Chapter 9 of Here and Hereafter is here in full — 684 sentences across 137 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Here and Hereafter is here in full — 684 sentences across 137 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
And then one day Mrs Marks brought him a piece of news. Her little niece, Elsa, was coming to spend a holiday with her. She thought she would mention it, because there were some lodgers who objected to children. Of course Peters was delighted to say that he did not object to children at all. "Oh, and about that back door, Mrs Marks," he added.
Chapter 9 of Here and Hereafter is here in full — 684 sentences across 137 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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greatly pleased
From this reading “Of course Peters was delighted to say that he did not object to children at all.”
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading “Her little niece, Elsa, was coming to spend a holiday with her.”
English businessman who created a retail chain (1888-1964)
From this reading “And then one day Mrs Marks brought him a piece of news.”
make reference to
From this reading “She thought she would mention it, because there were some lodgers who objected to children.”
a daughter of your brother or sister
From this reading “Her little niece, Elsa, was coming to spend a holiday with her.”
past form of “object” — express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent
From this reading “She thought she would mention it, because there were some lodgers who objected to children.”
plural of “peter” — disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading “Of course Peters was delighted to say that he did not object to children at all.”
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading “Her little niece, Elsa, was coming to spend a holiday with her.”
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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as might be expected
In this reading “Of course Peters was delighted to say that he did not object to children at all.”
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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 And then one day Mrs Marks brought him a piece of news.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Oh, and about that back door, Mrs Marks," he added.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading "Oh, and about that back door, Mrs Marks," he added.
(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 Of course Peters was delighted to say that he did not object to children at all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then one day Mrs Marks brought him a piece of news.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Of course Peters was delighted to say that he did not object to children at all.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Oh, and about that back door, Mrs Marks," he added.
for the reason that
From this reading She thought she would mention it, because there were some lodgers who objected to children.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading And then one day Mrs Marks brought him a piece of news.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading She thought she would mention it, because there were some lodgers who objected to children.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Her little niece, Elsa, was coming to spend a holiday with her.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course Peters was delighted to say that he did not object to children at all.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading And then one day Mrs Marks brought him a piece of news.
greatly pleased
From this reading Of course Peters was delighted to say that he did not object to children at all.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Of course Peters was delighted to say that he did not object to children at all.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading "Oh, and about that back door, Mrs Marks," he added.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her little niece, Elsa, was coming to spend a holiday with her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Of course Peters was delighted to say that he did not object to children at all.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her little niece, Elsa, was coming to spend a holiday with her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And then one day Mrs Marks brought him a piece of news.
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading Her little niece, Elsa, was coming to spend a holiday with her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She thought she would mention it, because there were some lodgers who objected to children.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Her little niece, Elsa, was coming to spend a holiday with her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She thought she would mention it, because there were some lodgers who objected to children.
English businessman who created a retail chain (1888-1964)
From this reading And then one day Mrs Marks brought him a piece of news.
make reference to
From this reading She thought she would mention it, because there were some lodgers who objected to children.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading And then one day Mrs Marks brought him a piece of news.
information about recent and important events
From this reading And then one day Mrs Marks brought him a piece of news.
a daughter of your brother or sister
From this reading Her little niece, Elsa, was coming to spend a holiday with her.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Of course Peters was delighted to say that he did not object to children at all.
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading Of course Peters was delighted to say that he did not object to children at all.
past form of “object” — express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent
From this reading She thought she would mention it, because there were some lodgers who objected to children.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And then one day Mrs Marks brought him a piece of news.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, and about that back door, Mrs Marks," he added.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And then one day Mrs Marks brought him a piece of news.
plural of “peter” — disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading Of course Peters was delighted to say that he did not object to children at all.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading And then one day Mrs Marks brought him a piece of news.
express in words
From this reading Of course Peters was delighted to say that he did not object to children at all.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She thought she would mention it, because there were some lodgers who objected to children.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She thought she would mention it, because there were some lodgers who objected to children.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading Her little niece, Elsa, was coming to spend a holiday with her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Of course Peters was delighted to say that he did not object to children at all.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then one day Mrs Marks brought him a piece of news.
in or at that place or location
From this reading She thought she would mention it, because there were some lodgers who objected to children.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She thought she would mention it, because there were some lodgers who objected to children.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her little niece, Elsa, was coming to spend a holiday with her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her little niece, Elsa, was coming to spend a holiday with her.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She thought she would mention it, because there were some lodgers who objected to children.
which person or people
From this reading She thought she would mention it, because there were some lodgers who objected to children.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her little niece, Elsa, was coming to spend a holiday with her.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She thought she would mention it, because there were some lodgers who objected to children.
Chapter 9 of Here and Hereafter by Barry Pain holds 684 sentences, grouped into 137 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 9 holds 684 sentences of Here and Hereafter, unabridged, divided into 137 reading sections.
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