Chapter 24 of Mistress Nancy Molesworth is here in full — 246 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of Mistress Nancy Molesworth is here in full — 246 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OTHO KILLIGREW USES AN OLD PROVERB. There was no help for it. I had to wait till the man came up. "All is well!" I said, in a low voice.
Chapter 24 of Mistress Nancy Molesworth is here in full — 246 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “I had to wait till the man came up.”
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “There was no help for it.”
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading “I said, in a low voice.”
a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
From this reading “OTHO KILLIGREW USES AN OLD PROVERB.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “I had to wait till the man came up.”
plural of “use” — the act of using
From this reading “OTHO KILLIGREW USES AN OLD PROVERB.”
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “I said, in a low voice.”
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “I had to wait till the man came up.”
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.
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In this reading “I had to wait till the man came up.”
In this reading “I said, in a low voice.”
In this reading “OTHO KILLIGREW USES AN OLD PROVERB.”
bring forth, usually something desirable
In this reading “I had to wait till the man came up.”
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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 I said, in a low voice.
(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 "All is well!"
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading OTHO KILLIGREW USES AN OLD PROVERB.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I had to wait till the man came up.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was no help for it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had to wait till the man came up.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading There was no help for it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had to wait till the man came up.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I said, in a low voice.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "All is well!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was no help for it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OTHO KILLIGREW USES AN OLD PROVERB.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading I said, in a low voice.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I had to wait till the man came up.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no help for it.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading OTHO KILLIGREW USES AN OLD PROVERB.
French pope from 1088 to 1099 whose sermons called for the First Crusade (1042-1099)
From this reading OTHO KILLIGREW USES AN OLD PROVERB.
a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
From this reading OTHO KILLIGREW USES AN OLD PROVERB.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I said, in a low voice.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I had to wait till the man came up.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no help for it.
up to a particular time
From this reading I had to wait till the man came up.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had to wait till the man came up.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I had to wait till the man came up.
plural of “use” — the act of using
From this reading OTHO KILLIGREW USES AN OLD PROVERB.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading I said, in a low voice.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading I had to wait till the man came up.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no help for it.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "All is well!"
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