Chapter 4 of Lolly Willowes is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Lolly Willowes is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
‘Surely you must have some reasons.’ ‘I have told you my reasons.’ ‘Lolly! I cannot allow this. You are my sister.
Chapter 4 of Lolly Willowes is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading “I cannot allow this.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “‘Surely you must have some reasons.’”
informal terms for money
From this reading “‘Lolly!”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “‘Surely you must have some reasons.’”
plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading “‘Surely you must have some reasons.’”
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “You are my sister.”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “‘Surely you must have some reasons.’”
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “‘I have told you my reasons.’”
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In this reading “‘Surely you must have some reasons.’”
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make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading I cannot allow this.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are my sister.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I cannot allow this.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ‘Surely you must have some reasons.’
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘I have told you my reasons.’
informal terms for money
From this reading ‘Lolly!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ‘Surely you must have some reasons.’
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘I have told you my reasons.’
plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading ‘Surely you must have some reasons.’
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading You are my sister.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading ‘Surely you must have some reasons.’
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading ‘Surely you must have some reasons.’
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I cannot allow this.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading ‘I have told you my reasons.’
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Surely you must have some reasons.’
Chapter 4 of Lolly Willowes by Sylvia Townsend Warner holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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 409 sentences of Lolly Willowes, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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