Chapter 4 of Her Majesty's Minister is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Her Majesty's Minister is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Breathing!" I echoed. "Then she is recovering!" "Yes, old fellow," Dick replied, "she is recovering--at least we hope we shall save her." Then, turning to his colleague, he raised her hand and pointed to the finger-nails, asking: "Do you notice anything there?"
Chapter 4 of Her Majesty's Minister is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the verbal act of requesting
From this reading “Then, turning to his colleague, he raised her hand and pointed to the finger-nails, asking: "Do you notice anything there?"”
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
From this reading “"Breathing!"”
an associate that one works with
From this reading “Then, turning to his colleague, he raised her hand and pointed to the finger-nails, asking: "Do you notice anything there?"”
someone who is a detective
From this reading “"Yes, old fellow," Dick replied, "she is recovering--at least we hope we shall save her."”
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading “I echoed.”
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading “Then, turning to his colleague, he raised her hand and pointed to the finger-nails, asking: "Do you notice anything there?"”
having a point
From this reading “Then, turning to his colleague, he raised her hand and pointed to the finger-nails, asking: "Do you notice anything there?"”
returning to health after illness or debility
From this reading “"Then she is recovering!"”
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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In this reading “"Yes, old fellow," Dick replied, "she is recovering--at least we hope we shall save her."”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then, turning to his colleague, he raised her hand and pointed to the finger-nails, asking: "Do you notice anything there?"
any thing at all
From this reading Then, turning to his colleague, he raised her hand and pointed to the finger-nails, asking: "Do you notice anything there?"
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading Then, turning to his colleague, he raised her hand and pointed to the finger-nails, asking: "Do you notice anything there?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Yes, old fellow," Dick replied, "she is recovering--at least we hope we shall save her."
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
From this reading "Breathing!"
an associate that one works with
From this reading Then, turning to his colleague, he raised her hand and pointed to the finger-nails, asking: "Do you notice anything there?"
someone who is a detective
From this reading "Yes, old fellow," Dick replied, "she is recovering--at least we hope we shall save her."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Then, turning to his colleague, he raised her hand and pointed to the finger-nails, asking: "Do you notice anything there?"
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading I echoed.
a boy or man
From this reading "Yes, old fellow," Dick replied, "she is recovering--at least we hope we shall save her."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then, turning to his colleague, he raised her hand and pointed to the finger-nails, asking: "Do you notice anything there?"
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Then, turning to his colleague, he raised her hand and pointed to the finger-nails, asking: "Do you notice anything there?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then, turning to his colleague, he raised her hand and pointed to the finger-nails, asking: "Do you notice anything there?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, old fellow," Dick replied, "she is recovering--at least we hope we shall save her."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then, turning to his colleague, he raised her hand and pointed to the finger-nails, asking: "Do you notice anything there?"
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading "Yes, old fellow," Dick replied, "she is recovering--at least we hope we shall save her."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I echoed.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Then she is recovering!"
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Yes, old fellow," Dick replied, "she is recovering--at least we hope we shall save her."
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading Then, turning to his colleague, he raised her hand and pointed to the finger-nails, asking: "Do you notice anything there?"
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Yes, old fellow," Dick replied, "she is recovering--at least we hope we shall save her."
having a point
From this reading Then, turning to his colleague, he raised her hand and pointed to the finger-nails, asking: "Do you notice anything there?"
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading Then, turning to his colleague, he raised her hand and pointed to the finger-nails, asking: "Do you notice anything there?"
returning to health after illness or debility
From this reading "Then she is recovering!"
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Yes, old fellow," Dick replied, "she is recovering--at least we hope we shall save her."
except for; apart from
From this reading "Yes, old fellow," Dick replied, "she is recovering--at least we hope we shall save her."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Yes, old fellow," Dick replied, "she is recovering--at least we hope we shall save her."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Then she is recovering!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then, turning to his colleague, he raised her hand and pointed to the finger-nails, asking: "Do you notice anything there?"
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then she is recovering!"
in or at that place or location
From this reading Then, turning to his colleague, he raised her hand and pointed to the finger-nails, asking: "Do you notice anything there?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then, turning to his colleague, he raised her hand and pointed to the finger-nails, asking: "Do you notice anything there?"
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading Then, turning to his colleague, he raised her hand and pointed to the finger-nails, asking: "Do you notice anything there?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Yes, old fellow," Dick replied, "she is recovering--at least we hope we shall save her."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, old fellow," Dick replied, "she is recovering--at least we hope we shall save her."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then, turning to his colleague, he raised her hand and pointed to the finger-nails, asking: "Do you notice anything there?"
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