Chapter 4 of Keynotes is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of Keynotes is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Do you think from what you have seen of me that I would ask a question out of any mere impertinent curiosity?" She starts. "No, I do not!" I take up her hand and touch the ring. "Tell me, does this bind you to any one?"
Chapter 4 of Keynotes is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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stick to firmly
From this reading “"Tell me, does this bind you to any one?"”
a state in which you want to learn more about something
From this reading “"Do you think from what you have seen of me that I would ask a question out of any mere impertinent curiosity?"”
characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
From this reading “"Do you think from what you have seen of me that I would ask a question out of any mere impertinent curiosity?"”
being nothing more than specified
From this reading “"Do you think from what you have seen of me that I would ask a question out of any mere impertinent curiosity?"”
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “"Do you think from what you have seen of me that I would ask a question out of any mere impertinent curiosity?"”
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading “I take up her hand and touch the ring.”
plural of “start” — the beginning of anything
From this reading “She starts.”
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading “I take up her hand and touch the ring.”
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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In this reading “"Do you think from what you have seen of me that I would ask a question out of any mere impertinent curiosity?"”
pursue or resume
In this reading “I take up her hand and touch the ring.”
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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 "Do you think from what you have seen of me that I would ask a question out of any mere impertinent curiosity?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I take up her hand and touch the ring.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Do you think from what you have seen of me that I would ask a question out of any mere impertinent curiosity?"
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Do you think from what you have seen of me that I would ask a question out of any mere impertinent curiosity?"
stick to firmly
From this reading "Tell me, does this bind you to any one?"
a state in which you want to learn more about something
From this reading "Do you think from what you have seen of me that I would ask a question out of any mere impertinent curiosity?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you think from what you have seen of me that I would ask a question out of any mere impertinent curiosity?"
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Tell me, does this bind you to any one?"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Do you think from what you have seen of me that I would ask a question out of any mere impertinent curiosity?"
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading I take up her hand and touch the ring.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Do you think from what you have seen of me that I would ask a question out of any mere impertinent curiosity?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I take up her hand and touch the ring.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Do you think from what you have seen of me that I would ask a question out of any mere impertinent curiosity?"
characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
From this reading "Do you think from what you have seen of me that I would ask a question out of any mere impertinent curiosity?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Do you think from what you have seen of me that I would ask a question out of any mere impertinent curiosity?"
being nothing more than specified
From this reading "Do you think from what you have seen of me that I would ask a question out of any mere impertinent curiosity?"
not any; not one
From this reading "No, I do not!"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "No, I do not!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Do you think from what you have seen of me that I would ask a question out of any mere impertinent curiosity?"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Tell me, does this bind you to any one?"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Do you think from what you have seen of me that I would ask a question out of any mere impertinent curiosity?"
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading "Do you think from what you have seen of me that I would ask a question out of any mere impertinent curiosity?"
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading I take up her hand and touch the ring.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Do you think from what you have seen of me that I would ask a question out of any mere impertinent curiosity?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She starts.
plural of “start” — the beginning of anything
From this reading She starts.
carry out
From this reading I take up her hand and touch the ring.
express in words
From this reading "Tell me, does this bind you to any one?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Do you think from what you have seen of me that I would ask a question out of any mere impertinent curiosity?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I take up her hand and touch the ring.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Do you think from what you have seen of me that I would ask a question out of any mere impertinent curiosity?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Tell me, does this bind you to any one?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Tell me, does this bind you to any one?"
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading I take up her hand and touch the ring.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I take up her hand and touch the ring.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Do you think from what you have seen of me that I would ask a question out of any mere impertinent curiosity?"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Do you think from what you have seen of me that I would ask a question out of any mere impertinent curiosity?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you think from what you have seen of me that I would ask a question out of any mere impertinent curiosity?"
Chapter 4 of Keynotes by George Egerton holds 396 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 4 holds 396 sentences of Keynotes, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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