Chapter 7 of No time for Toffee! is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of No time for Toffee! is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The congressman glanced compulsively in George's direction and turned ashen. George, still at half mast, stared back at him with fixed blankness. The congressman groaned. "Then there's the very worst sort of conscience," Toffee went on. "That's when everything gets mixed up.
Chapter 7 of No time for Toffee! is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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anemic looking from illness or emotion
From this reading “The congressman glanced compulsively in George's direction and turned ashen.”
in a compulsive manner
From this reading “The congressman glanced compulsively in George's direction and turned ashen.”
a member of the United States House of Representatives
From this reading “The congressman glanced compulsively in George's direction and turned ashen.”
possessive form of “george” — Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading “The congressman glanced compulsively in George's direction and turned ashen.”
past form of “groan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading “The congressman groaned.”
a vertical spar for supporting sails
From this reading “George, still at half mast, stared back at him with fixed blankness.”
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
From this reading “"That's when everything gets mixed up.”
caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets
From this reading “"Then there's the very worst sort of conscience," Toffee went on.”
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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In this reading “"That's when everything gets mixed up.”
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
In this reading “"Then there's the very worst sort of conscience," Toffee went on.”
In this reading “"Then there's the very worst sort of conscience," Toffee went on.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The congressman glanced compulsively in George's direction and turned ashen.
anemic looking from illness or emotion
From this reading The congressman glanced compulsively in George's direction and turned ashen.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading George, still at half mast, stared back at him with fixed blankness.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading George, still at half mast, stared back at him with fixed blankness.
the state of being blank; void; emptiness
From this reading George, still at half mast, stared back at him with fixed blankness.
in a compulsive manner
From this reading The congressman glanced compulsively in George's direction and turned ashen.
a member of the United States House of Representatives
From this reading The congressman glanced compulsively in George's direction and turned ashen.
motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
From this reading "Then there's the very worst sort of conscience," Toffee went on.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading The congressman glanced compulsively in George's direction and turned ashen.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "That's when everything gets mixed up.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading George, still at half mast, stared back at him with fixed blankness.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading George, still at half mast, stared back at him with fixed blankness.
possessive form of “george” — Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading The congressman glanced compulsively in George's direction and turned ashen.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading "That's when everything gets mixed up.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading The congressman glanced compulsively in George's direction and turned ashen.
past form of “groan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading The congressman groaned.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading George, still at half mast, stared back at him with fixed blankness.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading George, still at half mast, stared back at him with fixed blankness.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The congressman glanced compulsively in George's direction and turned ashen.
a vertical spar for supporting sails
From this reading George, still at half mast, stared back at him with fixed blankness.
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
From this reading "That's when everything gets mixed up.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Then there's the very worst sort of conscience," Toffee went on.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Then there's the very worst sort of conscience," Toffee went on.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading "Then there's the very worst sort of conscience," Toffee went on.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading George, still at half mast, stared back at him with fixed blankness.
not in physical motion
From this reading George, still at half mast, stared back at him with fixed blankness.
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From this reading "That's when everything gets mixed up.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The congressman glanced compulsively in George's direction and turned ashen.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then there's the very worst sort of conscience," Toffee went on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then there's the very worst sort of conscience," Toffee went on.
caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets
From this reading "Then there's the very worst sort of conscience," Toffee went on.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The congressman glanced compulsively in George's direction and turned ashen.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "That's when everything gets mixed up.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Then there's the very worst sort of conscience," Toffee went on.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Then there's the very worst sort of conscience," Toffee went on.
at the time that
From this reading "That's when everything gets mixed up.
in the company of; together with
From this reading George, still at half mast, stared back at him with fixed blankness.
the least favorable outcome
From this reading "Then there's the very worst sort of conscience," Toffee went on.
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