Chapter 5 of Lady Penelope is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Lady Penelope is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He sighed. "You shall go to your cousin’s," said Titania, "and my dear, dear Bob, keep your eye on Penelope and tell me all you discover. Her ideas are very strange, you know, and we are all so anxious about her future." "So am I," said Bob. "If she married the wrong one I shall be out of it.
Chapter 5 of Lady Penelope is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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eagerly desirous
From this reading “Her ideas are very strange, you know, and we are all so anxious about her future."”
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “"You shall go to your cousin’s," said Titania, "and my dear, dear Bob, keep your eye on Penelope and tell me all you discover.”
possessive form of “cousin” — the child of your aunt or uncle
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading “"You shall go to your cousin’s," said Titania, "and my dear, dear Bob, keep your eye on Penelope and tell me all you discover.”
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Her ideas are very strange, you know, and we are all so anxious about her future."”
(Greek mythology) the wife of Odysseus and a symbol of devotion and fidelity; for 10 years while Odysseus fought the Trojan War she resisted numerous suitors until Odysseus returned and killed them
From this reading “"You shall go to your cousin’s," said Titania, "and my dear, dear Bob, keep your eye on Penelope and tell me all you discover.”
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “He sighed.”
a white powder used as a pigment for its high covering power and durability
From this reading “"You shall go to your cousin’s," said Titania, "and my dear, dear Bob, keep your eye on Penelope and tell me all you discover.”
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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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Her ideas are very strange, you know, and we are all so anxious about her future."
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "You shall go to your cousin’s," said Titania, "and my dear, dear Bob, keep your eye on Penelope and tell me all you discover.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "So am I," said Bob.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You shall go to your cousin’s," said Titania, "and my dear, dear Bob, keep your eye on Penelope and tell me all you discover.
eagerly desirous
From this reading Her ideas are very strange, you know, and we are all so anxious about her future."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her ideas are very strange, you know, and we are all so anxious about her future."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "If she married the wrong one I shall be out of it.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading "You shall go to your cousin’s," said Titania, "and my dear, dear Bob, keep your eye on Penelope and tell me all you discover.
possessive form of “cousin” — the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading "You shall go to your cousin’s," said Titania, "and my dear, dear Bob, keep your eye on Penelope and tell me all you discover.
dearly loved
From this reading "You shall go to your cousin’s," said Titania, "and my dear, dear Bob, keep your eye on Penelope and tell me all you discover.
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading "You shall go to your cousin’s," said Titania, "and my dear, dear Bob, keep your eye on Penelope and tell me all you discover.
the organ of sight
From this reading "You shall go to your cousin’s," said Titania, "and my dear, dear Bob, keep your eye on Penelope and tell me all you discover.
yet to be or coming
From this reading Her ideas are very strange, you know, and we are all so anxious about her future."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "You shall go to your cousin’s," said Titania, "and my dear, dear Bob, keep your eye on Penelope and tell me all you discover.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sighed.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her ideas are very strange, you know, and we are all so anxious about her future."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "So am I," said Bob.
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Her ideas are very strange, you know, and we are all so anxious about her future."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If she married the wrong one I shall be out of it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "If she married the wrong one I shall be out of it.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "You shall go to your cousin’s," said Titania, "and my dear, dear Bob, keep your eye on Penelope and tell me all you discover.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Her ideas are very strange, you know, and we are all so anxious about her future."
joined in matrimony
From this reading "If she married the wrong one I shall be out of it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You shall go to your cousin’s," said Titania, "and my dear, dear Bob, keep your eye on Penelope and tell me all you discover.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "You shall go to your cousin’s," said Titania, "and my dear, dear Bob, keep your eye on Penelope and tell me all you discover.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "If she married the wrong one I shall be out of it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "You shall go to your cousin’s," said Titania, "and my dear, dear Bob, keep your eye on Penelope and tell me all you discover.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "If she married the wrong one I shall be out of it.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "If she married the wrong one I shall be out of it.
(Greek mythology) the wife of Odysseus and a symbol of devotion and fidelity; for 10 years while Odysseus fought the Trojan War she resisted numerous suitors until Odysseus returned and killed them
From this reading "You shall go to your cousin’s," said Titania, "and my dear, dear Bob, keep your eye on Penelope and tell me all you discover.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You shall go to your cousin’s," said Titania, "and my dear, dear Bob, keep your eye on Penelope and tell me all you discover.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "You shall go to your cousin’s," said Titania, "and my dear, dear Bob, keep your eye on Penelope and tell me all you discover.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "If she married the wrong one I shall be out of it.
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading He sighed.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Her ideas are very strange, you know, and we are all so anxious about her future."
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Her ideas are very strange, you know, and we are all so anxious about her future."
express in words
From this reading "You shall go to your cousin’s," said Titania, "and my dear, dear Bob, keep your eye on Penelope and tell me all you discover.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "If she married the wrong one I shall be out of it.
a white powder used as a pigment for its high covering power and durability
From this reading "You shall go to your cousin’s," said Titania, "and my dear, dear Bob, keep your eye on Penelope and tell me all you discover.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You shall go to your cousin’s," said Titania, "and my dear, dear Bob, keep your eye on Penelope and tell me all you discover.
precisely as stated
From this reading Her ideas are very strange, you know, and we are all so anxious about her future."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Her ideas are very strange, you know, and we are all so anxious about her future."
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading "If she married the wrong one I shall be out of it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You shall go to your cousin’s," said Titania, "and my dear, dear Bob, keep your eye on Penelope and tell me all you discover.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You shall go to your cousin’s," said Titania, "and my dear, dear Bob, keep your eye on Penelope and tell me all you discover.
Chapter 5 of Lady Penelope by Morley Roberts holds 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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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