Chapter 1 of Belinda: An April Folly in Three Acts is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Belinda: An April Folly in Three Acts is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DEVENISH (_nobly_). I will find him. BELINDA. Oh, thank you, Mr. Devenish; Miss Robinson would be so much obliged. BAXTER.
Chapter 1 of Belinda: An April Folly in Three Acts is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “I will find him.”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “Oh, thank you, Mr. Devenish; Miss Robinson would be so much obliged.”
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “Oh, thank you, Mr. Devenish; Miss Robinson would be so much obliged.”
in a noble manner
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading “Oh, thank you, Mr. Devenish; Miss Robinson would be so much obliged.”
English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975)
From this reading “Oh, thank you, Mr. Devenish; Miss Robinson would be so much obliged.”
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “Oh, thank you, Mr. Devenish; Miss Robinson would be so much obliged.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Oh, thank you, Mr. Devenish; Miss Robinson would be so much obliged.”
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From this reading BAXTER.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Oh, thank you, Mr. Devenish; Miss Robinson would be so much obliged.
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From this reading BELINDA.
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From this reading DEVENISH (_nobly_).
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading I will find him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I will find him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I will find him.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Oh, thank you, Mr. Devenish; Miss Robinson would be so much obliged.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Oh, thank you, Mr. Devenish; Miss Robinson would be so much obliged.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Oh, thank you, Mr. Devenish; Miss Robinson would be so much obliged.
in a noble manner
From this reading DEVENISH (_nobly_).
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading Oh, thank you, Mr. Devenish; Miss Robinson would be so much obliged.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, thank you, Mr. Devenish; Miss Robinson would be so much obliged.
English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975)
From this reading Oh, thank you, Mr. Devenish; Miss Robinson would be so much obliged.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Oh, thank you, Mr. Devenish; Miss Robinson would be so much obliged.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading Oh, thank you, Mr. Devenish; Miss Robinson would be so much obliged.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will find him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Oh, thank you, Mr. Devenish; Miss Robinson would be so much obliged.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Oh, thank you, Mr. Devenish; Miss Robinson would be so much obliged.
Chapter 1 of Belinda: An April Folly in Three Acts by A. A. (Alan Alexander) Milne holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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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