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Chapter 5 of In the Mountains is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'I think,' she said solemnly, 'that if you have a moment to spare it might be a good opportunity for a little talk. I would like to talk with you a little.' And she stood regarding me, her eyes full of reluctant but unconquerable conscientiousness. 'Do,' I said, with polite enthusiasm. 'Do.'
Chapter 5 of In the Mountains is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a feeling of excitement
From this reading “'Do,' I said, with polite enthusiasm.”
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading “'I think,' she said solemnly, 'that if you have a moment to spare it might be a good opportunity for a little talk.”
showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.
From this reading “'Do,' I said, with polite enthusiasm.”
-ing form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading “And she stood regarding me, her eyes full of reluctant but unconquerable conscientiousness.”
unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom
From this reading “And she stood regarding me, her eyes full of reluctant but unconquerable conscientiousness.”
in a grave and sedate manner
From this reading “'I think,' she said solemnly, 'that if you have a moment to spare it might be a good opportunity for a little talk.”
refrain from harming
From this reading “'I think,' she said solemnly, 'that if you have a moment to spare it might be a good opportunity for a little talk.”
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “'I think,' she said solemnly, 'that if you have a moment to spare it might be a good opportunity for a little talk.”
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 “'I think,' she said solemnly, 'that if you have a moment to spare it might be a good opportunity for a little talk.”
In this reading “I would like to talk with you a little.'”
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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 'I think,' she said solemnly, 'that if you have a moment to spare it might be a good opportunity for a little talk.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And she stood regarding me, her eyes full of reluctant but unconquerable conscientiousness.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'I think,' she said solemnly, 'that if you have a moment to spare it might be a good opportunity for a little talk.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And she stood regarding me, her eyes full of reluctant but unconquerable conscientiousness.
the quality of being in accord with the dictates of conscience
From this reading And she stood regarding me, her eyes full of reluctant but unconquerable conscientiousness.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading 'Do,' I said, with polite enthusiasm.
a feeling of excitement
From this reading 'Do,' I said, with polite enthusiasm.
opinion or judgment
From this reading And she stood regarding me, her eyes full of reluctant but unconquerable conscientiousness.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'I think,' she said solemnly, 'that if you have a moment to spare it might be a good opportunity for a little talk.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading And she stood regarding me, her eyes full of reluctant but unconquerable conscientiousness.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading 'I think,' she said solemnly, 'that if you have a moment to spare it might be a good opportunity for a little talk.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'I think,' she said solemnly, 'that if you have a moment to spare it might be a good opportunity for a little talk.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And she stood regarding me, her eyes full of reluctant but unconquerable conscientiousness.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I think,' she said solemnly, 'that if you have a moment to spare it might be a good opportunity for a little talk.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading 'I think,' she said solemnly, 'that if you have a moment to spare it might be a good opportunity for a little talk.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'I think,' she said solemnly, 'that if you have a moment to spare it might be a good opportunity for a little talk.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I would like to talk with you a little.'
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading 'I think,' she said solemnly, 'that if you have a moment to spare it might be a good opportunity for a little talk.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And she stood regarding me, her eyes full of reluctant but unconquerable conscientiousness.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading 'I think,' she said solemnly, 'that if you have a moment to spare it might be a good opportunity for a little talk.
a particular point in time
From this reading 'I think,' she said solemnly, 'that if you have a moment to spare it might be a good opportunity for a little talk.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And she stood regarding me, her eyes full of reluctant but unconquerable conscientiousness.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading 'I think,' she said solemnly, 'that if you have a moment to spare it might be a good opportunity for a little talk.
showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.
From this reading 'Do,' I said, with polite enthusiasm.
-ing form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading And she stood regarding me, her eyes full of reluctant but unconquerable conscientiousness.
unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom
From this reading And she stood regarding me, her eyes full of reluctant but unconquerable conscientiousness.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'I think,' she said solemnly, 'that if you have a moment to spare it might be a good opportunity for a little talk.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'I think,' she said solemnly, 'that if you have a moment to spare it might be a good opportunity for a little talk.
in a grave and sedate manner
From this reading 'I think,' she said solemnly, 'that if you have a moment to spare it might be a good opportunity for a little talk.
refrain from harming
From this reading 'I think,' she said solemnly, 'that if you have a moment to spare it might be a good opportunity for a little talk.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading And she stood regarding me, her eyes full of reluctant but unconquerable conscientiousness.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading 'I think,' she said solemnly, 'that if you have a moment to spare it might be a good opportunity for a little talk.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'I think,' she said solemnly, 'that if you have a moment to spare it might be a good opportunity for a little talk.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading 'I think,' she said solemnly, 'that if you have a moment to spare it might be a good opportunity for a little talk.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'I think,' she said solemnly, 'that if you have a moment to spare it might be a good opportunity for a little talk.
not capable of being conquered or vanquished or overcome
From this reading And she stood regarding me, her eyes full of reluctant but unconquerable conscientiousness.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I would like to talk with you a little.'
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would like to talk with you a little.'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'I think,' she said solemnly, 'that if you have a moment to spare it might be a good opportunity for a little talk.
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