his plate.”
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading “"I'll smoke if you don't mind.”
the day immediately before today
From this reading “It's very kind of you to come, but I saw Janie Iver in Blentmouth yesterday."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Harry, having made but a pretence of breakfasting, pushed away his plate.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Harry, having made but a pretence of breakfasting, pushed away his plate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's very kind of you to come, but I saw Janie Iver in Blentmouth yesterday."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harry, having made but a pretence of breakfasting, pushed away his plate.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It's very kind of you to come, but I saw Janie Iver in Blentmouth yesterday."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It's very kind of you to come, but I saw Janie Iver in Blentmouth yesterday."
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading "I dare say; but she didn't tell you what I'm going to."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I dare say; but she didn't tell you what I'm going to."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll smoke if you don't mind.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading "I expect I've heard.
the act of departing
From this reading "I dare say; but she didn't tell you what I'm going to."
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading Harry, having made but a pretence of breakfasting, pushed away his plate.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Harry, having made but a pretence of breakfasting, pushed away his plate.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "I expect I've heard.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Harry, having made but a pretence of breakfasting, pushed away his plate.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I expect I've heard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll smoke if you don't mind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I dare say; but she didn't tell you what I'm going to."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I expect I've heard.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I'll smoke if you don't mind.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It's very kind of you to come, but I saw Janie Iver in Blentmouth yesterday."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's very kind of you to come, but I saw Janie Iver in Blentmouth yesterday."
comparative of “iv” — being one more than three
From this reading It's very kind of you to come, but I saw Janie Iver in Blentmouth yesterday."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's very kind of you to come, but I saw Janie Iver in Blentmouth yesterday."
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading It's very kind of you to come, but I saw Janie Iver in Blentmouth yesterday."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Harry, having made but a pretence of breakfasting, pushed away his plate.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "I'll smoke if you don't mind.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It's very kind of you to come, but I saw Janie Iver in Blentmouth yesterday."
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
From this reading Harry, having made but a pretence of breakfasting, pushed away his plate.
a false or unsupportable quality
From this reading Harry, having made but a pretence of breakfasting, pushed away his plate.
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading Harry, having made but a pretence of breakfasting, pushed away his plate.
cut with a saw
From this reading It's very kind of you to come, but I saw Janie Iver in Blentmouth yesterday."
express in words
From this reading "I dare say; but she didn't tell you what I'm going to."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I dare say; but she didn't tell you what I'm going to."
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading "I'll smoke if you don't mind.
express in words
From this reading "I dare say; but she didn't tell you what I'm going to."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It's very kind of you to come, but I saw Janie Iver in Blentmouth yesterday."
precisely as stated
From this reading It's very kind of you to come, but I saw Janie Iver in Blentmouth yesterday."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I dare say; but she didn't tell you what I'm going to."
the day immediately before today
From this reading It's very kind of you to come, but I saw Janie Iver in Blentmouth yesterday."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It's very kind of you to come, but I saw Janie Iver in Blentmouth yesterday."
Chapter 10 of Tristram of Blent by Anthony Hope holds 402 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.
Chapter 10 holds 402 sentences of Tristram of Blent, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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