Chapter 4 of March Hares is here in full — 253 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of March Hares is here in full — 253 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It was a long hour that the Museum claimed from them. “This is what always attracts me most of all,” said Mosscrop upon entering. He turned to the left, and led the way into the little gallery of the Roman portrait-busts. “Very often I never go any farther than this. The modernness of these fellows is a perpetual marvel to me.
Chapter 4 of March Hares is here in full — 253 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “attract” — direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
From this reading ““This is what always attracts me most of all,” said Mosscrop upon entering.”
past form of “claim” — assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing
From this reading “It was a long hour that the Museum claimed from them.”
a movement into or inward
From this reading ““This is what always attracts me most of all,” said Mosscrop upon entering.”
spectators at a golf or tennis match
From this reading “He turned to the left, and led the way into the little gallery of the Roman portrait-busts.”
be amazed at
From this reading “The modernness of these fellows is a perpetual marvel to me.”
a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value
From this reading “It was a long hour that the Museum claimed from them.”
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading “The modernness of these fellows is a perpetual marvel to me.”
relating to or characteristic of people of Rome
From this reading “He turned to the left, and led the way into the little gallery of the Roman portrait-busts.”
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 ““This is what always attracts me most of all,” said Mosscrop upon entering.”
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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 It was a long hour that the Museum claimed from them.
(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 “This is what always attracts me most of all,” said Mosscrop upon entering.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading “This is what always attracts me most of all,” said Mosscrop upon entering.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He turned to the left, and led the way into the little gallery of the Roman portrait-busts.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “Very often I never go any farther than this.
third-person singular of “attract” — direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
From this reading “This is what always attracts me most of all,” said Mosscrop upon entering.
past form of “claim” — assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing
From this reading It was a long hour that the Museum claimed from them.
a movement into or inward
From this reading “This is what always attracts me most of all,” said Mosscrop upon entering.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading “Very often I never go any farther than this.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading The modernness of these fellows is a perpetual marvel to me.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was a long hour that the Museum claimed from them.
spectators at a golf or tennis match
From this reading He turned to the left, and led the way into the little gallery of the Roman portrait-busts.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Very often I never go any farther than this.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He turned to the left, and led the way into the little gallery of the Roman portrait-busts.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading It was a long hour that the Museum claimed from them.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Very often I never go any farther than this.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He turned to the left, and led the way into the little gallery of the Roman portrait-busts.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “This is what always attracts me most of all,” said Mosscrop upon entering.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a long hour that the Museum claimed from them.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading He turned to the left, and led the way into the little gallery of the Roman portrait-busts.
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 He turned to the left, and led the way into the little gallery of the Roman portrait-busts.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He turned to the left, and led the way into the little gallery of the Roman portrait-busts.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading It was a long hour that the Museum claimed from them.
be amazed at
From this reading The modernness of these fellows is a perpetual marvel to me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “This is what always attracts me most of all,” said Mosscrop upon entering.
the quality of being current or of the present
From this reading The modernness of these fellows is a perpetual marvel to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “This is what always attracts me most of all,” said Mosscrop upon entering.
used to form the superlative
From this reading “This is what always attracts me most of all,” said Mosscrop upon entering.
a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value
From this reading It was a long hour that the Museum claimed from them.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “Very often I never go any farther than this.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “This is what always attracts me most of all,” said Mosscrop upon entering.
many times at short intervals
From this reading “Very often I never go any farther than this.
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading The modernness of these fellows is a perpetual marvel to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He turned to the left, and led the way into the little gallery of the Roman portrait-busts.
relating to or characteristic of people of Rome
From this reading He turned to the left, and led the way into the little gallery of the Roman portrait-busts.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “This is what always attracts me most of all,” said Mosscrop upon entering.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “Very often I never go any farther than this.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was a long hour that the Museum claimed from them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a long hour that the Museum claimed from them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was a long hour that the Museum claimed from them.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The modernness of these fellows is a perpetual marvel to me.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This is what always attracts me most of all,” said Mosscrop upon entering.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He turned to the left, and led the way into the little gallery of the Roman portrait-busts.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He turned to the left, and led the way into the little gallery of the Roman portrait-busts.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “This is what always attracts me most of all,” said Mosscrop upon entering.
precisely as stated
From this reading “Very often I never go any farther than this.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a long hour that the Museum claimed from them.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He turned to the left, and led the way into the little gallery of the Roman portrait-busts.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “This is what always attracts me most of all,” said Mosscrop upon entering.
Chapter 4 of March Hares by Harold Frederic holds 253 sentences, grouped into 51 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 253 sentences of March Hares, unabridged, divided into 51 reading sections.
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