Chapter 1 of Emily Fox-Seton is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Emily Fox-Seton is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He knew he must marry, and thought it very annoying. As the child died, I believe he thinks it his duty to marry again. But he hates it. He's rather dull, and he can't bear women fussing about and wanting to be made love to." They went over the visiting-book and discussed people and dates seriously.
Chapter 1 of Emily Fox-Seton is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 27/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 131–135
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causing irritation or annoyance
From this reading “He knew he must marry, and thought it very annoying.”
plural of “date” — the specified day of the month
From this reading “They went over the visiting-book and discussed people and dates seriously.”
past form of “discuss” — to consider or examine in speech or writing
From this reading “They went over the visiting-book and discussed people and dates seriously.”
-ing form of “fuss” — worry unnecessarily or excessively
From this reading “He's rather dull, and he can't bear women fussing about and wanting to be made love to."”
plural of “hate” — the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading “But he hates it.”
in a serious manner
From this reading “They went over the visiting-book and discussed people and dates seriously.”
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading “As the child died, I believe he thinks it his duty to marry again.”
nonexistent
From this reading “He's rather dull, and he can't bear women fussing about and wanting to be made love to."”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He's rather dull, and he can't bear women fussing about and wanting to be made love to."
anew
From this reading As the child died, I believe he thinks it his duty to marry again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He knew he must marry, and thought it very annoying.
causing irritation or annoyance
From this reading He knew he must marry, and thought it very annoying.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the child died, I believe he thinks it his duty to marry again.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He's rather dull, and he can't bear women fussing about and wanting to be made love to."
have
From this reading He's rather dull, and he can't bear women fussing about and wanting to be made love to."
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading As the child died, I believe he thinks it his duty to marry again.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he hates it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He's rather dull, and he can't bear women fussing about and wanting to be made love to."
a young person of either sex
From this reading As the child died, I believe he thinks it his duty to marry again.
plural of “date” — the specified day of the month
From this reading They went over the visiting-book and discussed people and dates seriously.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading As the child died, I believe he thinks it his duty to marry again.
past form of “discuss” — to consider or examine in speech or writing
From this reading They went over the visiting-book and discussed people and dates seriously.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading He's rather dull, and he can't bear women fussing about and wanting to be made love to."
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading As the child died, I believe he thinks it his duty to marry again.
-ing form of “fuss” — worry unnecessarily or excessively
From this reading He's rather dull, and he can't bear women fussing about and wanting to be made love to."
plural of “hate” — the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading But he hates it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He knew he must marry, and thought it very annoying.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He's rather dull, and he can't bear women fussing about and wanting to be made love to."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As the child died, I believe he thinks it his duty to marry again.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As the child died, I believe he thinks it his duty to marry again.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He knew he must marry, and thought it very annoying.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He knew he must marry, and thought it very annoying.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading He's rather dull, and he can't bear women fussing about and wanting to be made love to."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He's rather dull, and he can't bear women fussing about and wanting to be made love to."
take in marriage
From this reading He knew he must marry, and thought it very annoying.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He knew he must marry, and thought it very annoying.
above and across; more than
From this reading They went over the visiting-book and discussed people and dates seriously.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading They went over the visiting-book and discussed people and dates seriously.
on the contrary
From this reading He's rather dull, and he can't bear women fussing about and wanting to be made love to."
in a serious manner
From this reading They went over the visiting-book and discussed people and dates seriously.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As the child died, I believe he thinks it his duty to marry again.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They went over the visiting-book and discussed people and dates seriously.
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading As the child died, I believe he thinks it his duty to marry again.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He knew he must marry, and thought it very annoying.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As the child died, I believe he thinks it his duty to marry again.
precisely as stated
From this reading He knew he must marry, and thought it very annoying.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They went over the visiting-book and discussed people and dates seriously.
nonexistent
From this reading He's rather dull, and he can't bear women fussing about and wanting to be made love to."
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading They went over the visiting-book and discussed people and dates seriously.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading He's rather dull, and he can't bear women fussing about and wanting to be made love to."
Chapter 1 of Emily Fox-Seton by Frances Hodgson Burnett holds 414 sentences, grouped into 83 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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