Chapter 31 of Joan and Peter: The Story of an Education is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of Joan and Peter: The Story of an Education is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“You improve.” “But when I get up this is one of the things I have to see to. You see, Jelalludin, this Empire of ours—yours and mine—has got into the hands of a gang of gory Old Fools. Partly my negligence—as God said.” “God?” said Jelalludin.
Chapter 31 of Joan and Peter: The Story of an Education is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised
From this reading “You see, Jelalludin, this Empire of ours—yours and mine—has got into the hands of a gang of gory Old Fools.”
plural of “fool” — a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading “You see, Jelalludin, this Empire of ours—yours and mine—has got into the hands of a gang of gory Old Fools.”
an association of criminals
From this reading “You see, Jelalludin, this Empire of ours—yours and mine—has got into the hands of a gang of gory Old Fools.”
covered with blood
From this reading “You see, Jelalludin, this Empire of ours—yours and mine—has got into the hands of a gang of gory Old Fools.”
to make better
From this reading ““You improve.””
failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
From this reading “Partly my negligence—as God said.””
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading “You see, Jelalludin, this Empire of ours—yours and mine—has got into the hands of a gang of gory Old Fools.”
to some extent; in some degree; not wholly
From this reading “Partly my negligence—as God said.””
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 “You see, Jelalludin, this Empire of ours—yours and mine—has got into the hands of a gang of gory Old Fools.”
rise to one's feet
In this reading ““But when I get up this is one of the things I have to see to.”
get involved in or with
In this reading “You see, Jelalludin, this Empire of ours—yours and mine—has got into the hands of a gang of gory Old Fools.”
In this reading “You see, Jelalludin, this Empire of ours—yours and mine—has got into the hands of a gang of gory Old Fools.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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 You see, Jelalludin, this Empire of ours—yours and mine—has got into the hands of a gang of gory Old Fools.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You see, Jelalludin, this Empire of ours—yours and mine—has got into the hands of a gang of gory Old Fools.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Partly my negligence—as God said.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But when I get up this is one of the things I have to see to.
the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised
From this reading You see, Jelalludin, this Empire of ours—yours and mine—has got into the hands of a gang of gory Old Fools.
plural of “fool” — a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading You see, Jelalludin, this Empire of ours—yours and mine—has got into the hands of a gang of gory Old Fools.
an association of criminals
From this reading You see, Jelalludin, this Empire of ours—yours and mine—has got into the hands of a gang of gory Old Fools.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “But when I get up this is one of the things I have to see to.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Partly my negligence—as God said.”
covered with blood
From this reading You see, Jelalludin, this Empire of ours—yours and mine—has got into the hands of a gang of gory Old Fools.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading You see, Jelalludin, this Empire of ours—yours and mine—has got into the hands of a gang of gory Old Fools.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading You see, Jelalludin, this Empire of ours—yours and mine—has got into the hands of a gang of gory Old Fools.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You see, Jelalludin, this Empire of ours—yours and mine—has got into the hands of a gang of gory Old Fools.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “But when I get up this is one of the things I have to see to.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “But when I get up this is one of the things I have to see to.
to make better
From this reading “You improve.”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading You see, Jelalludin, this Empire of ours—yours and mine—has got into the hands of a gang of gory Old Fools.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “But when I get up this is one of the things I have to see to.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You see, Jelalludin, this Empire of ours—yours and mine—has got into the hands of a gang of gory Old Fools.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You see, Jelalludin, this Empire of ours—yours and mine—has got into the hands of a gang of gory Old Fools.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Partly my negligence—as God said.”
failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
From this reading Partly my negligence—as God said.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “But when I get up this is one of the things I have to see to.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading You see, Jelalludin, this Empire of ours—yours and mine—has got into the hands of a gang of gory Old Fools.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “But when I get up this is one of the things I have to see to.
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading You see, Jelalludin, this Empire of ours—yours and mine—has got into the hands of a gang of gory Old Fools.
to some extent; in some degree; not wholly
From this reading Partly my negligence—as God said.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Partly my negligence—as God said.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “But when I get up this is one of the things I have to see to.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “But when I get up this is one of the things I have to see to.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “But when I get up this is one of the things I have to see to.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “But when I get up this is one of the things I have to see to.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “But when I get up this is one of the things I have to see to.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “But when I get up this is one of the things I have to see to.
at the time that
From this reading “But when I get up this is one of the things I have to see to.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You improve.”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading You see, Jelalludin, this Empire of ours—yours and mine—has got into the hands of a gang of gory Old Fools.
Chapter 31 of Joan and Peter: The Story of an Education by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells holds 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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.
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