Chapter 13 of Johnny Ludlow, Fourth Series is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Johnny Ludlow, Fourth Series is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"So much the better for me," said Tom. "I want to tell you, Emma, that I am going to leave." "To leave!" "I have had a very good place offered me in London. Mr. Paul knows nothing about it yet, for I did not make up my mind till last night, and I could not get a minute alone with him this morning."
Chapter 13 of Johnny Ludlow, Fourth Series is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Having no one else present.
From this reading “Mr. Paul knows nothing about it yet, for I did not make up my mind till last night, and I could not get a minute alone with him this morning."”
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading “Mr. Paul knows nothing about it yet, for I did not make up my mind till last night, and I could not get a minute alone with him this morning."”
go away from a place
From this reading “"I want to tell you, Emma, that I am going to leave."”
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading “"I have had a very good place offered me in London.”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “Mr. Paul knows nothing about it yet, for I did not make up my mind till last night, and I could not get a minute alone with him this morning."”
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading “"I have had a very good place offered me in London.”
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading “Mr. Paul knows nothing about it yet, for I did not make up my mind till last night, and I could not get a minute alone with him this morning."”
male cat
From this reading “"So much the better for me," said Tom.”
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 “Mr. Paul knows nothing about it yet, for I did not make up my mind till last night, and I could not get a minute alone with him this morning."”
form or compose
In this reading “Mr. Paul knows nothing about it yet, for I did not make up my mind till last night, and I could not get a minute alone with him this morning."”
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 "I have had a very good place offered me in London.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Mr. Paul knows nothing about it yet, for I did not make up my mind till last night, and I could not get a minute alone with him this morning."
Having no one else present.
From this reading Mr. Paul knows nothing about it yet, for I did not make up my mind till last night, and I could not get a minute alone with him this morning."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I want to tell you, Emma, that I am going to leave."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Paul knows nothing about it yet, for I did not make up my mind till last night, and I could not get a minute alone with him this morning."
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "So much the better for me," said Tom.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Mr. Paul knows nothing about it yet, for I did not make up my mind till last night, and I could not get a minute alone with him this morning."
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Mr. Paul knows nothing about it yet, for I did not make up my mind till last night, and I could not get a minute alone with him this morning."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I want to tell you, Emma, that I am going to leave."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "So much the better for me," said Tom.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Mr. Paul knows nothing about it yet, for I did not make up my mind till last night, and I could not get a minute alone with him this morning."
the act of departing
From this reading "I want to tell you, Emma, that I am going to leave."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "I have had a very good place offered me in London.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I have had a very good place offered me in London.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have had a very good place offered me in London.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Paul knows nothing about it yet, for I did not make up my mind till last night, and I could not get a minute alone with him this morning."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I want to tell you, Emma, that I am going to leave."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I have had a very good place offered me in London.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Paul knows nothing about it yet, for I did not make up my mind till last night, and I could not get a minute alone with him this morning."
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading Mr. Paul knows nothing about it yet, for I did not make up my mind till last night, and I could not get a minute alone with him this morning."
immediately past
From this reading Mr. Paul knows nothing about it yet, for I did not make up my mind till last night, and I could not get a minute alone with him this morning."
go away from a place
From this reading "I want to tell you, Emma, that I am going to leave."
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading "I have had a very good place offered me in London.
engage in
From this reading Mr. Paul knows nothing about it yet, for I did not make up my mind till last night, and I could not get a minute alone with him this morning."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "So much the better for me," said Tom.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Mr. Paul knows nothing about it yet, for I did not make up my mind till last night, and I could not get a minute alone with him this morning."
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading Mr. Paul knows nothing about it yet, for I did not make up my mind till last night, and I could not get a minute alone with him this morning."
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Mr. Paul knows nothing about it yet, for I did not make up my mind till last night, and I could not get a minute alone with him this morning."
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Paul knows nothing about it yet, for I did not make up my mind till last night, and I could not get a minute alone with him this morning."
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "So much the better for me," said Tom.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Mr. Paul knows nothing about it yet, for I did not make up my mind till last night, and I could not get a minute alone with him this morning."
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Mr. Paul knows nothing about it yet, for I did not make up my mind till last night, and I could not get a minute alone with him this morning."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mr. Paul knows nothing about it yet, for I did not make up my mind till last night, and I could not get a minute alone with him this morning."
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Mr. Paul knows nothing about it yet, for I did not make up my mind till last night, and I could not get a minute alone with him this morning."
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading "I have had a very good place offered me in London.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading Mr. Paul knows nothing about it yet, for I did not make up my mind till last night, and I could not get a minute alone with him this morning."
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "I have had a very good place offered me in London.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "So much the better for me," said Tom.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So much the better for me," said Tom.
express in words
From this reading "I want to tell you, Emma, that I am going to leave."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I want to tell you, Emma, that I am going to leave."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "So much the better for me," said Tom.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Mr. Paul knows nothing about it yet, for I did not make up my mind till last night, and I could not get a minute alone with him this morning."
up to a particular time
From this reading Mr. Paul knows nothing about it yet, for I did not make up my mind till last night, and I could not get a minute alone with him this morning."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I want to tell you, Emma, that I am going to leave."
male cat
From this reading "So much the better for me," said Tom.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Mr. Paul knows nothing about it yet, for I did not make up my mind till last night, and I could not get a minute alone with him this morning."
precisely as stated
From this reading "I have had a very good place offered me in London.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "I want to tell you, Emma, that I am going to leave."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Paul knows nothing about it yet, for I did not make up my mind till last night, and I could not get a minute alone with him this morning."
but in spite of that
From this reading Mr. Paul knows nothing about it yet, for I did not make up my mind till last night, and I could not get a minute alone with him this morning."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I want to tell you, Emma, that I am going to leave."
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