Chapter 11 of Under St Paul's: A Romance is here in full — 605 sentences across 121 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Under St Paul's: A Romance is here in full — 605 sentences across 121 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DERELICT WOMEN. 'Good gracious!' cried white-haired Mrs Barclay from the top of the table, 'what can have happened to the two? They must have gone out together. Gone out a raw wretched morning like this without breakfast! I never heard of such a thing.
Chapter 11 of Under St Paul's: A Romance is here in full — 605 sentences across 121 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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eat an early morning meal
From this reading “Gone out a raw wretched morning like this without breakfast!”
worn and broken down by hard use
From this reading “DERELICT WOMEN.”
characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit
From this reading “'Good gracious!' cried white-haired Mrs Barclay from the top of the table, 'what can have happened to the two?”
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “'Good gracious!' cried white-haired Mrs Barclay from the top of the table, 'what can have happened to the two?”
(used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes
From this reading “Gone out a raw wretched morning like this without breakfast!”
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading “'Good gracious!' cried white-haired Mrs Barclay from the top of the table, 'what can have happened to the two?”
the upper part of anything
From this reading “'Good gracious!' cried white-haired Mrs Barclay from the top of the table, 'what can have happened to the two?”
of very poor quality or condition
From this reading “Gone out a raw wretched morning like this without breakfast!”
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.
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In this reading “I never heard of such a thing.”
In this reading “'Good gracious!' cried white-haired Mrs Barclay from the top of the table, 'what can have happened to the two?”
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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 Gone out a raw wretched morning like this without breakfast!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Good gracious!' cried white-haired Mrs Barclay from the top of the table, 'what can have happened to the two?
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Gone out a raw wretched morning like this without breakfast!
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading 'Good gracious!' cried white-haired Mrs Barclay from the top of the table, 'what can have happened to the two?
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading 'Good gracious!' cried white-haired Mrs Barclay from the top of the table, 'what can have happened to the two?
worn and broken down by hard use
From this reading DERELICT WOMEN.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading 'Good gracious!' cried white-haired Mrs Barclay from the top of the table, 'what can have happened to the two?
destroyed or killed
From this reading They must have gone out together.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading 'Good gracious!' cried white-haired Mrs Barclay from the top of the table, 'what can have happened to the two?
characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit
From this reading 'Good gracious!' cried white-haired Mrs Barclay from the top of the table, 'what can have happened to the two?
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading 'Good gracious!' cried white-haired Mrs Barclay from the top of the table, 'what can have happened to the two?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'Good gracious!' cried white-haired Mrs Barclay from the top of the table, 'what can have happened to the two?
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I never heard of such a thing.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I never heard of such a thing.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Gone out a raw wretched morning like this without breakfast!
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Gone out a raw wretched morning like this without breakfast!
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading 'Good gracious!' cried white-haired Mrs Barclay from the top of the table, 'what can have happened to the two?
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading They must have gone out together.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I never heard of such a thing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'Good gracious!' cried white-haired Mrs Barclay from the top of the table, 'what can have happened to the two?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading They must have gone out together.
(used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes
From this reading Gone out a raw wretched morning like this without breakfast!
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I never heard of such a thing.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading 'Good gracious!' cried white-haired Mrs Barclay from the top of the table, 'what can have happened to the two?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Good gracious!' cried white-haired Mrs Barclay from the top of the table, 'what can have happened to the two?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They must have gone out together.
a special situation
From this reading I never heard of such a thing.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Gone out a raw wretched morning like this without breakfast!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Good gracious!' cried white-haired Mrs Barclay from the top of the table, 'what can have happened to the two?
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading They must have gone out together.
the upper part of anything
From this reading 'Good gracious!' cried white-haired Mrs Barclay from the top of the table, 'what can have happened to the two?
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading 'Good gracious!' cried white-haired Mrs Barclay from the top of the table, 'what can have happened to the two?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'Good gracious!' cried white-haired Mrs Barclay from the top of the table, 'what can have happened to the two?
showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair
From this reading 'Good gracious!' cried white-haired Mrs Barclay from the top of the table, 'what can have happened to the two?
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Gone out a raw wretched morning like this without breakfast!
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading DERELICT WOMEN.
of very poor quality or condition
From this reading Gone out a raw wretched morning like this without breakfast!
Chapter 11 of Under St Paul's: A Romance by Richard Dowling holds 605 sentences, grouped into 121 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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