Chapter 27 of Innocent is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of Innocent is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS. EASTWOOD’S INVESTIGATION. “I feel for you very deeply,” said Mrs. Eastwood. “It is a terrible calamity. Your child, whom you hoped would close your eyes, whom you never thought to see taken before you----” “She was the apple of my eye,” said poor Batty, sobbing.
Chapter 27 of Innocent is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
From this reading “Your child, whom you hoped would close your eyes, whom you never thought to see taken before you----” “She was the apple of my eye,” said poor Batty, sobbing.”
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading “Your child, whom you hoped would close your eyes, whom you never thought to see taken before you----” “She was the apple of my eye,” said poor Batty, sobbing.”
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading ““It is a terrible calamity.”
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading ““I feel for you very deeply,” said Mrs. Eastwood.”
past form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading “Your child, whom you hoped would close your eyes, whom you never thought to see taken before you----” “She was the apple of my eye,” said poor Batty, sobbing.”
an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities
From this reading “EASTWOOD’S INVESTIGATION.”
convulsive gasp made while weeping
From this reading “Your child, whom you hoped would close your eyes, whom you never thought to see taken before you----” “She was the apple of my eye,” said poor Batty, sobbing.”
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading ““It is a terrible calamity.”
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.
In this reading ““It is a terrible calamity.”
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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “It is a terrible calamity.
fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
From this reading Your child, whom you hoped would close your eyes, whom you never thought to see taken before you----” “She was the apple of my eye,” said poor Batty, sobbing.
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading Your child, whom you hoped would close your eyes, whom you never thought to see taken before you----” “She was the apple of my eye,” said poor Batty, sobbing.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Your child, whom you hoped would close your eyes, whom you never thought to see taken before you----” “She was the apple of my eye,” said poor Batty, sobbing.
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading “It is a terrible calamity.
a young person of either sex
From this reading Your child, whom you hoped would close your eyes, whom you never thought to see taken before you----” “She was the apple of my eye,” said poor Batty, sobbing.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Your child, whom you hoped would close your eyes, whom you never thought to see taken before you----” “She was the apple of my eye,” said poor Batty, sobbing.
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading “I feel for you very deeply,” said Mrs. Eastwood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I feel for you very deeply,” said Mrs. Eastwood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EASTWOOD’S INVESTIGATION.
the organ of sight
From this reading Your child, whom you hoped would close your eyes, whom you never thought to see taken before you----” “She was the apple of my eye,” said poor Batty, sobbing.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Your child, whom you hoped would close your eyes, whom you never thought to see taken before you----” “She was the apple of my eye,” said poor Batty, sobbing.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading “I feel for you very deeply,” said Mrs. Eastwood.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I feel for you very deeply,” said Mrs. Eastwood.
past form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading Your child, whom you hoped would close your eyes, whom you never thought to see taken before you----” “She was the apple of my eye,” said poor Batty, sobbing.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I feel for you very deeply,” said Mrs. Eastwood.
an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities
From this reading EASTWOOD’S INVESTIGATION.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is a terrible calamity.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is a terrible calamity.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Your child, whom you hoped would close your eyes, whom you never thought to see taken before you----” “She was the apple of my eye,” said poor Batty, sobbing.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Your child, whom you hoped would close your eyes, whom you never thought to see taken before you----” “She was the apple of my eye,” said poor Batty, sobbing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Your child, whom you hoped would close your eyes, whom you never thought to see taken before you----” “She was the apple of my eye,” said poor Batty, sobbing.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Your child, whom you hoped would close your eyes, whom you never thought to see taken before you----” “She was the apple of my eye,” said poor Batty, sobbing.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I feel for you very deeply,” said Mrs. Eastwood.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Your child, whom you hoped would close your eyes, whom you never thought to see taken before you----” “She was the apple of my eye,” said poor Batty, sobbing.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Your child, whom you hoped would close your eyes, whom you never thought to see taken before you----” “She was the apple of my eye,” said poor Batty, sobbing.
convulsive gasp made while weeping
From this reading Your child, whom you hoped would close your eyes, whom you never thought to see taken before you----” “She was the apple of my eye,” said poor Batty, sobbing.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Your child, whom you hoped would close your eyes, whom you never thought to see taken before you----” “She was the apple of my eye,” said poor Batty, sobbing.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “It is a terrible calamity.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Your child, whom you hoped would close your eyes, whom you never thought to see taken before you----” “She was the apple of my eye,” said poor Batty, sobbing.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Your child, whom you hoped would close your eyes, whom you never thought to see taken before you----” “She was the apple of my eye,” said poor Batty, sobbing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Your child, whom you hoped would close your eyes, whom you never thought to see taken before you----” “She was the apple of my eye,” said poor Batty, sobbing.
precisely as stated
From this reading “I feel for you very deeply,” said Mrs. Eastwood.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Your child, whom you hoped would close your eyes, whom you never thought to see taken before you----” “She was the apple of my eye,” said poor Batty, sobbing.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Your child, whom you hoped would close your eyes, whom you never thought to see taken before you----” “She was the apple of my eye,” said poor Batty, sobbing.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Your child, whom you hoped would close your eyes, whom you never thought to see taken before you----” “She was the apple of my eye,” said poor Batty, sobbing.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I feel for you very deeply,” said Mrs. Eastwood.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your child, whom you hoped would close your eyes, whom you never thought to see taken before you----” “She was the apple of my eye,” said poor Batty, sobbing.
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