Chapter 10 of John Marsh's Millions is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of John Marsh's Millions is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Paula now breathed freely for the first time in weeks. The enemy was utterly routed. Temporarily at least she might reasonably expect to be spared further annoyance. Her uncle, it was true, had control of her fortune, and until she came of age her hands were completely tied. But in another year she would be her own mistress.
Chapter 10 of John Marsh's Millions is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
From this reading “Temporarily at least she might reasonably expect to be spared further annoyance.”
uttered without voice
From this reading “Paula now breathed freely for the first time in weeks.”
power to direct or determine
From this reading “Her uncle, it was true, had control of her fortune, and until she came of age her hands were completely tied.”
in a free manner
From this reading “Paula now breathed freely for the first time in weeks.”
to certain extent or degree
From this reading “Temporarily at least she might reasonably expect to be spared further annoyance.”
past form of “route” — send documents or materials to appropriate destinations
From this reading “The enemy was utterly routed.”
past form of “spare” — refrain from harming
From this reading “Temporarily at least she might reasonably expect to be spared further annoyance.”
for a limited time only; not permanently
From this reading “Temporarily at least she might reasonably expect to be spared further annoyance.”
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 “Paula now breathed freely for the first time in weeks.”
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how long something has existed
From this reading Her uncle, it was true, had control of her fortune, and until she came of age her hands were completely tied.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her uncle, it was true, had control of her fortune, and until she came of age her hands were completely tied.
the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
From this reading Temporarily at least she might reasonably expect to be spared further annoyance.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading But in another year she would be her own mistress.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Temporarily at least she might reasonably expect to be spared further annoyance.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Temporarily at least she might reasonably expect to be spared further annoyance.
uttered without voice
From this reading Paula now breathed freely for the first time in weeks.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But in another year she would be her own mistress.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Her uncle, it was true, had control of her fortune, and until she came of age her hands were completely tied.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading Her uncle, it was true, had control of her fortune, and until she came of age her hands were completely tied.
power to direct or determine
From this reading Her uncle, it was true, had control of her fortune, and until she came of age her hands were completely tied.
an opposing military force
From this reading The enemy was utterly routed.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading Temporarily at least she might reasonably expect to be spared further annoyance.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Paula now breathed freely for the first time in weeks.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Paula now breathed freely for the first time in weeks.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading Her uncle, it was true, had control of her fortune, and until she came of age her hands were completely tied.
in a free manner
From this reading Paula now breathed freely for the first time in weeks.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading Temporarily at least she might reasonably expect to be spared further annoyance.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her uncle, it was true, had control of her fortune, and until she came of age her hands were completely tied.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Her uncle, it was true, had control of her fortune, and until she came of age her hands were completely tied.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her uncle, it was true, had control of her fortune, and until she came of age her hands were completely tied.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Paula now breathed freely for the first time in weeks.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Her uncle, it was true, had control of her fortune, and until she came of age her hands were completely tied.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading Temporarily at least she might reasonably expect to be spared further annoyance.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Temporarily at least she might reasonably expect to be spared further annoyance.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading But in another year she would be her own mistress.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Paula now breathed freely for the first time in weeks.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her uncle, it was true, had control of her fortune, and until she came of age her hands were completely tied.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading But in another year she would be her own mistress.
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From this reading Paula now breathed freely for the first time in weeks.
to certain extent or degree
From this reading Temporarily at least she might reasonably expect to be spared further annoyance.
past form of “route” — send documents or materials to appropriate destinations
From this reading The enemy was utterly routed.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Temporarily at least she might reasonably expect to be spared further annoyance.
past form of “spare” — refrain from harming
From this reading Temporarily at least she might reasonably expect to be spared further annoyance.
for a limited time only; not permanently
From this reading Temporarily at least she might reasonably expect to be spared further annoyance.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Paula now breathed freely for the first time in weeks.
bound or secured closely
From this reading Her uncle, it was true, had control of her fortune, and until she came of age her hands were completely tied.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Paula now breathed freely for the first time in weeks.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Temporarily at least she might reasonably expect to be spared further annoyance.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading Her uncle, it was true, had control of her fortune, and until she came of age her hands were completely tied.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Her uncle, it was true, had control of her fortune, and until she came of age her hands were completely tied.
up to a particular time
From this reading Her uncle, it was true, had control of her fortune, and until she came of age her hands were completely tied.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading The enemy was utterly routed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The enemy was utterly routed.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Paula now breathed freely for the first time in weeks.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her uncle, it was true, had control of her fortune, and until she came of age her hands were completely tied.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But in another year she would be her own mistress.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading But in another year she would be her own mistress.
Chapter 10 of John Marsh's Millions by Charles Klein holds 227 sentences, grouped into 46 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 10 holds 227 sentences of John Marsh's Millions, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.
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