Chapter 27 of Johnny Ludlow, Fourth Series is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of Johnny Ludlow, Fourth Series is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"An enemy, an enemy! A grand gentleman, who will leave her to pine her heart away! What kind of man is he, that Hyde Stockhausen?" she continued, turning to me fiercely. "Kind of man? A pleasant one.
Chapter 27 of Johnny Ludlow, Fourth Series is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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without stop or interruption
From this reading “What kind of man is he, that Hyde Stockhausen?" she continued, turning to me fiercely.”
an opposing military force
From this reading “"An enemy, an enemy!”
in a physically fierce manner
From this reading “What kind of man is he, that Hyde Stockhausen?" she continued, turning to me fiercely.”
a man of refinement
From this reading “A grand gentleman, who will leave her to pine her heart away!”
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading “A grand gentleman, who will leave her to pine her heart away!”
a coniferous tree
From this reading “A grand gentleman, who will leave her to pine her heart away!”
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading “A pleasant one.”
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading “What kind of man is he, that Hyde Stockhausen?" she continued, turning to me fiercely.”
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 “A grand gentleman, who will leave her to pine her heart away!”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A grand gentleman, who will leave her to pine her heart away!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "An enemy, an enemy!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading A grand gentleman, who will leave her to pine her heart away!
without stop or interruption
From this reading What kind of man is he, that Hyde Stockhausen?" she continued, turning to me fiercely.
an opposing military force
From this reading "An enemy, an enemy!
in a physically fierce manner
From this reading What kind of man is he, that Hyde Stockhausen?" she continued, turning to me fiercely.
a man of refinement
From this reading A grand gentleman, who will leave her to pine her heart away!
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading A grand gentleman, who will leave her to pine her heart away!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What kind of man is he, that Hyde Stockhausen?" she continued, turning to me fiercely.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading A grand gentleman, who will leave her to pine her heart away!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A grand gentleman, who will leave her to pine her heart away!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What kind of man is he, that Hyde Stockhausen?" she continued, turning to me fiercely.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What kind of man is he, that Hyde Stockhausen?" she continued, turning to me fiercely.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading What kind of man is he, that Hyde Stockhausen?" she continued, turning to me fiercely.
go away from a place
From this reading A grand gentleman, who will leave her to pine her heart away!
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading What kind of man is he, that Hyde Stockhausen?" she continued, turning to me fiercely.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What kind of man is he, that Hyde Stockhausen?" she continued, turning to me fiercely.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What kind of man is he, that Hyde Stockhausen?" she continued, turning to me fiercely.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A pleasant one.
a coniferous tree
From this reading A grand gentleman, who will leave her to pine her heart away!
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading A pleasant one.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What kind of man is he, that Hyde Stockhausen?" she continued, turning to me fiercely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What kind of man is he, that Hyde Stockhausen?" she continued, turning to me fiercely.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What kind of man is he, that Hyde Stockhausen?" she continued, turning to me fiercely.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A grand gentleman, who will leave her to pine her heart away!
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading What kind of man is he, that Hyde Stockhausen?" she continued, turning to me fiercely.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What kind of man is he, that Hyde Stockhausen?" she continued, turning to me fiercely.
which person or people
From this reading A grand gentleman, who will leave her to pine her heart away!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading A grand gentleman, who will leave her to pine her heart away!
Chapter 27 of Johnny Ludlow, Fourth Series by Henry, Mrs. Wood holds 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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 27 holds 398 sentences of Johnny Ludlow, Fourth Series, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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