Chapter 5 of Mendel: A Story of Youth is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Mendel: A Story of Youth is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Leah's trouble with Moscowitsch was that he would never let her go out without him, and he could very rarely be persuaded to go out at all. As for going away in the summer, he could see no sense in it. He gave his wife a fine house. What more did she want? She had her children to look after.
Chapter 5 of Mendel: A Story of Youth is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “She had her children to look after.”
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading “He gave his wife a fine house.”
past form of “persuade” — win approval or support for
From this reading “Leah's trouble with Moscowitsch was that he would never let her go out without him, and he could very rarely be persuaded to go out at all.”
not often
From this reading “Leah's trouble with Moscowitsch was that he would never let her go out without him, and he could very rarely be persuaded to go out at all.”
a general conscious awareness
From this reading “As for going away in the summer, he could see no sense in it.”
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading “As for going away in the summer, he could see no sense in it.”
a source of difficulty
From this reading “Leah's trouble with Moscowitsch was that he would never let her go out without him, and he could very rarely be persuaded to go out at all.”
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading “He gave his wife a fine house.”
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.
move out of or depart from
In this reading “Leah's trouble with Moscowitsch was that he would never let her go out without him, and he could very rarely be persuaded to go out at all.”
keep under careful scrutiny
In this reading “She had her children to look after.”
In this reading “He gave his wife a fine house.”
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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 gave his wife a fine house.
later than; following
From this reading She had her children to look after.
(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 Leah's trouble with Moscowitsch was that he would never let her go out without him, and he could very rarely be persuaded to go out at all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Leah's trouble with Moscowitsch was that he would never let her go out without him, and he could very rarely be persuaded to go out at all.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As for going away in the summer, he could see no sense in it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Leah's trouble with Moscowitsch was that he would never let her go out without him, and he could very rarely be persuaded to go out at all.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading As for going away in the summer, he could see no sense in it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Leah's trouble with Moscowitsch was that he would never let her go out without him, and he could very rarely be persuaded to go out at all.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading She had her children to look after.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Leah's trouble with Moscowitsch was that he would never let her go out without him, and he could very rarely be persuaded to go out at all.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading What more did she want?
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading He gave his wife a fine house.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As for going away in the summer, he could see no sense in it.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading He gave his wife a fine house.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Leah's trouble with Moscowitsch was that he would never let her go out without him, and he could very rarely be persuaded to go out at all.
the act of departing
From this reading As for going away in the summer, he could see no sense in it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had her children to look after.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Leah's trouble with Moscowitsch was that he would never let her go out without him, and he could very rarely be persuaded to go out at all.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Leah's trouble with Moscowitsch was that he would never let her go out without him, and he could very rarely be persuaded to go out at all.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Leah's trouble with Moscowitsch was that he would never let her go out without him, and he could very rarely be persuaded to go out at all.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He gave his wife a fine house.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading He gave his wife a fine house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As for going away in the summer, he could see no sense in it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As for going away in the summer, he could see no sense in it.
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From this reading Leah's trouble with Moscowitsch was that he would never let her go out without him, and he could very rarely be persuaded to go out at all.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Leah's trouble with Moscowitsch was that he would never let her go out without him, and he could very rarely be persuaded to go out at all.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She had her children to look after.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading What more did she want?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Leah's trouble with Moscowitsch was that he would never let her go out without him, and he could very rarely be persuaded to go out at all.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Leah's trouble with Moscowitsch was that he would never let her go out without him, and he could very rarely be persuaded to go out at all.
not any; not one
From this reading As for going away in the summer, he could see no sense in it.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Leah's trouble with Moscowitsch was that he would never let her go out without him, and he could very rarely be persuaded to go out at all.
past form of “persuade” — win approval or support for
From this reading Leah's trouble with Moscowitsch was that he would never let her go out without him, and he could very rarely be persuaded to go out at all.
not often
From this reading Leah's trouble with Moscowitsch was that he would never let her go out without him, and he could very rarely be persuaded to go out at all.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading As for going away in the summer, he could see no sense in it.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading As for going away in the summer, he could see no sense in it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What more did she want?
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading As for going away in the summer, he could see no sense in it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Leah's trouble with Moscowitsch was that he would never let her go out without him, and he could very rarely be persuaded to go out at all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As for going away in the summer, he could see no sense in it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Leah's trouble with Moscowitsch was that he would never let her go out without him, and he could very rarely be persuaded to go out at all.
a source of difficulty
From this reading Leah's trouble with Moscowitsch was that he would never let her go out without him, and he could very rarely be persuaded to go out at all.
precisely as stated
From this reading Leah's trouble with Moscowitsch was that he would never let her go out without him, and he could very rarely be persuaded to go out at all.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading What more did she want?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Leah's trouble with Moscowitsch was that he would never let her go out without him, and he could very rarely be persuaded to go out at all.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What more did she want?
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading He gave his wife a fine house.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Leah's trouble with Moscowitsch was that he would never let her go out without him, and he could very rarely be persuaded to go out at all.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Leah's trouble with Moscowitsch was that he would never let her go out without him, and he could very rarely be persuaded to go out at all.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Leah's trouble with Moscowitsch was that he would never let her go out without him, and he could very rarely be persuaded to go out at all.
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