Chapter 40 of Life, the Interpreter is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 40 of Life, the Interpreter is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“How Love is the only good in the world.” “NOW I have come to make my apologies, Miss Dallerton,” said the doctor in a cheery voice. It was a cold day, and he looked aggressively warm and reassuring. He never needed to be made allowances for, and Muriel could never quite forgive him that. She had made so many allowances for Jack.
Chapter 40 of Life, the Interpreter is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in an aggressive manner
From this reading “It was a cold day, and he looked aggressively warm and reassuring.”
plural of “allowance” — an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period)
From this reading “He never needed to be made allowances for, and Muriel could never quite forgive him that.”
plural of “apology” — an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone
From this reading ““NOW I have come to make my apologies, Miss Dallerton,” said the doctor in a cheery voice.”
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading ““NOW I have come to make my apologies, Miss Dallerton,” said the doctor in a cheery voice.”
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading “He never needed to be made allowances for, and Muriel could never quite forgive him that.”
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading “He never needed to be made allowances for, and Muriel could never quite forgive him that.”
restoring confidence and relieving anxiety
From this reading “It was a cold day, and he looked aggressively warm and reassuring.”
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading “It was a cold day, and he looked aggressively warm and reassuring.”
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 ““NOW I have come to make my apologies, Miss Dallerton,” said the doctor in a cheery voice.”
In this reading “He never needed to be made allowances for, and Muriel could never quite forgive him that.”
In this reading ““How Love is the only good in the world.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “NOW I have come to make my apologies, Miss Dallerton,” said the doctor in a cheery voice.
in an aggressive manner
From this reading It was a cold day, and he looked aggressively warm and reassuring.
plural of “allowance” — an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period)
From this reading He never needed to be made allowances for, and Muriel could never quite forgive him that.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a cold day, and he looked aggressively warm and reassuring.
plural of “apology” — an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone
From this reading “NOW I have come to make my apologies, Miss Dallerton,” said the doctor in a cheery voice.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He never needed to be made allowances for, and Muriel could never quite forgive him that.
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading “NOW I have come to make my apologies, Miss Dallerton,” said the doctor in a cheery voice.
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 It was a cold day, and he looked aggressively warm and reassuring.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “NOW I have come to make my apologies, Miss Dallerton,” said the doctor in a cheery voice.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He never needed to be made allowances for, and Muriel could never quite forgive him that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “NOW I have come to make my apologies, Miss Dallerton,” said the doctor in a cheery voice.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was a cold day, and he looked aggressively warm and reassuring.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “NOW I have come to make my apologies, Miss Dallerton,” said the doctor in a cheery voice.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He never needed to be made allowances for, and Muriel could never quite forgive him that.
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading He never needed to be made allowances for, and Muriel could never quite forgive him that.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “How Love is the only good in the world.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had made so many allowances for Jack.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “NOW I have come to make my apologies, Miss Dallerton,” said the doctor in a cheery voice.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was a cold day, and he looked aggressively warm and reassuring.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He never needed to be made allowances for, and Muriel could never quite forgive him that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How Love is the only good in the world.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “NOW I have come to make my apologies, Miss Dallerton,” said the doctor in a cheery voice.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “How Love is the only good in the world.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “How Love is the only good in the world.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a cold day, and he looked aggressively warm and reassuring.
a small worthless amount
From this reading She had made so many allowances for Jack.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading It was a cold day, and he looked aggressively warm and reassuring.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “How Love is the only good in the world.”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He never needed to be made allowances for, and Muriel could never quite forgive him that.
engage in
From this reading “NOW I have come to make my apologies, Miss Dallerton,” said the doctor in a cheery voice.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading She had made so many allowances for Jack.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “NOW I have come to make my apologies, Miss Dallerton,” said the doctor in a cheery voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He never needed to be made allowances for, and Muriel could never quite forgive him that.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “NOW I have come to make my apologies, Miss Dallerton,” said the doctor in a cheery voice.
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading He never needed to be made allowances for, and Muriel could never quite forgive him that.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading He never needed to be made allowances for, and Muriel could never quite forgive him that.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “NOW I have come to make my apologies, Miss Dallerton,” said the doctor in a cheery voice.
and nothing more
From this reading “How Love is the only good in the world.”
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading He never needed to be made allowances for, and Muriel could never quite forgive him that.
restoring confidence and relieving anxiety
From this reading It was a cold day, and he looked aggressively warm and reassuring.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “NOW I have come to make my apologies, Miss Dallerton,” said the doctor in a cheery voice.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had made so many allowances for Jack.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She had made so many allowances for Jack.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He never needed to be made allowances for, and Muriel could never quite forgive him that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “How Love is the only good in the world.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “NOW I have come to make my apologies, Miss Dallerton,” said the doctor in a cheery voice.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “NOW I have come to make my apologies, Miss Dallerton,” said the doctor in a cheery voice.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading It was a cold day, and he looked aggressively warm and reassuring.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a cold day, and he looked aggressively warm and reassuring.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “How Love is the only good in the world.”
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