Chapter 15 of A Double Knot is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of A Double Knot is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Rehearsing only!" cried Glen, with a forced laugh. "Rehearsing! Are they going to have amateur theatricals?" "No, no: real--a social comedy," cried Glen. "A social comedy!
Chapter 15 of A Double Knot is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/80 · 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.
someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime
From this reading “Are they going to have amateur theatricals?"”
light and humorous drama with a happy ending
From this reading “"No, no: real--a social comedy," cried Glen.”
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading “"Rehearsing only!" cried Glen, with a forced laugh.”
a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains)
From this reading “"Rehearsing only!" cried Glen, with a forced laugh.”
the sound of laughing
From this reading “"Rehearsing only!" cried Glen, with a forced laugh.”
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading “"No, no: real--a social comedy," cried Glen.”
-ing form of “rehearse” — engage in a rehearsal
From this reading “"Rehearsing only!" cried Glen, with a forced laugh.”
relating to human society and its members
From this reading “"No, no: real--a social comedy," cried Glen.”
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 “"Rehearsing only!" cried Glen, with a forced laugh.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "Rehearsing only!" cried Glen, with a forced laugh.
someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime
From this reading Are they going to have amateur theatricals?"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are they going to have amateur theatricals?"
light and humorous drama with a happy ending
From this reading "No, no: real--a social comedy," cried Glen.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Rehearsing only!" cried Glen, with a forced laugh.
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading "Rehearsing only!" cried Glen, with a forced laugh.
a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains)
From this reading "Rehearsing only!" cried Glen, with a forced laugh.
the act of departing
From this reading Are they going to have amateur theatricals?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Are they going to have amateur theatricals?"
the sound of laughing
From this reading "Rehearsing only!" cried Glen, with a forced laugh.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, no: real--a social comedy," cried Glen.
and nothing more
From this reading "Rehearsing only!" cried Glen, with a forced laugh.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading "No, no: real--a social comedy," cried Glen.
-ing form of “rehearse” — engage in a rehearsal
From this reading "Rehearsing only!" cried Glen, with a forced laugh.
relating to human society and its members
From this reading "No, no: real--a social comedy," cried Glen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Are they going to have amateur theatricals?"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Are they going to have amateur theatricals?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Are they going to have amateur theatricals?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Rehearsing only!" cried Glen, with a forced laugh.
Chapter 15 of A Double Knot by George Manville Fenn holds 400 sentences, grouped into 80 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 15 holds 400 sentences of A Double Knot, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 15 of A Double Knot by George Manville Fenn exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 400 sentences, grouped into 80 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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