Chapter 4 of Norman Vallery is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Norman Vallery is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh, Norman, how can you say that?" exclaimed Fanny, very much annoyed. "Is he your brother, young lady?" asked the old man, looking with a pitying eye on Norman, but not at all angry. "Yes," said Fanny. "I should not have thought it. There is a wide difference between you, I see."
Chapter 4 of Norman Vallery is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 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.
feeling or showing anger
From this reading “"Is he your brother, young lady?" asked the old man, looking with a pitying eye on Norman, but not at all angry.”
aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading “"Oh, Norman, how can you say that?" exclaimed Fanny, very much annoyed.”
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading “There is a wide difference between you, I see."”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “"Oh, Norman, how can you say that?" exclaimed Fanny, very much annoyed.”
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading “"Oh, Norman, how can you say that?" exclaimed Fanny, very much annoyed.”
United States operatic soprano (born in 1945)
From this reading “"Oh, Norman, how can you say that?" exclaimed Fanny, very much annoyed.”
-ing form of “pity” — share the suffering of
From this reading “"Is he your brother, young lady?" asked the old man, looking with a pitying eye on Norman, but not at all angry.”
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading “There is a wide difference between you, I see."”
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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 "Is he your brother, young lady?" asked the old man, looking with a pitying eye on Norman, but not at all angry.
(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 "Is he your brother, young lady?" asked the old man, looking with a pitying eye on Norman, but not at all angry.
feeling or showing anger
From this reading "Is he your brother, young lady?" asked the old man, looking with a pitying eye on Norman, but not at all angry.
aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading "Oh, Norman, how can you say that?" exclaimed Fanny, very much annoyed.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Is he your brother, young lady?" asked the old man, looking with a pitying eye on Norman, but not at all angry.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Is he your brother, young lady?" asked the old man, looking with a pitying eye on Norman, but not at all angry.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading There is a wide difference between you, I see."
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading "Is he your brother, young lady?" asked the old man, looking with a pitying eye on Norman, but not at all angry.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Is he your brother, young lady?" asked the old man, looking with a pitying eye on Norman, but not at all angry.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Oh, Norman, how can you say that?" exclaimed Fanny, very much annoyed.
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading There is a wide difference between you, I see."
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Oh, Norman, how can you say that?" exclaimed Fanny, very much annoyed.
the organ of sight
From this reading "Is he your brother, young lady?" asked the old man, looking with a pitying eye on Norman, but not at all angry.
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading "Oh, Norman, how can you say that?" exclaimed Fanny, very much annoyed.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I should not have thought it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Is he your brother, young lady?" asked the old man, looking with a pitying eye on Norman, but not at all angry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, Norman, how can you say that?" exclaimed Fanny, very much annoyed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I should not have thought it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is he your brother, young lady?" asked the old man, looking with a pitying eye on Norman, but not at all angry.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I should not have thought it.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "Is he your brother, young lady?" asked the old man, looking with a pitying eye on Norman, but not at all angry.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "Is he your brother, young lady?" asked the old man, looking with a pitying eye on Norman, but not at all angry.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Is he your brother, young lady?" asked the old man, looking with a pitying eye on Norman, but not at all angry.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "Oh, Norman, how can you say that?" exclaimed Fanny, very much annoyed.
United States operatic soprano (born in 1945)
From this reading "Oh, Norman, how can you say that?" exclaimed Fanny, very much annoyed.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Is he your brother, young lady?" asked the old man, looking with a pitying eye on Norman, but not at all angry.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Norman, how can you say that?" exclaimed Fanny, very much annoyed.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Is he your brother, young lady?" asked the old man, looking with a pitying eye on Norman, but not at all angry.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Is he your brother, young lady?" asked the old man, looking with a pitying eye on Norman, but not at all angry.
-ing form of “pity” — share the suffering of
From this reading "Is he your brother, young lady?" asked the old man, looking with a pitying eye on Norman, but not at all angry.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Yes," said Fanny.
express in words
From this reading "Oh, Norman, how can you say that?" exclaimed Fanny, very much annoyed.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading There is a wide difference between you, I see."
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I should not have thought it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Oh, Norman, how can you say that?" exclaimed Fanny, very much annoyed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Is he your brother, young lady?" asked the old man, looking with a pitying eye on Norman, but not at all angry.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is a wide difference between you, I see."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I should not have thought it.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Oh, Norman, how can you say that?" exclaimed Fanny, very much annoyed.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading There is a wide difference between you, I see."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Is he your brother, young lady?" asked the old man, looking with a pitying eye on Norman, but not at all angry.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," said Fanny.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, Norman, how can you say that?" exclaimed Fanny, very much annoyed.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "Is he your brother, young lady?" asked the old man, looking with a pitying eye on Norman, but not at all angry.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Is he your brother, young lady?" asked the old man, looking with a pitying eye on Norman, but not at all angry.
Chapter 4 of Norman Vallery by William Henry Giles Kingston holds 427 sentences, grouped into 86 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 4 holds 427 sentences of Norman Vallery, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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