Chapter 13 of Nigel Browning is here in full — 360 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Nigel Browning is here in full — 360 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"WILL NEVER MARRY HER!" "He jests at scars that never felt a wound."—SHAKESPEARE. "ETHEL, just look at that blind. It hangs all crookedly." "Yes, mother."
Chapter 13 of Nigel Browning is here in full — 360 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading “"ETHEL, just look at that blind.”
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading “"He jests at scars that never felt a wound."—SHAKESPEARE.”
plural of “hang” — a special way of doing something
From this reading “It hangs all crookedly."”
plural of “jest” — a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading “"He jests at scars that never felt a wound."—SHAKESPEARE.”
take in marriage
From this reading “"WILL NEVER MARRY HER!"”
plural of “scar” — a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue
From this reading “"He jests at scars that never felt a wound."—SHAKESPEARE.”
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading “"He jests at scars that never felt a wound."—SHAKESPEARE.”
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading “"He jests at scars that never felt a wound."—SHAKESPEARE.”
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.
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take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “"ETHEL, just look at that blind.”
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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 "He jests at scars that never felt a wound."—SHAKESPEARE.
(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 It hangs all crookedly."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "He jests at scars that never felt a wound."—SHAKESPEARE.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading "ETHEL, just look at that blind.
in a crooked lopsided manner
From this reading It hangs all crookedly."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "ETHEL, just look at that blind.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading "He jests at scars that never felt a wound."—SHAKESPEARE.
plural of “hang” — a special way of doing something
From this reading It hangs all crookedly."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He jests at scars that never felt a wound."—SHAKESPEARE.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "WILL NEVER MARRY HER!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It hangs all crookedly."
plural of “jest” — a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading "He jests at scars that never felt a wound."—SHAKESPEARE.
and nothing more
From this reading "ETHEL, just look at that blind.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "ETHEL, just look at that blind.
take in marriage
From this reading "WILL NEVER MARRY HER!"
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Yes, mother."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "WILL NEVER MARRY HER!"
plural of “scar” — a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue
From this reading "He jests at scars that never felt a wound."—SHAKESPEARE.
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading "He jests at scars that never felt a wound."—SHAKESPEARE.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "He jests at scars that never felt a wound."—SHAKESPEARE.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "WILL NEVER MARRY HER!"
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading "He jests at scars that never felt a wound."—SHAKESPEARE.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, mother."
Chapter 13 of Nigel Browning by Agnes Giberne holds 360 sentences, grouped into 72 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 360 sentences of Nigel Browning, unabridged, divided into 72 reading sections.
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