Chapter 10 of Dumps - A Plain Girl is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 10 of Dumps - A Plain Girl is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"But why not?" "He has forgotten all about it by now. It is unfair to disturb a man of his nature with these trivial details." I slipped the notes into my pocket. "Have you no purse, dear?"
Chapter 10 of Dumps - A Plain Girl is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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true confidential information
From this reading “It is unfair to disturb a man of his nature with these trivial details."”
move deeply
From this reading “It is unfair to disturb a man of his nature with these trivial details."”
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading “I slipped the notes into my pocket.”
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading “I slipped the notes into my pocket.”
a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
From this reading “"Have you no purse, dear?"”
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading “I slipped the notes into my pocket.”
(informal) small and of little importance
From this reading “It is unfair to disturb a man of his nature with these trivial details."”
not fair; marked by injustice or partiality or deception
From this reading “It is unfair to disturb a man of his nature with these trivial details."”
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.
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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 It is unfair to disturb a man of his nature with these trivial details."
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "He has forgotten all about it by now.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "He has forgotten all about it by now.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But why not?"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "He has forgotten all about it by now.
dearly loved
From this reading "Have you no purse, dear?"
true confidential information
From this reading It is unfair to disturb a man of his nature with these trivial details."
move deeply
From this reading It is unfair to disturb a man of his nature with these trivial details."
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading "He has forgotten all about it by now.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He has forgotten all about it by now.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have you no purse, dear?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He has forgotten all about it by now.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It is unfair to disturb a man of his nature with these trivial details."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I slipped the notes into my pocket.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I slipped the notes into my pocket.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is unfair to disturb a man of his nature with these trivial details."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "He has forgotten all about it by now.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading It is unfair to disturb a man of his nature with these trivial details."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I slipped the notes into my pocket.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading It is unfair to disturb a man of his nature with these trivial details."
not any; not one
From this reading "Have you no purse, dear?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "But why not?"
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading I slipped the notes into my pocket.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "He has forgotten all about it by now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is unfair to disturb a man of his nature with these trivial details."
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading I slipped the notes into my pocket.
a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
From this reading "Have you no purse, dear?"
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading I slipped the notes into my pocket.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I slipped the notes into my pocket.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It is unfair to disturb a man of his nature with these trivial details."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is unfair to disturb a man of his nature with these trivial details."
(informal) small and of little importance
From this reading It is unfair to disturb a man of his nature with these trivial details."
not fair; marked by injustice or partiality or deception
From this reading It is unfair to disturb a man of his nature with these trivial details."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "But why not?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is unfair to disturb a man of his nature with these trivial details."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Have you no purse, dear?"
Chapter 10 of Dumps - A Plain Girl by L. T. Meade holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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.
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