Chapter 13 of Under St Paul's: A Romance is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Under St Paul's: A Romance is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MOTHER AND SON. By an early train Osborne and Nevill left London for Stratford-on-Avon next day. Marie did not see him after that brief interview in the drawing-room the previous evening. Nevill asked Osborne if he had any objection to travel in a smoking compartment. Osborne answered, not the least.
Chapter 13 of Under St Paul's: A Romance is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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of short duration or distance
From this reading “Marie did not see him after that brief interview in the drawing-room the previous evening.”
a space into which an area is subdivided
From this reading “Nevill asked Osborne if he had any objection to travel in a smoking compartment.”
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading “Marie did not see him after that brief interview in the drawing-room the previous evening.”
the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
From this reading “Nevill asked Osborne if he had any objection to travel in a smoking compartment.”
English playwright (1929-1994)
From this reading “By an early train Osborne and Nevill left London for Stratford-on-Avon next day.”
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading “Marie did not see him after that brief interview in the drawing-room the previous evening.”
the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
From this reading “Nevill asked Osborne if he had any objection to travel in a smoking compartment.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Nevill asked Osborne if he had any objection to travel in a smoking compartment.”
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 “Marie did not see him after that brief interview in the drawing-room the previous evening.”
In this reading “By an early train Osborne and Nevill left London for Stratford-on-Avon next day.”
In this reading “Nevill asked Osborne if he had any objection to travel in a smoking compartment.”
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 Nevill asked Osborne if he had any objection to travel in a smoking compartment.
later than; following
From this reading Marie did not see him after that brief interview in the drawing-room the previous evening.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading By an early train Osborne and Nevill left London for Stratford-on-Avon next day.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MOTHER AND SON.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading Osborne answered, not the least.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Nevill asked Osborne if he had any objection to travel in a smoking compartment.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Nevill asked Osborne if he had any objection to travel in a smoking compartment.
of short duration or distance
From this reading Marie did not see him after that brief interview in the drawing-room the previous evening.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By an early train Osborne and Nevill left London for Stratford-on-Avon next day.
a space into which an area is subdivided
From this reading Nevill asked Osborne if he had any objection to travel in a smoking compartment.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading By an early train Osborne and Nevill left London for Stratford-on-Avon next day.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Marie did not see him after that brief interview in the drawing-room the previous evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marie did not see him after that brief interview in the drawing-room the previous evening.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading By an early train Osborne and Nevill left London for Stratford-on-Avon next day.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Marie did not see him after that brief interview in the drawing-room the previous evening.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading By an early train Osborne and Nevill left London for Stratford-on-Avon next day.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Nevill asked Osborne if he had any objection to travel in a smoking compartment.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nevill asked Osborne if he had any objection to travel in a smoking compartment.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Marie did not see him after that brief interview in the drawing-room the previous evening.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Nevill asked Osborne if he had any objection to travel in a smoking compartment.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Marie did not see him after that brief interview in the drawing-room the previous evening.
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading Marie did not see him after that brief interview in the drawing-room the previous evening.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading Osborne answered, not the least.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading By an early train Osborne and Nevill left London for Stratford-on-Avon next day.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading By an early train Osborne and Nevill left London for Stratford-on-Avon next day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marie did not see him after that brief interview in the drawing-room the previous evening.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading MOTHER AND SON.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By an early train Osborne and Nevill left London for Stratford-on-Avon next day.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading By an early train Osborne and Nevill left London for Stratford-on-Avon next day.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Marie did not see him after that brief interview in the drawing-room the previous evening.
the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
From this reading Nevill asked Osborne if he had any objection to travel in a smoking compartment.
English playwright (1929-1994)
From this reading By an early train Osborne and Nevill left London for Stratford-on-Avon next day.
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading Marie did not see him after that brief interview in the drawing-room the previous evening.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Marie did not see him after that brief interview in the drawing-room the previous evening.
the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
From this reading Nevill asked Osborne if he had any objection to travel in a smoking compartment.
a male human offspring
From this reading MOTHER AND SON.
a town in central England on the River Avon; birthplace (and burial place) of William Shakespeare
From this reading By an early train Osborne and Nevill left London for Stratford-on-Avon next day.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Marie did not see him after that brief interview in the drawing-room the previous evening.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Marie did not see him after that brief interview in the drawing-room the previous evening.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nevill asked Osborne if he had any objection to travel in a smoking compartment.
create by training and teaching
From this reading By an early train Osborne and Nevill left London for Stratford-on-Avon next day.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Nevill asked Osborne if he had any objection to travel in a smoking compartment.
Chapter 13 of Under St Paul's: A Romance by Richard Dowling holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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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