Chapter 25 of For the Defence is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of For the Defence is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THREE LETTERS. THE FIRST LETTER OF DR. ETWALD. "Deanminster. "My dear Major Jen: "In the joy with which you and Miss Dallas hailed the appearance of the man whom you thought dead, I was--for the time being--quite forgotten; and very naturally too.
Chapter 25 of For the Defence is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading “"My dear Major Jen: "In the joy with which you and Miss Dallas hailed the appearance of the man whom you thought dead, I was--for the time being--quite forgotten; and very naturally too.”
a large commercial and industrial city in northeastern Texas located in the heart of the northern Texas oil fields
From this reading “"My dear Major Jen: "In the joy with which you and Miss Dallas hailed the appearance of the man whom you thought dead, I was--for the time being--quite forgotten; and very naturally too.”
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “"My dear Major Jen: "In the joy with which you and Miss Dallas hailed the appearance of the man whom you thought dead, I was--for the time being--quite forgotten; and very naturally too.”
past form of “hail” — praise vociferously
From this reading “"My dear Major Jen: "In the joy with which you and Miss Dallas hailed the appearance of the man whom you thought dead, I was--for the time being--quite forgotten; and very naturally too.”
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading “"My dear Major Jen: "In the joy with which you and Miss Dallas hailed the appearance of the man whom you thought dead, I was--for the time being--quite forgotten; and very naturally too.”
the literary culture
From this reading “THREE LETTERS.”
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading “"My dear Major Jen: "In the joy with which you and Miss Dallas hailed the appearance of the man whom you thought dead, I was--for the time being--quite forgotten; and very naturally too.”
as might be expected
From this reading “"My dear Major Jen: "In the joy with which you and Miss Dallas hailed the appearance of the man whom you thought dead, I was--for the time being--quite forgotten; and very naturally too.”
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.
In this reading “THREE LETTERS.”
In this reading “THE FIRST LETTER OF DR.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "My dear Major Jen: "In the joy with which you and Miss Dallas hailed the appearance of the man whom you thought dead, I was--for the time being--quite forgotten; and very naturally too.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading "My dear Major Jen: "In the joy with which you and Miss Dallas hailed the appearance of the man whom you thought dead, I was--for the time being--quite forgotten; and very naturally too.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "My dear Major Jen: "In the joy with which you and Miss Dallas hailed the appearance of the man whom you thought dead, I was--for the time being--quite forgotten; and very naturally too.
a large commercial and industrial city in northeastern Texas located in the heart of the northern Texas oil fields
From this reading "My dear Major Jen: "In the joy with which you and Miss Dallas hailed the appearance of the man whom you thought dead, I was--for the time being--quite forgotten; and very naturally too.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading "My dear Major Jen: "In the joy with which you and Miss Dallas hailed the appearance of the man whom you thought dead, I was--for the time being--quite forgotten; and very naturally too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Deanminster.
dearly loved
From this reading "My dear Major Jen: "In the joy with which you and Miss Dallas hailed the appearance of the man whom you thought dead, I was--for the time being--quite forgotten; and very naturally too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FIRST LETTER OF DR.
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From this reading ETWALD.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE FIRST LETTER OF DR.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "My dear Major Jen: "In the joy with which you and Miss Dallas hailed the appearance of the man whom you thought dead, I was--for the time being--quite forgotten; and very naturally too.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading "My dear Major Jen: "In the joy with which you and Miss Dallas hailed the appearance of the man whom you thought dead, I was--for the time being--quite forgotten; and very naturally too.
past form of “hail” — praise vociferously
From this reading "My dear Major Jen: "In the joy with which you and Miss Dallas hailed the appearance of the man whom you thought dead, I was--for the time being--quite forgotten; and very naturally too.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "My dear Major Jen: "In the joy with which you and Miss Dallas hailed the appearance of the man whom you thought dead, I was--for the time being--quite forgotten; and very naturally too.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "My dear Major Jen: "In the joy with which you and Miss Dallas hailed the appearance of the man whom you thought dead, I was--for the time being--quite forgotten; and very naturally too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My dear Major Jen: "In the joy with which you and Miss Dallas hailed the appearance of the man whom you thought dead, I was--for the time being--quite forgotten; and very naturally too.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading "My dear Major Jen: "In the joy with which you and Miss Dallas hailed the appearance of the man whom you thought dead, I was--for the time being--quite forgotten; and very naturally too.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading THE FIRST LETTER OF DR.
the literary culture
From this reading THREE LETTERS.
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading "My dear Major Jen: "In the joy with which you and Miss Dallas hailed the appearance of the man whom you thought dead, I was--for the time being--quite forgotten; and very naturally too.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "My dear Major Jen: "In the joy with which you and Miss Dallas hailed the appearance of the man whom you thought dead, I was--for the time being--quite forgotten; and very naturally too.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "My dear Major Jen: "In the joy with which you and Miss Dallas hailed the appearance of the man whom you thought dead, I was--for the time being--quite forgotten; and very naturally too.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My dear Major Jen: "In the joy with which you and Miss Dallas hailed the appearance of the man whom you thought dead, I was--for the time being--quite forgotten; and very naturally too.
as might be expected
From this reading "My dear Major Jen: "In the joy with which you and Miss Dallas hailed the appearance of the man whom you thought dead, I was--for the time being--quite forgotten; and very naturally too.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FIRST LETTER OF DR.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "My dear Major Jen: "In the joy with which you and Miss Dallas hailed the appearance of the man whom you thought dead, I was--for the time being--quite forgotten; and very naturally too.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRST LETTER OF DR.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "My dear Major Jen: "In the joy with which you and Miss Dallas hailed the appearance of the man whom you thought dead, I was--for the time being--quite forgotten; and very naturally too.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading THREE LETTERS.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "My dear Major Jen: "In the joy with which you and Miss Dallas hailed the appearance of the man whom you thought dead, I was--for the time being--quite forgotten; and very naturally too.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "My dear Major Jen: "In the joy with which you and Miss Dallas hailed the appearance of the man whom you thought dead, I was--for the time being--quite forgotten; and very naturally too.
precisely as stated
From this reading "My dear Major Jen: "In the joy with which you and Miss Dallas hailed the appearance of the man whom you thought dead, I was--for the time being--quite forgotten; and very naturally too.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My dear Major Jen: "In the joy with which you and Miss Dallas hailed the appearance of the man whom you thought dead, I was--for the time being--quite forgotten; and very naturally too.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "My dear Major Jen: "In the joy with which you and Miss Dallas hailed the appearance of the man whom you thought dead, I was--for the time being--quite forgotten; and very naturally too.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "My dear Major Jen: "In the joy with which you and Miss Dallas hailed the appearance of the man whom you thought dead, I was--for the time being--quite forgotten; and very naturally too.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "My dear Major Jen: "In the joy with which you and Miss Dallas hailed the appearance of the man whom you thought dead, I was--for the time being--quite forgotten; and very naturally too.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "My dear Major Jen: "In the joy with which you and Miss Dallas hailed the appearance of the man whom you thought dead, I was--for the time being--quite forgotten; and very naturally too.
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