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A Prince of Sinners
A Prince of Sinners

Chapter XXVI

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BULLSOM IS STAGGERED Mr. Bullsom looked up from his letters With an air of satisfaction.
"Company to dinner, Mrs. Bullsom!" he declared.
"Some more of your silly old directors, I suppose," said Selina, discontentedly.
"What a nuisance they are."
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A Prince of Sinners

Chapter XXVI

Reading 1/35 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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MR.
Line 2
BULLSOM IS STAGGERED Mr. Bullsom looked up from his letters With an air of satisfaction.
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"Company to dinner, Mrs. Bullsom!" he declared.
Line 4
"Some more of your silly old directors, I suppose," said Selina, discontentedly.
Line 5
"What a nuisance they are."

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Looked noun US /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “BULLSOM IS STAGGERED Mr. Bullsom looked up from his letters With an air of satisfaction.”

Suppose noun US /ˈsuppose/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “"Some more of your silly old directors, I suppose," said Selina, discontentedly.”

All words in this reading · 36

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "What a nuisance they are."

air

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From this reading BULLSOM IS STAGGERED Mr. Bullsom looked up from his letters With an air of satisfaction.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading BULLSOM IS STAGGERED Mr. Bullsom looked up from his letters With an air of satisfaction.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "What a nuisance they are."

BULLSOM

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From this reading BULLSOM IS STAGGERED Mr. Bullsom looked up from his letters With an air of satisfaction.

Company

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From this reading "Company to dinner, Mrs. Bullsom!" he declared.

declared

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From this reading "Company to dinner, Mrs. Bullsom!" he declared.

dinner

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From this reading "Company to dinner, Mrs. Bullsom!" he declared.

directors

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From this reading "Some more of your silly old directors, I suppose," said Selina, discontentedly.

discontentedly

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From this reading "Some more of your silly old directors, I suppose," said Selina, discontentedly.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading BULLSOM IS STAGGERED Mr. Bullsom looked up from his letters With an air of satisfaction.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Company to dinner, Mrs. Bullsom!" he declared.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading BULLSOM IS STAGGERED Mr. Bullsom looked up from his letters With an air of satisfaction.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "Some more of your silly old directors, I suppose," said Selina, discontentedly.

ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading BULLSOM IS STAGGERED Mr. Bullsom looked up from his letters With an air of satisfaction.

letters

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From this reading BULLSOM IS STAGGERED Mr. Bullsom looked up from his letters With an air of satisfaction.

lookednounUS /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading BULLSOM IS STAGGERED Mr. Bullsom looked up from his letters With an air of satisfaction.

more

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From this reading "Some more of your silly old directors, I suppose," said Selina, discontentedly.

MR

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From this reading MR.

Mrs

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From this reading "Company to dinner, Mrs. Bullsom!" he declared.

nuisance

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From this reading "What a nuisance they are."

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading BULLSOM IS STAGGERED Mr. Bullsom looked up from his letters With an air of satisfaction.

old

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From this reading "Some more of your silly old directors, I suppose," said Selina, discontentedly.

said

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From this reading "Some more of your silly old directors, I suppose," said Selina, discontentedly.

satisfaction

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From this reading BULLSOM IS STAGGERED Mr. Bullsom looked up from his letters With an air of satisfaction.

Selina

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From this reading "Some more of your silly old directors, I suppose," said Selina, discontentedly.

silly

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From this reading "Some more of your silly old directors, I suppose," said Selina, discontentedly.

Some

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From this reading "Some more of your silly old directors, I suppose," said Selina, discontentedly.

STAGGERED

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From this reading BULLSOM IS STAGGERED Mr. Bullsom looked up from his letters With an air of satisfaction.

supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading "Some more of your silly old directors, I suppose," said Selina, discontentedly.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "What a nuisance they are."

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "Company to dinner, Mrs. Bullsom!" he declared.

up

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From this reading BULLSOM IS STAGGERED Mr. Bullsom looked up from his letters With an air of satisfaction.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "What a nuisance they are."

WithprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading BULLSOM IS STAGGERED Mr. Bullsom looked up from his letters With an air of satisfaction.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Some more of your silly old directors, I suppose," said Selina, discontentedly.