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Chapter 10 of A Fountain Sealed is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Sir Basil stammered a little. "I'll have a try--It's hard on you, I think. I don't see why you shouldn't have your heart's desire. It's an awfully queer thing to do,--but, for your sake, I'll have a try--put it to her, you know." "Ah, I _knew_ that you were big," said Imogen.
Chapter 10 of A Fountain Sealed is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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used as intensifiers
From this reading “It's an awfully queer thing to do,--but, for your sake, I'll have a try--put it to her, you know."”
any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum
From this reading “Sir Basil stammered a little.”
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “"Ah, I _knew_ that you were big," said Imogen.”
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading “I don't see why you shouldn't have your heart's desire.”
possessive form of “heart” — the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading “I don't see why you shouldn't have your heart's desire.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “It's an awfully queer thing to do,--but, for your sake, I'll have a try--put it to her, you know."”
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading “It's an awfully queer thing to do,--but, for your sake, I'll have a try--put it to her, you know."”
make an effort or attempt
From this reading “"I'll have a try--It's hard on you, I think.”
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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 Sir Basil stammered a little.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah, I _knew_ that you were big," said Imogen.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It's an awfully queer thing to do,--but, for your sake, I'll have a try--put it to her, you know."
used as intensifiers
From this reading It's an awfully queer thing to do,--but, for your sake, I'll have a try--put it to her, you know."
any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum
From this reading Sir Basil stammered a little.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Ah, I _knew_ that you were big," said Imogen.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It's an awfully queer thing to do,--but, for your sake, I'll have a try--put it to her, you know."
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading I don't see why you shouldn't have your heart's desire.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It's an awfully queer thing to do,--but, for your sake, I'll have a try--put it to her, you know."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't see why you shouldn't have your heart's desire.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It's an awfully queer thing to do,--but, for your sake, I'll have a try--put it to her, you know."
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading "I'll have a try--It's hard on you, I think.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I'll have a try--It's hard on you, I think.
possessive form of “heart” — the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading I don't see why you shouldn't have your heart's desire.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It's an awfully queer thing to do,--but, for your sake, I'll have a try--put it to her, you know."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I'll have a try--It's hard on you, I think.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll have a try--It's hard on you, I think.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah, I _knew_ that you were big," said Imogen.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It's an awfully queer thing to do,--but, for your sake, I'll have a try--put it to her, you know."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll have a try--It's hard on you, I think.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Ah, I _knew_ that you were big," said Imogen.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading It's an awfully queer thing to do,--but, for your sake, I'll have a try--put it to her, you know."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Sir Basil stammered a little.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I'll have a try--It's hard on you, I think.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading It's an awfully queer thing to do,--but, for your sake, I'll have a try--put it to her, you know."
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading It's an awfully queer thing to do,--but, for your sake, I'll have a try--put it to her, you know."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Ah, I _knew_ that you were big," said Imogen.
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading It's an awfully queer thing to do,--but, for your sake, I'll have a try--put it to her, you know."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I don't see why you shouldn't have your heart's desire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't see why you shouldn't have your heart's desire.
term of address for a man
From this reading Sir Basil stammered a little.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sir Basil stammered a little.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Ah, I _knew_ that you were big," said Imogen.
a special situation
From this reading It's an awfully queer thing to do,--but, for your sake, I'll have a try--put it to her, you know."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I'll have a try--It's hard on you, I think.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It's an awfully queer thing to do,--but, for your sake, I'll have a try--put it to her, you know."
make an effort or attempt
From this reading "I'll have a try--It's hard on you, I think.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Ah, I _knew_ that you were big," said Imogen.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading I don't see why you shouldn't have your heart's desire.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I'll have a try--It's hard on you, I think.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I don't see why you shouldn't have your heart's desire.
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