Chapter 4 of Mr. Arnold: A romance of the Revolution is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of Mr. Arnold: A romance of the Revolution is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I went up-stairs to the room they had given me. But my sleep was bad.” “Ha!” said he; “now we are coming to it. What disturbed you?” It was worse than groping in the dark; it was like groping without the sense of touch to guide me.
Chapter 4 of Mr. Arnold: A romance of the Revolution is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading “But my sleep was bad.””
having the place or position changed
From this reading “What disturbed you?””
acting with uncertainty or hesitance or lack of confidence
From this reading “It was worse than groping in the dark; it was like groping without the sense of touch to guide me.”
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading “It was worse than groping in the dark; it was like groping without the sense of touch to guide me.”
a general conscious awareness
From this reading “It was worse than groping in the dark; it was like groping without the sense of touch to guide me.”
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “But my sleep was bad.””
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading “It was worse than groping in the dark; it was like groping without the sense of touch to guide me.”
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading “It was worse than groping in the dark; it was like groping without the sense of touch to guide me.”
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 “It was worse than groping in the dark; it was like groping without the sense of touch to guide me.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Ha!” said he; “now we are coming to it.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading But my sleep was bad.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But my sleep was bad.”
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “Ha!” said he; “now we are coming to it.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading It was worse than groping in the dark; it was like groping without the sense of touch to guide me.
having the place or position changed
From this reading What disturbed you?”
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading “I went up-stairs to the room they had given me.
acting with uncertainty or hesitance or lack of confidence
From this reading It was worse than groping in the dark; it was like groping without the sense of touch to guide me.
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading It was worse than groping in the dark; it was like groping without the sense of touch to guide me.
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading “Ha!” said he; “now we are coming to it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I went up-stairs to the room they had given me.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Ha!” said he; “now we are coming to it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I went up-stairs to the room they had given me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was worse than groping in the dark; it was like groping without the sense of touch to guide me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Ha!” said he; “now we are coming to it.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It was worse than groping in the dark; it was like groping without the sense of touch to guide me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I went up-stairs to the room they had given me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But my sleep was bad.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Ha!” said he; “now we are coming to it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was worse than groping in the dark; it was like groping without the sense of touch to guide me.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading “I went up-stairs to the room they had given me.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Ha!” said he; “now we are coming to it.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading It was worse than groping in the dark; it was like groping without the sense of touch to guide me.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading But my sleep was bad.”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was worse than groping in the dark; it was like groping without the sense of touch to guide me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I went up-stairs to the room they had given me.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I went up-stairs to the room they had given me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I went up-stairs to the room they had given me.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading It was worse than groping in the dark; it was like groping without the sense of touch to guide me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I went up-stairs to the room they had given me.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But my sleep was bad.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Ha!” said he; “now we are coming to it.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “I went up-stairs to the room they had given me.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What disturbed you?”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading It was worse than groping in the dark; it was like groping without the sense of touch to guide me.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading It was worse than groping in the dark; it was like groping without the sense of touch to guide me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What disturbed you?”
Chapter 4 of Mr. Arnold: A romance of the Revolution by Francis Lynde holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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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