Chapter 31 of "Piracy" is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of "Piracy" is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
But, it later appeared, that was not all that had interested her. “Oh, one’s been thinking such a lot!” she told Ivor weakly, when he saw her a few afternoons later. “Well, such as?” Ivor smiled. The commonplace of treating an ill person like a child occurred to him vividly.
Chapter 31 of "Piracy" is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “afternoon” — the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading ““Oh, one’s been thinking such a lot!” she told Ivor weakly, when he saw her a few afternoons later.”
completely ordinary and unremarkable
From this reading “The commonplace of treating an ill person like a child occurred to him vividly.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “The commonplace of treating an ill person like a child occurred to him vividly.”
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
From this reading “But, it later appeared, that was not all that had interested her.”
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading “The commonplace of treating an ill person like a child occurred to him vividly.”
-ing form of “treat” — interact in a certain way
From this reading “The commonplace of treating an ill person like a child occurred to him vividly.”
in a vivid manner
From this reading “The commonplace of treating an ill person like a child occurred to him vividly.”
in a weak or feeble manner or to a minor degree
From this reading ““Oh, one’s been thinking such a lot!” she told Ivor weakly, when he saw her a few afternoons later.”
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.
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In this reading “The commonplace of treating an ill person like a child occurred to him vividly.”
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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 “Oh, one’s been thinking such a lot!” she told Ivor weakly, when he saw her a few afternoons later.
plural of “afternoon” — the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading “Oh, one’s been thinking such a lot!” she told Ivor weakly, when he saw her a few afternoons later.
(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 But, it later appeared, that was not all that had interested her.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The commonplace of treating an ill person like a child occurred to him vividly.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading But, it later appeared, that was not all that had interested her.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Well, such as?”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Oh, one’s been thinking such a lot!” she told Ivor weakly, when he saw her a few afternoons later.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, it later appeared, that was not all that had interested her.
a young person of either sex
From this reading The commonplace of treating an ill person like a child occurred to him vividly.
completely ordinary and unremarkable
From this reading The commonplace of treating an ill person like a child occurred to him vividly.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading “Oh, one’s been thinking such a lot!” she told Ivor weakly, when he saw her a few afternoons later.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But, it later appeared, that was not all that had interested her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh, one’s been thinking such a lot!” she told Ivor weakly, when he saw her a few afternoons later.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But, it later appeared, that was not all that had interested her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The commonplace of treating an ill person like a child occurred to him vividly.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading The commonplace of treating an ill person like a child occurred to him vividly.
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
From this reading But, it later appeared, that was not all that had interested her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But, it later appeared, that was not all that had interested her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, one’s been thinking such a lot!” she told Ivor weakly, when he saw her a few afternoons later.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading But, it later appeared, that was not all that had interested her.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The commonplace of treating an ill person like a child occurred to him vividly.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading “Oh, one’s been thinking such a lot!” she told Ivor weakly, when he saw her a few afternoons later.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But, it later appeared, that was not all that had interested her.
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading The commonplace of treating an ill person like a child occurred to him vividly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The commonplace of treating an ill person like a child occurred to him vividly.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, one’s been thinking such a lot!” she told Ivor weakly, when he saw her a few afternoons later.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, one’s been thinking such a lot!” she told Ivor weakly, when he saw her a few afternoons later.
a human being
From this reading The commonplace of treating an ill person like a child occurred to him vividly.
cut with a saw
From this reading “Oh, one’s been thinking such a lot!” she told Ivor weakly, when he saw her a few afternoons later.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh, one’s been thinking such a lot!” she told Ivor weakly, when he saw her a few afternoons later.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Ivor smiled.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “Oh, one’s been thinking such a lot!” she told Ivor weakly, when he saw her a few afternoons later.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But, it later appeared, that was not all that had interested her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The commonplace of treating an ill person like a child occurred to him vividly.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading “Oh, one’s been thinking such a lot!” she told Ivor weakly, when he saw her a few afternoons later.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The commonplace of treating an ill person like a child occurred to him vividly.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “Oh, one’s been thinking such a lot!” she told Ivor weakly, when he saw her a few afternoons later.
-ing form of “treat” — interact in a certain way
From this reading The commonplace of treating an ill person like a child occurred to him vividly.
in a vivid manner
From this reading The commonplace of treating an ill person like a child occurred to him vividly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But, it later appeared, that was not all that had interested her.
in a weak or feeble manner or to a minor degree
From this reading “Oh, one’s been thinking such a lot!” she told Ivor weakly, when he saw her a few afternoons later.
(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, such as?”
at the time that
From this reading “Oh, one’s been thinking such a lot!” she told Ivor weakly, when he saw her a few afternoons later.
Chapter 31 of "Piracy" by Michael Arlen holds 70 sentences, grouped into 14 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 31 holds 70 sentences of "Piracy", unabridged, divided into 14 reading sections.
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