Chapter 6 of Mr. Wycherly's Wards is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Mr. Wycherly's Wards is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I’m only reading to myself," Jane-Anne mumbled. "Well, I wish you’d read a bit quieter," said Mrs. Dew, "frightening a body to death with ’ha-ha-in’s’ and sech. An’ what are you doin’ sitting on that there box as I put away this very afternoon? Why can’t you leave it be in the corner?" Jane-Anne made no reply.
Chapter 6 of Mr. Wycherly's Wards is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading “An’ what are you doin’ sitting on that there box as I put away this very afternoon?”
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading “Why can’t you leave it be in the corner?"”
water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air
From this reading “"Well, I wish you’d read a bit quieter," said Mrs. Dew, "frightening a body to death with ’ha-ha-in’s’ and sech.”
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “"Well, I wish you’d read a bit quieter," said Mrs. Dew, "frightening a body to death with ’ha-ha-in’s’ and sech.”
past form of “mumble” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading “"I’m only reading to myself," Jane-Anne mumbled.”
comparative of “quiet” — characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading “"Well, I wish you’d read a bit quieter," said Mrs. Dew, "frightening a body to death with ’ha-ha-in’s’ and sech.”
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading “"I’m only reading to myself," Jane-Anne mumbled.”
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading “Jane-Anne made no reply.”
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 “Why can’t you leave it be in the corner?"”
place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape
In this reading “An’ what are you doin’ sitting on that there box as I put away this very afternoon?”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "Well, I wish you’d read a bit quieter," said Mrs. Dew, "frightening a body to death with ’ha-ha-in’s’ and sech.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading An’ what are you doin’ sitting on that there box as I put away this very afternoon?
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An’ what are you doin’ sitting on that there box as I put away this very afternoon?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Well, I wish you’d read a bit quieter," said Mrs. Dew, "frightening a body to death with ’ha-ha-in’s’ and sech.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading An’ what are you doin’ sitting on that there box as I put away this very afternoon?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading An’ what are you doin’ sitting on that there box as I put away this very afternoon?
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading An’ what are you doin’ sitting on that there box as I put away this very afternoon?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Why can’t you leave it be in the corner?"
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading "Well, I wish you’d read a bit quieter," said Mrs. Dew, "frightening a body to death with ’ha-ha-in’s’ and sech.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading "Well, I wish you’d read a bit quieter," said Mrs. Dew, "frightening a body to death with ’ha-ha-in’s’ and sech.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading An’ what are you doin’ sitting on that there box as I put away this very afternoon?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why can’t you leave it be in the corner?"
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading Why can’t you leave it be in the corner?"
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading "Well, I wish you’d read a bit quieter," said Mrs. Dew, "frightening a body to death with ’ha-ha-in’s’ and sech.
water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air
From this reading "Well, I wish you’d read a bit quieter," said Mrs. Dew, "frightening a body to death with ’ha-ha-in’s’ and sech.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An’ what are you doin’ sitting on that there box as I put away this very afternoon?
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading "Well, I wish you’d read a bit quieter," said Mrs. Dew, "frightening a body to death with ’ha-ha-in’s’ and sech.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, I wish you’d read a bit quieter," said Mrs. Dew, "frightening a body to death with ’ha-ha-in’s’ and sech.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, I wish you’d read a bit quieter," said Mrs. Dew, "frightening a body to death with ’ha-ha-in’s’ and sech.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I’m only reading to myself," Jane-Anne mumbled.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Why can’t you leave it be in the corner?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Why can’t you leave it be in the corner?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I’m only reading to myself," Jane-Anne mumbled.
go away from a place
From this reading Why can’t you leave it be in the corner?"
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Jane-Anne made no reply.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Well, I wish you’d read a bit quieter," said Mrs. Dew, "frightening a body to death with ’ha-ha-in’s’ and sech.
past form of “mumble” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading "I’m only reading to myself," Jane-Anne mumbled.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "I’m only reading to myself," Jane-Anne mumbled.
not any; not one
From this reading Jane-Anne made no reply.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading An’ what are you doin’ sitting on that there box as I put away this very afternoon?
and nothing more
From this reading "I’m only reading to myself," Jane-Anne mumbled.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading An’ what are you doin’ sitting on that there box as I put away this very afternoon?
comparative of “quiet” — characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading "Well, I wish you’d read a bit quieter," said Mrs. Dew, "frightening a body to death with ’ha-ha-in’s’ and sech.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading "Well, I wish you’d read a bit quieter," said Mrs. Dew, "frightening a body to death with ’ha-ha-in’s’ and sech.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading "I’m only reading to myself," Jane-Anne mumbled.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading Jane-Anne made no reply.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well, I wish you’d read a bit quieter," said Mrs. Dew, "frightening a body to death with ’ha-ha-in’s’ and sech.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, I wish you’d read a bit quieter," said Mrs. Dew, "frightening a body to death with ’ha-ha-in’s’ and sech.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading An’ what are you doin’ sitting on that there box as I put away this very afternoon?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading An’ what are you doin’ sitting on that there box as I put away this very afternoon?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Why can’t you leave it be in the corner?"
in or at that place or location
From this reading An’ what are you doin’ sitting on that there box as I put away this very afternoon?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading An’ what are you doin’ sitting on that there box as I put away this very afternoon?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I’m only reading to myself," Jane-Anne mumbled.
precisely as stated
From this reading An’ what are you doin’ sitting on that there box as I put away this very afternoon?
(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 "Well, I wish you’d read a bit quieter," said Mrs. Dew, "frightening a body to death with ’ha-ha-in’s’ and sech.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading An’ what are you doin’ sitting on that there box as I put away this very afternoon?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why can’t you leave it be in the corner?"
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "Well, I wish you’d read a bit quieter," said Mrs. Dew, "frightening a body to death with ’ha-ha-in’s’ and sech.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Well, I wish you’d read a bit quieter," said Mrs. Dew, "frightening a body to death with ’ha-ha-in’s’ and sech.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading An’ what are you doin’ sitting on that there box as I put away this very afternoon?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, I wish you’d read a bit quieter," said Mrs. Dew, "frightening a body to death with ’ha-ha-in’s’ and sech.
Chapter 6 of Mr. Wycherly's Wards by L. Allen (Lizzie Allen) Harker holds 439 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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