Chapter 11 of Opposite neighbours is here in full — 257 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Opposite neighbours is here in full — 257 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
RESTITUTION. "WELL, Letty, I have come to make you a farewell call," said Agnes, as she entered. "I don't suppose either you or John will ever have any thing to do with such wicked people as we are." "How so?" asked Letty. "Oh, Joe has concluded to go into business with Mr. Van Horn, and, of course, you will never associate with wicked liquor-dealers.
Chapter 11 of Opposite neighbours is here in full — 257 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/51 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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make a logical or causal connection
From this reading “"Oh, Joe has concluded to go into business with Mr. Van Horn, and, of course, you will never associate with wicked liquor-dealers.”
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading “"Oh, Joe has concluded to go into business with Mr. Van Horn, and, of course, you will never associate with wicked liquor-dealers.”
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading “"WELL, Letty, I have come to make you a farewell call," said Agnes, as she entered.”
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading “"WELL, Letty, I have come to make you a farewell call," said Agnes, as she entered.”
a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
From this reading “"Oh, Joe has concluded to go into business with Mr. Van Horn, and, of course, you will never associate with wicked liquor-dealers.”
a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
From this reading “RESTITUTION.”
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading “"Oh, Joe has concluded to go into business with Mr. Van Horn, and, of course, you will never associate with wicked liquor-dealers.”
morally bad in principle or practice
From this reading “"I don't suppose either you or John will ever have any thing to do with such wicked people as we are."”
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 “"Oh, Joe has concluded to go into business with Mr. Van Horn, and, of course, you will never associate with wicked liquor-dealers.”
In this reading “"I don't suppose either you or John will ever have any thing to do with such wicked people as we are."”
as might be expected
In this reading “"Oh, Joe has concluded to go into business with Mr. Van Horn, and, of course, you will never associate with wicked liquor-dealers.”
In this reading “"I don't suppose either you or John will ever have any thing to do with such wicked people as we are."”
to come or go into
In this reading “"Oh, Joe has concluded to go into business with Mr. Van Horn, and, of course, you will never associate with wicked liquor-dealers.”
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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 "WELL, Letty, I have come to make you a farewell call," said Agnes, as she entered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "WELL, Letty, I have come to make you a farewell call," said Agnes, as she entered.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Oh, Joe has concluded to go into business with Mr. Van Horn, and, of course, you will never associate with wicked liquor-dealers.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "I don't suppose either you or John will ever have any thing to do with such wicked people as we are."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I don't suppose either you or John will ever have any thing to do with such wicked people as we are."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "WELL, Letty, I have come to make you a farewell call," said Agnes, as she entered.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "How so?" asked Letty.
make a logical or causal connection
From this reading "Oh, Joe has concluded to go into business with Mr. Van Horn, and, of course, you will never associate with wicked liquor-dealers.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading "Oh, Joe has concluded to go into business with Mr. Van Horn, and, of course, you will never associate with wicked liquor-dealers.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "WELL, Letty, I have come to make you a farewell call," said Agnes, as she entered.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "WELL, Letty, I have come to make you a farewell call," said Agnes, as she entered.
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading "Oh, Joe has concluded to go into business with Mr. Van Horn, and, of course, you will never associate with wicked liquor-dealers.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Oh, Joe has concluded to go into business with Mr. Van Horn, and, of course, you will never associate with wicked liquor-dealers.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I don't suppose either you or John will ever have any thing to do with such wicked people as we are."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't suppose either you or John will ever have any thing to do with such wicked people as we are."
one or the other of two
From this reading "I don't suppose either you or John will ever have any thing to do with such wicked people as we are."
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading "WELL, Letty, I have come to make you a farewell call," said Agnes, as she entered.
at any time
From this reading "I don't suppose either you or John will ever have any thing to do with such wicked people as we are."
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading "WELL, Letty, I have come to make you a farewell call," said Agnes, as she entered.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Oh, Joe has concluded to go into business with Mr. Van Horn, and, of course, you will never associate with wicked liquor-dealers.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, Joe has concluded to go into business with Mr. Van Horn, and, of course, you will never associate with wicked liquor-dealers.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "WELL, Letty, I have come to make you a farewell call," said Agnes, as she entered.
a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
From this reading "Oh, Joe has concluded to go into business with Mr. Van Horn, and, of course, you will never associate with wicked liquor-dealers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How so?" asked Letty.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "WELL, Letty, I have come to make you a farewell call," said Agnes, as she entered.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Oh, Joe has concluded to go into business with Mr. Van Horn, and, of course, you will never associate with wicked liquor-dealers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, Joe has concluded to go into business with Mr. Van Horn, and, of course, you will never associate with wicked liquor-dealers.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading "I don't suppose either you or John will ever have any thing to do with such wicked people as we are."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "WELL, Letty, I have come to make you a farewell call," said Agnes, as she entered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, Joe has concluded to go into business with Mr. Van Horn, and, of course, you will never associate with wicked liquor-dealers.
engage in
From this reading "WELL, Letty, I have come to make you a farewell call," said Agnes, as she entered.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Oh, Joe has concluded to go into business with Mr. Van Horn, and, of course, you will never associate with wicked liquor-dealers.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Oh, Joe has concluded to go into business with Mr. Van Horn, and, of course, you will never associate with wicked liquor-dealers.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Oh, Joe has concluded to go into business with Mr. Van Horn, and, of course, you will never associate with wicked liquor-dealers.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Joe has concluded to go into business with Mr. Van Horn, and, of course, you will never associate with wicked liquor-dealers.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "I don't suppose either you or John will ever have any thing to do with such wicked people as we are."
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "I don't suppose either you or John will ever have any thing to do with such wicked people as we are."
a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
From this reading RESTITUTION.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "WELL, Letty, I have come to make you a farewell call," said Agnes, as she entered.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "WELL, Letty, I have come to make you a farewell call," said Agnes, as she entered.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "How so?" asked Letty.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "I don't suppose either you or John will ever have any thing to do with such wicked people as we are."
express a supposition
From this reading "I don't suppose either you or John will ever have any thing to do with such wicked people as we are."
a special situation
From this reading "I don't suppose either you or John will ever have any thing to do with such wicked people as we are."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "WELL, Letty, I have come to make you a farewell call," said Agnes, as she entered.
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading "Oh, Joe has concluded to go into business with Mr. Van Horn, and, of course, you will never associate with wicked liquor-dealers.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I don't suppose either you or John will ever have any thing to do with such wicked people as we are."
(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 "WELL, Letty, I have come to make you a farewell call," said Agnes, as she entered.
morally bad in principle or practice
From this reading "I don't suppose either you or John will ever have any thing to do with such wicked people as we are."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I don't suppose either you or John will ever have any thing to do with such wicked people as we are."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I don't suppose either you or John will ever have any thing to do with such wicked people as we are."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "WELL, Letty, I have come to make you a farewell call," said Agnes, as she entered.
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