Chapter 6 of He that will not when he may is here in full — 240 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of He that will not when he may is here in full — 240 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Has anything happened, papa? You are so late--nearly an hour. To-to has been almost mad with waiting--has there been an accident? We were all beginning to get frightened here.” “No accident that I know of,” said Sir William.
Chapter 6 of He that will not when he may is here in full — 240 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading “To-to has been almost mad with waiting--has there been an accident?”
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading “We were all beginning to get frightened here.””
made afraid
From this reading “We were all beginning to get frightened here.””
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading ““Has anything happened, papa?”
roused to anger
From this reading “To-to has been almost mad with waiting--has there been an accident?”
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading “You are so late--nearly an hour.”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading ““Has anything happened, papa?”
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading “To-to has been almost mad with waiting--has there been an accident?”
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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an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading To-to has been almost mad with waiting--has there been an accident?
(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 We were all beginning to get frightened here.”
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading To-to has been almost mad with waiting--has there been an accident?
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading You are so late--nearly an hour.
any thing at all
From this reading “Has anything happened, papa?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are so late--nearly an hour.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading To-to has been almost mad with waiting--has there been an accident?
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading We were all beginning to get frightened here.”
made afraid
From this reading We were all beginning to get frightened here.”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We were all beginning to get frightened here.”
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “Has anything happened, papa?
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Has anything happened, papa?
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading We were all beginning to get frightened here.”
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading You are so late--nearly an hour.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “No accident that I know of,” said Sir William.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “No accident that I know of,” said Sir William.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading You are so late--nearly an hour.
roused to anger
From this reading To-to has been almost mad with waiting--has there been an accident?
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading You are so late--nearly an hour.
not any; not one
From this reading “No accident that I know of,” said Sir William.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “No accident that I know of,” said Sir William.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “Has anything happened, papa?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “No accident that I know of,” said Sir William.
term of address for a man
From this reading “No accident that I know of,” said Sir William.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading You are so late--nearly an hour.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “No accident that I know of,” said Sir William.
in or at that place or location
From this reading To-to has been almost mad with waiting--has there been an accident?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We were all beginning to get frightened here.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To-to has been almost mad with waiting--has there been an accident?
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading To-to has been almost mad with waiting--has there been an accident?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were all beginning to get frightened here.”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were all beginning to get frightened here.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No accident that I know of,” said Sir William.
in the company of; together with
From this reading To-to has been almost mad with waiting--has there been an accident?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You are so late--nearly an hour.
Chapter 6 of He that will not when he may by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant holds 240 sentences, grouped into 48 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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