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Chapter 2 of Miss Cheyne of Essilmont, Volume 1 (of 3) is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AT CHILCOTE. 'The hounds threw off at half-past eleven, and the afternoon is far advanced,' said Miss Cheyne, with a little anxiety of manner. 'I must take the nearest cut home.' 'Thither, of course, I shall do myself the honour of escorting you.' 'Thanks--so much.'
Chapter 2 of Miss Cheyne of Essilmont, Volume 1 (of 3) is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading “'The hounds threw off at half-past eleven, and the afternoon is far advanced,' said Miss Cheyne, with a little anxiety of manner.”
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading “'The hounds threw off at half-past eleven, and the afternoon is far advanced,' said Miss Cheyne, with a little anxiety of manner.”
being one more than ten
From this reading “'The hounds threw off at half-past eleven, and the afternoon is far advanced,' said Miss Cheyne, with a little anxiety of manner.”
-ing form of “escort” — accompany as an escort
From this reading “'Thither, of course, I shall do myself the honour of escorting you.'”
plural of “hound” — any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears
From this reading “'The hounds threw off at half-past eleven, and the afternoon is far advanced,' said Miss Cheyne, with a little anxiety of manner.”
(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance
From this reading “'I must take the nearest cut home.'”
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading “'Thanks--so much.'”
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading “'Thither, of course, I shall do myself the honour of escorting you.'”
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 “'The hounds threw off at half-past eleven, and the afternoon is far advanced,' said Miss Cheyne, with a little anxiety of manner.”
get rid of
In this reading “'The hounds threw off at half-past eleven, and the afternoon is far advanced,' said Miss Cheyne, with a little anxiety of manner.”
as might be expected
In this reading “'Thither, of course, I shall do myself the honour of escorting you.'”
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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 'The hounds threw off at half-past eleven, and the afternoon is far advanced,' said Miss Cheyne, with a little anxiety of manner.
farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading 'The hounds threw off at half-past eleven, and the afternoon is far advanced,' said Miss Cheyne, with a little anxiety of manner.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading 'The hounds threw off at half-past eleven, and the afternoon is far advanced,' said Miss Cheyne, with a little anxiety of manner.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'The hounds threw off at half-past eleven, and the afternoon is far advanced,' said Miss Cheyne, with a little anxiety of manner.
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading 'The hounds threw off at half-past eleven, and the afternoon is far advanced,' said Miss Cheyne, with a little anxiety of manner.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT CHILCOTE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'The hounds threw off at half-past eleven, and the afternoon is far advanced,' said Miss Cheyne, with a little anxiety of manner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT CHILCOTE.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading 'Thither, of course, I shall do myself the honour of escorting you.'
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading 'I must take the nearest cut home.'
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading 'Thither, of course, I shall do myself the honour of escorting you.'
being one more than ten
From this reading 'The hounds threw off at half-past eleven, and the afternoon is far advanced,' said Miss Cheyne, with a little anxiety of manner.
-ing form of “escort” — accompany as an escort
From this reading 'Thither, of course, I shall do myself the honour of escorting you.'
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading 'The hounds threw off at half-past eleven, and the afternoon is far advanced,' said Miss Cheyne, with a little anxiety of manner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'The hounds threw off at half-past eleven, and the afternoon is far advanced,' said Miss Cheyne, with a little anxiety of manner.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading 'I must take the nearest cut home.'
the state of being honored
From this reading 'Thither, of course, I shall do myself the honour of escorting you.'
plural of “hound” — any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears
From this reading 'The hounds threw off at half-past eleven, and the afternoon is far advanced,' said Miss Cheyne, with a little anxiety of manner.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I must take the nearest cut home.'
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'The hounds threw off at half-past eleven, and the afternoon is far advanced,' said Miss Cheyne, with a little anxiety of manner.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading 'The hounds threw off at half-past eleven, and the afternoon is far advanced,' said Miss Cheyne, with a little anxiety of manner.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading 'The hounds threw off at half-past eleven, and the afternoon is far advanced,' said Miss Cheyne, with a little anxiety of manner.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading 'The hounds threw off at half-past eleven, and the afternoon is far advanced,' said Miss Cheyne, with a little anxiety of manner.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading 'Thanks--so much.'
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading 'I must take the nearest cut home.'
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading 'Thither, of course, I shall do myself the honour of escorting you.'
(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance
From this reading 'I must take the nearest cut home.'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'The hounds threw off at half-past eleven, and the afternoon is far advanced,' said Miss Cheyne, with a little anxiety of manner.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading 'The hounds threw off at half-past eleven, and the afternoon is far advanced,' said Miss Cheyne, with a little anxiety of manner.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'The hounds threw off at half-past eleven, and the afternoon is far advanced,' said Miss Cheyne, with a little anxiety of manner.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading 'Thither, of course, I shall do myself the honour of escorting you.'
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 'Thanks--so much.'
carry out
From this reading 'I must take the nearest cut home.'
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading 'Thanks--so much.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'The hounds threw off at half-past eleven, and the afternoon is far advanced,' said Miss Cheyne, with a little anxiety of manner.
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading 'Thither, of course, I shall do myself the honour of escorting you.'
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading 'The hounds threw off at half-past eleven, and the afternoon is far advanced,' said Miss Cheyne, with a little anxiety of manner.
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'The hounds threw off at half-past eleven, and the afternoon is far advanced,' said Miss Cheyne, with a little anxiety of manner.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Thither, of course, I shall do myself the honour of escorting you.'
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