Chapter 4 of Unparliamentary papers and other diversions is here in full — 450 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Unparliamentary papers and other diversions is here in full — 450 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“A glass of this delicious rock-water, then. Most stimulating.” “No, my dear fellow. I’ve done magnificently. Not another sup.”
Chapter 4 of Unparliamentary papers and other diversions is here in full — 450 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/90 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
dearly loved
From this reading ““No, my dear fellow.”
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading ““A glass of this delicious rock-water, then.”
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “I’ve done magnificently.”
a boy or man
From this reading ““No, my dear fellow.”
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading ““A glass of this delicious rock-water, then.”
extremely well
From this reading “I’ve done magnificently.”
rousing or quickening activity or the senses
From this reading “Most stimulating.””
a small amount of liquid food
From this reading “Not another sup.””
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 ““No, my dear fellow.”
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 “A glass of this delicious rock-water, then.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Not another sup.”
dearly loved
From this reading “No, my dear fellow.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading “A glass of this delicious rock-water, then.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading I’ve done magnificently.
a boy or man
From this reading “No, my dear fellow.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading “A glass of this delicious rock-water, then.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ve done magnificently.
extremely well
From this reading I’ve done magnificently.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Most stimulating.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “No, my dear fellow.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, my dear fellow.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not another sup.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “A glass of this delicious rock-water, then.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A glass of this delicious rock-water, then.
rousing or quickening activity or the senses
From this reading Most stimulating.”
a small amount of liquid food
From this reading Not another sup.”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “A glass of this delicious rock-water, then.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “A glass of this delicious rock-water, then.
Chapter 4 of Unparliamentary papers and other diversions by Reginald Berkeley holds 450 sentences, grouped into 90 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 4 holds 450 sentences of Unparliamentary papers and other diversions, unabridged, divided into 90 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of Unparliamentary papers and other diversions by Reginald Berkeley exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 450 sentences, grouped into 90 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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