Chapter 16 of Brothers is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Brothers is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Mark," he concluded, "has shown a great deal of right feeling, my dear George. I cannot doubt but that it will be well with him. But he is not one to be pressed." "That’s sound enough, old Slow-and-Sure, and I suppose we can get some fellow to keep King’s Charteris warm for him—eh? And they tell me you’ll have livings to give away one of these fine days.
Chapter 16 of Brothers is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading “"Mark," he concluded, "has shown a great deal of right feeling, my dear George.”
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading “"Mark," he concluded, "has shown a great deal of right feeling, my dear George.”
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
plural of “living” — the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading “And they tell me you’ll have livings to give away one of these fine days.”
attach a tag or label to
From this reading “"Mark," he concluded, "has shown a great deal of right feeling, my dear George.”
compacted by ironing
From this reading “But he is not one to be pressed."”
inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “"Mark," he concluded, "has shown a great deal of right feeling, my dear George.”
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading “"That’s sound enough, old Slow-and-Sure, and I suppose we can get some fellow to keep King’s Charteris warm for him—eh?”
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.
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In this reading “"Mark," he concluded, "has shown a great deal of right feeling, my dear George.”
In this reading “"That’s sound enough, old Slow-and-Sure, and I suppose we can get some fellow to keep King’s Charteris warm for him—eh?”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Mark," he concluded, "has shown a great deal of right feeling, my dear George.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "That’s sound enough, old Slow-and-Sure, and I suppose we can get some fellow to keep King’s Charteris warm for him—eh?
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading And they tell me you’ll have livings to give away one of these fine days.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I cannot doubt but that it will be well with him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I cannot doubt but that it will be well with him.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "That’s sound enough, old Slow-and-Sure, and I suppose we can get some fellow to keep King’s Charteris warm for him—eh?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I cannot doubt but that it will be well with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That’s sound enough, old Slow-and-Sure, and I suppose we can get some fellow to keep King’s Charteris warm for him—eh?
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading "Mark," he concluded, "has shown a great deal of right feeling, my dear George.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading And they tell me you’ll have livings to give away one of these fine days.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading "Mark," he concluded, "has shown a great deal of right feeling, my dear George.
dearly loved
From this reading "Mark," he concluded, "has shown a great deal of right feeling, my dear George.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading I cannot doubt but that it will be well with him.
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From this reading "That’s sound enough, old Slow-and-Sure, and I suppose we can get some fellow to keep King’s Charteris warm for him—eh?
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "That’s sound enough, old Slow-and-Sure, and I suppose we can get some fellow to keep King’s Charteris warm for him—eh?
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading "Mark," he concluded, "has shown a great deal of right feeling, my dear George.
a boy or man
From this reading "That’s sound enough, old Slow-and-Sure, and I suppose we can get some fellow to keep King’s Charteris warm for him—eh?
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading And they tell me you’ll have livings to give away one of these fine days.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "That’s sound enough, old Slow-and-Sure, and I suppose we can get some fellow to keep King’s Charteris warm for him—eh?
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading "Mark," he concluded, "has shown a great deal of right feeling, my dear George.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "That’s sound enough, old Slow-and-Sure, and I suppose we can get some fellow to keep King’s Charteris warm for him—eh?
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading And they tell me you’ll have livings to give away one of these fine days.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "Mark," he concluded, "has shown a great deal of right feeling, my dear George.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Mark," he concluded, "has shown a great deal of right feeling, my dear George.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And they tell me you’ll have livings to give away one of these fine days.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Mark," he concluded, "has shown a great deal of right feeling, my dear George.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I cannot doubt but that it will be well with him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I cannot doubt but that it will be well with him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But he is not one to be pressed."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I cannot doubt but that it will be well with him.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "That’s sound enough, old Slow-and-Sure, and I suppose we can get some fellow to keep King’s Charteris warm for him—eh?
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading "That’s sound enough, old Slow-and-Sure, and I suppose we can get some fellow to keep King’s Charteris warm for him—eh?
plural of “living” — the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading And they tell me you’ll have livings to give away one of these fine days.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading "Mark," he concluded, "has shown a great deal of right feeling, my dear George.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And they tell me you’ll have livings to give away one of these fine days.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Mark," he concluded, "has shown a great deal of right feeling, my dear George.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But he is not one to be pressed."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Mark," he concluded, "has shown a great deal of right feeling, my dear George.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "That’s sound enough, old Slow-and-Sure, and I suppose we can get some fellow to keep King’s Charteris warm for him—eh?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But he is not one to be pressed."
compacted by ironing
From this reading But he is not one to be pressed."
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Mark," he concluded, "has shown a great deal of right feeling, my dear George.
inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "Mark," he concluded, "has shown a great deal of right feeling, my dear George.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That’s sound enough, old Slow-and-Sure, and I suppose we can get some fellow to keep King’s Charteris warm for him—eh?
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "That’s sound enough, old Slow-and-Sure, and I suppose we can get some fellow to keep King’s Charteris warm for him—eh?
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading "That’s sound enough, old Slow-and-Sure, and I suppose we can get some fellow to keep King’s Charteris warm for him—eh?
express a supposition
From this reading "That’s sound enough, old Slow-and-Sure, and I suppose we can get some fellow to keep King’s Charteris warm for him—eh?
express in words
From this reading And they tell me you’ll have livings to give away one of these fine days.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I cannot doubt but that it will be well with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That’s sound enough, old Slow-and-Sure, and I suppose we can get some fellow to keep King’s Charteris warm for him—eh?
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading And they tell me you’ll have livings to give away one of these fine days.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And they tell me you’ll have livings to give away one of these fine days.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But he is not one to be pressed."
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading "That’s sound enough, old Slow-and-Sure, and I suppose we can get some fellow to keep King’s Charteris warm for him—eh?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "That’s sound enough, old Slow-and-Sure, and I suppose we can get some fellow to keep King’s Charteris warm for him—eh?
(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 I cannot doubt but that it will be well with him.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I cannot doubt but that it will be well with him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I cannot doubt but that it will be well with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And they tell me you’ll have livings to give away one of these fine days.
Chapter 16 of Brothers by Horace Annesley Vachell holds 426 sentences, grouped into 86 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 16 holds 426 sentences of Brothers, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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