Chapter 17 of H. R. is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 17 of H. R. is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Grace, tell him to tell me!" said Ethel. "Shall I, Grace?" smiled H. R. Ethel looked at her and smiled. It made Grace so furious that she said: "I have no control over his speech."
Chapter 17 of H. R. is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/77 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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power to direct or determine
From this reading “"I have no control over his speech."”
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading “It made Grace so furious that she said:”
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading “"Grace, tell him to tell me!" said Ethel.”
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Ethel looked at her and smiled.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"Shall I, Grace?" smiled H. R.”
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “"Shall I, Grace?" smiled H. R.”
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading “"I have no control over his speech."”
express in words
From this reading “"Grace, tell him to tell me!" said Ethel.”
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.
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “Ethel looked at her and smiled.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ethel looked at her and smiled.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ethel looked at her and smiled.
power to direct or determine
From this reading "I have no control over his speech."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Grace, tell him to tell me!" said Ethel.
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading It made Grace so furious that she said:
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading "Grace, tell him to tell me!" said Ethel.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading "Shall I, Grace?" smiled H. R.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have no control over his speech."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ethel looked at her and smiled.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Grace, tell him to tell me!" said Ethel.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I have no control over his speech."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Shall I, Grace?" smiled H. R.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It made Grace so furious that she said:
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Ethel looked at her and smiled.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It made Grace so furious that she said:
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Grace, tell him to tell me!" said Ethel.
not any; not one
From this reading "I have no control over his speech."
above and across; more than
From this reading "I have no control over his speech."
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading "Shall I, Grace?" smiled H. R.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Grace, tell him to tell me!" said Ethel.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Shall I, Grace?" smiled H. R.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It made Grace so furious that she said:
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading "Shall I, Grace?" smiled H. R.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It made Grace so furious that she said:
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading "I have no control over his speech."
express in words
From this reading "Grace, tell him to tell me!" said Ethel.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It made Grace so furious that she said:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Grace, tell him to tell me!" said Ethel.
Chapter 17 of H. R. by Edwin Lefevre holds 388 sentences, grouped into 78 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.
Chapter 17 holds 388 sentences of H. R., unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
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