Chapter 10 of Brownlows: A Novel is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Brownlows: A Novel is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NEWS OF FRIENDS. “But you must not set your heart upon it, my darling,” said Mrs. Preston. “It may be or it mayn’t be--nobody can say. And you must not get to blame the young lady if she thinks better of it. They are very rich, and they have all the best people in the county coming and going.
Chapter 10 of Brownlows: A Novel is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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put or pin the blame on
From this reading “And you must not get to blame the young lady if she thinks better of it.”
(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
From this reading “They are very rich, and they have all the best people in the county coming and going.”
a special loved one
From this reading ““But you must not set your heart upon it, my darling,” said Mrs. Preston.”
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “NEWS OF FRIENDS.”
information about recent and important events
From this reading “NEWS OF FRIENDS.”
no person; not anyone
From this reading ““It may be or it mayn’t be--nobody can say.”
possessing material wealth
From this reading “They are very rich, and they have all the best people in the county coming and going.”
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading “And you must not get to blame the young lady if she thinks better of it.”
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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a young female
In this reading “And you must not get to blame the young lady if she thinks better of it.”
In this reading “They are very rich, and they have all the best people in the county coming and going.”
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(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 They are very rich, and they have all the best people in the county coming and going.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And you must not get to blame the young lady if she thinks better of it.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are very rich, and they have all the best people in the county coming and going.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “It may be or it mayn’t be--nobody can say.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading They are very rich, and they have all the best people in the county coming and going.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading And you must not get to blame the young lady if she thinks better of it.
put or pin the blame on
From this reading And you must not get to blame the young lady if she thinks better of it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But you must not set your heart upon it, my darling,” said Mrs. Preston.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “It may be or it mayn’t be--nobody can say.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading They are very rich, and they have all the best people in the county coming and going.
(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
From this reading They are very rich, and they have all the best people in the county coming and going.
a special loved one
From this reading “But you must not set your heart upon it, my darling,” said Mrs. Preston.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading NEWS OF FRIENDS.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading And you must not get to blame the young lady if she thinks better of it.
the act of departing
From this reading They are very rich, and they have all the best people in the county coming and going.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They are very rich, and they have all the best people in the county coming and going.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading “But you must not set your heart upon it, my darling,” said Mrs. Preston.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And you must not get to blame the young lady if she thinks better of it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They are very rich, and they have all the best people in the county coming and going.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “But you must not set your heart upon it, my darling,” said Mrs. Preston.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading And you must not get to blame the young lady if she thinks better of it.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “It may be or it mayn’t be--nobody can say.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It may be or it mayn’t be--nobody can say.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “But you must not set your heart upon it, my darling,” said Mrs. Preston.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “But you must not set your heart upon it, my darling,” said Mrs. Preston.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “But you must not set your heart upon it, my darling,” said Mrs. Preston.
information about recent and important events
From this reading NEWS OF FRIENDS.
no person; not anyone
From this reading “It may be or it mayn’t be--nobody can say.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “But you must not set your heart upon it, my darling,” said Mrs. Preston.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NEWS OF FRIENDS.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “It may be or it mayn’t be--nobody can say.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading They are very rich, and they have all the best people in the county coming and going.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But you must not set your heart upon it, my darling,” said Mrs. Preston.
possessing material wealth
From this reading They are very rich, and they have all the best people in the county coming and going.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “But you must not set your heart upon it, my darling,” said Mrs. Preston.
express in words
From this reading “It may be or it mayn’t be--nobody can say.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “But you must not set your heart upon it, my darling,” said Mrs. Preston.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And you must not get to blame the young lady if she thinks better of it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And you must not get to blame the young lady if she thinks better of it.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are very rich, and they have all the best people in the county coming and going.
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading And you must not get to blame the young lady if she thinks better of it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And you must not get to blame the young lady if she thinks better of it.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “But you must not set your heart upon it, my darling,” said Mrs. Preston.
precisely as stated
From this reading They are very rich, and they have all the best people in the county coming and going.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But you must not set your heart upon it, my darling,” said Mrs. Preston.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading And you must not get to blame the young lady if she thinks better of it.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But you must not set your heart upon it, my darling,” said Mrs. Preston.
Chapter 10 of Brownlows: A Novel by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant holds 225 sentences, grouped into 45 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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