Chapter 4 of Hugh Crichton's Romance is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Hugh Crichton's Romance is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Now, how angry you would be if I did not say yes! How can you expect me to sacrifice your friendship to a disinterested regard for truth?" "I want somebody to convince! I feel as if I had been reading hard and the examiners had asked me to decline `Dominus.'" "Oh, Arthur, anyone may see where you have been lately.
Chapter 4 of Hugh Crichton's Romance is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/78 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
any person at all
From this reading “"Oh, Arthur, anyone may see where you have been lately.”
make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something
From this reading “"I want somebody to convince!”
grow worse
From this reading “I feel as if I had been reading hard and the examiners had asked me to decline `Dominus.'"”
unaffected by self-interest
From this reading “How can you expect me to sacrifice your friendship to a disinterested regard for truth?"”
a clergyman; especially a settled minister or parson
From this reading “I feel as if I had been reading hard and the examiners had asked me to decline `Dominus.'"”
plural of “examiner” — someone who administers a test to determine your qualifications
From this reading “I feel as if I had been reading hard and the examiners had asked me to decline `Dominus.'"”
in the recent past
From this reading “"Oh, Arthur, anyone may see where you have been lately.”
the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
From this reading “How can you expect me to sacrifice your friendship to a disinterested regard for truth?"”
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.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 How can you expect me to sacrifice your friendship to a disinterested regard for truth?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I feel as if I had been reading hard and the examiners had asked me to decline `Dominus.'"
feeling or showing anger
From this reading "Now, how angry you would be if I did not say yes!
any person at all
From this reading "Oh, Arthur, anyone may see where you have been lately.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading "Oh, Arthur, anyone may see where you have been lately.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I feel as if I had been reading hard and the examiners had asked me to decline `Dominus.'"
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I feel as if I had been reading hard and the examiners had asked me to decline `Dominus.'"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Now, how angry you would be if I did not say yes!
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I feel as if I had been reading hard and the examiners had asked me to decline `Dominus.'"
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading How can you expect me to sacrifice your friendship to a disinterested regard for truth?"
make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something
From this reading "I want somebody to convince!
grow worse
From this reading I feel as if I had been reading hard and the examiners had asked me to decline `Dominus.'"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Now, how angry you would be if I did not say yes!
unaffected by self-interest
From this reading How can you expect me to sacrifice your friendship to a disinterested regard for truth?"
a clergyman; especially a settled minister or parson
From this reading I feel as if I had been reading hard and the examiners had asked me to decline `Dominus.'"
plural of “examiner” — someone who administers a test to determine your qualifications
From this reading I feel as if I had been reading hard and the examiners had asked me to decline `Dominus.'"
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading How can you expect me to sacrifice your friendship to a disinterested regard for truth?"
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading I feel as if I had been reading hard and the examiners had asked me to decline `Dominus.'"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading How can you expect me to sacrifice your friendship to a disinterested regard for truth?"
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading How can you expect me to sacrifice your friendship to a disinterested regard for truth?"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I feel as if I had been reading hard and the examiners had asked me to decline `Dominus.'"
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading I feel as if I had been reading hard and the examiners had asked me to decline `Dominus.'"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Oh, Arthur, anyone may see where you have been lately.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now, how angry you would be if I did not say yes!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Now, how angry you would be if I did not say yes!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Now, how angry you would be if I did not say yes!
in the recent past
From this reading "Oh, Arthur, anyone may see where you have been lately.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Oh, Arthur, anyone may see where you have been lately.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading How can you expect me to sacrifice your friendship to a disinterested regard for truth?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Now, how angry you would be if I did not say yes!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now, how angry you would be if I did not say yes!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Arthur, anyone may see where you have been lately.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading I feel as if I had been reading hard and the examiners had asked me to decline `Dominus.'"
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading How can you expect me to sacrifice your friendship to a disinterested regard for truth?"
the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
From this reading How can you expect me to sacrifice your friendship to a disinterested regard for truth?"
express in words
From this reading "Now, how angry you would be if I did not say yes!
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Oh, Arthur, anyone may see where you have been lately.
a person, without saying who
From this reading "I want somebody to convince!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I feel as if I had been reading hard and the examiners had asked me to decline `Dominus.'"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How can you expect me to sacrifice your friendship to a disinterested regard for truth?"
a fact that has been verified
From this reading How can you expect me to sacrifice your friendship to a disinterested regard for truth?"
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "I want somebody to convince!
in or at the place that
From this reading "Oh, Arthur, anyone may see where you have been lately.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Now, how angry you would be if I did not say yes!
an affirmative
From this reading "Now, how angry you would be if I did not say yes!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now, how angry you would be if I did not say yes!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading How can you expect me to sacrifice your friendship to a disinterested regard for truth?"
Chapter 4 of Hugh Crichton's Romance by Christabel R. (Christabel Rose) Coleridge holds 391 sentences, grouped into 79 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 4 holds 391 sentences of Hugh Crichton's Romance, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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