Chapter 6 of And Five Were Foolish is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of And Five Were Foolish is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
From a window he watched the quartette making their way along the avenue. He had liked them, and they had made his task easy. Besides, throughout the tour, he had been used as a gentleman. The girl, especially, seemed to have understood. He was faintly surprised that she had not added her thanks to those of her—her aunt, probably.
Chapter 6 of And Five Were Foolish is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 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.
a line of approach
From this reading “From a window he watched the quartette making their way along the avenue.”
to a faint degree or weakly perceived
From this reading “He was faintly surprised that she had not added her thanks to those of her—her aunt, probably.”
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading “He had liked them, and they had made his task easy.”
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading “He had liked them, and they had made his task easy.”
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading “He was faintly surprised that she had not added her thanks to those of her—her aunt, probably.”
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading “Besides, throughout the tour, he had been used as a gentleman.”
a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
From this reading “Besides, throughout the tour, he had been used as a gentleman.”
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading “The girl, especially, seemed to have understood.”
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 “From a window he watched the quartette making their way along the avenue.”
In this reading “From a window he watched the quartette making their way along the avenue.”
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 From a window he watched the quartette making their way along the avenue.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading He was faintly surprised that she had not added her thanks to those of her—her aunt, probably.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading From a window he watched the quartette making their way along the avenue.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had liked them, and they had made his task easy.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Besides, throughout the tour, he had been used as a gentleman.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading He was faintly surprised that she had not added her thanks to those of her—her aunt, probably.
a line of approach
From this reading From a window he watched the quartette making their way along the avenue.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Besides, throughout the tour, he had been used as a gentleman.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides, throughout the tour, he had been used as a gentleman.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading He had liked them, and they had made his task easy.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading The girl, especially, seemed to have understood.
to a faint degree or weakly perceived
From this reading He was faintly surprised that she had not added her thanks to those of her—her aunt, probably.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From a window he watched the quartette making their way along the avenue.
a man of refinement
From this reading Besides, throughout the tour, he had been used as a gentleman.
a young female
From this reading The girl, especially, seemed to have understood.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had liked them, and they had made his task easy.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The girl, especially, seemed to have understood.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From a window he watched the quartette making their way along the avenue.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He was faintly surprised that she had not added her thanks to those of her—her aunt, probably.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had liked them, and they had made his task easy.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading He had liked them, and they had made his task easy.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He had liked them, and they had made his task easy.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading From a window he watched the quartette making their way along the avenue.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was faintly surprised that she had not added her thanks to those of her—her aunt, probably.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was faintly surprised that she had not added her thanks to those of her—her aunt, probably.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading He was faintly surprised that she had not added her thanks to those of her—her aunt, probably.
four performers or singers who perform together
From this reading From a window he watched the quartette making their way along the avenue.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The girl, especially, seemed to have understood.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was faintly surprised that she had not added her thanks to those of her—her aunt, probably.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading He was faintly surprised that she had not added her thanks to those of her—her aunt, probably.
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading He had liked them, and they had made his task easy.
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading He was faintly surprised that she had not added her thanks to those of her—her aunt, probably.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was faintly surprised that she had not added her thanks to those of her—her aunt, probably.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From a window he watched the quartette making their way along the avenue.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading From a window he watched the quartette making their way along the avenue.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He had liked them, and they had made his task easy.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had liked them, and they had made his task easy.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He was faintly surprised that she had not added her thanks to those of her—her aunt, probably.
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading Besides, throughout the tour, he had been used as a gentleman.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The girl, especially, seemed to have understood.
a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
From this reading Besides, throughout the tour, he had been used as a gentleman.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading The girl, especially, seemed to have understood.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Besides, throughout the tour, he had been used as a gentleman.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was faintly surprised that she had not added her thanks to those of her—her aunt, probably.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading From a window he watched the quartette making their way along the avenue.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading From a window he watched the quartette making their way along the avenue.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading From a window he watched the quartette making their way along the avenue.
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