Chapter 5 of An Unknown Lover is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of An Unknown Lover is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Naturally! Who wouldn't be? A muslin gown, this morning! If you'd an ounce of sense, you'd go upstairs and change it at once." Grizel's face fell, like that of a small disappointed child.
Chapter 5 of An Unknown Lover is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading “If you'd an ounce of sense, you'd go upstairs and change it at once."”
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading “Grizel's face fell, like that of a small disappointed child.”
a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions
From this reading “A muslin gown, this morning!”
plain-woven cotton fabric
From this reading “A muslin gown, this morning!”
as might be expected
From this reading “"Naturally!”
a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a troy pound
From this reading “If you'd an ounce of sense, you'd go upstairs and change it at once."”
a general conscious awareness
From this reading “If you'd an ounce of sense, you'd go upstairs and change it at once."”
on a floor above
From this reading “If you'd an ounce of sense, you'd go upstairs and change it at once."”
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 “A muslin gown, this morning!”
In this reading “If you'd an ounce of sense, you'd go upstairs and change it at once."”
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading “If you'd an ounce of sense, you'd go upstairs and change it at once."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A muslin gown, this morning!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading If you'd an ounce of sense, you'd go upstairs and change it at once."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If you'd an ounce of sense, you'd go upstairs and change it at once."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If you'd an ounce of sense, you'd go upstairs and change it at once."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Who wouldn't be?
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading If you'd an ounce of sense, you'd go upstairs and change it at once."
a young person of either sex
From this reading Grizel's face fell, like that of a small disappointed child.
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading Grizel's face fell, like that of a small disappointed child.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Grizel's face fell, like that of a small disappointed child.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Grizel's face fell, like that of a small disappointed child.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading If you'd an ounce of sense, you'd go upstairs and change it at once."
a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions
From this reading A muslin gown, this morning!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Grizel's face fell, like that of a small disappointed child.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you'd an ounce of sense, you'd go upstairs and change it at once."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If you'd an ounce of sense, you'd go upstairs and change it at once."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Grizel's face fell, like that of a small disappointed child.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading A muslin gown, this morning!
plain-woven cotton fabric
From this reading A muslin gown, this morning!
as might be expected
From this reading "Naturally!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If you'd an ounce of sense, you'd go upstairs and change it at once."
on one occasion
From this reading If you'd an ounce of sense, you'd go upstairs and change it at once."
a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a troy pound
From this reading If you'd an ounce of sense, you'd go upstairs and change it at once."
a general conscious awareness
From this reading If you'd an ounce of sense, you'd go upstairs and change it at once."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Grizel's face fell, like that of a small disappointed child.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Grizel's face fell, like that of a small disappointed child.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A muslin gown, this morning!
on a floor above
From this reading If you'd an ounce of sense, you'd go upstairs and change it at once."
which person or people
From this reading Who wouldn't be?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Who wouldn't be?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you'd an ounce of sense, you'd go upstairs and change it at once."
Chapter 5 of An Unknown Lover by George de Horne, Mrs. Vaizey holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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 5 holds 406 sentences of An Unknown Lover, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of An Unknown Lover by George de Horne, Mrs. Vaizey exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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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