Chapter 10 of John Tincroft, bachelor and benedict is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of John Tincroft, bachelor and benedict is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN THE FILBERT ALLEY. "AND this is all you have to say to me, Sarah?" "It is all I mean to say about the miserable affair, Walter. If you like to believe me, you can; and if you won't believe me, you may leave it alone." "And you won't make any confession or apology?"
Chapter 10 of John Tincroft, bachelor and benedict is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “"It is all I mean to say about the miserable affair, Walter.”
a narrow street with walls on both sides
From this reading “IN THE FILBERT ALLEY.”
an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone
From this reading “"And you won't make any confession or apology?"”
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading “"And you won't make any confession or apology?"”
small nut-bearing tree much grown in Europe
From this reading “IN THE FILBERT ALLEY.”
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading “"It is all I mean to say about the miserable affair, Walter.”
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading “"AND this is all you have to say to me, Sarah?"”
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading “"It is all I mean to say about the miserable affair, Walter.”
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 “"And you won't make any confession or apology?"”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "It is all I mean to say about the miserable affair, Walter.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "It is all I mean to say about the miserable affair, Walter.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "AND this is all you have to say to me, Sarah?"
a narrow street with walls on both sides
From this reading IN THE FILBERT ALLEY.
Having no one else present.
From this reading If you like to believe me, you can; and if you won't believe me, you may leave it alone."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "AND this is all you have to say to me, Sarah?"
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "And you won't make any confession or apology?"
an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone
From this reading "And you won't make any confession or apology?"
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading If you like to believe me, you can; and if you won't believe me, you may leave it alone."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading If you like to believe me, you can; and if you won't believe me, you may leave it alone."
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading "And you won't make any confession or apology?"
small nut-bearing tree much grown in Europe
From this reading IN THE FILBERT ALLEY.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "AND this is all you have to say to me, Sarah?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It is all I mean to say about the miserable affair, Walter.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you like to believe me, you can; and if you won't believe me, you may leave it alone."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE FILBERT ALLEY.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "AND this is all you have to say to me, Sarah?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is all I mean to say about the miserable affair, Walter.
go away from a place
From this reading If you like to believe me, you can; and if you won't believe me, you may leave it alone."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading If you like to believe me, you can; and if you won't believe me, you may leave it alone."
engage in
From this reading "And you won't make any confession or apology?"
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading If you like to believe me, you can; and if you won't believe me, you may leave it alone."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "AND this is all you have to say to me, Sarah?"
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "It is all I mean to say about the miserable affair, Walter.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading "It is all I mean to say about the miserable affair, Walter.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "And you won't make any confession or apology?"
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading "AND this is all you have to say to me, Sarah?"
express in words
From this reading "AND this is all you have to say to me, Sarah?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE FILBERT ALLEY.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "AND this is all you have to say to me, Sarah?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "AND this is all you have to say to me, Sarah?"
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading "It is all I mean to say about the miserable affair, Walter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you like to believe me, you can; and if you won't believe me, you may leave it alone."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "AND this is all you have to say to me, Sarah?"
Chapter 10 of John Tincroft, bachelor and benedict by George E. (George Eliel) Sargent holds 164 sentences, grouped into 33 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 164 sentences of John Tincroft, bachelor and benedict, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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