Chapter 4 of Pages from a Journal with Other Papers is here in full — 365 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Pages from a Journal with Other Papers is here in full — 365 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“‘Why, Miss Eyre, what are you doing here?’ “‘I had a headache; I could not go with the others, and came out for a stroll.’ “‘I, too, was not very well, and have been left behind.’ “They walked together side by side. “‘I wanted to speak to you, Miss Eyre.
Chapter 4 of Pages from a Journal with Other Papers is here in full — 365 sentences across 73 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.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading ““‘I, too, was not very well, and have been left behind.’”
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading ““‘Why, Miss Eyre, what are you doing here?’”
a shallow salt lake in south central Australia about 35 feet below sea level; the largest lake in the country and the lowest point on the continent
From this reading ““‘Why, Miss Eyre, what are you doing here?’”
something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
From this reading ““‘I had a headache; I could not go with the others, and came out for a stroll.’”
express in speech
From this reading ““‘I wanted to speak to you, Miss Eyre.”
a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
From this reading ““‘I had a headache; I could not go with the others, and came out for a stroll.’”
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading ““They walked together side by side.”
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading ““‘I wanted to speak to you, Miss Eyre.”
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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 “‘I had a headache; I could not go with the others, and came out for a stroll.’
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “‘I had a headache; I could not go with the others, and came out for a stroll.’
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “‘Why, Miss Eyre, what are you doing here?’
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “‘I, too, was not very well, and have been left behind.’
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “‘I, too, was not very well, and have been left behind.’
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “They walked together side by side.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “‘I had a headache; I could not go with the others, and came out for a stroll.’
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “‘I had a headache; I could not go with the others, and came out for a stroll.’
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading “‘Why, Miss Eyre, what are you doing here?’
a shallow salt lake in south central Australia about 35 feet below sea level; the largest lake in the country and the lowest point on the continent
From this reading “‘Why, Miss Eyre, what are you doing here?’
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “‘I had a headache; I could not go with the others, and came out for a stroll.’
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “‘I had a headache; I could not go with the others, and came out for a stroll.’
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “‘I had a headache; I could not go with the others, and came out for a stroll.’
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “‘I, too, was not very well, and have been left behind.’
something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
From this reading “‘I had a headache; I could not go with the others, and came out for a stroll.’
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “‘Why, Miss Eyre, what are you doing here?’
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “‘I had a headache; I could not go with the others, and came out for a stroll.’
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading “‘I, too, was not very well, and have been left behind.’
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “‘Why, Miss Eyre, what are you doing here?’
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “‘I had a headache; I could not go with the others, and came out for a stroll.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘I had a headache; I could not go with the others, and came out for a stroll.’
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “‘I had a headache; I could not go with the others, and came out for a stroll.’
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading “They walked together side by side.
express in speech
From this reading “‘I wanted to speak to you, Miss Eyre.
a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
From this reading “‘I had a headache; I could not go with the others, and came out for a stroll.’
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “‘I had a headache; I could not go with the others, and came out for a stroll.’
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They walked together side by side.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “‘I wanted to speak to you, Miss Eyre.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading “They walked together side by side.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “‘I, too, was not very well, and have been left behind.’
precisely as stated
From this reading “‘I, too, was not very well, and have been left behind.’
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading “They walked together side by side.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading “‘I wanted to speak to you, Miss Eyre.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “‘I, too, was not very well, and have been left behind.’
(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, too, was not very well, and have been left behind.’
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “‘Why, Miss Eyre, what are you doing here?’
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “‘Why, Miss Eyre, what are you doing here?’
in the company of; together with
From this reading “‘I had a headache; I could not go with the others, and came out for a stroll.’
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “‘Why, Miss Eyre, what are you doing here?’
Chapter 4 of Pages from a Journal with Other Papers by William Hale White holds 365 sentences, grouped into 73 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.
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