Chapter 16 of Johnny Ludlow, Fourth Series is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Johnny Ludlow, Fourth Series is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I am very busy," said Jack, "but I will contrive to get free by seven this evening." "Very busy indeed, when you can spend the day at Lord's!" laughed Verena. "I am not going to Lord's," said Jack. Which was true. "I have come up this way to see an invalid passenger who is going out in my ship."
Chapter 16 of Johnny Ludlow, Fourth Series is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 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.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading “"I am very busy," said Jack, "but I will contrive to get free by seven this evening."”
make or work out a plan for; devise
From this reading “"I am very busy," said Jack, "but I will contrive to get free by seven this evening."”
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading “"I am very busy," said Jack, "but I will contrive to get free by seven this evening."”
someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury
From this reading “"I have come up this way to see an invalid passenger who is going out in my ship."”
possessive form of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “"Very busy indeed, when you can spend the day at Lord's!" laughed Verena.”
a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading “"I have come up this way to see an invalid passenger who is going out in my ship."”
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading “"I am very busy," said Jack, "but I will contrive to get free by seven this evening."”
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading “"Very busy indeed, when you can spend the day at Lord's!" laughed Verena.”
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 “"Very busy indeed, when you can spend the day at Lord's!" laughed Verena.”
bring forth, usually something desirable
In this reading “"I have come up this way to see an invalid passenger who is going out in my ship."”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am very busy," said Jack, "but I will contrive to get free by seven this evening."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "I have come up this way to see an invalid passenger who is going out in my ship."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Very busy indeed, when you can spend the day at Lord's!" laughed Verena.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading "I am very busy," said Jack, "but I will contrive to get free by seven this evening."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I am very busy," said Jack, "but I will contrive to get free by seven this evening."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "I am very busy," said Jack, "but I will contrive to get free by seven this evening."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Very busy indeed, when you can spend the day at Lord's!" laughed Verena.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "I have come up this way to see an invalid passenger who is going out in my ship."
make or work out a plan for; devise
From this reading "I am very busy," said Jack, "but I will contrive to get free by seven this evening."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "Very busy indeed, when you can spend the day at Lord's!" laughed Verena.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading "I am very busy," said Jack, "but I will contrive to get free by seven this evening."
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading "I am very busy," said Jack, "but I will contrive to get free by seven this evening."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I am very busy," said Jack, "but I will contrive to get free by seven this evening."
the act of departing
From this reading "I am not going to Lord's," said Jack.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have come up this way to see an invalid passenger who is going out in my ship."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am very busy," said Jack, "but I will contrive to get free by seven this evening."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I have come up this way to see an invalid passenger who is going out in my ship."
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading "Very busy indeed, when you can spend the day at Lord's!" laughed Verena.
someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury
From this reading "I have come up this way to see an invalid passenger who is going out in my ship."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I have come up this way to see an invalid passenger who is going out in my ship."
a small worthless amount
From this reading "I am very busy," said Jack, "but I will contrive to get free by seven this evening."
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading "Very busy indeed, when you can spend the day at Lord's!" laughed Verena.
possessive form of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading "Very busy indeed, when you can spend the day at Lord's!" laughed Verena.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I have come up this way to see an invalid passenger who is going out in my ship."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I am not going to Lord's," said Jack.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "I have come up this way to see an invalid passenger who is going out in my ship."
a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading "I have come up this way to see an invalid passenger who is going out in my ship."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I am very busy," said Jack, "but I will contrive to get free by seven this evening."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I have come up this way to see an invalid passenger who is going out in my ship."
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading "I am very busy," said Jack, "but I will contrive to get free by seven this evening."
transport commercially
From this reading "I have come up this way to see an invalid passenger who is going out in my ship."
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading "Very busy indeed, when you can spend the day at Lord's!" laughed Verena.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Very busy indeed, when you can spend the day at Lord's!" laughed Verena.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I am very busy," said Jack, "but I will contrive to get free by seven this evening."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I am very busy," said Jack, "but I will contrive to get free by seven this evening."
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading Which was true.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "I have come up this way to see an invalid passenger who is going out in my ship."
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From this reading "Very busy indeed, when you can spend the day at Lord's!" laughed Verena.
precisely as stated
From this reading "I am very busy," said Jack, "but I will contrive to get free by seven this evening."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Which was true.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "I have come up this way to see an invalid passenger who is going out in my ship."
at the time that
From this reading "Very busy indeed, when you can spend the day at Lord's!" laughed Verena.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Which was true.
which person or people
From this reading "I have come up this way to see an invalid passenger who is going out in my ship."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I am very busy," said Jack, "but I will contrive to get free by seven this evening."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Very busy indeed, when you can spend the day at Lord's!" laughed Verena.
Chapter 16 of Johnny Ludlow, Fourth Series by Henry, Mrs. Wood holds 402 sentences, grouped into 81 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.
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