Chapter 4 of Friendship and Folly: A Novel is here in full — 254 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Friendship and Folly: A Novel is here in full — 254 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I REALLY OUGHT TO HAVE BEEN AN ACTRESS." Carolyn called imperatively to her brother to come back. Immediately after her call, Mrs. Ffolliott appeared on the piazza. "Caro," she said, remonstrantly, "what have you been saying to Leander?" "I've been calling him a little cad."
Chapter 4 of Friendship and Folly: A Novel is here in full — 254 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a female actor
From this reading “"I REALLY OUGHT TO HAVE BEEN AN ACTRESS."”
someone who is morally reprehensible
From this reading “"I've been calling him a little cad."”
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading “"I've been calling him a little cad."”
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading “Immediately after her call, Mrs. Ffolliott appeared on the piazza.”
(Greek mythology) a youth beloved of Hero who drowned in a storm in the Hellespont on one of his nightly visits to see her
From this reading “"Caro," she said, remonstrantly, "what have you been saying to Leander?"”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “"I REALLY OUGHT TO HAVE BEEN AN ACTRESS."”
a public square with room for pedestrians
From this reading “Immediately after her call, Mrs. Ffolliott appeared on the piazza.”
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading “"Caro," she said, remonstrantly, "what have you been saying to Leander?"”
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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be restored
In this reading “Carolyn called imperatively to her brother to come back.”
In this reading “Immediately after her call, Mrs. Ffolliott appeared on the piazza.”
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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 "I've been calling him a little cad."
a female actor
From this reading "I REALLY OUGHT TO HAVE BEEN AN ACTRESS."
later than; following
From this reading Immediately after her call, Mrs. Ffolliott appeared on the piazza.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "I REALLY OUGHT TO HAVE BEEN AN ACTRESS."
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Immediately after her call, Mrs. Ffolliott appeared on the piazza.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Carolyn called imperatively to her brother to come back.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I REALLY OUGHT TO HAVE BEEN AN ACTRESS."
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Carolyn called imperatively to her brother to come back.
someone who is morally reprehensible
From this reading "I've been calling him a little cad."
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Immediately after her call, Mrs. Ffolliott appeared on the piazza.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Carolyn called imperatively to her brother to come back.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading "I've been calling him a little cad."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Caro," she said, remonstrantly, "what have you been saying to Leander?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Carolyn called imperatively to her brother to come back.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Carolyn called imperatively to her brother to come back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Immediately after her call, Mrs. Ffolliott appeared on the piazza.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I REALLY OUGHT TO HAVE BEEN AN ACTRESS."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Carolyn called imperatively to her brother to come back.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I've been calling him a little cad."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I REALLY OUGHT TO HAVE BEEN AN ACTRESS."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I've been calling him a little cad."
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Immediately after her call, Mrs. Ffolliott appeared on the piazza.
in an imperative and commanding manner
From this reading Carolyn called imperatively to her brother to come back.
(Greek mythology) a youth beloved of Hero who drowned in a storm in the Hellespont on one of his nightly visits to see her
From this reading "Caro," she said, remonstrantly, "what have you been saying to Leander?"
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "I've been calling him a little cad."
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Immediately after her call, Mrs. Ffolliott appeared on the piazza.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Immediately after her call, Mrs. Ffolliott appeared on the piazza.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "I REALLY OUGHT TO HAVE BEEN AN ACTRESS."
a public square with room for pedestrians
From this reading Immediately after her call, Mrs. Ffolliott appeared on the piazza.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "I REALLY OUGHT TO HAVE BEEN AN ACTRESS."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Caro," she said, remonstrantly, "what have you been saying to Leander?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Caro," she said, remonstrantly, "what have you been saying to Leander?"
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading "Caro," she said, remonstrantly, "what have you been saying to Leander?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Caro," she said, remonstrantly, "what have you been saying to Leander?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Immediately after her call, Mrs. Ffolliott appeared on the piazza.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I REALLY OUGHT TO HAVE BEEN AN ACTRESS."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Caro," she said, remonstrantly, "what have you been saying to Leander?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Caro," she said, remonstrantly, "what have you been saying to Leander?"
Chapter 4 of Friendship and Folly: A Novel by Maria Louise Pool holds 254 sentences, grouped into 51 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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