Chapter 5 of Here and Hereafter is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Here and Hereafter is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
But I had told my fibs to no purpose. The old lady seemed a bit flustered. "If you don't mind, Mr Sanderson, I'd rather not speak of it." I thought I knew what was troubling her. I filled her glass and my own.
Chapter 5 of Here and Hereafter is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “The old lady seemed a bit flustered.”
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading “I filled her glass and my own.”
thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (“rattled” is an informal term)
From this reading “The old lady seemed a bit flustered.”
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading “I filled her glass and my own.”
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading “But I had told my fibs to no purpose.”
on the contrary
From this reading “"If you don't mind, Mr Sanderson, I'd rather not speak of it."”
express in speech
From this reading “"If you don't mind, Mr Sanderson, I'd rather not speak of it."”
causing distress or worry or anxiety
From this reading “I thought I knew what was troubling her.”
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your own wife
In this reading “The old lady seemed a bit flustered.”
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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 The old lady seemed a bit flustered.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I filled her glass and my own.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading The old lady seemed a bit flustered.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I had told my fibs to no purpose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you don't mind, Mr Sanderson, I'd rather not speak of it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I had told my fibs to no purpose.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading I filled her glass and my own.
thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (“rattled” is an informal term)
From this reading The old lady seemed a bit flustered.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading I filled her glass and my own.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But I had told my fibs to no purpose.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I thought I knew what was troubling her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But I had told my fibs to no purpose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you don't mind, Mr Sanderson, I'd rather not speak of it."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you don't mind, Mr Sanderson, I'd rather not speak of it."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "If you don't mind, Mr Sanderson, I'd rather not speak of it."
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I thought I knew what was troubling her.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading The old lady seemed a bit flustered.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "If you don't mind, Mr Sanderson, I'd rather not speak of it."
a form of address for a man
From this reading "If you don't mind, Mr Sanderson, I'd rather not speak of it."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But I had told my fibs to no purpose.
not any; not one
From this reading But I had told my fibs to no purpose.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "If you don't mind, Mr Sanderson, I'd rather not speak of it."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "If you don't mind, Mr Sanderson, I'd rather not speak of it."
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The old lady seemed a bit flustered.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading I filled her glass and my own.
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading But I had told my fibs to no purpose.
on the contrary
From this reading "If you don't mind, Mr Sanderson, I'd rather not speak of it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you don't mind, Mr Sanderson, I'd rather not speak of it."
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The old lady seemed a bit flustered.
express in speech
From this reading "If you don't mind, Mr Sanderson, I'd rather not speak of it."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The old lady seemed a bit flustered.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought I knew what was troubling her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But I had told my fibs to no purpose.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading But I had told my fibs to no purpose.
causing distress or worry or anxiety
From this reading I thought I knew what was troubling her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I thought I knew what was troubling her.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I thought I knew what was troubling her.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you don't mind, Mr Sanderson, I'd rather not speak of it."
Chapter 5 of Here and Hereafter by Barry Pain holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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 412 sentences of Here and Hereafter, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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