Chapter 4 of Diana Tempest, Volume II is here in full — 274 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Diana Tempest, Volume II is here in full — 274 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I give thee sixpence! I will see thee d----d first." CANNING. Some one rejoiced exceedingly when, in those burning August days, John came back to Overleigh. Mitty loved him.
Chapter 4 of Diana Tempest, Volume II is here in full — 274 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the month following July and preceding September
From this reading “Some one rejoiced exceedingly when, in those burning August days, John came back to Overleigh.”
the act of burning something
From this reading “Some one rejoiced exceedingly when, in those burning August days, John came back to Overleigh.”
inflected form of “can” — preserve in a can or tin
From this reading “CANNING.”
to an extreme degree
From this reading “Some one rejoiced exceedingly when, in those burning August days, John came back to Overleigh.”
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “Some one rejoiced exceedingly when, in those burning August days, John came back to Overleigh.”
held dear
From this reading “Mitty loved him.”
past form of “rejoice” — feel happiness or joy
From this reading “Some one rejoiced exceedingly when, in those burning August days, John came back to Overleigh.”
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “"I give thee sixpence!”
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.
be restored
In this reading “Some one rejoiced exceedingly when, in those burning August days, John came back to Overleigh.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading Some one rejoiced exceedingly when, in those burning August days, John came back to Overleigh.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Some one rejoiced exceedingly when, in those burning August days, John came back to Overleigh.
the act of burning something
From this reading Some one rejoiced exceedingly when, in those burning August days, John came back to Overleigh.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Some one rejoiced exceedingly when, in those burning August days, John came back to Overleigh.
inflected form of “can” — preserve in a can or tin
From this reading CANNING.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading I will see thee d----d first."
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Some one rejoiced exceedingly when, in those burning August days, John came back to Overleigh.
to an extreme degree
From this reading Some one rejoiced exceedingly when, in those burning August days, John came back to Overleigh.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I will see thee d----d first."
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "I give thee sixpence!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mitty loved him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I give thee sixpence!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some one rejoiced exceedingly when, in those burning August days, John came back to Overleigh.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading Some one rejoiced exceedingly when, in those burning August days, John came back to Overleigh.
held dear
From this reading Mitty loved him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mitty loved him.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Some one rejoiced exceedingly when, in those burning August days, John came back to Overleigh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some one rejoiced exceedingly when, in those burning August days, John came back to Overleigh.
past form of “rejoice” — feel happiness or joy
From this reading Some one rejoiced exceedingly when, in those burning August days, John came back to Overleigh.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I will see thee d----d first."
a small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies; not minted since 1970
From this reading "I give thee sixpence!
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some one rejoiced exceedingly when, in those burning August days, John came back to Overleigh.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "I give thee sixpence!
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Some one rejoiced exceedingly when, in those burning August days, John came back to Overleigh.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Some one rejoiced exceedingly when, in those burning August days, John came back to Overleigh.
at the time that
From this reading Some one rejoiced exceedingly when, in those burning August days, John came back to Overleigh.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will see thee d----d first."
Chapter 4 of Diana Tempest, Volume II by Mary Cholmondeley holds 274 sentences, grouped into 55 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 274 sentences of Diana Tempest, Volume II, unabridged, divided into 55 reading sections.
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