Chapter 19 of Mr. Britling Sees It Through is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Mr. Britling Sees It Through is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She resumed her excavation with the little stick, with the tears running down her face. Mr. Britling presently went on with the talk. "For me it came all at once, without a doubt or a hope. I hoped until the last that nothing would touch Hugh. And then it was like a black shutter falling--in an instant...."
Chapter 19 of Mr. Britling Sees It Through is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of digging
From this reading “She resumed her excavation with the little stick, with the tears running down her face.”
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading “And then it was like a black shutter falling--in an instant...."”
past form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading “I hoped until the last that nothing would touch Hugh.”
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading “And then it was like a black shutter falling--in an instant...."”
past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading “She resumed her excavation with the little stick, with the tears running down her face.”
a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure
From this reading “And then it was like a black shutter falling--in an instant...."”
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading “She resumed her excavation with the little stick, with the tears running down her face.”
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading “I hoped until the last that nothing would touch Hugh.”
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.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading “"For me it came all at once, without a doubt or a hope.”
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
In this reading “Mr. Britling presently went on with the talk.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "For me it came all at once, without a doubt or a hope.
(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 "For me it came all at once, without a doubt or a hope.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And then it was like a black shutter falling--in an instant...."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then it was like a black shutter falling--in an instant...."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "For me it came all at once, without a doubt or a hope.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading And then it was like a black shutter falling--in an instant...."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Britling presently went on with the talk.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "For me it came all at once, without a doubt or a hope.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading "For me it came all at once, without a doubt or a hope.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She resumed her excavation with the little stick, with the tears running down her face.
the act of digging
From this reading She resumed her excavation with the little stick, with the tears running down her face.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She resumed her excavation with the little stick, with the tears running down her face.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading And then it was like a black shutter falling--in an instant...."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "For me it came all at once, without a doubt or a hope.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She resumed her excavation with the little stick, with the tears running down her face.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading "For me it came all at once, without a doubt or a hope.
past form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading I hoped until the last that nothing would touch Hugh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hoped until the last that nothing would touch Hugh.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I hoped until the last that nothing would touch Hugh.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And then it was like a black shutter falling--in an instant...."
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading And then it was like a black shutter falling--in an instant...."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "For me it came all at once, without a doubt or a hope.
immediately past
From this reading I hoped until the last that nothing would touch Hugh.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading And then it was like a black shutter falling--in an instant...."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She resumed her excavation with the little stick, with the tears running down her face.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "For me it came all at once, without a doubt or a hope.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Britling presently went on with the talk.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I hoped until the last that nothing would touch Hugh.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mr. Britling presently went on with the talk.
on one occasion
From this reading "For me it came all at once, without a doubt or a hope.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "For me it came all at once, without a doubt or a hope.
in the near future
From this reading Mr. Britling presently went on with the talk.
past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading She resumed her excavation with the little stick, with the tears running down her face.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading She resumed her excavation with the little stick, with the tears running down her face.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She resumed her excavation with the little stick, with the tears running down her face.
a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure
From this reading And then it was like a black shutter falling--in an instant...."
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading She resumed her excavation with the little stick, with the tears running down her face.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Mr. Britling presently went on with the talk.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading She resumed her excavation with the little stick, with the tears running down her face.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I hoped until the last that nothing would touch Hugh.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She resumed her excavation with the little stick, with the tears running down her face.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then it was like a black shutter falling--in an instant...."
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading I hoped until the last that nothing would touch Hugh.
up to a particular time
From this reading I hoped until the last that nothing would touch Hugh.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And then it was like a black shutter falling--in an instant...."
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Mr. Britling presently went on with the talk.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She resumed her excavation with the little stick, with the tears running down her face.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "For me it came all at once, without a doubt or a hope.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I hoped until the last that nothing would touch Hugh.
Chapter 19 of Mr. Britling Sees It Through by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells holds 396 sentences, grouped into 80 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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