Chapter 4 of Bye-Ways is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Bye-Ways is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Almost directly she saw Renfrew returning towards her. He looked puzzled. "It wasn't any of the men playing," he said to her. "No?" Claire bent, caught up the djelabe and drew it over her.
Chapter 4 of Bye-Ways is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading “Claire bent, caught up the djelabe and drew it over her.”
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading “Claire bent, caught up the djelabe and drew it over her.”
without deviation
From this reading “Almost directly she saw Renfrew returning towards her.”
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading “Claire bent, caught up the djelabe and drew it over her.”
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading “"It wasn't any of the men playing," he said to her.”
filled with bewilderment
From this reading “He looked puzzled.”
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading “Almost directly she saw Renfrew returning towards her.”
in the direction of
From this reading “Almost directly she saw Renfrew returning towards her.”
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 “He looked puzzled.”
reach the point where one should be after a delay
In this reading “Claire bent, caught up the djelabe and drew it over her.”
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(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Almost directly she saw Renfrew returning towards her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Claire bent, caught up the djelabe and drew it over her.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "It wasn't any of the men playing," he said to her.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading Claire bent, caught up the djelabe and drew it over her.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Claire bent, caught up the djelabe and drew it over her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Claire bent, caught up the djelabe and drew it over her.
without deviation
From this reading Almost directly she saw Renfrew returning towards her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Claire bent, caught up the djelabe and drew it over her.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading Claire bent, caught up the djelabe and drew it over her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked puzzled.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Almost directly she saw Renfrew returning towards her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It wasn't any of the men playing," he said to her.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He looked puzzled.
the force of workers available
From this reading "It wasn't any of the men playing," he said to her.
not any; not one
From this reading "No?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It wasn't any of the men playing," he said to her.
above and across; more than
From this reading Claire bent, caught up the djelabe and drew it over her.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading "It wasn't any of the men playing," he said to her.
filled with bewilderment
From this reading He looked puzzled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Almost directly she saw Renfrew returning towards her.
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading Almost directly she saw Renfrew returning towards her.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It wasn't any of the men playing," he said to her.
cut with a saw
From this reading Almost directly she saw Renfrew returning towards her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Almost directly she saw Renfrew returning towards her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It wasn't any of the men playing," he said to her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It wasn't any of the men playing," he said to her.
in the direction of
From this reading Almost directly she saw Renfrew returning towards her.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Claire bent, caught up the djelabe and drew it over her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It wasn't any of the men playing," he said to her.
Chapter 4 of Bye-Ways by Robert Hichens holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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 4 holds 399 sentences of Bye-Ways, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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