Chapter 14 of Nigel Browning is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Nigel Browning is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SOMETHING WRONG—BUT WHAT? "I do not greatly care to be deceived."—SHAKESPEARE. "O mad mistake, With repentance in its wake."—JEAN INGELOW. "FULVIA!" Nigel said in surprise.
Chapter 14 of Nigel Browning is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “deceive” — be false to; be dishonest with
From this reading “"I do not greatly care to be deceived."—SHAKESPEARE.”
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading “"I do not greatly care to be deceived."—SHAKESPEARE.”
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading “"O mad mistake, With repentance in its wake."—JEAN INGELOW.”
roused to anger
From this reading “"O mad mistake, With repentance in its wake."—JEAN INGELOW.”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “"O mad mistake, With repentance in its wake."—JEAN INGELOW.”
remorse for your past conduct
From this reading “"O mad mistake, With repentance in its wake."—JEAN INGELOW.”
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading “"I do not greatly care to be deceived."—SHAKESPEARE.”
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “"O mad mistake, With repentance in its wake."—JEAN INGELOW.”
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 “Nigel said in surprise.”
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I do not greatly care to be deceived."—SHAKESPEARE.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading SOMETHING WRONG—BUT WHAT?
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading "I do not greatly care to be deceived."—SHAKESPEARE.
past form of “deceive” — be false to; be dishonest with
From this reading "I do not greatly care to be deceived."—SHAKESPEARE.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I do not greatly care to be deceived."—SHAKESPEARE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "FULVIA!"
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading "I do not greatly care to be deceived."—SHAKESPEARE.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I do not greatly care to be deceived."—SHAKESPEARE.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "O mad mistake, With repentance in its wake."—JEAN INGELOW.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O mad mistake, With repentance in its wake."—JEAN INGELOW.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "O mad mistake, With repentance in its wake."—JEAN INGELOW.
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading "O mad mistake, With repentance in its wake."—JEAN INGELOW.
roused to anger
From this reading "O mad mistake, With repentance in its wake."—JEAN INGELOW.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading "O mad mistake, With repentance in its wake."—JEAN INGELOW.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nigel said in surprise.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I do not greatly care to be deceived."—SHAKESPEARE.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "O mad mistake, With repentance in its wake."—JEAN INGELOW.
remorse for your past conduct
From this reading "O mad mistake, With repentance in its wake."—JEAN INGELOW.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Nigel said in surprise.
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading "I do not greatly care to be deceived."—SHAKESPEARE.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading SOMETHING WRONG—BUT WHAT?
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading Nigel said in surprise.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I do not greatly care to be deceived."—SHAKESPEARE.
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading "O mad mistake, With repentance in its wake."—JEAN INGELOW.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading SOMETHING WRONG—BUT WHAT?
in the company of; together with
From this reading "O mad mistake, With repentance in its wake."—JEAN INGELOW.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading SOMETHING WRONG—BUT WHAT?
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