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Chapter 5 of Emma is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I do not know what your opinion may be, Mrs. Weston,” said Mr. Knightley, “of this great intimacy between Emma and Harriet Smith, but I think it a bad thing.” “A bad thing! Do you really think it a bad thing?—why so?” “I think they will neither of them do the other any good.” “You surprize me!
Chapter 5 of Emma is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading ““I do not know what your opinion may be, Mrs. Weston,” said Mr. Knightley, “of this great intimacy between Emma and Harriet Smith, but I think it a bad thing.””
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading ““I do not know what your opinion may be, Mrs. Weston,” said Mr. Knightley, “of this great intimacy between Emma and Harriet Smith, but I think it a bad thing.””
close or warm friendship
From this reading ““I do not know what your opinion may be, Mrs. Weston,” said Mr. Knightley, “of this great intimacy between Emma and Harriet Smith, but I think it a bad thing.””
not one and not the other of two
From this reading ““I think they will neither of them do the other any good.””
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading ““I do not know what your opinion may be, Mrs. Weston,” said Mr. Knightley, “of this great intimacy between Emma and Harriet Smith, but I think it a bad thing.””
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “Do you really think it a bad thing?—why so?””
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading ““I do not know what your opinion may be, Mrs. Weston,” said Mr. Knightley, “of this great intimacy between Emma and Harriet Smith, but I think it a bad thing.””
United States photographer(1886-1958)
From this reading ““I do not know what your opinion may be, Mrs. Weston,” said Mr. Knightley, “of this great intimacy between Emma and Harriet Smith, but I think it a bad thing.””
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In this reading ““I do not know what your opinion may be, Mrs. Weston,” said Mr. Knightley, “of this great intimacy between Emma and Harriet Smith, but I think it a bad thing.””
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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 “I do not know what your opinion may be, Mrs. Weston,” said Mr. Knightley, “of this great intimacy between Emma and Harriet Smith, but I think it a bad thing.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I do not know what your opinion may be, Mrs. Weston,” said Mr. Knightley, “of this great intimacy between Emma and Harriet Smith, but I think it a bad thing.”
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “I think they will neither of them do the other any good.”
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading “I do not know what your opinion may be, Mrs. Weston,” said Mr. Knightley, “of this great intimacy between Emma and Harriet Smith, but I think it a bad thing.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I do not know what your opinion may be, Mrs. Weston,” said Mr. Knightley, “of this great intimacy between Emma and Harriet Smith, but I think it a bad thing.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “I do not know what your opinion may be, Mrs. Weston,” said Mr. Knightley, “of this great intimacy between Emma and Harriet Smith, but I think it a bad thing.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I do not know what your opinion may be, Mrs. Weston,” said Mr. Knightley, “of this great intimacy between Emma and Harriet Smith, but I think it a bad thing.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I do not know what your opinion may be, Mrs. Weston,” said Mr. Knightley, “of this great intimacy between Emma and Harriet Smith, but I think it a bad thing.”
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From this reading “I do not know what your opinion may be, Mrs. Weston,” said Mr. Knightley, “of this great intimacy between Emma and Harriet Smith, but I think it a bad thing.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “I think they will neither of them do the other any good.”
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading “I do not know what your opinion may be, Mrs. Weston,” said Mr. Knightley, “of this great intimacy between Emma and Harriet Smith, but I think it a bad thing.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I do not know what your opinion may be, Mrs. Weston,” said Mr. Knightley, “of this great intimacy between Emma and Harriet Smith, but I think it a bad thing.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I do not know what your opinion may be, Mrs. Weston,” said Mr. Knightley, “of this great intimacy between Emma and Harriet Smith, but I think it a bad thing.”
close or warm friendship
From this reading “I do not know what your opinion may be, Mrs. Weston,” said Mr. Knightley, “of this great intimacy between Emma and Harriet Smith, but I think it a bad thing.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I do not know what your opinion may be, Mrs. Weston,” said Mr. Knightley, “of this great intimacy between Emma and Harriet Smith, but I think it a bad thing.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I do not know what your opinion may be, Mrs. Weston,” said Mr. Knightley, “of this great intimacy between Emma and Harriet Smith, but I think it a bad thing.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I do not know what your opinion may be, Mrs. Weston,” said Mr. Knightley, “of this great intimacy between Emma and Harriet Smith, but I think it a bad thing.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “I do not know what your opinion may be, Mrs. Weston,” said Mr. Knightley, “of this great intimacy between Emma and Harriet Smith, but I think it a bad thing.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You surprize me!
a form of address for a man
From this reading “I do not know what your opinion may be, Mrs. Weston,” said Mr. Knightley, “of this great intimacy between Emma and Harriet Smith, but I think it a bad thing.”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “I do not know what your opinion may be, Mrs. Weston,” said Mr. Knightley, “of this great intimacy between Emma and Harriet Smith, but I think it a bad thing.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “I think they will neither of them do the other any good.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I do not know what your opinion may be, Mrs. Weston,” said Mr. Knightley, “of this great intimacy between Emma and Harriet Smith, but I think it a bad thing.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I do not know what your opinion may be, Mrs. Weston,” said Mr. Knightley, “of this great intimacy between Emma and Harriet Smith, but I think it a bad thing.”
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading “I do not know what your opinion may be, Mrs. Weston,” said Mr. Knightley, “of this great intimacy between Emma and Harriet Smith, but I think it a bad thing.”
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “I think they will neither of them do the other any good.”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Do you really think it a bad thing?—why so?”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I do not know what your opinion may be, Mrs. Weston,” said Mr. Knightley, “of this great intimacy between Emma and Harriet Smith, but I think it a bad thing.”
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading “I do not know what your opinion may be, Mrs. Weston,” said Mr. Knightley, “of this great intimacy between Emma and Harriet Smith, but I think it a bad thing.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Do you really think it a bad thing?—why so?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You surprize me!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I think they will neither of them do the other any good.”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “I think they will neither of them do the other any good.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I think they will neither of them do the other any good.”
a special situation
From this reading “I do not know what your opinion may be, Mrs. Weston,” said Mr. Knightley, “of this great intimacy between Emma and Harriet Smith, but I think it a bad thing.”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “I do not know what your opinion may be, Mrs. Weston,” said Mr. Knightley, “of this great intimacy between Emma and Harriet Smith, but I think it a bad thing.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I do not know what your opinion may be, Mrs. Weston,” said Mr. Knightley, “of this great intimacy between Emma and Harriet Smith, but I think it a bad thing.”
United States photographer(1886-1958)
From this reading “I do not know what your opinion may be, Mrs. Weston,” said Mr. Knightley, “of this great intimacy between Emma and Harriet Smith, but I think it a bad thing.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I do not know what your opinion may be, Mrs. Weston,” said Mr. Knightley, “of this great intimacy between Emma and Harriet Smith, but I think it a bad thing.”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Do you really think it a bad thing?—why so?”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I think they will neither of them do the other any good.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you really think it a bad thing?—why so?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I do not know what your opinion may be, Mrs. Weston,” said Mr. Knightley, “of this great intimacy between Emma and Harriet Smith, but I think it a bad thing.”
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