Chapter 28 of John Rawn, Prominent Citizen is here in full — 329 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of John Rawn, Prominent Citizen is here in full — 329 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SECOND CURRENT I "Charles," said Virginia Rawn, "Charley--" And always her white hand touched his shoulder, his arm, his hand--"You really mustn't go. Believe me, you'll both be sorry to-morrow. You don't know what you're doing! You're only angry now. You'll both be sorry."
Chapter 28 of John Rawn, Prominent Citizen is here in full — 329 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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feeling or showing anger
From this reading “You're only angry now.”
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading “THE SECOND CURRENT I "Charles," said Virginia Rawn, "Charley--" And always her white hand touched his shoulder, his arm, his hand--"You really mustn't go.”
a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading “THE SECOND CURRENT I "Charles," said Virginia Rawn, "Charley--" And always her white hand touched his shoulder, his arm, his hand--"You really mustn't go.”
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading “You don't know what you're doing!”
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading “THE SECOND CURRENT I "Charles," said Virginia Rawn, "Charley--" And always her white hand touched his shoulder, his arm, his hand--"You really mustn't go.”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “Believe me, you'll both be sorry to-morrow.”
having come into contact
From this reading “THE SECOND CURRENT I "Charles," said Virginia Rawn, "Charley--" And always her white hand touched his shoulder, his arm, his hand--"You really mustn't go.”
a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
From this reading “THE SECOND CURRENT I "Charles," said Virginia Rawn, "Charley--" And always her white hand touched his shoulder, his arm, his hand--"You really mustn't go.”
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 “THE SECOND CURRENT I "Charles," said Virginia Rawn, "Charley--" And always her white hand touched his shoulder, his arm, his hand--"You really mustn't go.”
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at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading THE SECOND CURRENT I "Charles," said Virginia Rawn, "Charley--" And always her white hand touched his shoulder, his arm, his hand--"You really mustn't go.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SECOND CURRENT I "Charles," said Virginia Rawn, "Charley--" And always her white hand touched his shoulder, his arm, his hand--"You really mustn't go.
feeling or showing anger
From this reading You're only angry now.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading THE SECOND CURRENT I "Charles," said Virginia Rawn, "Charley--" And always her white hand touched his shoulder, his arm, his hand--"You really mustn't go.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Believe me, you'll both be sorry to-morrow.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Believe me, you'll both be sorry to-morrow.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Believe me, you'll both be sorry to-morrow.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading THE SECOND CURRENT I "Charles," said Virginia Rawn, "Charley--" And always her white hand touched his shoulder, his arm, his hand--"You really mustn't go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SECOND CURRENT I "Charles," said Virginia Rawn, "Charley--" And always her white hand touched his shoulder, his arm, his hand--"You really mustn't go.
a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading THE SECOND CURRENT I "Charles," said Virginia Rawn, "Charley--" And always her white hand touched his shoulder, his arm, his hand--"You really mustn't go.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading You don't know what you're doing!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You don't know what you're doing!
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE SECOND CURRENT I "Charles," said Virginia Rawn, "Charley--" And always her white hand touched his shoulder, his arm, his hand--"You really mustn't go.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading THE SECOND CURRENT I "Charles," said Virginia Rawn, "Charley--" And always her white hand touched his shoulder, his arm, his hand--"You really mustn't go.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE SECOND CURRENT I "Charles," said Virginia Rawn, "Charley--" And always her white hand touched his shoulder, his arm, his hand--"You really mustn't go.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE SECOND CURRENT I "Charles," said Virginia Rawn, "Charley--" And always her white hand touched his shoulder, his arm, his hand--"You really mustn't go.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE SECOND CURRENT I "Charles," said Virginia Rawn, "Charley--" And always her white hand touched his shoulder, his arm, his hand--"You really mustn't go.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You don't know what you're doing!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Believe me, you'll both be sorry to-morrow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SECOND CURRENT I "Charles," said Virginia Rawn, "Charley--" And always her white hand touched his shoulder, his arm, his hand--"You really mustn't go.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading You're only angry now.
and nothing more
From this reading You're only angry now.
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From this reading THE SECOND CURRENT I "Charles," said Virginia Rawn, "Charley--" And always her white hand touched his shoulder, his arm, his hand--"You really mustn't go.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading THE SECOND CURRENT I "Charles," said Virginia Rawn, "Charley--" And always her white hand touched his shoulder, his arm, his hand--"You really mustn't go.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE SECOND CURRENT I "Charles," said Virginia Rawn, "Charley--" And always her white hand touched his shoulder, his arm, his hand--"You really mustn't go.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading THE SECOND CURRENT I "Charles," said Virginia Rawn, "Charley--" And always her white hand touched his shoulder, his arm, his hand--"You really mustn't go.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading THE SECOND CURRENT I "Charles," said Virginia Rawn, "Charley--" And always her white hand touched his shoulder, his arm, his hand--"You really mustn't go.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading Believe me, you'll both be sorry to-morrow.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SECOND CURRENT I "Charles," said Virginia Rawn, "Charley--" And always her white hand touched his shoulder, his arm, his hand--"You really mustn't go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Believe me, you'll both be sorry to-morrow.
having come into contact
From this reading THE SECOND CURRENT I "Charles," said Virginia Rawn, "Charley--" And always her white hand touched his shoulder, his arm, his hand--"You really mustn't go.
a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
From this reading THE SECOND CURRENT I "Charles," said Virginia Rawn, "Charley--" And always her white hand touched his shoulder, his arm, his hand--"You really mustn't go.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading You don't know what you're doing!
a Caucasian
From this reading THE SECOND CURRENT I "Charles," said Virginia Rawn, "Charley--" And always her white hand touched his shoulder, his arm, his hand--"You really mustn't go.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE SECOND CURRENT I "Charles," said Virginia Rawn, "Charley--" And always her white hand touched his shoulder, his arm, his hand--"You really mustn't go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Believe me, you'll both be sorry to-morrow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You don't know what you're doing!
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