Chapter 14 of At Large is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of At Large is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"How are you two? That is the main point with me. Bother my seediness!" "We are always well," sighed Mrs. Edmonstone. "And Maurice?"
Chapter 14 of At Large is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading “"We are always well," sighed Mrs. Edmonstone.”
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading “Bother my seediness!"”
most important element
From this reading “That is the main point with me.”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “"We are always well," sighed Mrs. Edmonstone.”
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading “That is the main point with me.”
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “"We are always well," sighed Mrs. Edmonstone.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “"How are you two?”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “"We are always well," sighed Mrs. Edmonstone.”
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 “That is the main point with me.”
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at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "We are always well," sighed Mrs. Edmonstone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And Maurice?"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "How are you two?
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading Bother my seediness!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We are always well," sighed Mrs. Edmonstone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How are you two?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is the main point with me.
most important element
From this reading That is the main point with me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And Maurice?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That is the main point with me.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "We are always well," sighed Mrs. Edmonstone.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Bother my seediness!"
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading That is the main point with me.
a lack of elegance as a consequence of wearing threadbare or dirty clothing
From this reading Bother my seediness!"
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading "We are always well," sighed Mrs. Edmonstone.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is the main point with me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That is the main point with me.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "How are you two?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We are always well," sighed Mrs. Edmonstone.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "We are always well," sighed Mrs. Edmonstone.
in the company of; together with
From this reading That is the main point with me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How are you two?
Chapter 14 of At Large by E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung holds 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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 14 holds 423 sentences of At Large, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 14 of At Large by E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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.
Work through the 85 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in At Large, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
