Chapter 26 of Life's little stage is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of Life's little stage is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHERETO THINGS TENDED "WHAT is all this about, mother?" Rob asked three weeks later. "I mean, of course,—the girls." He had run down for a few days, spending the greater part of them with Patricia. Mrs. Royston thought him looking pale and worried, even unhappy.
Chapter 26 of Life's little stage is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading “He had run down for a few days, spending the greater part of them with Patricia.”
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading “Mrs. Royston thought him looking pale and worried, even unhappy.”
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading “Rob asked three weeks later.”
the act of spending or disbursing money
From this reading “He had run down for a few days, spending the greater part of them with Patricia.”
past form of “tend” — have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
From this reading “WHERETO THINGS TENDED "WHAT is all this about, mother?"”
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading “Mrs. Royston thought him looking pale and worried, even unhappy.”
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “Rob asked three weeks later.”
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading “Mrs. Royston thought him looking pale and worried, even unhappy.”
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 “He had run down for a few days, spending the greater part of them with Patricia.”
In this reading “He had run down for a few days, spending the greater part of them with Patricia.”
In this reading “Rob asked three weeks later.”
trace
In this reading “He had run down for a few days, spending the greater part of them with Patricia.”
as might be expected
In this reading “"I mean, of course,—the girls."”
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 He had run down for a few days, spending the greater part of them with Patricia.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading WHERETO THINGS TENDED "WHAT is all this about, mother?"
(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 WHERETO THINGS TENDED "WHAT is all this about, mother?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Royston thought him looking pale and worried, even unhappy.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Rob asked three weeks later.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "I mean, of course,—the girls."
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading He had run down for a few days, spending the greater part of them with Patricia.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He had run down for a few days, spending the greater part of them with Patricia.
divisible by two
From this reading Mrs. Royston thought him looking pale and worried, even unhappy.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading He had run down for a few days, spending the greater part of them with Patricia.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had run down for a few days, spending the greater part of them with Patricia.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading "I mean, of course,—the girls."
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading He had run down for a few days, spending the greater part of them with Patricia.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had run down for a few days, spending the greater part of them with Patricia.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had run down for a few days, spending the greater part of them with Patricia.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mrs. Royston thought him looking pale and worried, even unhappy.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I mean, of course,—the girls."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHERETO THINGS TENDED "WHAT is all this about, mother?"
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Rob asked three weeks later.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Mrs. Royston thought him looking pale and worried, even unhappy.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "I mean, of course,—the girls."
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading WHERETO THINGS TENDED "WHAT is all this about, mother?"
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Royston thought him looking pale and worried, even unhappy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I mean, of course,—the girls."
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading Mrs. Royston thought him looking pale and worried, even unhappy.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading He had run down for a few days, spending the greater part of them with Patricia.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had run down for a few days, spending the greater part of them with Patricia.
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading Rob asked three weeks later.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Royston thought him looking pale and worried, even unhappy.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading He had run down for a few days, spending the greater part of them with Patricia.
the act of spending or disbursing money
From this reading He had run down for a few days, spending the greater part of them with Patricia.
past form of “tend” — have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
From this reading WHERETO THINGS TENDED "WHAT is all this about, mother?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I mean, of course,—the girls."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He had run down for a few days, spending the greater part of them with Patricia.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading WHERETO THINGS TENDED "WHAT is all this about, mother?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading WHERETO THINGS TENDED "WHAT is all this about, mother?"
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Mrs. Royston thought him looking pale and worried, even unhappy.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Rob asked three weeks later.
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading Mrs. Royston thought him looking pale and worried, even unhappy.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Rob asked three weeks later.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHERETO THINGS TENDED "WHAT is all this about, mother?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHERETO THINGS TENDED "WHAT is all this about, mother?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had run down for a few days, spending the greater part of them with Patricia.
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading Mrs. Royston thought him looking pale and worried, even unhappy.
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