Chapter 19 of Brother Copas is here in full — 321 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Brother Copas is here in full — 321 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NAUGHTINESS, AND A SEQUEL. "She has behaved very naughtily," said Brother Copas. "I don't understand it at all," sighed Brother Bonaday. "Nor I." "It's not like her, you see."
Chapter 19 of Brother Copas is here in full — 321 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
past form of “behave” — behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
From this reading “"She has behaved very naughtily," said Brother Copas.”
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “"She has behaved very naughtily," said Brother Copas.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"She has behaved very naughtily," said Brother Copas.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “"It's not like her, you see."”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “"It's not like her, you see."”
something that follows something else
From this reading “NAUGHTINESS, AND A SEQUEL.”
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “"I don't understand it at all," sighed Brother Bonaday.”
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading “"I don't understand it at all," sighed Brother Bonaday.”
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 NAUGHTINESS, AND A SEQUEL.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "I don't understand it at all," sighed Brother Bonaday.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NAUGHTINESS, AND A SEQUEL.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I don't understand it at all," sighed Brother Bonaday.
past form of “behave” — behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
From this reading "She has behaved very naughtily," said Brother Copas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't understand it at all," sighed Brother Bonaday.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading "She has behaved very naughtily," said Brother Copas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She has behaved very naughtily," said Brother Copas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't understand it at all," sighed Brother Bonaday.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "She has behaved very naughtily," said Brother Copas.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "It's not like her, you see."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't understand it at all," sighed Brother Bonaday.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I don't understand it at all," sighed Brother Bonaday.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's not like her, you see."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "It's not like her, you see."
in a disobedient or naughty way
From this reading "She has behaved very naughtily," said Brother Copas.
an attribute of mischievous children
From this reading NAUGHTINESS, AND A SEQUEL.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading "Nor I."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "It's not like her, you see."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "She has behaved very naughtily," said Brother Copas.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "It's not like her, you see."
something that follows something else
From this reading NAUGHTINESS, AND A SEQUEL.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She has behaved very naughtily," said Brother Copas.
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading "I don't understand it at all," sighed Brother Bonaday.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading "I don't understand it at all," sighed Brother Bonaday.
precisely as stated
From this reading "She has behaved very naughtily," said Brother Copas.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It's not like her, you see."
Chapter 19 of Brother Copas by Arthur Quiller-Couch holds 321 sentences, grouped into 65 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 19 holds 321 sentences of Brother Copas, unabridged, divided into 65 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 19 of Brother Copas by Arthur Quiller-Couch exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 321 sentences, grouped into 65 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.
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