Chapter 2 of Nurse Elisia is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Nurse Elisia is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Nonsense, my dear sir. I'm all right. It isn't my bridle hand. I shall not want a whip." "Oh, no," said Sir Cheltnam; "your mount wants no whip.
Chapter 2 of Nurse Elisia is here in full — 417 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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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control
From this reading “It isn't my bridle hand.”
dearly loved
From this reading “"Nonsense, my dear sir.”
attach to a support
From this reading “"Oh, no," said Sir Cheltnam; "your mount wants no whip.”
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading “"Nonsense, my dear sir.”
term of address for a man
From this reading “"Nonsense, my dear sir.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “I shall not want a whip."”
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading “"Oh, no," said Sir Cheltnam; "your mount wants no whip.”
beat severely with a whip or rod
From this reading “I shall not want a whip."”
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 “"Nonsense, my dear sir.”
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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I shall not want a whip."
(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 I'm all right.
headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control
From this reading It isn't my bridle hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, no," said Sir Cheltnam; "your mount wants no whip.
dearly loved
From this reading "Nonsense, my dear sir.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading It isn't my bridle hand.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shall not want a whip."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm all right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It isn't my bridle hand.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It isn't my bridle hand.
attach to a support
From this reading "Oh, no," said Sir Cheltnam; "your mount wants no whip.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Nonsense, my dear sir.
not any; not one
From this reading "Oh, no," said Sir Cheltnam; "your mount wants no whip.
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading "Nonsense, my dear sir.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I shall not want a whip."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, no," said Sir Cheltnam; "your mount wants no whip.
precisely, exactly
From this reading I'm all right.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh, no," said Sir Cheltnam; "your mount wants no whip.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall not want a whip."
term of address for a man
From this reading "Nonsense, my dear sir.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I shall not want a whip."
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading "Oh, no," said Sir Cheltnam; "your mount wants no whip.
beat severely with a whip or rod
From this reading I shall not want a whip."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, no," said Sir Cheltnam; "your mount wants no whip.
Chapter 2 of Nurse Elisia by George Manville Fenn holds 417 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 2 holds 417 sentences of Nurse Elisia, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Nurse Elisia by George Manville Fenn exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 417 sentences, grouped into 84 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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