Chapter 16 of Mrs. Thompson: A Novel is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Mrs. Thompson: A Novel is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Now then," said Marsden. "Look sharp. Don't be all night about it." He had gone to the other end of the table, and he waited anxiously to see the conveyance completed. Mr. Prentice was reading Mrs. Marsden's scribbled words.
Chapter 16 of Mrs. Thompson: A Novel is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading “He had gone to the other end of the table, and he waited anxiously to see the conveyance completed.”
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading “He had gone to the other end of the table, and he waited anxiously to see the conveyance completed.”
document effecting a property transfer
From this reading “He had gone to the other end of the table, and he waited anxiously to see the conveyance completed.”
works for an expert to learn a trade
From this reading “Mr. Prentice was reading Mrs. Marsden's scribbled words.”
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading “Mr. Prentice was reading Mrs. Marsden's scribbled words.”
past form of “scribble” — write down quickly without much attention to detail
From this reading “Mr. Prentice was reading Mrs. Marsden's scribbled words.”
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading “"Look sharp.”
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “He had gone to the other end of the table, and he waited anxiously to see the conveyance completed.”
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 “He had gone to the other end of the table, and he waited anxiously to see the conveyance completed.”
In this reading “He had gone to the other end of the table, and he waited anxiously to see the conveyance completed.”
act or move at high speed
In this reading “"Look sharp.”
In this reading “Don't be all night about it."”
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.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Don't be all night about it."
(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 Don't be all night about it."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had gone to the other end of the table, and he waited anxiously to see the conveyance completed.
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading He had gone to the other end of the table, and he waited anxiously to see the conveyance completed.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Don't be all night about it."
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading He had gone to the other end of the table, and he waited anxiously to see the conveyance completed.
document effecting a property transfer
From this reading He had gone to the other end of the table, and he waited anxiously to see the conveyance completed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't be all night about it."
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading He had gone to the other end of the table, and he waited anxiously to see the conveyance completed.
destroyed or killed
From this reading He had gone to the other end of the table, and he waited anxiously to see the conveyance completed.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had gone to the other end of the table, and he waited anxiously to see the conveyance completed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had gone to the other end of the table, and he waited anxiously to see the conveyance completed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Don't be all night about it."
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Look sharp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now then," said Marsden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Prentice was reading Mrs. Marsden's scribbled words.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Prentice was reading Mrs. Marsden's scribbled words.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mr. Prentice was reading Mrs. Marsden's scribbled words.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Don't be all night about it."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now then," said Marsden.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had gone to the other end of the table, and he waited anxiously to see the conveyance completed.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading He had gone to the other end of the table, and he waited anxiously to see the conveyance completed.
works for an expert to learn a trade
From this reading Mr. Prentice was reading Mrs. Marsden's scribbled words.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading Mr. Prentice was reading Mrs. Marsden's scribbled words.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Now then," said Marsden.
past form of “scribble” — write down quickly without much attention to detail
From this reading Mr. Prentice was reading Mrs. Marsden's scribbled words.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He had gone to the other end of the table, and he waited anxiously to see the conveyance completed.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading "Look sharp.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading He had gone to the other end of the table, and he waited anxiously to see the conveyance completed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had gone to the other end of the table, and he waited anxiously to see the conveyance completed.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Now then," said Marsden.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had gone to the other end of the table, and he waited anxiously to see the conveyance completed.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading He had gone to the other end of the table, and he waited anxiously to see the conveyance completed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Prentice was reading Mrs. Marsden's scribbled words.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Mr. Prentice was reading Mrs. Marsden's scribbled words.
Chapter 16 of Mrs. Thompson: A Novel by W. B. (William Babington) Maxwell holds 395 sentences, grouped into 79 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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