Chapter 25 of Johnny Ludlow, Third Series is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 25 of Johnny Ludlow, Third Series is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"How do you know she is?" "We do her business at old Belford's, and she gets talking about the money to him, making no scruple of openly wishing it was hers. She bothers Dr. Knox, who is Mina's trustee, to lend her some of it. As if Knox would!--she might just as well go and bother the moon. No!
Chapter 25 of Johnny Ludlow, Third Series is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading “As if Knox would!--she might just as well go and bother the moon.”
plural of “bother” — an angry disturbance
From this reading “She bothers Dr. Knox, who is Mina's trustee, to lend her some of it.”
Scottish theologian who founded Presbyterianism in Scotland and wrote a history of the Reformation in Scotland (1514-1572)
From this reading “She bothers Dr. Knox, who is Mina's trustee, to lend her some of it.”
bestow a quality on
From this reading “She bothers Dr. Knox, who is Mina's trustee, to lend her some of it.”
in an open way
From this reading “"We do her business at old Belford's, and she gets talking about the money to him, making no scruple of openly wishing it was hers.”
a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains
From this reading “"We do her business at old Belford's, and she gets talking about the money to him, making no scruple of openly wishing it was hers.”
a person (or institution) to whom legal title to property is entrusted to use for another's benefit
From this reading “She bothers Dr. Knox, who is Mina's trustee, to lend her some of it.”
a specific feeling of desire
From this reading “"We do her business at old Belford's, and she gets talking about the money to him, making no scruple of openly wishing it was hers.”
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.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "We do her business at old Belford's, and she gets talking about the money to him, making no scruple of openly wishing it was hers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "We do her business at old Belford's, and she gets talking about the money to him, making no scruple of openly wishing it was hers.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As if Knox would!--she might just as well go and bother the moon.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "We do her business at old Belford's, and she gets talking about the money to him, making no scruple of openly wishing it was hers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We do her business at old Belford's, and she gets talking about the money to him, making no scruple of openly wishing it was hers.
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading As if Knox would!--she might just as well go and bother the moon.
plural of “bother” — an angry disturbance
From this reading She bothers Dr. Knox, who is Mina's trustee, to lend her some of it.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading "We do her business at old Belford's, and she gets talking about the money to him, making no scruple of openly wishing it was hers.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "How do you know she is?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She bothers Dr. Knox, who is Mina's trustee, to lend her some of it.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading "We do her business at old Belford's, and she gets talking about the money to him, making no scruple of openly wishing it was hers.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading As if Knox would!--she might just as well go and bother the moon.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "We do her business at old Belford's, and she gets talking about the money to him, making no scruple of openly wishing it was hers.
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading "We do her business at old Belford's, and she gets talking about the money to him, making no scruple of openly wishing it was hers.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "We do her business at old Belford's, and she gets talking about the money to him, making no scruple of openly wishing it was hers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How do you know she is?"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading As if Knox would!--she might just as well go and bother the moon.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "How do you know she is?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "We do her business at old Belford's, and she gets talking about the money to him, making no scruple of openly wishing it was hers.
and nothing more
From this reading As if Knox would!--she might just as well go and bother the moon.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "How do you know she is?"
Scottish theologian who founded Presbyterianism in Scotland and wrote a history of the Reformation in Scotland (1514-1572)
From this reading She bothers Dr. Knox, who is Mina's trustee, to lend her some of it.
bestow a quality on
From this reading She bothers Dr. Knox, who is Mina's trustee, to lend her some of it.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading "We do her business at old Belford's, and she gets talking about the money to him, making no scruple of openly wishing it was hers.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading As if Knox would!--she might just as well go and bother the moon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She bothers Dr. Knox, who is Mina's trustee, to lend her some of it.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading "We do her business at old Belford's, and she gets talking about the money to him, making no scruple of openly wishing it was hers.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading As if Knox would!--she might just as well go and bother the moon.
not any; not one
From this reading "We do her business at old Belford's, and she gets talking about the money to him, making no scruple of openly wishing it was hers.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "We do her business at old Belford's, and she gets talking about the money to him, making no scruple of openly wishing it was hers.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "We do her business at old Belford's, and she gets talking about the money to him, making no scruple of openly wishing it was hers.
in an open way
From this reading "We do her business at old Belford's, and she gets talking about the money to him, making no scruple of openly wishing it was hers.
a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains
From this reading "We do her business at old Belford's, and she gets talking about the money to him, making no scruple of openly wishing it was hers.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "How do you know she is?"
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She bothers Dr. Knox, who is Mina's trustee, to lend her some of it.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading "We do her business at old Belford's, and she gets talking about the money to him, making no scruple of openly wishing it was hers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "We do her business at old Belford's, and she gets talking about the money to him, making no scruple of openly wishing it was hers.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We do her business at old Belford's, and she gets talking about the money to him, making no scruple of openly wishing it was hers.
a person (or institution) to whom legal title to property is entrusted to use for another's benefit
From this reading She bothers Dr. Knox, who is Mina's trustee, to lend her some of it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "We do her business at old Belford's, and she gets talking about the money to him, making no scruple of openly wishing it was hers.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We do her business at old Belford's, and she gets talking about the money to him, making no scruple of openly wishing it was hers.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading As if Knox would!--she might just as well go and bother the moon.
which person or people
From this reading She bothers Dr. Knox, who is Mina's trustee, to lend her some of it.
a specific feeling of desire
From this reading "We do her business at old Belford's, and she gets talking about the money to him, making no scruple of openly wishing it was hers.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading As if Knox would!--she might just as well go and bother the moon.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How do you know she is?"
Chapter 25 of Johnny Ludlow, Third Series by Henry, Mrs. Wood holds 405 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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