Chapter 9 of Lost Lenore is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of Lost Lenore is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Your husband!" "Yes! yes! Mr Leary. He has gone to California; but I have reason to believe that he will soon be back." "Now that you have spoken of _him_," said I, "please to tell me all about him; and how he has used you since I left home."
Chapter 9 of Lost Lenore is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “He has gone to California; but I have reason to believe that he will soon be back."”
a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes
From this reading “He has gone to California; but I have reason to believe that he will soon be back."”
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading “"Your husband!"”
United States psychologist who experimented with psychoactive drugs (including LSD) and became a well-known advocate of their use (1920-1996)
From this reading “Mr Leary.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “"Now that you have spoken of _him_," said I, "please to tell me all about him; and how he has used you since I left home."”
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading “He has gone to California; but I have reason to believe that he will soon be back."”
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading “"Now that you have spoken of _him_," said I, "please to tell me all about him; and how he has used you since I left home."”
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading “"Now that you have spoken of _him_," said I, "please to tell me all about him; and how he has used you since I left home."”
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 that you have spoken of _him_," said I, "please to tell me all about him; and how he has used you since I left home."”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Now that you have spoken of _him_," said I, "please to tell me all about him; and how he has used you since I left home."
(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 "Now that you have spoken of _him_," said I, "please to tell me all about him; and how he has used you since I left home."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Now that you have spoken of _him_," said I, "please to tell me all about him; and how he has used you since I left home."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He has gone to California; but I have reason to believe that he will soon be back."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He has gone to California; but I have reason to believe that he will soon be back."
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading He has gone to California; but I have reason to believe that he will soon be back."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He has gone to California; but I have reason to believe that he will soon be back."
a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes
From this reading He has gone to California; but I have reason to believe that he will soon be back."
destroyed or killed
From this reading He has gone to California; but I have reason to believe that he will soon be back."
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He has gone to California; but I have reason to believe that he will soon be back."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He has gone to California; but I have reason to believe that he will soon be back."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He has gone to California; but I have reason to believe that he will soon be back."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Now that you have spoken of _him_," said I, "please to tell me all about him; and how he has used you since I left home."
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "Now that you have spoken of _him_," said I, "please to tell me all about him; and how he has used you since I left home."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now that you have spoken of _him_," said I, "please to tell me all about him; and how he has used you since I left home."
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading "Your husband!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He has gone to California; but I have reason to believe that he will soon be back."
United States psychologist who experimented with psychoactive drugs (including LSD) and became a well-known advocate of their use (1920-1996)
From this reading Mr Leary.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading "Now that you have spoken of _him_," said I, "please to tell me all about him; and how he has used you since I left home."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Now that you have spoken of _him_," said I, "please to tell me all about him; and how he has used you since I left home."
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr Leary.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now that you have spoken of _him_," said I, "please to tell me all about him; and how he has used you since I left home."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Now that you have spoken of _him_," said I, "please to tell me all about him; and how he has used you since I left home."
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Now that you have spoken of _him_," said I, "please to tell me all about him; and how he has used you since I left home."
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading He has gone to California; but I have reason to believe that he will soon be back."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Now that you have spoken of _him_," said I, "please to tell me all about him; and how he has used you since I left home."
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "Now that you have spoken of _him_," said I, "please to tell me all about him; and how he has used you since I left home."
in the near future
From this reading He has gone to California; but I have reason to believe that he will soon be back."
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading "Now that you have spoken of _him_," said I, "please to tell me all about him; and how he has used you since I left home."
express in words
From this reading "Now that you have spoken of _him_," said I, "please to tell me all about him; and how he has used you since I left home."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He has gone to California; but I have reason to believe that he will soon be back."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He has gone to California; but I have reason to believe that he will soon be back."
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading "Now that you have spoken of _him_," said I, "please to tell me all about him; and how he has used you since I left home."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He has gone to California; but I have reason to believe that he will soon be back."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes! yes!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now that you have spoken of _him_," said I, "please to tell me all about him; and how he has used you since I left home."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your husband!"
Chapter 9 of Lost Lenore by Mayne Reid holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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 9 holds 401 sentences of Lost Lenore, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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