Chapter 10 of A Double Knot is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 10 of A Double Knot is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"But her ladyship, Stonor?" said Sir Humphrey; "will you come and see her now?" "No," said the doctor roughly. "What for? Nothing the matter. She can cure herself whenever she likes.
Chapter 10 of A Double Knot is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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provide a cure for, make healthy again
From this reading “She can cure herself whenever she likes.”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “"No," said the doctor roughly.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “She can cure herself whenever she likes.”
plural of “like” — a similar kind
From this reading “She can cure herself whenever she likes.”
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “Nothing the matter.”
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
From this reading “"No," said the doctor roughly.”
term of address for a man
From this reading “"But her ladyship, Stonor?" said Sir Humphrey; "will you come and see her now?"”
at any time that; every time that
From this reading “She can cure herself whenever she likes.”
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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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "But her ladyship, Stonor?" said Sir Humphrey; "will you come and see her now?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But her ladyship, Stonor?" said Sir Humphrey; "will you come and see her now?"
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading She can cure herself whenever she likes.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "But her ladyship, Stonor?" said Sir Humphrey; "will you come and see her now?"
provide a cure for, make healthy again
From this reading She can cure herself whenever she likes.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "No," said the doctor roughly.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "What for?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "But her ladyship, Stonor?" said Sir Humphrey; "will you come and see her now?"
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She can cure herself whenever she likes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But her ladyship, Stonor?" said Sir Humphrey; "will you come and see her now?"
a title used to address any peeress except a duchess
From this reading "But her ladyship, Stonor?" said Sir Humphrey; "will you come and see her now?"
plural of “like” — a similar kind
From this reading She can cure herself whenever she likes.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Nothing the matter.
not any; not one
From this reading "No," said the doctor roughly.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing the matter.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "But her ladyship, Stonor?" said Sir Humphrey; "will you come and see her now?"
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
From this reading "No," said the doctor roughly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "But her ladyship, Stonor?" said Sir Humphrey; "will you come and see her now?"
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "But her ladyship, Stonor?" said Sir Humphrey; "will you come and see her now?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She can cure herself whenever she likes.
term of address for a man
From this reading "But her ladyship, Stonor?" said Sir Humphrey; "will you come and see her now?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But her ladyship, Stonor?" said Sir Humphrey; "will you come and see her now?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "No," said the doctor roughly.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What for?
at any time that; every time that
From this reading She can cure herself whenever she likes.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "But her ladyship, Stonor?" said Sir Humphrey; "will you come and see her now?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But her ladyship, Stonor?" said Sir Humphrey; "will you come and see her now?"
Chapter 10 of A Double Knot by George Manville Fenn holds 414 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.
Chapter 10 holds 414 sentences of A Double Knot, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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