Chapter 5 of It Is Never Too Late to Mend is here in full — 829 sentences across 166 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of It Is Never Too Late to Mend is here in full — 829 sentences across 166 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“You going to leave us, Mr. Eden, and going to live in a jail? Oh! Mr. Eden, I can't bear to think of it. You to be cooped up there among thieves and rogues, and perhaps murderers?” “They have the more need of me.”
Chapter 5 of It Is Never Too Late to Mend is here in full — 829 sentences across 166 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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have
From this reading “Mr. Eden, I can't bear to think of it.”
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading ““You going to leave us, Mr. Eden, and going to live in a jail?”
a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
From this reading ““You going to leave us, Mr. Eden, and going to live in a jail?”
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading ““You going to leave us, Mr. Eden, and going to live in a jail?”
plural of “murderer” — a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
From this reading “You to be cooped up there among thieves and rogues, and perhaps murderers?””
a condition requiring relief
From this reading ““They have the more need of me.””
plural of “rogue” — a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading “You to be cooped up there among thieves and rogues, and perhaps murderers?””
plural of “thief” — a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading “You to be cooped up there among thieves and rogues, and perhaps murderers?””
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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 “You going to leave us, Mr. Eden, and going to live in a jail?
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading You to be cooped up there among thieves and rogues, and perhaps murderers?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “You going to leave us, Mr. Eden, and going to live in a jail?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You to be cooped up there among thieves and rogues, and perhaps murderers?”
have
From this reading Mr. Eden, I can't bear to think of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Eden, I can't bear to think of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You to be cooped up there among thieves and rogues, and perhaps murderers?”
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading “You going to leave us, Mr. Eden, and going to live in a jail?
the act of departing
From this reading “You going to leave us, Mr. Eden, and going to live in a jail?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “They have the more need of me.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Mr. Eden, I can't bear to think of it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “You going to leave us, Mr. Eden, and going to live in a jail?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Eden, I can't bear to think of it.
a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
From this reading “You going to leave us, Mr. Eden, and going to live in a jail?
go away from a place
From this reading “You going to leave us, Mr. Eden, and going to live in a jail?
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “You going to leave us, Mr. Eden, and going to live in a jail?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “They have the more need of me.”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “They have the more need of me.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading “You going to leave us, Mr. Eden, and going to live in a jail?
plural of “murderer” — a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
From this reading You to be cooped up there among thieves and rogues, and perhaps murderers?”
a condition requiring relief
From this reading “They have the more need of me.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Eden, I can't bear to think of it.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh!
by chance
From this reading You to be cooped up there among thieves and rogues, and perhaps murderers?”
plural of “rogue” — a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading You to be cooped up there among thieves and rogues, and perhaps murderers?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “They have the more need of me.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading You to be cooped up there among thieves and rogues, and perhaps murderers?”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They have the more need of me.”
plural of “thief” — a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading You to be cooped up there among thieves and rogues, and perhaps murderers?”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Mr. Eden, I can't bear to think of it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You going to leave us, Mr. Eden, and going to live in a jail?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading You to be cooped up there among thieves and rogues, and perhaps murderers?”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You going to leave us, Mr. Eden, and going to live in a jail?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You going to leave us, Mr. Eden, and going to live in a jail?
Chapter 5 of It Is Never Too Late to Mend by Charles Reade holds 829 sentences, grouped into 166 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.
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