Chapter 5 of Helena's Path is here in full — 463 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Helena's Path is here in full — 463 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Mr. Stabb and Mr. Wilbraham? They're going away?" "So it appears. Carry back those tidings. Won't they dry the Marchesa's tears?"
Chapter 5 of Helena's Path is here in full — 463 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
third-person singular of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “"So it appears.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “They're going away?"”
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading “Carry back those tidings.”
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading “Won't they dry the Marchesa's tears?"”
the act of departing
From this reading “They're going away?"”
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading “Won't they dry the Marchesa's tears?"”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Carry back those tidings.”
information about recent and important events
From this reading “Carry back those tidings.”
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.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Mr. Stabb and Mr. Wilbraham?
third-person singular of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "So it appears.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading They're going away?"
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Carry back those tidings.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Carry back those tidings.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading Won't they dry the Marchesa's tears?"
the act of departing
From this reading They're going away?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "So it appears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Won't they dry the Marchesa's tears?"
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Mr. Stabb and Mr. Wilbraham?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So it appears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mr. Stabb and Mr. Wilbraham?
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading Won't they dry the Marchesa's tears?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Won't they dry the Marchesa's tears?"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Won't they dry the Marchesa's tears?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They're going away?"
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Carry back those tidings.
information about recent and important events
From this reading Carry back those tidings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mr. Stabb and Mr. Wilbraham?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Won't they dry the Marchesa's tears?"
Chapter 5 of Helena's Path by Anthony Hope holds 463 sentences, grouped into 93 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 5 holds 463 sentences of Helena's Path, unabridged, divided into 93 reading sections.
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