Chapter 5 of Not Without Thorns is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Not Without Thorns is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Don't you like him, then? Do you know any ill of him?" inquired Mr Thurston, with a sort of fierce eagerness. "Oh, no," said Sydney, quickly. "Not that at all. I like him very well.
Chapter 5 of Not Without Thorns is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
From this reading “Do you know any ill of him?" inquired Mr Thurston, with a sort of fierce eagerness.”
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading “Do you know any ill of him?" inquired Mr Thurston, with a sort of fierce eagerness.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “Do you know any ill of him?" inquired Mr Thurston, with a sort of fierce eagerness.”
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading “Do you know any ill of him?" inquired Mr Thurston, with a sort of fierce eagerness.”
with speed
From this reading “"Oh, no," said Sydney, quickly.”
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading “Do you know any ill of him?" inquired Mr Thurston, with a sort of fierce eagerness.”
the largest Australian city located in southeastern Australia on the Tasman Sea; state capital of New South Wales; Australia's chief port
From this reading “"Oh, no," said Sydney, quickly.”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “I like him very well.”
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 “Do you know any ill of him?" inquired Mr Thurston, with a sort of fierce eagerness.”
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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 Do you know any ill of him?" inquired Mr Thurston, with a sort of fierce eagerness.
(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 "Not that at all.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Do you know any ill of him?" inquired Mr Thurston, with a sort of fierce eagerness.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Not that at all.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you know any ill of him?" inquired Mr Thurston, with a sort of fierce eagerness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't you like him, then?
a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
From this reading Do you know any ill of him?" inquired Mr Thurston, with a sort of fierce eagerness.
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading Do you know any ill of him?" inquired Mr Thurston, with a sort of fierce eagerness.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Don't you like him, then?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I like him very well.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Do you know any ill of him?" inquired Mr Thurston, with a sort of fierce eagerness.
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading Do you know any ill of him?" inquired Mr Thurston, with a sort of fierce eagerness.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Do you know any ill of him?" inquired Mr Thurston, with a sort of fierce eagerness.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Don't you like him, then?
a form of address for a man
From this reading Do you know any ill of him?" inquired Mr Thurston, with a sort of fierce eagerness.
not any; not one
From this reading "Oh, no," said Sydney, quickly.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not that at all.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Do you know any ill of him?" inquired Mr Thurston, with a sort of fierce eagerness.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, no," said Sydney, quickly.
with speed
From this reading "Oh, no," said Sydney, quickly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh, no," said Sydney, quickly.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading Do you know any ill of him?" inquired Mr Thurston, with a sort of fierce eagerness.
the largest Australian city located in southeastern Australia on the Tasman Sea; state capital of New South Wales; Australia's chief port
From this reading "Oh, no," said Sydney, quickly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Not that at all.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Don't you like him, then?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Do you know any ill of him?" inquired Mr Thurston, with a sort of fierce eagerness.
precisely as stated
From this reading I like him very well.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading I like him very well.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Do you know any ill of him?" inquired Mr Thurston, with a sort of fierce eagerness.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Don't you like him, then?
Chapter 5 of Not Without Thorns by Mrs. Molesworth holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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 5 holds 419 sentences of Not Without Thorns, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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