Chapter 14 of Catharine Furze is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Catharine Furze is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
As Jim walked home to his dinner he became pensive. He was under a kind of pledge to his own hatred and to Mrs. Furze to produce something against Tom, and he had nothing. Even he could see that to make up a charge would not be safe. It required more skill than he possessed. The opportunity, however, very soon came.
Chapter 14 of Catharine Furze is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading “He was under a kind of pledge to his own hatred and to Mrs. Furze to produce something against Tom, and he had nothing.”
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading “The opportunity, however, very soon came.”
deeply or seriously thoughtful
From this reading “As Jim walked home to his dinner he became pensive.”
promise solemnly and formally
From this reading “He was under a kind of pledge to his own hatred and to Mrs. Furze to produce something against Tom, and he had nothing.”
influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion
From this reading “It required more skill than he possessed.”
bring forth or yield
From this reading “He was under a kind of pledge to his own hatred and to Mrs. Furze to produce something against Tom, and he had nothing.”
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading “It required more skill than he possessed.”
an ability that has been acquired by training
From this reading “It required more skill than he possessed.”
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 He was under a kind of pledge to his own hatred and to Mrs. Furze to produce something against Tom, and he had nothing.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He was under a kind of pledge to his own hatred and to Mrs. Furze to produce something against Tom, and he had nothing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was under a kind of pledge to his own hatred and to Mrs. Furze to produce something against Tom, and he had nothing.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Jim walked home to his dinner he became pensive.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Even he could see that to make up a charge would not be safe.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading As Jim walked home to his dinner he became pensive.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The opportunity, however, very soon came.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading Even he could see that to make up a charge would not be safe.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Even he could see that to make up a charge would not be safe.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading As Jim walked home to his dinner he became pensive.
divisible by two
From this reading Even he could see that to make up a charge would not be safe.
very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe
From this reading He was under a kind of pledge to his own hatred and to Mrs. Furze to produce something against Tom, and he had nothing.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was under a kind of pledge to his own hatred and to Mrs. Furze to produce something against Tom, and he had nothing.
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading He was under a kind of pledge to his own hatred and to Mrs. Furze to produce something against Tom, and he had nothing.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As Jim walked home to his dinner he became pensive.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As Jim walked home to his dinner he became pensive.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading As Jim walked home to his dinner he became pensive.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The opportunity, however, very soon came.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It required more skill than he possessed.
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From this reading As Jim walked home to his dinner he became pensive.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading He was under a kind of pledge to his own hatred and to Mrs. Furze to produce something against Tom, and he had nothing.
engage in
From this reading Even he could see that to make up a charge would not be safe.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It required more skill than he possessed.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading He was under a kind of pledge to his own hatred and to Mrs. Furze to produce something against Tom, and he had nothing.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Even he could see that to make up a charge would not be safe.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He was under a kind of pledge to his own hatred and to Mrs. Furze to produce something against Tom, and he had nothing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was under a kind of pledge to his own hatred and to Mrs. Furze to produce something against Tom, and he had nothing.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading The opportunity, however, very soon came.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading He was under a kind of pledge to his own hatred and to Mrs. Furze to produce something against Tom, and he had nothing.
deeply or seriously thoughtful
From this reading As Jim walked home to his dinner he became pensive.
promise solemnly and formally
From this reading He was under a kind of pledge to his own hatred and to Mrs. Furze to produce something against Tom, and he had nothing.
influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion
From this reading It required more skill than he possessed.
bring forth or yield
From this reading He was under a kind of pledge to his own hatred and to Mrs. Furze to produce something against Tom, and he had nothing.
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading It required more skill than he possessed.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading Even he could see that to make up a charge would not be safe.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Even he could see that to make up a charge would not be safe.
an ability that has been acquired by training
From this reading It required more skill than he possessed.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He was under a kind of pledge to his own hatred and to Mrs. Furze to produce something against Tom, and he had nothing.
in the near future
From this reading The opportunity, however, very soon came.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It required more skill than he possessed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Even he could see that to make up a charge would not be safe.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The opportunity, however, very soon came.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As Jim walked home to his dinner he became pensive.
male cat
From this reading He was under a kind of pledge to his own hatred and to Mrs. Furze to produce something against Tom, and he had nothing.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He was under a kind of pledge to his own hatred and to Mrs. Furze to produce something against Tom, and he had nothing.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Even he could see that to make up a charge would not be safe.
precisely as stated
From this reading The opportunity, however, very soon came.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading As Jim walked home to his dinner he became pensive.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was under a kind of pledge to his own hatred and to Mrs. Furze to produce something against Tom, and he had nothing.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Even he could see that to make up a charge would not be safe.
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