Chapter 4 of Miss Merivale's Mistake is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Miss Merivale's Mistake is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
On the day of the Joachim concert Tom and Rose went up to London soon after breakfast. Tom was not going to the concert. After taking Rose to Cadogan Mansions he meant to hurry back. He was anxious about his aunt. She had been so unlike herself during the last few days, he feared she must be ill.
Chapter 4 of Miss Merivale's Mistake is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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eagerly desirous
From this reading “He was anxious about his aunt.”
eat an early morning meal
From this reading “On the day of the Joachim concert Tom and Rose went up to London soon after breakfast.”
a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging
From this reading “On the day of the Joachim concert Tom and Rose went up to London soon after breakfast.”
past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading “She had been so unlike herself during the last few days, he feared she must be ill.”
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading “After taking Rose to Cadogan Mansions he meant to hurry back.”
Hungarian violinist and composer (1831-1907)
From this reading “On the day of the Joachim concert Tom and Rose went up to London soon after breakfast.”
plural of “mansion” — (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
From this reading “After taking Rose to Cadogan Mansions he meant to hurry back.”
marked by dissimilarity
From this reading “She had been so unlike herself during the last few days, he feared she must be ill.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He was anxious about his aunt.
later than; following
From this reading On the day of the Joachim concert Tom and Rose went up to London soon after breakfast.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the day of the Joachim concert Tom and Rose went up to London soon after breakfast.
eagerly desirous
From this reading He was anxious about his aunt.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading He was anxious about his aunt.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading After taking Rose to Cadogan Mansions he meant to hurry back.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She had been so unlike herself during the last few days, he feared she must be ill.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been so unlike herself during the last few days, he feared she must be ill.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading On the day of the Joachim concert Tom and Rose went up to London soon after breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After taking Rose to Cadogan Mansions he meant to hurry back.
a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging
From this reading On the day of the Joachim concert Tom and Rose went up to London soon after breakfast.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading On the day of the Joachim concert Tom and Rose went up to London soon after breakfast.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading She had been so unlike herself during the last few days, he feared she must be ill.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading She had been so unlike herself during the last few days, he feared she must be ill.
past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading She had been so unlike herself during the last few days, he feared she must be ill.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading She had been so unlike herself during the last few days, he feared she must be ill.
the act of departing
From this reading Tom was not going to the concert.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had been so unlike herself during the last few days, he feared she must be ill.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After taking Rose to Cadogan Mansions he meant to hurry back.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She had been so unlike herself during the last few days, he feared she must be ill.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was anxious about his aunt.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading After taking Rose to Cadogan Mansions he meant to hurry back.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading She had been so unlike herself during the last few days, he feared she must be ill.
Hungarian violinist and composer (1831-1907)
From this reading On the day of the Joachim concert Tom and Rose went up to London soon after breakfast.
immediately past
From this reading She had been so unlike herself during the last few days, he feared she must be ill.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading On the day of the Joachim concert Tom and Rose went up to London soon after breakfast.
plural of “mansion” — (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
From this reading After taking Rose to Cadogan Mansions he meant to hurry back.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading After taking Rose to Cadogan Mansions he meant to hurry back.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She had been so unlike herself during the last few days, he feared she must be ill.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Tom was not going to the concert.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the day of the Joachim concert Tom and Rose went up to London soon after breakfast.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the day of the Joachim concert Tom and Rose went up to London soon after breakfast.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading On the day of the Joachim concert Tom and Rose went up to London soon after breakfast.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had been so unlike herself during the last few days, he feared she must be ill.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She had been so unlike herself during the last few days, he feared she must be ill.
in the near future
From this reading On the day of the Joachim concert Tom and Rose went up to London soon after breakfast.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading After taking Rose to Cadogan Mansions he meant to hurry back.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the day of the Joachim concert Tom and Rose went up to London soon after breakfast.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the day of the Joachim concert Tom and Rose went up to London soon after breakfast.
male cat
From this reading On the day of the Joachim concert Tom and Rose went up to London soon after breakfast.
marked by dissimilarity
From this reading She had been so unlike herself during the last few days, he feared she must be ill.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading On the day of the Joachim concert Tom and Rose went up to London soon after breakfast.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tom was not going to the concert.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading On the day of the Joachim concert Tom and Rose went up to London soon after breakfast.
Chapter 4 of Miss Merivale's Mistake by Henry, Mrs. Clarke holds 143 sentences, grouped into 29 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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