Chapter 4 of Advisory Ben: A Story is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Advisory Ben: A Story is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"The family lawyer!" the girl exclaimed, almost angrily. "You don't suppose I should bother you if I could go to him? Oh, forgive me if I sounded sharp," she said. "But I'm all out. I never slept a wink last night.
Chapter 4 of Advisory Ben: A Story is here in full — 431 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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with anger
From this reading “"The family lawyer!" the girl exclaimed, almost angrily.”
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading “"You don't suppose I should bother you if I could go to him?”
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading “Oh, forgive me if I sounded sharp," she said.”
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading “"The family lawyer!" the girl exclaimed, almost angrily.”
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading “Oh, forgive me if I sounded sharp," she said.”
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading “I never slept a wink last night.”
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading “Oh, forgive me if I sounded sharp," she said.”
signal by winking
From this reading “I never slept a wink last night.”
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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In this reading “I never slept a wink last night.”
In this reading “"The family lawyer!" the girl exclaimed, almost angrily.”
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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 I never slept a wink last night.
(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 I'm all out.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading "The family lawyer!" the girl exclaimed, almost angrily.
with anger
From this reading "The family lawyer!" the girl exclaimed, almost angrily.
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading "You don't suppose I should bother you if I could go to him?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I'm all out.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "You don't suppose I should bother you if I could go to him?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You don't suppose I should bother you if I could go to him?
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "The family lawyer!" the girl exclaimed, almost angrily.
a social unit living together
From this reading "The family lawyer!" the girl exclaimed, almost angrily.
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading Oh, forgive me if I sounded sharp," she said.
a young female
From this reading "The family lawyer!" the girl exclaimed, almost angrily.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "You don't suppose I should bother you if I could go to him?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You don't suppose I should bother you if I could go to him?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You don't suppose I should bother you if I could go to him?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But I'm all out.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "You don't suppose I should bother you if I could go to him?
immediately past
From this reading I never slept a wink last night.
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading "The family lawyer!" the girl exclaimed, almost angrily.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Oh, forgive me if I sounded sharp," she said.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I never slept a wink last night.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading I never slept a wink last night.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, forgive me if I sounded sharp," she said.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "But I'm all out.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Oh, forgive me if I sounded sharp," she said.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading Oh, forgive me if I sounded sharp," she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Oh, forgive me if I sounded sharp," she said.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "You don't suppose I should bother you if I could go to him?
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading I never slept a wink last night.
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading Oh, forgive me if I sounded sharp," she said.
express a supposition
From this reading "You don't suppose I should bother you if I could go to him?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The family lawyer!" the girl exclaimed, almost angrily.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You don't suppose I should bother you if I could go to him?
signal by winking
From this reading I never slept a wink last night.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You don't suppose I should bother you if I could go to him?
Chapter 4 of Advisory Ben: A Story by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas holds 431 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 4 holds 431 sentences of Advisory Ben: A Story, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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