Chapter 18 of Of no account is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Of no account is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
RE-UNITED YET SEPARATE. "THAT'S a clever young woman," said Mrs. Livesey, when the door had closed behind Sarah Evans. "Aye, and a good one, too. She's shown what sort a stuff she's made of, this last month. Coming all on a sudden into a strange house and amongst five children, and expecting only to stop two or three days.
Chapter 18 of Of no account is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/29 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading “Coming all on a sudden into a strange house and amongst five children, and expecting only to stop two or three days.”
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading “"THAT'S a clever young woman," said Mrs. Livesey, when the door had closed behind Sarah Evans.”
United States anatomist who identified four pituitary hormones and discovered vitamin E (1882-1971)
From this reading “"THAT'S a clever young woman," said Mrs. Livesey, when the door had closed behind Sarah Evans.”
-ing form of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “Coming all on a sudden into a strange house and amongst five children, and expecting only to stop two or three days.”
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading “"THAT'S a clever young woman," said Mrs. Livesey, when the door had closed behind Sarah Evans.”
act as a barrier between; stand between
From this reading “RE-UNITED YET SEPARATE.”
inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “She's shown what sort a stuff she's made of, this last month.”
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading “She's shown what sort a stuff she's made of, this last month.”
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 “Coming all on a sudden into a strange house and amongst five children, and expecting only to stop two or three days.”
a young female
In this reading “"THAT'S a clever young woman," said Mrs. Livesey, when the door had closed behind Sarah Evans.”
In this reading “She's shown what sort a stuff she's made of, this last month.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "THAT'S a clever young woman," said Mrs. Livesey, when the door had closed behind Sarah Evans.
(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 Coming all on a sudden into a strange house and amongst five children, and expecting only to stop two or three days.
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading Coming all on a sudden into a strange house and amongst five children, and expecting only to stop two or three days.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Aye, and a good one, too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Aye, and a good one, too.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading "THAT'S a clever young woman," said Mrs. Livesey, when the door had closed behind Sarah Evans.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Coming all on a sudden into a strange house and amongst five children, and expecting only to stop two or three days.
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading "THAT'S a clever young woman," said Mrs. Livesey, when the door had closed behind Sarah Evans.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading "THAT'S a clever young woman," said Mrs. Livesey, when the door had closed behind Sarah Evans.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Coming all on a sudden into a strange house and amongst five children, and expecting only to stop two or three days.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Coming all on a sudden into a strange house and amongst five children, and expecting only to stop two or three days.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading "THAT'S a clever young woman," said Mrs. Livesey, when the door had closed behind Sarah Evans.
United States anatomist who identified four pituitary hormones and discovered vitamin E (1882-1971)
From this reading "THAT'S a clever young woman," said Mrs. Livesey, when the door had closed behind Sarah Evans.
-ing form of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely
From this reading Coming all on a sudden into a strange house and amongst five children, and expecting only to stop two or three days.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Coming all on a sudden into a strange house and amongst five children, and expecting only to stop two or three days.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Aye, and a good one, too.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "THAT'S a clever young woman," said Mrs. Livesey, when the door had closed behind Sarah Evans.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Coming all on a sudden into a strange house and amongst five children, and expecting only to stop two or three days.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Coming all on a sudden into a strange house and amongst five children, and expecting only to stop two or three days.
immediately past
From this reading She's shown what sort a stuff she's made of, this last month.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "THAT'S a clever young woman," said Mrs. Livesey, when the door had closed behind Sarah Evans.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She's shown what sort a stuff she's made of, this last month.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading She's shown what sort a stuff she's made of, this last month.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "THAT'S a clever young woman," said Mrs. Livesey, when the door had closed behind Sarah Evans.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She's shown what sort a stuff she's made of, this last month.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Coming all on a sudden into a strange house and amongst five children, and expecting only to stop two or three days.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Aye, and a good one, too.
and nothing more
From this reading Coming all on a sudden into a strange house and amongst five children, and expecting only to stop two or three days.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Coming all on a sudden into a strange house and amongst five children, and expecting only to stop two or three days.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RE-UNITED YET SEPARATE.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "THAT'S a clever young woman," said Mrs. Livesey, when the door had closed behind Sarah Evans.
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading "THAT'S a clever young woman," said Mrs. Livesey, when the door had closed behind Sarah Evans.
act as a barrier between; stand between
From this reading RE-UNITED YET SEPARATE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She's shown what sort a stuff she's made of, this last month.
inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading She's shown what sort a stuff she's made of, this last month.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading She's shown what sort a stuff she's made of, this last month.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading Coming all on a sudden into a strange house and amongst five children, and expecting only to stop two or three days.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Coming all on a sudden into a strange house and amongst five children, and expecting only to stop two or three days.
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading She's shown what sort a stuff she's made of, this last month.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading Coming all on a sudden into a strange house and amongst five children, and expecting only to stop two or three days.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "THAT'S a clever young woman," said Mrs. Livesey, when the door had closed behind Sarah Evans.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "THAT'S a clever young woman," said Mrs. Livesey, when the door had closed behind Sarah Evans.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She's shown what sort a stuff she's made of, this last month.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Coming all on a sudden into a strange house and amongst five children, and expecting only to stop two or three days.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Coming all on a sudden into a strange house and amongst five children, and expecting only to stop two or three days.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Aye, and a good one, too.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Coming all on a sudden into a strange house and amongst five children, and expecting only to stop two or three days.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She's shown what sort a stuff she's made of, this last month.
at the time that
From this reading "THAT'S a clever young woman," said Mrs. Livesey, when the door had closed behind Sarah Evans.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "THAT'S a clever young woman," said Mrs. Livesey, when the door had closed behind Sarah Evans.
but in spite of that
From this reading RE-UNITED YET SEPARATE.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "THAT'S a clever young woman," said Mrs. Livesey, when the door had closed behind Sarah Evans.
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