Chapter 4 of Aylwin is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Aylwin is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'Oh, you never have!' said she, in distress; 'what could you have thought? I was only trying to cheer up poor Snap, who is out of sorts. What a mad romp you must have thought me, sir!' 'Why, what's the matter with Snap?' 'I don't know.
Chapter 4 of Aylwin is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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give encouragement to
From this reading “I was only trying to cheer up poor Snap, who is out of sorts.”
psychological suffering
From this reading “'Oh, you never have!' said she, in distress; 'what could you have thought?”
roused to anger
From this reading “What a mad romp you must have thought me, sir!'”
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “'Why, what's the matter with Snap?'”
an easy victory
From this reading “What a mad romp you must have thought me, sir!'”
utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading “I was only trying to cheer up poor Snap, who is out of sorts.”
plural of “sort” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading “I was only trying to cheer up poor Snap, who is out of sorts.”
hard to endure
From this reading “I was only trying to cheer up poor Snap, who is out of sorts.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 What a mad romp you must have thought me, sir!'
give encouragement to
From this reading I was only trying to cheer up poor Snap, who is out of sorts.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading 'Oh, you never have!' said she, in distress; 'what could you have thought?
psychological suffering
From this reading 'Oh, you never have!' said she, in distress; 'what could you have thought?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I don't know.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'Oh, you never have!' said she, in distress; 'what could you have thought?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was only trying to cheer up poor Snap, who is out of sorts.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'Oh, you never have!' said she, in distress; 'what could you have thought?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was only trying to cheer up poor Snap, who is out of sorts.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading 'I don't know.
roused to anger
From this reading What a mad romp you must have thought me, sir!'
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading 'Why, what's the matter with Snap?'
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What a mad romp you must have thought me, sir!'
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading What a mad romp you must have thought me, sir!'
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading 'Oh, you never have!' said she, in distress; 'what could you have thought?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was only trying to cheer up poor Snap, who is out of sorts.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading 'Oh, you never have!' said she, in distress; 'what could you have thought?
and nothing more
From this reading I was only trying to cheer up poor Snap, who is out of sorts.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I was only trying to cheer up poor Snap, who is out of sorts.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading I was only trying to cheer up poor Snap, who is out of sorts.
an easy victory
From this reading What a mad romp you must have thought me, sir!'
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'Oh, you never have!' said she, in distress; 'what could you have thought?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Oh, you never have!' said she, in distress; 'what could you have thought?
term of address for a man
From this reading What a mad romp you must have thought me, sir!'
utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading I was only trying to cheer up poor Snap, who is out of sorts.
plural of “sort” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading I was only trying to cheer up poor Snap, who is out of sorts.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Why, what's the matter with Snap?'
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading 'Oh, you never have!' said she, in distress; 'what could you have thought?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was only trying to cheer up poor Snap, who is out of sorts.
hard to endure
From this reading I was only trying to cheer up poor Snap, who is out of sorts.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I was only trying to cheer up poor Snap, who is out of sorts.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was only trying to cheer up poor Snap, who is out of sorts.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'Oh, you never have!' said she, in distress; 'what could you have thought?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Why, what's the matter with Snap?'
which person or people
From this reading I was only trying to cheer up poor Snap, who is out of sorts.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading 'Why, what's the matter with Snap?'
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'Why, what's the matter with Snap?'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Oh, you never have!' said she, in distress; 'what could you have thought?
Chapter 4 of Aylwin by Theodore Watts-Dunton holds 398 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.
Chapter 4 holds 398 sentences of Aylwin, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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