Chapter 3 of Advisory Ben: A Story is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Advisory Ben: A Story is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Ah, yes," said Lady Collum. "Of course. Poor child, yes. The cruel and ugly stepmother, my heart bleeds for you." "But dear Aunt Agatha, she isn't cruel, and she isn't ugly," said Ben.
Chapter 3 of Advisory Ben: A Story is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 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.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading “"But dear Aunt Agatha, she isn't cruel, and she isn't ugly," said Ben.”
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading “"But dear Aunt Agatha, she isn't cruel, and she isn't ugly," said Ben.”
third-person singular of “bleed” — lose blood from one's body
From this reading “The cruel and ugly stepmother, my heart bleeds for you."”
a young person of either sex
From this reading “Poor child, yes.”
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading “The cruel and ugly stepmother, my heart bleeds for you."”
dearly loved
From this reading “"But dear Aunt Agatha, she isn't cruel, and she isn't ugly," said Ben.”
the wife of your father by a subsequent marriage
From this reading “The cruel and ugly stepmother, my heart bleeds for you."”
displeasing to the senses
From this reading “The cruel and ugly stepmother, my heart bleeds for you."”
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 “Poor child, yes.”
In this reading “"But dear Aunt Agatha, she isn't cruel, and she isn't ugly," said Ben.”
as might be expected
In this reading “"Of course.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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From this reading "But dear Aunt Agatha, she isn't cruel, and she isn't ugly," said Ben.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah, yes," said Lady Collum.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The cruel and ugly stepmother, my heart bleeds for you."
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading "But dear Aunt Agatha, she isn't cruel, and she isn't ugly," said Ben.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading "But dear Aunt Agatha, she isn't cruel, and she isn't ugly," said Ben.
third-person singular of “bleed” — lose blood from one's body
From this reading The cruel and ugly stepmother, my heart bleeds for you."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But dear Aunt Agatha, she isn't cruel, and she isn't ugly," said Ben.
a young person of either sex
From this reading Poor child, yes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah, yes," said Lady Collum.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Of course.
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading The cruel and ugly stepmother, my heart bleeds for you."
dearly loved
From this reading "But dear Aunt Agatha, she isn't cruel, and she isn't ugly," said Ben.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The cruel and ugly stepmother, my heart bleeds for you."
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The cruel and ugly stepmother, my heart bleeds for you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But dear Aunt Agatha, she isn't cruel, and she isn't ugly," said Ben.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "Ah, yes," said Lady Collum.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The cruel and ugly stepmother, my heart bleeds for you."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Of course.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Poor child, yes.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Ah, yes," said Lady Collum.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "But dear Aunt Agatha, she isn't cruel, and she isn't ugly," said Ben.
the wife of your father by a subsequent marriage
From this reading The cruel and ugly stepmother, my heart bleeds for you."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The cruel and ugly stepmother, my heart bleeds for you."
displeasing to the senses
From this reading The cruel and ugly stepmother, my heart bleeds for you."
an affirmative
From this reading "Ah, yes," said Lady Collum.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The cruel and ugly stepmother, my heart bleeds for you."
Chapter 3 of Advisory Ben: A Story by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas holds 432 sentences, grouped into 87 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 3 holds 432 sentences of Advisory Ben: A Story, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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