Chapter 38 of Johnny Ludlow, Second Series is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 38 of Johnny Ludlow, Second Series is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"If I could but get some one to be my friend with the Rector, and ask him to forgive me," said Lee. "Had your father been alive, Mr. Rymer, I think he would have done it for me." "Very likely. No good to ask me--if that's what you are hinting at. The Rector looks upon me as a black sheep, and turns on me the cold shoulder.
Chapter 38 of Johnny Ludlow, Second Series is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 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.
possessing life
From this reading “"Had your father been alive, Mr. Rymer, I think he would have done it for me."”
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading “"If I could but get some one to be my friend with the Rector, and ask him to forgive me," said Lee.”
-ing form of “hint” — drop a hint; intimate by a hint
From this reading “No good to ask me--if that's what you are hinting at.”
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading “"If I could but get some one to be my friend with the Rector, and ask him to forgive me," said Lee.”
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading “"If I could but get some one to be my friend with the Rector, and ask him to forgive me," said Lee.”
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
From this reading “The Rector looks upon me as a black sheep, and turns on me the cold shoulder.”
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading “The Rector looks upon me as a black sheep, and turns on me the cold shoulder.”
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading “The Rector looks upon me as a black sheep, and turns on me the cold shoulder.”
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.
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a reckless and unprincipled reprobate
In this reading “The Rector looks upon me as a black sheep, and turns on me the cold shoulder.”
look on as or consider
In this reading “The Rector looks upon me as a black sheep, and turns on me the cold shoulder.”
In this reading “"If I could but get some one to be my friend with the Rector, and ask him to forgive me," said Lee.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 The Rector looks upon me as a black sheep, and turns on me the cold shoulder.
possessing life
From this reading "Had your father been alive, Mr. Rymer, I think he would have done it for me."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "If I could but get some one to be my friend with the Rector, and ask him to forgive me," said Lee.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading No good to ask me--if that's what you are hinting at.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Rector looks upon me as a black sheep, and turns on me the cold shoulder.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "If I could but get some one to be my friend with the Rector, and ask him to forgive me," said Lee.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading No good to ask me--if that's what you are hinting at.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "If I could but get some one to be my friend with the Rector, and ask him to forgive me," said Lee.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Had your father been alive, Mr. Rymer, I think he would have done it for me."
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The Rector looks upon me as a black sheep, and turns on me the cold shoulder.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "If I could but get some one to be my friend with the Rector, and ask him to forgive me," said Lee.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading The Rector looks upon me as a black sheep, and turns on me the cold shoulder.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "If I could but get some one to be my friend with the Rector, and ask him to forgive me," said Lee.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "Had your father been alive, Mr. Rymer, I think he would have done it for me."
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Had your father been alive, Mr. Rymer, I think he would have done it for me."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Had your father been alive, Mr. Rymer, I think he would have done it for me."
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading "If I could but get some one to be my friend with the Rector, and ask him to forgive me," said Lee.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "If I could but get some one to be my friend with the Rector, and ask him to forgive me," said Lee.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "If I could but get some one to be my friend with the Rector, and ask him to forgive me," said Lee.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading No good to ask me--if that's what you are hinting at.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Had your father been alive, Mr. Rymer, I think he would have done it for me."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Had your father been alive, Mr. Rymer, I think he would have done it for me."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Had your father been alive, Mr. Rymer, I think he would have done it for me."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "If I could but get some one to be my friend with the Rector, and ask him to forgive me," said Lee.
-ing form of “hint” — drop a hint; intimate by a hint
From this reading No good to ask me--if that's what you are hinting at.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "If I could but get some one to be my friend with the Rector, and ask him to forgive me," said Lee.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If I could but get some one to be my friend with the Rector, and ask him to forgive me," said Lee.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Had your father been alive, Mr. Rymer, I think he would have done it for me."
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading "If I could but get some one to be my friend with the Rector, and ask him to forgive me," said Lee.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading "Very likely.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading The Rector looks upon me as a black sheep, and turns on me the cold shoulder.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "If I could but get some one to be my friend with the Rector, and ask him to forgive me," said Lee.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Had your father been alive, Mr. Rymer, I think he would have done it for me."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "If I could but get some one to be my friend with the Rector, and ask him to forgive me," said Lee.
not any; not one
From this reading No good to ask me--if that's what you are hinting at.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Rector looks upon me as a black sheep, and turns on me the cold shoulder.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "If I could but get some one to be my friend with the Rector, and ask him to forgive me," said Lee.
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading "If I could but get some one to be my friend with the Rector, and ask him to forgive me," said Lee.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Had your father been alive, Mr. Rymer, I think he would have done it for me."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "If I could but get some one to be my friend with the Rector, and ask him to forgive me," said Lee.
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
From this reading The Rector looks upon me as a black sheep, and turns on me the cold shoulder.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading The Rector looks upon me as a black sheep, and turns on me the cold shoulder.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "If I could but get some one to be my friend with the Rector, and ask him to forgive me," said Lee.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No good to ask me--if that's what you are hinting at.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "If I could but get some one to be my friend with the Rector, and ask him to forgive me," said Lee.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Had your father been alive, Mr. Rymer, I think he would have done it for me."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "If I could but get some one to be my friend with the Rector, and ask him to forgive me," said Lee.
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading The Rector looks upon me as a black sheep, and turns on me the cold shoulder.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The Rector looks upon me as a black sheep, and turns on me the cold shoulder.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Very likely.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading No good to ask me--if that's what you are hinting at.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "If I could but get some one to be my friend with the Rector, and ask him to forgive me," said Lee.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Had your father been alive, Mr. Rymer, I think he would have done it for me."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading No good to ask me--if that's what you are hinting at.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Had your father been alive, Mr. Rymer, I think he would have done it for me."
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