Chapter 3 of Mr. Wycherly's Wards is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Mr. Wycherly's Wards is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Do what all over again?" "Oh, be princes and admire her, and rubbish. She wouldn’t let us kill the wicked baron or anything really jolly like that." "You’ve had very little to do with girls, ever," Mr. Wycherly said thoughtfully. "It is rather a pity.
Chapter 3 of Mr. Wycherly's Wards is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
feel admiration for
From this reading “"Oh, be princes and admire her, and rubbish.”
a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
From this reading “She wouldn’t let us kill the wicked baron or anything really jolly like that."”
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading “She wouldn’t let us kill the wicked baron or anything really jolly like that."”
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading “"It is rather a pity.”
plural of “prince” — a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading “"Oh, be princes and admire her, and rubbish.”
worthless material that is to be disposed of
From this reading “"Oh, be princes and admire her, and rubbish.”
in a thoughtful manner
From this reading “"You’ve had very little to do with girls, ever," Mr. Wycherly said thoughtfully.”
morally bad in principle or practice
From this reading “She wouldn’t let us kill the wicked baron or anything really jolly like that."”
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.
anew
In this reading “"Do what all over again?"”
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 "It is rather a pity.
feel admiration for
From this reading "Oh, be princes and admire her, and rubbish.
anew
From this reading "Do what all over again?"
(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 "Do what all over again?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Oh, be princes and admire her, and rubbish.
any thing at all
From this reading She wouldn’t let us kill the wicked baron or anything really jolly like that."
a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
From this reading She wouldn’t let us kill the wicked baron or anything really jolly like that."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Oh, be princes and admire her, and rubbish.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do what all over again?"
at any time
From this reading "You’ve had very little to do with girls, ever," Mr. Wycherly said thoughtfully.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading "You’ve had very little to do with girls, ever," Mr. Wycherly said thoughtfully.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "You’ve had very little to do with girls, ever," Mr. Wycherly said thoughtfully.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, be princes and admire her, and rubbish.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is rather a pity.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is rather a pity.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading She wouldn’t let us kill the wicked baron or anything really jolly like that."
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading She wouldn’t let us kill the wicked baron or anything really jolly like that."
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading She wouldn’t let us kill the wicked baron or anything really jolly like that."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading She wouldn’t let us kill the wicked baron or anything really jolly like that."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "You’ve had very little to do with girls, ever," Mr. Wycherly said thoughtfully.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "You’ve had very little to do with girls, ever," Mr. Wycherly said thoughtfully.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, be princes and admire her, and rubbish.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She wouldn’t let us kill the wicked baron or anything really jolly like that."
above and across; more than
From this reading "Do what all over again?"
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading "It is rather a pity.
plural of “prince” — a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading "Oh, be princes and admire her, and rubbish.
on the contrary
From this reading "It is rather a pity.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading She wouldn’t let us kill the wicked baron or anything really jolly like that."
worthless material that is to be disposed of
From this reading "Oh, be princes and admire her, and rubbish.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You’ve had very little to do with girls, ever," Mr. Wycherly said thoughtfully.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She wouldn’t let us kill the wicked baron or anything really jolly like that."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She wouldn’t let us kill the wicked baron or anything really jolly like that."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She wouldn’t let us kill the wicked baron or anything really jolly like that."
in a thoughtful manner
From this reading "You’ve had very little to do with girls, ever," Mr. Wycherly said thoughtfully.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You’ve had very little to do with girls, ever," Mr. Wycherly said thoughtfully.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She wouldn’t let us kill the wicked baron or anything really jolly like that."
precisely as stated
From this reading "You’ve had very little to do with girls, ever," Mr. Wycherly said thoughtfully.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Do what all over again?"
morally bad in principle or practice
From this reading She wouldn’t let us kill the wicked baron or anything really jolly like that."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "You’ve had very little to do with girls, ever," Mr. Wycherly said thoughtfully.
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From this reading She wouldn’t let us kill the wicked baron or anything really jolly like that."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You’ve had very little to do with girls, ever," Mr. Wycherly said thoughtfully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You’ve had very little to do with girls, ever," Mr. Wycherly said thoughtfully.
Chapter 3 of Mr. Wycherly's Wards by L. Allen (Lizzie Allen) Harker holds 437 sentences, grouped into 88 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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