Chapter 15 of Mistress Nancy Molesworth is here in full — 273 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Mistress Nancy Molesworth is here in full — 273 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SCENE AT A WAYSIDE INN. I was about to knock when I heard the sound of voices. "And do you think," I heard a voice say, which I recognized as Mistress Nancy's, "that although you force me into this marriage, I shall really be your wife?" "Ay, that you will." It was Otho who spoke in his low, mocking way.
Chapter 15 of Mistress Nancy Molesworth is here in full — 273 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading “THE SCENE AT A WAYSIDE INN.”
deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading “I was about to knock when I heard the sound of voices.”
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading “"And do you think," I heard a voice say, which I recognized as Mistress Nancy's, "that although you force me into this marriage, I shall really be your wife?"”
abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule
From this reading “It was Otho who spoke in his low, mocking way.”
possessive form of “nancy” — a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading “"And do you think," I heard a voice say, which I recognized as Mistress Nancy's, "that although you force me into this marriage, I shall really be your wife?"”
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading “"And do you think," I heard a voice say, which I recognized as Mistress Nancy's, "that although you force me into this marriage, I shall really be your wife?"”
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “I was about to knock when I heard the sound of voices.”
edge of a way or road or path
From this reading “THE SCENE AT A WAYSIDE INN.”
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 SCENE AT A WAYSIDE INN.”
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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 SCENE AT A WAYSIDE INN.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I was about to knock when I heard the sound of voices.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "And do you think," I heard a voice say, which I recognized as Mistress Nancy's, "that although you force me into this marriage, I shall really be your wife?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And do you think," I heard a voice say, which I recognized as Mistress Nancy's, "that although you force me into this marriage, I shall really be your wife?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "And do you think," I heard a voice say, which I recognized as Mistress Nancy's, "that although you force me into this marriage, I shall really be your wife?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE SCENE AT A WAYSIDE INN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ay, that you will."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "And do you think," I heard a voice say, which I recognized as Mistress Nancy's, "that although you force me into this marriage, I shall really be your wife?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "And do you think," I heard a voice say, which I recognized as Mistress Nancy's, "that although you force me into this marriage, I shall really be your wife?"
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading "And do you think," I heard a voice say, which I recognized as Mistress Nancy's, "that although you force me into this marriage, I shall really be your wife?"
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I was about to knock when I heard the sound of voices.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was Otho who spoke in his low, mocking way.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was about to knock when I heard the sound of voices.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was Otho who spoke in his low, mocking way.
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading THE SCENE AT A WAYSIDE INN.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "And do you think," I heard a voice say, which I recognized as Mistress Nancy's, "that although you force me into this marriage, I shall really be your wife?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Otho who spoke in his low, mocking way.
deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading I was about to knock when I heard the sound of voices.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading It was Otho who spoke in his low, mocking way.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading "And do you think," I heard a voice say, which I recognized as Mistress Nancy's, "that although you force me into this marriage, I shall really be your wife?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And do you think," I heard a voice say, which I recognized as Mistress Nancy's, "that although you force me into this marriage, I shall really be your wife?"
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading "And do you think," I heard a voice say, which I recognized as Mistress Nancy's, "that although you force me into this marriage, I shall really be your wife?"
abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule
From this reading It was Otho who spoke in his low, mocking way.
possessive form of “nancy” — a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading "And do you think," I heard a voice say, which I recognized as Mistress Nancy's, "that although you force me into this marriage, I shall really be your wife?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was about to knock when I heard the sound of voices.
French pope from 1088 to 1099 whose sermons called for the First Crusade (1042-1099)
From this reading It was Otho who spoke in his low, mocking way.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "And do you think," I heard a voice say, which I recognized as Mistress Nancy's, "that although you force me into this marriage, I shall really be your wife?"
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading "And do you think," I heard a voice say, which I recognized as Mistress Nancy's, "that although you force me into this marriage, I shall really be your wife?"
express in words
From this reading "And do you think," I heard a voice say, which I recognized as Mistress Nancy's, "that although you force me into this marriage, I shall really be your wife?"
the place where some action occurs
From this reading THE SCENE AT A WAYSIDE INN.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "And do you think," I heard a voice say, which I recognized as Mistress Nancy's, "that although you force me into this marriage, I shall really be your wife?"
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading I was about to knock when I heard the sound of voices.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading It was Otho who spoke in his low, mocking way.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "And do you think," I heard a voice say, which I recognized as Mistress Nancy's, "that although you force me into this marriage, I shall really be your wife?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SCENE AT A WAYSIDE INN.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "And do you think," I heard a voice say, which I recognized as Mistress Nancy's, "that although you force me into this marriage, I shall really be your wife?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "And do you think," I heard a voice say, which I recognized as Mistress Nancy's, "that although you force me into this marriage, I shall really be your wife?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was about to knock when I heard the sound of voices.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "And do you think," I heard a voice say, which I recognized as Mistress Nancy's, "that although you force me into this marriage, I shall really be your wife?"
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading I was about to knock when I heard the sound of voices.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was about to knock when I heard the sound of voices.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It was Otho who spoke in his low, mocking way.
edge of a way or road or path
From this reading THE SCENE AT A WAYSIDE INN.
at the time that
From this reading I was about to knock when I heard the sound of voices.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "And do you think," I heard a voice say, which I recognized as Mistress Nancy's, "that although you force me into this marriage, I shall really be your wife?"
which person or people
From this reading It was Otho who spoke in his low, mocking way.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading "And do you think," I heard a voice say, which I recognized as Mistress Nancy's, "that although you force me into this marriage, I shall really be your wife?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Ay, that you will."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And do you think," I heard a voice say, which I recognized as Mistress Nancy's, "that although you force me into this marriage, I shall really be your wife?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And do you think," I heard a voice say, which I recognized as Mistress Nancy's, "that although you force me into this marriage, I shall really be your wife?"
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