Chapter 13 of Bliss, and Other Stories is here in full — 450 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Bliss, and Other Stories is here in full — 450 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Yes, she is always like that,” he thought proudly. “We have nothing to do with these people.” But now she was on her way home and he was as far off as ever.
Chapter 13 of Bliss, and Other Stories is here in full — 450 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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 ““Yes, she is always like that,” he thought proudly.”
at any time
From this reading “But now she was on her way home and he was as far off as ever.”
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading “But now she was on her way home and he was as far off as ever.”
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “But now she was on her way home and he was as far off as ever.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading ““We have nothing to do with these people.””
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading ““We have nothing to do with these people.””
with pride; in a proud manner
From this reading ““Yes, she is always like that,” he thought proudly.”
an affirmative
From this reading ““Yes, she is always like that,” he thought proudly.”
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 “But now she was on her way home and he was as far off as ever.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading “Yes, she is always like that,” he thought proudly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But now she was on her way home and he was as far off as ever.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But now she was on her way home and he was as far off as ever.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But now she was on her way home and he was as far off as ever.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “We have nothing to do with these people.”
at any time
From this reading But now she was on her way home and he was as far off as ever.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading But now she was on her way home and he was as far off as ever.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We have nothing to do with these people.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Yes, she is always like that,” he thought proudly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But now she was on her way home and he was as far off as ever.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading But now she was on her way home and he was as far off as ever.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Yes, she is always like that,” he thought proudly.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Yes, she is always like that,” he thought proudly.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “We have nothing to do with these people.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But now she was on her way home and he was as far off as ever.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But now she was on her way home and he was as far off as ever.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But now she was on her way home and he was as far off as ever.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading “We have nothing to do with these people.”
with pride; in a proud manner
From this reading “Yes, she is always like that,” he thought proudly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Yes, she is always like that,” he thought proudly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Yes, she is always like that,” he thought proudly.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “We have nothing to do with these people.”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Yes, she is always like that,” he thought proudly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “We have nothing to do with these people.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But now she was on her way home and he was as far off as ever.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading But now she was on her way home and he was as far off as ever.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We have nothing to do with these people.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “We have nothing to do with these people.”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, she is always like that,” he thought proudly.
Chapter 13 of Bliss, and Other Stories by Katherine Mansfield holds 450 sentences, grouped into 90 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 13 holds 450 sentences of Bliss, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 90 reading sections.
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