Chapter 5 of It Never Can Happen Again is here in full — 888 sentences across 178 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of It Never Can Happen Again is here in full — 888 sentences across 178 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OF THE GRAUBOSCHIAN PHILOSOPHY. HOW JUDITH ARKROYD WALKED WITH MR. CHALLIS TO THE RECTORY. HOW HE SAID NOTHING ABOUT HIS WIFE BEING HIS DECEASED WIFE'S SISTER. HOW HE WAS OUT OF HIS ELEMENT AT THE RECTORY.
Chapter 5 of It Never Can Happen Again is here in full — 888 sentences across 178 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a soft lightweight fabric (usually printed)
From this reading “CHALLIS TO THE RECTORY.”
someone who is no longer alive
From this reading “HOW HE SAID NOTHING ABOUT HIS WIFE BEING HIS DECEASED WIFE'S SISTER.”
an abstract part of something
From this reading “HOW HE WAS OUT OF HIS ELEMENT AT THE RECTORY.”
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading “HOW JUDITH ARKROYD WALKED WITH MR.”
The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)
From this reading “OF THE GRAUBOSCHIAN PHILOSOPHY.”
an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector
From this reading “CHALLIS TO THE RECTORY.”
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “HOW HE SAID NOTHING ABOUT HIS WIFE BEING HIS DECEASED WIFE'S SISTER.”
possessive form of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading “HOW HE SAID NOTHING ABOUT HIS WIFE BEING HIS DECEASED WIFE'S SISTER.”
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 “HOW HE SAID NOTHING ABOUT HIS WIFE BEING HIS DECEASED WIFE'S SISTER.”
In this reading “HOW HE WAS OUT OF HIS ELEMENT AT THE RECTORY.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading HOW HE SAID NOTHING ABOUT HIS WIFE BEING HIS DECEASED WIFE'S SISTER.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW JUDITH ARKROYD WALKED WITH MR.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading HOW HE WAS OUT OF HIS ELEMENT AT THE RECTORY.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading HOW HE SAID NOTHING ABOUT HIS WIFE BEING HIS DECEASED WIFE'S SISTER.
a soft lightweight fabric (usually printed)
From this reading CHALLIS TO THE RECTORY.
someone who is no longer alive
From this reading HOW HE SAID NOTHING ABOUT HIS WIFE BEING HIS DECEASED WIFE'S SISTER.
an abstract part of something
From this reading HOW HE WAS OUT OF HIS ELEMENT AT THE RECTORY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OF THE GRAUBOSCHIAN PHILOSOPHY.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HOW HE SAID NOTHING ABOUT HIS WIFE BEING HIS DECEASED WIFE'S SISTER.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HOW HE SAID NOTHING ABOUT HIS WIFE BEING HIS DECEASED WIFE'S SISTER.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW JUDITH ARKROYD WALKED WITH MR.
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading HOW JUDITH ARKROYD WALKED WITH MR.
a form of address for a man
From this reading HOW JUDITH ARKROYD WALKED WITH MR.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading HOW HE SAID NOTHING ABOUT HIS WIFE BEING HIS DECEASED WIFE'S SISTER.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OF THE GRAUBOSCHIAN PHILOSOPHY.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading HOW HE WAS OUT OF HIS ELEMENT AT THE RECTORY.
The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)
From this reading OF THE GRAUBOSCHIAN PHILOSOPHY.
an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector
From this reading CHALLIS TO THE RECTORY.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading HOW HE SAID NOTHING ABOUT HIS WIFE BEING HIS DECEASED WIFE'S SISTER.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading HOW HE SAID NOTHING ABOUT HIS WIFE BEING HIS DECEASED WIFE'S SISTER.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OF THE GRAUBOSCHIAN PHILOSOPHY.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHALLIS TO THE RECTORY.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading HOW JUDITH ARKROYD WALKED WITH MR.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOW HE WAS OUT OF HIS ELEMENT AT THE RECTORY.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading HOW HE SAID NOTHING ABOUT HIS WIFE BEING HIS DECEASED WIFE'S SISTER.
possessive form of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading HOW HE SAID NOTHING ABOUT HIS WIFE BEING HIS DECEASED WIFE'S SISTER.
in the company of; together with
From this reading HOW JUDITH ARKROYD WALKED WITH MR.
Chapter 5 of It Never Can Happen Again by William De Morgan holds 888 sentences, grouped into 178 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 5 holds 888 sentences of It Never Can Happen Again, unabridged, divided into 178 reading sections.
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