Chapter 19 of Brothers is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Brothers is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Ross met his eyes. "In a word," said he, "you refuse to protect the woman you love against herself?" "Once, I should have used that very phrase. What an ocean flows between us, David!" "In six months," continued Ross, "you and she will be tormented in a hell of your own making.
Chapter 19 of Brothers is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 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.
plural of “flow” — the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
From this reading “What an ocean flows between us, David!"”
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading “"In six months," continued Ross, "you and she will be tormented in a hell of your own making.”
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading “What an ocean flows between us, David!"”
an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading “"Once, I should have used that very phrase.”
shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage
From this reading “"In a word," said he, "you refuse to protect the woman you love against herself?"”
show unwillingness towards
From this reading “"In a word," said he, "you refuse to protect the woman you love against herself?"”
Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)
From this reading “Ross met his eyes.”
experiencing intense pain especially mental pain
From this reading “"In six months," continued Ross, "you and she will be tormented in a hell of your own making.”
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 “"In six months," continued Ross, "you and she will be tormented in a hell of your own making.”
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 "In a word," said he, "you refuse to protect the woman you love against herself?"
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading "In a word," said he, "you refuse to protect the woman you love against herself?"
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading What an ocean flows between us, David!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "In six months," continued Ross, "you and she will be tormented in a hell of your own making.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "In six months," continued Ross, "you and she will be tormented in a hell of your own making.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading What an ocean flows between us, David!"
without stop or interruption
From this reading "In six months," continued Ross, "you and she will be tormented in a hell of your own making.
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading What an ocean flows between us, David!"
opinion or judgment
From this reading Ross met his eyes.
plural of “flow” — the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
From this reading What an ocean flows between us, David!"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Once, I should have used that very phrase.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "In a word," said he, "you refuse to protect the woman you love against herself?"
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading "In six months," continued Ross, "you and she will be tormented in a hell of your own making.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "In a word," said he, "you refuse to protect the woman you love against herself?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ross met his eyes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Once, I should have used that very phrase.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "In a word," said he, "you refuse to protect the woman you love against herself?"
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "In a word," said he, "you refuse to protect the woman you love against herself?"
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading "In six months," continued Ross, "you and she will be tormented in a hell of your own making.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Ross met his eyes.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading "In six months," continued Ross, "you and she will be tormented in a hell of your own making.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading What an ocean flows between us, David!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "In six months," continued Ross, "you and she will be tormented in a hell of your own making.
on one occasion
From this reading "Once, I should have used that very phrase.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "In six months," continued Ross, "you and she will be tormented in a hell of your own making.
an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading "Once, I should have used that very phrase.
shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage
From this reading "In a word," said he, "you refuse to protect the woman you love against herself?"
show unwillingness towards
From this reading "In a word," said he, "you refuse to protect the woman you love against herself?"
Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)
From this reading Ross met his eyes.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "In a word," said he, "you refuse to protect the woman you love against herself?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "In six months," continued Ross, "you and she will be tormented in a hell of your own making.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Once, I should have used that very phrase.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading "In six months," continued Ross, "you and she will be tormented in a hell of your own making.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Once, I should have used that very phrase.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "In a word," said he, "you refuse to protect the woman you love against herself?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "In a word," said he, "you refuse to protect the woman you love against herself?"
experiencing intense pain especially mental pain
From this reading "In six months," continued Ross, "you and she will be tormented in a hell of your own making.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What an ocean flows between us, David!"
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading "Once, I should have used that very phrase.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Once, I should have used that very phrase.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What an ocean flows between us, David!"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "In six months," continued Ross, "you and she will be tormented in a hell of your own making.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "In a word," said he, "you refuse to protect the woman you love against herself?"
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading "In a word," said he, "you refuse to protect the woman you love against herself?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "In a word," said he, "you refuse to protect the woman you love against herself?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "In six months," continued Ross, "you and she will be tormented in a hell of your own making.
Chapter 19 of Brothers by Horace Annesley Vachell holds 422 sentences, grouped into 85 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 422 sentences of Brothers, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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