Chapter 11 of A Dash from Diamond City is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of A Dash from Diamond City is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"The miserable renegade!" cried West. "I should like to see the scoundrel punished!" "Well, have patience!" said Ingleborough, laughing. "It's a very laudable desire, which I live in hopes of seeing gratified. But don't you think we might as well go to sleep and make up for all we have gone through?"
Chapter 11 of A Dash from Diamond City is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
having received what was desired
From this reading “"It's a very laudable desire, which I live in hopes of seeing gratified.”
plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading “"It's a very laudable desire, which I live in hopes of seeing gratified.”
worthy of high praise
From this reading “"It's a very laudable desire, which I live in hopes of seeing gratified.”
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading “"The miserable renegade!" cried West.”
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading “"Well, have patience!" said Ingleborough, laughing.”
subjected to a penalty (as pain or shame or restraint or loss) for an offense or fault or in order to coerce some behavior (as a confession or obedience)
From this reading “"I should like to see the scoundrel punished!"”
someone who rebels and becomes an outlaw
From this reading “"The miserable renegade!" cried West.”
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading “"I should like to see the scoundrel punished!"”
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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 "It's a very laudable desire, which I live in hopes of seeing gratified.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading But don't you think we might as well go to sleep and make up for all we have gone through?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But don't you think we might as well go to sleep and make up for all we have gone through?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But don't you think we might as well go to sleep and make up for all we have gone through?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But don't you think we might as well go to sleep and make up for all we have gone through?"
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "The miserable renegade!" cried West.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading "It's a very laudable desire, which I live in hopes of seeing gratified.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But don't you think we might as well go to sleep and make up for all we have gone through?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But don't you think we might as well go to sleep and make up for all we have gone through?"
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading But don't you think we might as well go to sleep and make up for all we have gone through?"
destroyed or killed
From this reading But don't you think we might as well go to sleep and make up for all we have gone through?"
having received what was desired
From this reading "It's a very laudable desire, which I live in hopes of seeing gratified.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Well, have patience!" said Ingleborough, laughing.
plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading "It's a very laudable desire, which I live in hopes of seeing gratified.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I should like to see the scoundrel punished!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "It's a very laudable desire, which I live in hopes of seeing gratified.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, have patience!" said Ingleborough, laughing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's a very laudable desire, which I live in hopes of seeing gratified.
worthy of high praise
From this reading "It's a very laudable desire, which I live in hopes of seeing gratified.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading "Well, have patience!" said Ingleborough, laughing.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I should like to see the scoundrel punished!"
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading "It's a very laudable desire, which I live in hopes of seeing gratified.
engage in
From this reading But don't you think we might as well go to sleep and make up for all we have gone through?"
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading But don't you think we might as well go to sleep and make up for all we have gone through?"
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading "The miserable renegade!" cried West.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It's a very laudable desire, which I live in hopes of seeing gratified.
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading "Well, have patience!" said Ingleborough, laughing.
subjected to a penalty (as pain or shame or restraint or loss) for an offense or fault or in order to coerce some behavior (as a confession or obedience)
From this reading "I should like to see the scoundrel punished!"
someone who rebels and becomes an outlaw
From this reading "The miserable renegade!" cried West.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well, have patience!" said Ingleborough, laughing.
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading "I should like to see the scoundrel punished!"
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I should like to see the scoundrel punished!"
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading "It's a very laudable desire, which I live in hopes of seeing gratified.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I should like to see the scoundrel punished!"
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading But don't you think we might as well go to sleep and make up for all we have gone through?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The miserable renegade!" cried West.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading But don't you think we might as well go to sleep and make up for all we have gone through?"
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading But don't you think we might as well go to sleep and make up for all we have gone through?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I should like to see the scoundrel punished!"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading But don't you think we might as well go to sleep and make up for all we have gone through?"
precisely as stated
From this reading "It's a very laudable desire, which I live in hopes of seeing gratified.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But don't you think we might as well go to sleep and make up for all we have gone through?"
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, have patience!" said Ingleborough, laughing.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading "The miserable renegade!" cried West.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "It's a very laudable desire, which I live in hopes of seeing gratified.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But don't you think we might as well go to sleep and make up for all we have gone through?"
Chapter 11 of A Dash from Diamond City by George Manville Fenn holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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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