Chapter 8 of John Marsh's Millions is here in full — 326 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of John Marsh's Millions is here in full — 326 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mr. Ricaby entered the room hurriedly. His face was serious and his manner agitated. Paula advanced eagerly to meet him. "Bad news!" he began. "That which I feared has happened."
Chapter 8 of John Marsh's Millions is here in full — 326 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading “Paula advanced eagerly to meet him.”
troubled emotionally and usually deeply
From this reading “His face was serious and his manner agitated.”
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading “Paula advanced eagerly to meet him.”
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading “Mr. Ricaby entered the room hurriedly.”
past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading “"That which I feared has happened."”
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading “Mr. Ricaby entered the room hurriedly.”
information about recent and important events
From this reading “"Bad news!" he began.”
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading “His face was serious and his manner agitated.”
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 “"Bad news!" he began.”
In this reading “Mr. Ricaby entered the room hurriedly.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading Paula advanced eagerly to meet him.
troubled emotionally and usually deeply
From this reading His face was serious and his manner agitated.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His face was serious and his manner agitated.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading "Bad news!" he began.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "Bad news!" he began.
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading Paula advanced eagerly to meet him.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Mr. Ricaby entered the room hurriedly.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading His face was serious and his manner agitated.
past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading "That which I feared has happened."
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading "That which I feared has happened."
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That which I feared has happened."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Bad news!" he began.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Paula advanced eagerly to meet him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His face was serious and his manner agitated.
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading Mr. Ricaby entered the room hurriedly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "That which I feared has happened."
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading His face was serious and his manner agitated.
come together
From this reading Paula advanced eagerly to meet him.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Ricaby entered the room hurriedly.
information about recent and important events
From this reading "Bad news!" he began.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Paula advanced eagerly to meet him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Ricaby entered the room hurriedly.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Mr. Ricaby entered the room hurriedly.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading His face was serious and his manner agitated.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That which I feared has happened."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Ricaby entered the room hurriedly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Paula advanced eagerly to meet him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His face was serious and his manner agitated.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "That which I feared has happened."
Chapter 8 of John Marsh's Millions by Charles Klein holds 326 sentences, grouped into 66 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 8 holds 326 sentences of John Marsh's Millions, unabridged, divided into 66 reading sections.
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