Chapter 5 of Dr. Wortle's School is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Dr. Wortle's School is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"THEN WE MUST GO." "I THOUGHT you were never going to have done with that old Jupiter," said Mrs. Peacocke, as she began at that late hour of the evening to make tea for herself and her husband. "Why have you waited for me?" "Because I like company. Did you ever know me go to tea without you when there was a chance of your coming?
Chapter 5 of Dr. Wortle's School is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading “Did you ever know me go to tea without you when there was a chance of your coming?”
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading “"Because I like company.”
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading “"I THOUGHT you were never going to have done with that old Jupiter," said Mrs. Peacocke, as she began at that late hour of the evening to make tea for herself and her husband.”
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading “"I THOUGHT you were never going to have done with that old Jupiter," said Mrs. Peacocke, as she began at that late hour of the evening to make tea for herself and her husband.”
the largest planet and the 5th from the sun; has many satellites and is one of the brightest objects in the night sky
From this reading “"I THOUGHT you were never going to have done with that old Jupiter," said Mrs. Peacocke, as she began at that late hour of the evening to make tea for herself and her husband.”
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading “"I THOUGHT you were never going to have done with that old Jupiter," said Mrs. Peacocke, as she began at that late hour of the evening to make tea for herself and her husband.”
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading “"I THOUGHT you were never going to have done with that old Jupiter," said Mrs. Peacocke, as she began at that late hour of the evening to make tea for herself and her husband.”
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “"Why have you waited for me?"”
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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 Did you ever know me go to tea without you when there was a chance of your coming?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I THOUGHT you were never going to have done with that old Jupiter," said Mrs. Peacocke, as she began at that late hour of the evening to make tea for herself and her husband.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I THOUGHT you were never going to have done with that old Jupiter," said Mrs. Peacocke, as she began at that late hour of the evening to make tea for herself and her husband.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I THOUGHT you were never going to have done with that old Jupiter," said Mrs. Peacocke, as she began at that late hour of the evening to make tea for herself and her husband.
for the reason that
From this reading "Because I like company.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "I THOUGHT you were never going to have done with that old Jupiter," said Mrs. Peacocke, as she began at that late hour of the evening to make tea for herself and her husband.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Did you ever know me go to tea without you when there was a chance of your coming?
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Did you ever know me go to tea without you when there was a chance of your coming?
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading "Because I like company.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did you ever know me go to tea without you when there was a chance of your coming?
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "I THOUGHT you were never going to have done with that old Jupiter," said Mrs. Peacocke, as she began at that late hour of the evening to make tea for herself and her husband.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading "I THOUGHT you were never going to have done with that old Jupiter," said Mrs. Peacocke, as she began at that late hour of the evening to make tea for herself and her husband.
at any time
From this reading Did you ever know me go to tea without you when there was a chance of your coming?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I THOUGHT you were never going to have done with that old Jupiter," said Mrs. Peacocke, as she began at that late hour of the evening to make tea for herself and her husband.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "THEN WE MUST GO."
the act of departing
From this reading "I THOUGHT you were never going to have done with that old Jupiter," said Mrs. Peacocke, as she began at that late hour of the evening to make tea for herself and her husband.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I THOUGHT you were never going to have done with that old Jupiter," said Mrs. Peacocke, as she began at that late hour of the evening to make tea for herself and her husband.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I THOUGHT you were never going to have done with that old Jupiter," said Mrs. Peacocke, as she began at that late hour of the evening to make tea for herself and her husband.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "I THOUGHT you were never going to have done with that old Jupiter," said Mrs. Peacocke, as she began at that late hour of the evening to make tea for herself and her husband.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading "I THOUGHT you were never going to have done with that old Jupiter," said Mrs. Peacocke, as she began at that late hour of the evening to make tea for herself and her husband.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading "I THOUGHT you were never going to have done with that old Jupiter," said Mrs. Peacocke, as she began at that late hour of the evening to make tea for herself and her husband.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I THOUGHT you were never going to have done with that old Jupiter," said Mrs. Peacocke, as she began at that late hour of the evening to make tea for herself and her husband.
the largest planet and the 5th from the sun; has many satellites and is one of the brightest objects in the night sky
From this reading "I THOUGHT you were never going to have done with that old Jupiter," said Mrs. Peacocke, as she began at that late hour of the evening to make tea for herself and her husband.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Did you ever know me go to tea without you when there was a chance of your coming?
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading "I THOUGHT you were never going to have done with that old Jupiter," said Mrs. Peacocke, as she began at that late hour of the evening to make tea for herself and her husband.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Because I like company.
engage in
From this reading "I THOUGHT you were never going to have done with that old Jupiter," said Mrs. Peacocke, as she began at that late hour of the evening to make tea for herself and her husband.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Why have you waited for me?"
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "I THOUGHT you were never going to have done with that old Jupiter," said Mrs. Peacocke, as she began at that late hour of the evening to make tea for herself and her husband.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "THEN WE MUST GO."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "I THOUGHT you were never going to have done with that old Jupiter," said Mrs. Peacocke, as she began at that late hour of the evening to make tea for herself and her husband.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I THOUGHT you were never going to have done with that old Jupiter," said Mrs. Peacocke, as she began at that late hour of the evening to make tea for herself and her husband.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "I THOUGHT you were never going to have done with that old Jupiter," said Mrs. Peacocke, as she began at that late hour of the evening to make tea for herself and her husband.
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From this reading "I THOUGHT you were never going to have done with that old Jupiter," said Mrs. Peacocke, as she began at that late hour of the evening to make tea for herself and her husband.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I THOUGHT you were never going to have done with that old Jupiter," said Mrs. Peacocke, as she began at that late hour of the evening to make tea for herself and her husband.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I THOUGHT you were never going to have done with that old Jupiter," said Mrs. Peacocke, as she began at that late hour of the evening to make tea for herself and her husband.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading "I THOUGHT you were never going to have done with that old Jupiter," said Mrs. Peacocke, as she began at that late hour of the evening to make tea for herself and her husband.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I THOUGHT you were never going to have done with that old Jupiter," said Mrs. Peacocke, as she began at that late hour of the evening to make tea for herself and her husband.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I THOUGHT you were never going to have done with that old Jupiter," said Mrs. Peacocke, as she began at that late hour of the evening to make tea for herself and her husband.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "THEN WE MUST GO."
in or at that place or location
From this reading Did you ever know me go to tea without you when there was a chance of your coming?
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I THOUGHT you were never going to have done with that old Jupiter," said Mrs. Peacocke, as she began at that late hour of the evening to make tea for herself and her husband.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I THOUGHT you were never going to have done with that old Jupiter," said Mrs. Peacocke, as she began at that late hour of the evening to make tea for herself and her husband.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading "Why have you waited for me?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Did you ever know me go to tea without you when there was a chance of your coming?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "THEN WE MUST GO."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I THOUGHT you were never going to have done with that old Jupiter," said Mrs. Peacocke, as she began at that late hour of the evening to make tea for herself and her husband.
at the time that
From this reading Did you ever know me go to tea without you when there was a chance of your coming?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why have you waited for me?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I THOUGHT you were never going to have done with that old Jupiter," said Mrs. Peacocke, as she began at that late hour of the evening to make tea for herself and her husband.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Did you ever know me go to tea without you when there was a chance of your coming?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I THOUGHT you were never going to have done with that old Jupiter," said Mrs. Peacocke, as she began at that late hour of the evening to make tea for herself and her husband.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Did you ever know me go to tea without you when there was a chance of your coming?
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