Chapter 13 of And Five Were Foolish is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of And Five Were Foolish is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“How would you bring me down if I was poor?” “My dear, your face is your fortune—your face and your pretty ways. You might be poor as blazes, but as long as you stayed single you could dine and dance and sleep in half the ancestral homes of England.” “Sort of second Queen Elizabeth?” said Athalia. “I must be nice.”
Chapter 13 of And Five Were Foolish is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent
From this reading “You might be poor as blazes, but as long as you stayed single you could dine and dance and sleep in half the ancestral homes of England.””
plural of “blaze” — a strong flame that burns brightly
From this reading “You might be poor as blazes, but as long as you stayed single you could dine and dance and sleep in half the ancestral homes of England.””
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading “You might be poor as blazes, but as long as you stayed single you could dine and dance and sleep in half the ancestral homes of England.””
have supper; eat dinner
From this reading “You might be poor as blazes, but as long as you stayed single you could dine and dance and sleep in half the ancestral homes of England.””
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading ““Sort of second Queen Elizabeth?” said Athalia.”
plural of “home” — where you live at a particular time
From this reading “You might be poor as blazes, but as long as you stayed single you could dine and dance and sleep in half the ancestral homes of England.””
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “You might be poor as blazes, but as long as you stayed single you could dine and dance and sleep in half the ancestral homes of England.””
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading ““My dear, your face is your fortune—your face and your pretty ways.”
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 “You might be poor as blazes, but as long as you stayed single you could dine and dance and sleep in half the ancestral homes of England.””
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.
inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent
From this reading You might be poor as blazes, but as long as you stayed single you could dine and dance and sleep in half the ancestral homes of England.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “My dear, your face is your fortune—your face and your pretty ways.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You might be poor as blazes, but as long as you stayed single you could dine and dance and sleep in half the ancestral homes of England.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Sort of second Queen Elizabeth?” said Athalia.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You might be poor as blazes, but as long as you stayed single you could dine and dance and sleep in half the ancestral homes of England.”
plural of “blaze” — a strong flame that burns brightly
From this reading You might be poor as blazes, but as long as you stayed single you could dine and dance and sleep in half the ancestral homes of England.”
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “How would you bring me down if I was poor?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading You might be poor as blazes, but as long as you stayed single you could dine and dance and sleep in half the ancestral homes of England.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading You might be poor as blazes, but as long as you stayed single you could dine and dance and sleep in half the ancestral homes of England.”
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading You might be poor as blazes, but as long as you stayed single you could dine and dance and sleep in half the ancestral homes of England.”
dearly loved
From this reading “My dear, your face is your fortune—your face and your pretty ways.
have supper; eat dinner
From this reading You might be poor as blazes, but as long as you stayed single you could dine and dance and sleep in half the ancestral homes of England.”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “How would you bring me down if I was poor?”
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading “Sort of second Queen Elizabeth?” said Athalia.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading You might be poor as blazes, but as long as you stayed single you could dine and dance and sleep in half the ancestral homes of England.”
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “My dear, your face is your fortune—your face and your pretty ways.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading “My dear, your face is your fortune—your face and your pretty ways.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading You might be poor as blazes, but as long as you stayed single you could dine and dance and sleep in half the ancestral homes of England.”
plural of “home” — where you live at a particular time
From this reading You might be poor as blazes, but as long as you stayed single you could dine and dance and sleep in half the ancestral homes of England.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How would you bring me down if I was poor?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “How would you bring me down if I was poor?”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “How would you bring me down if I was poor?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You might be poor as blazes, but as long as you stayed single you could dine and dance and sleep in half the ancestral homes of England.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “My dear, your face is your fortune—your face and your pretty ways.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading You might be poor as blazes, but as long as you stayed single you could dine and dance and sleep in half the ancestral homes of England.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “How would you bring me down if I was poor?”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading You might be poor as blazes, but as long as you stayed single you could dine and dance and sleep in half the ancestral homes of England.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I must be nice.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My dear, your face is your fortune—your face and your pretty ways.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “I must be nice.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You might be poor as blazes, but as long as you stayed single you could dine and dance and sleep in half the ancestral homes of England.”
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “How would you bring me down if I was poor?”
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading “My dear, your face is your fortune—your face and your pretty ways.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading “Sort of second Queen Elizabeth?” said Athalia.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Sort of second Queen Elizabeth?” said Athalia.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “Sort of second Queen Elizabeth?” said Athalia.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading You might be poor as blazes, but as long as you stayed single you could dine and dance and sleep in half the ancestral homes of England.”
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading You might be poor as blazes, but as long as you stayed single you could dine and dance and sleep in half the ancestral homes of England.”
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading “Sort of second Queen Elizabeth?” said Athalia.
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading You might be poor as blazes, but as long as you stayed single you could dine and dance and sleep in half the ancestral homes of England.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You might be poor as blazes, but as long as you stayed single you could dine and dance and sleep in half the ancestral homes of England.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “How would you bring me down if I was poor?”
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading “My dear, your face is your fortune—your face and your pretty ways.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “How would you bring me down if I was poor?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “How would you bring me down if I was poor?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “My dear, your face is your fortune—your face and your pretty ways.
Chapter 13 of And Five Were Foolish by Dornford Yates holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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.
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