Chapter 4 of Pansy's Sunday Book is here in full — 3383 sentences across 677 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of Pansy's Sunday Book is here in full — 3383 sentences across 677 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“WHAT did you say?” This last sentence was addressed to a customer who had been standing for some seconds. “Green braid? No, we haven’t any to match that.” “Are you sure?” questioned the young girl anxiously.
Chapter 4 of Pansy's Sunday Book is here in full — 3383 sentences across 677 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading “This last sentence was addressed to a customer who had been standing for some seconds.”
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading ““Are you sure?” questioned the young girl anxiously.”
make by braiding or interlacing
From this reading ““Green braid?”
someone who pays for goods or services
From this reading “This last sentence was addressed to a customer who had been standing for some seconds.”
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading “No, we haven’t any to match that.””
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading ““Are you sure?” questioned the young girl anxiously.”
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “This last sentence was addressed to a customer who had been standing for some seconds.”
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading “This last sentence was addressed to a customer who had been standing for some seconds.”
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.
a girl or young woman who is unmarried
In this reading ““Are you sure?” questioned the young girl anxiously.”
In this reading “This last sentence was addressed to a customer who had been standing for some seconds.”
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 This last sentence was addressed to a customer who had been standing for some seconds.
(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading This last sentence was addressed to a customer who had been standing for some seconds.
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading “Are you sure?” questioned the young girl anxiously.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading No, we haven’t any to match that.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Are you sure?” questioned the young girl anxiously.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This last sentence was addressed to a customer who had been standing for some seconds.
make by braiding or interlacing
From this reading “Green braid?
someone who pays for goods or services
From this reading This last sentence was addressed to a customer who had been standing for some seconds.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “WHAT did you say?”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This last sentence was addressed to a customer who had been standing for some seconds.
a young female
From this reading “Are you sure?” questioned the young girl anxiously.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading “Green braid?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This last sentence was addressed to a customer who had been standing for some seconds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No, we haven’t any to match that.”
immediately past
From this reading This last sentence was addressed to a customer who had been standing for some seconds.
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading No, we haven’t any to match that.”
not any; not one
From this reading No, we haven’t any to match that.”
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “Are you sure?” questioned the young girl anxiously.
express in words
From this reading “WHAT did you say?”
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading This last sentence was addressed to a customer who had been standing for some seconds.
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading This last sentence was addressed to a customer who had been standing for some seconds.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading This last sentence was addressed to a customer who had been standing for some seconds.
having a supporting base
From this reading This last sentence was addressed to a customer who had been standing for some seconds.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “Are you sure?” questioned the young girl anxiously.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No, we haven’t any to match that.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Are you sure?” questioned the young girl anxiously.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This last sentence was addressed to a customer who had been standing for some seconds.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This last sentence was addressed to a customer who had been standing for some seconds.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This last sentence was addressed to a customer who had been standing for some seconds.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading No, we haven’t any to match that.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “WHAT did you say?”
which person or people
From this reading This last sentence was addressed to a customer who had been standing for some seconds.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “WHAT did you say?”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “Are you sure?” questioned the young girl anxiously.
Chapter 4 of Pansy's Sunday Book by Pansy [Editor] holds 3383 sentences, grouped into 677 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 4 holds 3383 sentences of Pansy's Sunday Book, unabridged, divided into 677 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of Pansy's Sunday Book by Pansy [Editor] exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 3383 sentences, grouped into 677 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.
Work through the 677 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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