Chapter 5 of Under St Paul's: A Romance is here in full — 312 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Under St Paul's: A Romance is here in full — 312 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SUNRISE. When Miss Gordon and Miss Osborne came down to the drawing-room again they found only the two men there. 'What are you going to do to-day, Osborne?' asked Nevill, after a few minutes. 'I really don't know. Miss Gordon, could you suggest something?
Chapter 5 of Under St Paul's: A Romance is here in full — 312 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “'What are you going to do to-day, Osborne?' asked Nevill, after a few minutes.”
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading “'What are you going to do to-day, Osborne?' asked Nevill, after a few minutes.”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “When Miss Gordon and Miss Osborne came down to the drawing-room again they found only the two men there.”
English playwright (1929-1994)
From this reading “When Miss Gordon and Miss Osborne came down to the drawing-room again they found only the two men there.”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “'I really don't know.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Miss Gordon, could you suggest something?”
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “Miss Gordon, could you suggest something?”
the first light of day
From this reading “SUNRISE.”
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 “'What are you going to do to-day, Osborne?' asked Nevill, after a few minutes.”
In this reading “When Miss Gordon and Miss Osborne came down to the drawing-room again they found only the two men there.”
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading “When Miss Gordon and Miss Osborne came down to the drawing-room again they found only the two men there.”
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 'What are you going to do to-day, Osborne?' asked Nevill, after a few minutes.
later than; following
From this reading 'What are you going to do to-day, Osborne?' asked Nevill, after a few minutes.
anew
From this reading When Miss Gordon and Miss Osborne came down to the drawing-room again they found only the two men there.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Miss Gordon and Miss Osborne came down to the drawing-room again they found only the two men there.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'What are you going to do to-day, Osborne?' asked Nevill, after a few minutes.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading 'What are you going to do to-day, Osborne?' asked Nevill, after a few minutes.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When Miss Gordon and Miss Osborne came down to the drawing-room again they found only the two men there.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Miss Gordon, could you suggest something?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading 'What are you going to do to-day, Osborne?' asked Nevill, after a few minutes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I really don't know.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading When Miss Gordon and Miss Osborne came down to the drawing-room again they found only the two men there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Miss Gordon and Miss Osborne came down to the drawing-room again they found only the two men there.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading 'What are you going to do to-day, Osborne?' asked Nevill, after a few minutes.
set up or found
From this reading When Miss Gordon and Miss Osborne came down to the drawing-room again they found only the two men there.
the act of departing
From this reading 'What are you going to do to-day, Osborne?' asked Nevill, after a few minutes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Miss Gordon and Miss Osborne came down to the drawing-room again they found only the two men there.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I really don't know.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading 'I really don't know.
the force of workers available
From this reading When Miss Gordon and Miss Osborne came down to the drawing-room again they found only the two men there.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading 'What are you going to do to-day, Osborne?' asked Nevill, after a few minutes.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading When Miss Gordon and Miss Osborne came down to the drawing-room again they found only the two men there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'What are you going to do to-day, Osborne?' asked Nevill, after a few minutes.
and nothing more
From this reading When Miss Gordon and Miss Osborne came down to the drawing-room again they found only the two men there.
English playwright (1929-1994)
From this reading When Miss Gordon and Miss Osborne came down to the drawing-room again they found only the two men there.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading 'I really don't know.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Miss Gordon, could you suggest something?
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading Miss Gordon, could you suggest something?
the first light of day
From this reading SUNRISE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Miss Gordon and Miss Osborne came down to the drawing-room again they found only the two men there.
in or at that place or location
From this reading When Miss Gordon and Miss Osborne came down to the drawing-room again they found only the two men there.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Miss Gordon and Miss Osborne came down to the drawing-room again they found only the two men there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Miss Gordon and Miss Osborne came down to the drawing-room again they found only the two men there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'What are you going to do to-day, Osborne?' asked Nevill, after a few minutes.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading When Miss Gordon and Miss Osborne came down to the drawing-room again they found only the two men there.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'What are you going to do to-day, Osborne?' asked Nevill, after a few minutes.
at the time that
From this reading When Miss Gordon and Miss Osborne came down to the drawing-room again they found only the two men there.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'What are you going to do to-day, Osborne?' asked Nevill, after a few minutes.
Chapter 5 of Under St Paul's: A Romance by Richard Dowling holds 312 sentences, grouped into 63 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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