Chapter 10 of Plashers Mead: A Novel is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Plashers Mead: A Novel is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What right has he to be anxious?" Guy burst out. "If I fail, I pay the penalty, not he." "But he would be so hurt if you failed," she urged. "Pauline, if you can say that, you can imagine that I will fail.
Chapter 10 of Plashers Mead: A Novel is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading “Guy burst out.”
fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading “"If I fail, I pay the penalty, not he."”
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading “"But he would be so hurt if you failed," she urged.”
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading “Guy burst out.”
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading “"Pauline, if you can say that, you can imagine that I will fail.”
relating to Paul the Apostle or his doctrines
From this reading “"Pauline, if you can say that, you can imagine that I will fail.”
the act of punishing
From this reading “"If I fail, I pay the penalty, not he."”
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading “"But he would be so hurt if you failed," she urged.”
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 “"If I fail, I pay the penalty, not he."”
give sudden release to an expression
In this reading “Guy burst out.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
eagerly desirous
From this reading "What right has he to be anxious?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "What right has he to be anxious?"
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading Guy burst out.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But he would be so hurt if you failed," she urged.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Pauline, if you can say that, you can imagine that I will fail.
fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading "If I fail, I pay the penalty, not he."
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading "But he would be so hurt if you failed," she urged.
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading Guy burst out.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What right has he to be anxious?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What right has he to be anxious?"
be the source of pain
From this reading "But he would be so hurt if you failed," she urged.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "If I fail, I pay the penalty, not he."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If I fail, I pay the penalty, not he."
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading "Pauline, if you can say that, you can imagine that I will fail.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "If I fail, I pay the penalty, not he."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Guy burst out.
relating to Paul the Apostle or his doctrines
From this reading "Pauline, if you can say that, you can imagine that I will fail.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading "If I fail, I pay the penalty, not he."
the act of punishing
From this reading "If I fail, I pay the penalty, not he."
precisely, exactly
From this reading "What right has he to be anxious?"
express in words
From this reading "Pauline, if you can say that, you can imagine that I will fail.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "But he would be so hurt if you failed," she urged.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "But he would be so hurt if you failed," she urged.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Pauline, if you can say that, you can imagine that I will fail.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "If I fail, I pay the penalty, not he."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What right has he to be anxious?"
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading "But he would be so hurt if you failed," she urged.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What right has he to be anxious?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Pauline, if you can say that, you can imagine that I will fail.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "But he would be so hurt if you failed," she urged.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But he would be so hurt if you failed," she urged.
Chapter 10 of Plashers Mead: A Novel by Compton MacKenzie holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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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