Chapter 20 of Under St Paul's: A Romance is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Under St Paul's: A Romance is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHEN MY GEORGE IS AWAY. Osborne's mind was finally made up. He would not again speak to Marie under his mother's roof. He would go away, not only from the house, but from Stratford. He would go back to London; not of course to Mrs Barclay's, but to some other quiet place, and there await Marie's ultimate decision.
Chapter 20 of Under St Paul's: A Romance is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading “He would go back to London; not of course to Mrs Barclay's, but to some other quiet place, and there await Marie's ultimate decision.”
the act of making up your mind about something
From this reading “He would go back to London; not of course to Mrs Barclay's, but to some other quiet place, and there await Marie's ultimate decision.”
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading “Osborne's mind was finally made up.”
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading “WHEN MY GEORGE IS AWAY.”
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “He would not again speak to Marie under his mother's roof.”
possessive form of “osborne” — English playwright (1929-1994)
From this reading “Osborne's mind was finally made up.”
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading “He would not again speak to Marie under his mother's roof.”
furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme
From this reading “He would go back to London; not of course to Mrs Barclay's, but to some other quiet place, and there await Marie's ultimate decision.”
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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belong to an earlier time
In this reading “He would go back to London; not of course to Mrs Barclay's, but to some other quiet place, and there await Marie's ultimate decision.”
move away from a place into another direction
In this reading “He would go away, not only from the house, but from Stratford.”
as might be expected
In this reading “He would go back to London; not of course to Mrs Barclay's, but to some other quiet place, and there await Marie's ultimate decision.”
In this reading “He would go back to London; not of course to Mrs Barclay's, but to some other quiet place, and there await Marie's ultimate decision.”
In this reading “He would go away, not only from the house, but from Stratford.”
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anew
From this reading He would not again speak to Marie under his mother's roof.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He would go back to London; not of course to Mrs Barclay's, but to some other quiet place, and there await Marie's ultimate decision.
look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading He would go back to London; not of course to Mrs Barclay's, but to some other quiet place, and there await Marie's ultimate decision.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading WHEN MY GEORGE IS AWAY.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He would go back to London; not of course to Mrs Barclay's, but to some other quiet place, and there await Marie's ultimate decision.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He would go back to London; not of course to Mrs Barclay's, but to some other quiet place, and there await Marie's ultimate decision.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He would go away, not only from the house, but from Stratford.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading He would go back to London; not of course to Mrs Barclay's, but to some other quiet place, and there await Marie's ultimate decision.
the act of making up your mind about something
From this reading He would go back to London; not of course to Mrs Barclay's, but to some other quiet place, and there await Marie's ultimate decision.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading Osborne's mind was finally made up.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He would go away, not only from the house, but from Stratford.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading WHEN MY GEORGE IS AWAY.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He would go away, not only from the house, but from Stratford.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He would not again speak to Marie under his mother's roof.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He would not again speak to Marie under his mother's roof.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading He would go away, not only from the house, but from Stratford.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHEN MY GEORGE IS AWAY.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading He would go back to London; not of course to Mrs Barclay's, but to some other quiet place, and there await Marie's ultimate decision.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Osborne's mind was finally made up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He would not again speak to Marie under his mother's roof.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He would go back to London; not of course to Mrs Barclay's, but to some other quiet place, and there await Marie's ultimate decision.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Osborne's mind was finally made up.
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading He would not again speak to Marie under his mother's roof.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading He would go back to London; not of course to Mrs Barclay's, but to some other quiet place, and there await Marie's ultimate decision.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading WHEN MY GEORGE IS AWAY.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He would not again speak to Marie under his mother's roof.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He would go back to London; not of course to Mrs Barclay's, but to some other quiet place, and there await Marie's ultimate decision.
and nothing more
From this reading He would go away, not only from the house, but from Stratford.
possessive form of “osborne” — English playwright (1929-1994)
From this reading Osborne's mind was finally made up.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading He would go back to London; not of course to Mrs Barclay's, but to some other quiet place, and there await Marie's ultimate decision.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading He would go back to London; not of course to Mrs Barclay's, but to some other quiet place, and there await Marie's ultimate decision.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading He would go back to London; not of course to Mrs Barclay's, but to some other quiet place, and there await Marie's ultimate decision.
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading He would not again speak to Marie under his mother's roof.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He would go back to London; not of course to Mrs Barclay's, but to some other quiet place, and there await Marie's ultimate decision.
express in speech
From this reading He would not again speak to Marie under his mother's roof.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He would go away, not only from the house, but from Stratford.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He would go away, not only from the house, but from Stratford.
in or at that place or location
From this reading He would go back to London; not of course to Mrs Barclay's, but to some other quiet place, and there await Marie's ultimate decision.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He would not again speak to Marie under his mother's roof.
furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme
From this reading He would go back to London; not of course to Mrs Barclay's, but to some other quiet place, and there await Marie's ultimate decision.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He would not again speak to Marie under his mother's roof.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Osborne's mind was finally made up.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Osborne's mind was finally made up.
at the time that
From this reading WHEN MY GEORGE IS AWAY.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would not again speak to Marie under his mother's roof.
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