Chapter 2 of Mrs. Pendleton's Four-in-Hand is here in full — 465 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Mrs. Pendleton's Four-in-Hand is here in full — 465 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Neuralgia!” “I mean neuralgia! She was up all night. But, my dear, don’t think me a heartless fiend, but you must see your lawyer. He is here with those deeds for you to sign, and he says that he must catch the train.”
Chapter 2 of Mrs. Pendleton's Four-in-Hand is here in full — 465 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/93 · 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.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading “He is here with those deeds for you to sign, and he says that he must catch the train.””
performance of moral or religious acts
From this reading “He is here with those deeds for you to sign, and he says that he must catch the train.””
a cruel wicked and inhuman person
From this reading “But, my dear, don’t think me a heartless fiend, but you must see your lawyer.”
lacking in feeling or pity or warmth
From this reading “But, my dear, don’t think me a heartless fiend, but you must see your lawyer.”
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading “But, my dear, don’t think me a heartless fiend, but you must see your lawyer.”
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “He is here with those deeds for you to sign, and he says that he must catch the train.””
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading “He is here with those deeds for you to sign, and he says that he must catch the train.””
create by training and teaching
From this reading “He is here with those deeds for you to sign, and he says that he must catch the train.””
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 “She was up all night.”
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 But, my dear, don’t think me a heartless fiend, but you must see your lawyer.
(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 She was up all night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He is here with those deeds for you to sign, and he says that he must catch the train.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, my dear, don’t think me a heartless fiend, but you must see your lawyer.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading He is here with those deeds for you to sign, and he says that he must catch the train.”
dearly loved
From this reading But, my dear, don’t think me a heartless fiend, but you must see your lawyer.
performance of moral or religious acts
From this reading He is here with those deeds for you to sign, and he says that he must catch the train.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But, my dear, don’t think me a heartless fiend, but you must see your lawyer.
a cruel wicked and inhuman person
From this reading But, my dear, don’t think me a heartless fiend, but you must see your lawyer.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He is here with those deeds for you to sign, and he says that he must catch the train.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is here with those deeds for you to sign, and he says that he must catch the train.”
lacking in feeling or pity or warmth
From this reading But, my dear, don’t think me a heartless fiend, but you must see your lawyer.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading He is here with those deeds for you to sign, and he says that he must catch the train.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I mean neuralgia!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is here with those deeds for you to sign, and he says that he must catch the train.”
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading But, my dear, don’t think me a heartless fiend, but you must see your lawyer.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But, my dear, don’t think me a heartless fiend, but you must see your lawyer.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “I mean neuralgia!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But, my dear, don’t think me a heartless fiend, but you must see your lawyer.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But, my dear, don’t think me a heartless fiend, but you must see your lawyer.
acute spasmodic pain along the course of one or more nerves
From this reading “Neuralgia!”
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading She was up all night.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading He is here with those deeds for you to sign, and he says that he must catch the train.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading But, my dear, don’t think me a heartless fiend, but you must see your lawyer.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was up all night.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading He is here with those deeds for you to sign, and he says that he must catch the train.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He is here with those deeds for you to sign, and he says that he must catch the train.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He is here with those deeds for you to sign, and he says that he must catch the train.”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading But, my dear, don’t think me a heartless fiend, but you must see your lawyer.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He is here with those deeds for you to sign, and he says that he must catch the train.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He is here with those deeds for you to sign, and he says that he must catch the train.”
create by training and teaching
From this reading He is here with those deeds for you to sign, and he says that he must catch the train.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She was up all night.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was up all night.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He is here with those deeds for you to sign, and he says that he must catch the train.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But, my dear, don’t think me a heartless fiend, but you must see your lawyer.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But, my dear, don’t think me a heartless fiend, but you must see your lawyer.
Chapter 2 of Mrs. Pendleton's Four-in-Hand by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton holds 465 sentences, grouped into 93 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 2 holds 465 sentences of Mrs. Pendleton's Four-in-Hand, unabridged, divided into 93 reading sections.
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