Chapter 4 of Prince Charlie is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Prince Charlie is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE DANGER SIGNAL That she should meet a real live author, the writer of the book she was reading, was a coincidence strange enough to take Miss Mivvins' breath away. Masters saw her wonderment, smiled at it. "Is the fact," he asked, "so difficult a thing to reconcile with my appearance?" "Oh, no, no! How awfully rude you must think me!
Chapter 4 of Prince Charlie is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used as intensifiers
From this reading “How awfully rude you must think me!”
an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental
From this reading “THE DANGER SIGNAL That she should meet a real live author, the writer of the book she was reading, was a coincidence strange enough to take Miss Mivvins' breath away.”
United States poet (1869-1950)
From this reading “Masters saw her wonderment, smiled at it.”
make (one thing) compatible with
From this reading “"Is the fact," he asked, "so difficult a thing to reconcile with my appearance?"”
socially incorrect in behavior
From this reading “How awfully rude you must think me!”
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading “THE DANGER SIGNAL That she should meet a real live author, the writer of the book she was reading, was a coincidence strange enough to take Miss Mivvins' breath away.”
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “Masters saw her wonderment, smiled at it.”
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “THE DANGER SIGNAL That she should meet a real live author, the writer of the book she was reading, was a coincidence strange enough to take Miss Mivvins' breath away.”
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 DANGER SIGNAL That she should meet a real live author, the writer of the book she was reading, was a coincidence strange enough to take Miss Mivvins' breath away.”
In this reading “Masters saw her wonderment, smiled at it.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE DANGER SIGNAL That she should meet a real live author, the writer of the book she was reading, was a coincidence strange enough to take Miss Mivvins' breath away.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading "Is the fact," he asked, "so difficult a thing to reconcile with my appearance?"
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Is the fact," he asked, "so difficult a thing to reconcile with my appearance?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Masters saw her wonderment, smiled at it.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading THE DANGER SIGNAL That she should meet a real live author, the writer of the book she was reading, was a coincidence strange enough to take Miss Mivvins' breath away.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading THE DANGER SIGNAL That she should meet a real live author, the writer of the book she was reading, was a coincidence strange enough to take Miss Mivvins' breath away.
used as intensifiers
From this reading How awfully rude you must think me!
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading THE DANGER SIGNAL That she should meet a real live author, the writer of the book she was reading, was a coincidence strange enough to take Miss Mivvins' breath away.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading THE DANGER SIGNAL That she should meet a real live author, the writer of the book she was reading, was a coincidence strange enough to take Miss Mivvins' breath away.
an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental
From this reading THE DANGER SIGNAL That she should meet a real live author, the writer of the book she was reading, was a coincidence strange enough to take Miss Mivvins' breath away.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading THE DANGER SIGNAL That she should meet a real live author, the writer of the book she was reading, was a coincidence strange enough to take Miss Mivvins' breath away.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading "Is the fact," he asked, "so difficult a thing to reconcile with my appearance?"
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading THE DANGER SIGNAL That she should meet a real live author, the writer of the book she was reading, was a coincidence strange enough to take Miss Mivvins' breath away.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading "Is the fact," he asked, "so difficult a thing to reconcile with my appearance?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Is the fact," he asked, "so difficult a thing to reconcile with my appearance?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Masters saw her wonderment, smiled at it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How awfully rude you must think me!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is the fact," he asked, "so difficult a thing to reconcile with my appearance?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Masters saw her wonderment, smiled at it.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading THE DANGER SIGNAL That she should meet a real live author, the writer of the book she was reading, was a coincidence strange enough to take Miss Mivvins' breath away.
United States poet (1869-1950)
From this reading Masters saw her wonderment, smiled at it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading How awfully rude you must think me!
come together
From this reading THE DANGER SIGNAL That she should meet a real live author, the writer of the book she was reading, was a coincidence strange enough to take Miss Mivvins' breath away.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading THE DANGER SIGNAL That she should meet a real live author, the writer of the book she was reading, was a coincidence strange enough to take Miss Mivvins' breath away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE DANGER SIGNAL That she should meet a real live author, the writer of the book she was reading, was a coincidence strange enough to take Miss Mivvins' breath away.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading How awfully rude you must think me!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Is the fact," he asked, "so difficult a thing to reconcile with my appearance?"
not any; not one
From this reading "Oh, no, no!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DANGER SIGNAL That she should meet a real live author, the writer of the book she was reading, was a coincidence strange enough to take Miss Mivvins' breath away.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, no, no!
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading THE DANGER SIGNAL That she should meet a real live author, the writer of the book she was reading, was a coincidence strange enough to take Miss Mivvins' breath away.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading THE DANGER SIGNAL That she should meet a real live author, the writer of the book she was reading, was a coincidence strange enough to take Miss Mivvins' breath away.
make (one thing) compatible with
From this reading "Is the fact," he asked, "so difficult a thing to reconcile with my appearance?"
socially incorrect in behavior
From this reading How awfully rude you must think me!
cut with a saw
From this reading Masters saw her wonderment, smiled at it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE DANGER SIGNAL That she should meet a real live author, the writer of the book she was reading, was a coincidence strange enough to take Miss Mivvins' breath away.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading THE DANGER SIGNAL That she should meet a real live author, the writer of the book she was reading, was a coincidence strange enough to take Miss Mivvins' breath away.
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading THE DANGER SIGNAL That she should meet a real live author, the writer of the book she was reading, was a coincidence strange enough to take Miss Mivvins' breath away.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Masters saw her wonderment, smiled at it.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Is the fact," he asked, "so difficult a thing to reconcile with my appearance?"
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading THE DANGER SIGNAL That she should meet a real live author, the writer of the book she was reading, was a coincidence strange enough to take Miss Mivvins' breath away.
carry out
From this reading THE DANGER SIGNAL That she should meet a real live author, the writer of the book she was reading, was a coincidence strange enough to take Miss Mivvins' breath away.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE DANGER SIGNAL That she should meet a real live author, the writer of the book she was reading, was a coincidence strange enough to take Miss Mivvins' breath away.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DANGER SIGNAL That she should meet a real live author, the writer of the book she was reading, was a coincidence strange enough to take Miss Mivvins' breath away.
a special situation
From this reading "Is the fact," he asked, "so difficult a thing to reconcile with my appearance?"
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading How awfully rude you must think me!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE DANGER SIGNAL That she should meet a real live author, the writer of the book she was reading, was a coincidence strange enough to take Miss Mivvins' breath away.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE DANGER SIGNAL That she should meet a real live author, the writer of the book she was reading, was a coincidence strange enough to take Miss Mivvins' breath away.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Is the fact," he asked, "so difficult a thing to reconcile with my appearance?"
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading Masters saw her wonderment, smiled at it.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading THE DANGER SIGNAL That she should meet a real live author, the writer of the book she was reading, was a coincidence strange enough to take Miss Mivvins' breath away.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading How awfully rude you must think me!
Chapter 4 of Prince Charlie by Burford Delannoy holds 171 sentences, grouped into 35 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 171 sentences of Prince Charlie, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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