Chapter 12 of Mendel: A Story of Youth is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Mendel: A Story of Youth is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"And will you come and dine to-night with my fool of a patron, Mr. Tilney Tysoe?" "I don't want to know fools. I know quite enough already." "But I've promised to take you.
Chapter 12 of Mendel: A Story of Youth is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading “I know quite enough already."”
have supper; eat dinner
From this reading “"And will you come and dine to-night with my fool of a patron, Mr. Tilney Tysoe?"”
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading “"And will you come and dine to-night with my fool of a patron, Mr. Tilney Tysoe?"”
plural of “fool” — a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading “"I don't want to know fools.”
a regular customer
From this reading “"And will you come and dine to-night with my fool of a patron, Mr. Tilney Tysoe?"”
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading “"But I've promised to take you.”
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading “I know quite enough already."”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “"I don't want to know fools.”
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.
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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 "And will you come and dine to-night with my fool of a patron, Mr. Tilney Tysoe?"
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading I know quite enough already."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And will you come and dine to-night with my fool of a patron, Mr. Tilney Tysoe?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I've promised to take you.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "And will you come and dine to-night with my fool of a patron, Mr. Tilney Tysoe?"
have supper; eat dinner
From this reading "And will you come and dine to-night with my fool of a patron, Mr. Tilney Tysoe?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't want to know fools.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading I know quite enough already."
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading "And will you come and dine to-night with my fool of a patron, Mr. Tilney Tysoe?"
plural of “fool” — a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading "I don't want to know fools.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't want to know fools.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But I've promised to take you.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I don't want to know fools.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "And will you come and dine to-night with my fool of a patron, Mr. Tilney Tysoe?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "And will you come and dine to-night with my fool of a patron, Mr. Tilney Tysoe?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "And will you come and dine to-night with my fool of a patron, Mr. Tilney Tysoe?"
a regular customer
From this reading "And will you come and dine to-night with my fool of a patron, Mr. Tilney Tysoe?"
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading "But I've promised to take you.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading I know quite enough already."
carry out
From this reading "But I've promised to take you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And will you come and dine to-night with my fool of a patron, Mr. Tilney Tysoe?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I don't want to know fools.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And will you come and dine to-night with my fool of a patron, Mr. Tilney Tysoe?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And will you come and dine to-night with my fool of a patron, Mr. Tilney Tysoe?"
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "I don't want to know fools.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "And will you come and dine to-night with my fool of a patron, Mr. Tilney Tysoe?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "And will you come and dine to-night with my fool of a patron, Mr. Tilney Tysoe?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And will you come and dine to-night with my fool of a patron, Mr. Tilney Tysoe?"
Chapter 12 of Mendel: A Story of Youth by Gilbert Cannan holds 394 sentences, grouped into 79 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.
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