Chapter 13 of Ned, the Son of Webb: What He Did. is here in full — 266 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Ned, the Son of Webb: What He Did. is here in full — 266 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE HOST OF THE NORMANS. "London! London! London!" exclaimed Ned, the son of Webb, slowly and thoughtfully. "After all I had heard and read about this place, I hadn't the ghost of an idea of what it would really be.
Chapter 13 of Ned, the Son of Webb: What He Did. is here in full — 266 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “London!" exclaimed Ned, the son of Webb, slowly and thoughtfully.”
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading “"After all I had heard and read about this place, I hadn't the ghost of an idea of what it would really be.”
a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
From this reading “THE HOST OF THE NORMANS.”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “"After all I had heard and read about this place, I hadn't the ghost of an idea of what it would really be.”
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading “"London!”
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading “London!" exclaimed Ned, the son of Webb, slowly and thoughtfully.”
in a thoughtful manner
From this reading “London!" exclaimed Ned, the son of Webb, slowly and thoughtfully.”
English writer and a central member of the Fabian Society (1858-1943)
From this reading “London!" exclaimed Ned, the son of Webb, slowly and thoughtfully.”
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 “"After all I had heard and read about this place, I hadn't the ghost of an idea of what it would really be.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "After all I had heard and read about this place, I hadn't the ghost of an idea of what it would really be.
later than; following
From this reading "After all I had heard and read about this place, I hadn't the ghost of an idea of what it would really be.
(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 "After all I had heard and read about this place, I hadn't the ghost of an idea of what it would really be.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "After all I had heard and read about this place, I hadn't the ghost of an idea of what it would really be.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading London!" exclaimed Ned, the son of Webb, slowly and thoughtfully.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "After all I had heard and read about this place, I hadn't the ghost of an idea of what it would really be.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading London!" exclaimed Ned, the son of Webb, slowly and thoughtfully.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading "After all I had heard and read about this place, I hadn't the ghost of an idea of what it would really be.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "After all I had heard and read about this place, I hadn't the ghost of an idea of what it would really be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "After all I had heard and read about this place, I hadn't the ghost of an idea of what it would really be.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "After all I had heard and read about this place, I hadn't the ghost of an idea of what it would really be.
a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
From this reading THE HOST OF THE NORMANS.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "After all I had heard and read about this place, I hadn't the ghost of an idea of what it would really be.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "After all I had heard and read about this place, I hadn't the ghost of an idea of what it would really be.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "After all I had heard and read about this place, I hadn't the ghost of an idea of what it would really be.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading "London!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading London!" exclaimed Ned, the son of Webb, slowly and thoughtfully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE HOST OF THE NORMANS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HOST OF THE NORMANS.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "After all I had heard and read about this place, I hadn't the ghost of an idea of what it would really be.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading "After all I had heard and read about this place, I hadn't the ghost of an idea of what it would really be.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "After all I had heard and read about this place, I hadn't the ghost of an idea of what it would really be.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading London!" exclaimed Ned, the son of Webb, slowly and thoughtfully.
a male human offspring
From this reading London!" exclaimed Ned, the son of Webb, slowly and thoughtfully.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HOST OF THE NORMANS.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "After all I had heard and read about this place, I hadn't the ghost of an idea of what it would really be.
in a thoughtful manner
From this reading London!" exclaimed Ned, the son of Webb, slowly and thoughtfully.
English writer and a central member of the Fabian Society (1858-1943)
From this reading London!" exclaimed Ned, the son of Webb, slowly and thoughtfully.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "After all I had heard and read about this place, I hadn't the ghost of an idea of what it would really be.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "After all I had heard and read about this place, I hadn't the ghost of an idea of what it would really be.
Chapter 13 of Ned, the Son of Webb: What He Did. by William O. Stoddard holds 266 sentences, grouped into 54 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 13 holds 266 sentences of Ned, the Son of Webb: What He Did., unabridged, divided into 54 reading sections.
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