Chapter 10 of Mrs Peixada is here in full — 326 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Mrs Peixada is here in full — 326 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ROMER drew near to Mr. Flint. “I did all I could,” he said. “Things look pretty desperate now, don’t they?” Mr. Flint returned. Hetzel tugged at his beard.
Chapter 10 of Mrs Peixada is here in full — 326 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/65 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading “Hetzel tugged at his beard.”
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading ““Things look pretty desperate now, don’t they?””
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading “ROMER drew near to Mr. Flint.”
a hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony
From this reading “ROMER drew near to Mr. Flint.”
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading “ROMER drew near to Mr. Flint.”
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading ““Things look pretty desperate now, don’t they?””
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “Mr. Flint returned.”
inflected form of “tug” — pull hard
From this reading “Hetzel tugged at his beard.”
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 “Hetzel tugged at his beard.”
In this reading ““Things look pretty desperate now, don’t they?””
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.
(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 “I did all I could,” he said.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Hetzel tugged at his beard.
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading Hetzel tugged at his beard.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I did all I could,” he said.
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading “Things look pretty desperate now, don’t they?”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “I did all I could,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Things look pretty desperate now, don’t they?”
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading ROMER drew near to Mr. Flint.
a hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony
From this reading ROMER drew near to Mr. Flint.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I did all I could,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hetzel tugged at his beard.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hetzel tugged at his beard.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I did all I could,” he said.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Things look pretty desperate now, don’t they?”
a form of address for a man
From this reading ROMER drew near to Mr. Flint.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading ROMER drew near to Mr. Flint.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Things look pretty desperate now, don’t they?”
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading “Things look pretty desperate now, don’t they?”
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Mr. Flint returned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ROMER drew near to Mr. Flint.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I did all I could,” he said.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Things look pretty desperate now, don’t they?”
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “Things look pretty desperate now, don’t they?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ROMER drew near to Mr. Flint.
inflected form of “tug” — pull hard
From this reading Hetzel tugged at his beard.
Chapter 10 of Mrs Peixada by Henry Harland holds 326 sentences, grouped into 66 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.
Chapter 10 holds 326 sentences of Mrs Peixada, unabridged, divided into 66 reading sections.
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