Chapter 11 of Martin Chuzzlewit is here in full — 464 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Martin Chuzzlewit is here in full — 464 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
‘Thankee, sir,’ rejoined Mark. ‘After you’ve done.’ ‘If you don’t take it now, you’ll not have any,’ said Martin. ‘Very good, sir,’ rejoined Mark. ‘That being your desire--now it is.’
Chapter 11 of Martin Chuzzlewit is here in full — 464 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “‘That being your desire--now it is.’”
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading “‘That being your desire--now it is.’”
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “‘After you’ve done.’”
attach a tag or label to
From this reading “‘Thankee, sir,’ rejoined Mark.”
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading “‘If you don’t take it now, you’ll not have any,’ said Martin.”
past form of “rejoin” — join again
From this reading “‘Thankee, sir,’ rejoined Mark.”
term of address for a man
From this reading “‘Thankee, sir,’ rejoined Mark.”
carry out
From this reading “‘If you don’t take it now, you’ll not have any,’ said Martin.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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later than; following
From this reading ‘After you’ve done.’
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading ‘If you don’t take it now, you’ll not have any,’ said Martin.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading ‘That being your desire--now it is.’
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading ‘That being your desire--now it is.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘If you don’t take it now, you’ll not have any,’ said Martin.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading ‘After you’ve done.’
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading ‘Very good, sir,’ rejoined Mark.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ‘If you don’t take it now, you’ll not have any,’ said Martin.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading ‘If you don’t take it now, you’ll not have any,’ said Martin.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘That being your desire--now it is.’
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘If you don’t take it now, you’ll not have any,’ said Martin.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading ‘Thankee, sir,’ rejoined Mark.
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading ‘If you don’t take it now, you’ll not have any,’ said Martin.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ‘If you don’t take it now, you’ll not have any,’ said Martin.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading ‘If you don’t take it now, you’ll not have any,’ said Martin.
past form of “rejoin” — join again
From this reading ‘Thankee, sir,’ rejoined Mark.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ‘If you don’t take it now, you’ll not have any,’ said Martin.
term of address for a man
From this reading ‘Thankee, sir,’ rejoined Mark.
carry out
From this reading ‘If you don’t take it now, you’ll not have any,’ said Martin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Thankee, sir,’ rejoined Mark.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘That being your desire--now it is.’
precisely as stated
From this reading ‘Very good, sir,’ rejoined Mark.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘If you don’t take it now, you’ll not have any,’ said Martin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘If you don’t take it now, you’ll not have any,’ said Martin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘After you’ve done.’
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘That being your desire--now it is.’
Chapter 11 of Martin Chuzzlewit by Charles Dickens holds 464 sentences, grouped into 93 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 11 holds 464 sentences of Martin Chuzzlewit, unabridged, divided into 93 reading sections.
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