Chapter 1 of A Charming Fellow, Volume I is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of A Charming Fellow, Volume I is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"To be frank with you, Mr. Diamond, I don't believe Dr. Bodkin understands my son's genius." "I beg your pardon, madam, you said your son's----?" "Genius, sir; the bent of his genius. Algy's is not a mechanical mind." Mrs. Errington slightly tossed her head as she uttered the word "mechanical."
Chapter 1 of A Charming Fellow, Volume I is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/30 · 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.
a dagger with a slender blade
From this reading “"To be frank with you, Mr. Diamond, I don't believe Dr. Bodkin understands my son's genius."”
a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading “"To be frank with you, Mr. Diamond, I don't believe Dr. Bodkin understands my son's genius."”
someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
From this reading “"To be frank with you, Mr. Diamond, I don't believe Dr. Bodkin understands my son's genius."”
a woman of refinement
From this reading “"I beg your pardon, madam, you said your son's----?"”
using (or as if using) mechanisms or tools or devices
From this reading “Algy's is not a mechanical mind."”
possessive form of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading “"To be frank with you, Mr. Diamond, I don't believe Dr. Bodkin understands my son's genius."”
past form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading “Mrs. Errington slightly tossed her head as she uttered the word "mechanical."”
third-person singular of “understand” — know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading “"To be frank with you, Mr. Diamond, I don't believe Dr. Bodkin understands my son's genius."”
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.
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 Algy's is not a mechanical mind."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Algy's is not a mechanical mind."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mrs. Errington slightly tossed her head as she uttered the word "mechanical."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "To be frank with you, Mr. Diamond, I don't believe Dr. Bodkin understands my son's genius."
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading "I beg your pardon, madam, you said your son's----?"
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "To be frank with you, Mr. Diamond, I don't believe Dr. Bodkin understands my son's genius."
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading "Genius, sir; the bent of his genius.
a dagger with a slender blade
From this reading "To be frank with you, Mr. Diamond, I don't believe Dr. Bodkin understands my son's genius."
a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading "To be frank with you, Mr. Diamond, I don't believe Dr. Bodkin understands my son's genius."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "To be frank with you, Mr. Diamond, I don't believe Dr. Bodkin understands my son's genius."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "To be frank with you, Mr. Diamond, I don't believe Dr. Bodkin understands my son's genius."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Errington slightly tossed her head as she uttered the word "mechanical."
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading "To be frank with you, Mr. Diamond, I don't believe Dr. Bodkin understands my son's genius."
someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
From this reading "To be frank with you, Mr. Diamond, I don't believe Dr. Bodkin understands my son's genius."
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Mrs. Errington slightly tossed her head as she uttered the word "mechanical."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Errington slightly tossed her head as she uttered the word "mechanical."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Genius, sir; the bent of his genius.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "To be frank with you, Mr. Diamond, I don't believe Dr. Bodkin understands my son's genius."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Algy's is not a mechanical mind."
a woman of refinement
From this reading "I beg your pardon, madam, you said your son's----?"
using (or as if using) mechanisms or tools or devices
From this reading Algy's is not a mechanical mind."
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Algy's is not a mechanical mind."
a form of address for a man
From this reading "To be frank with you, Mr. Diamond, I don't believe Dr. Bodkin understands my son's genius."
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Errington slightly tossed her head as she uttered the word "mechanical."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "To be frank with you, Mr. Diamond, I don't believe Dr. Bodkin understands my son's genius."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Algy's is not a mechanical mind."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Genius, sir; the bent of his genius.
accept an excuse for
From this reading "I beg your pardon, madam, you said your son's----?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I beg your pardon, madam, you said your son's----?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Errington slightly tossed her head as she uttered the word "mechanical."
term of address for a man
From this reading "Genius, sir; the bent of his genius.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading Mrs. Errington slightly tossed her head as she uttered the word "mechanical."
possessive form of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading "To be frank with you, Mr. Diamond, I don't believe Dr. Bodkin understands my son's genius."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Genius, sir; the bent of his genius.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "To be frank with you, Mr. Diamond, I don't believe Dr. Bodkin understands my son's genius."
past form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading Mrs. Errington slightly tossed her head as she uttered the word "mechanical."
third-person singular of “understand” — know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading "To be frank with you, Mr. Diamond, I don't believe Dr. Bodkin understands my son's genius."
communicated in words
From this reading Mrs. Errington slightly tossed her head as she uttered the word "mechanical."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "To be frank with you, Mr. Diamond, I don't believe Dr. Bodkin understands my son's genius."
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Mrs. Errington slightly tossed her head as she uttered the word "mechanical."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "To be frank with you, Mr. Diamond, I don't believe Dr. Bodkin understands my son's genius."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I beg your pardon, madam, you said your son's----?"
Chapter 1 of A Charming Fellow, Volume I by Frances Eleanor Trollope holds 152 sentences, grouped into 31 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 1 holds 152 sentences of A Charming Fellow, Volume I, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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