Chapter 7 of Probable Sons is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Probable Sons is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CROSS-EXAMINATION. "Nurse, where is Miss Millicent? I haven't seen her for days. Fetch her in here this afternoon, and you go and get a little fresh air; I am well enough to be left alone now." Sir Edward's tone was impatient.
Chapter 7 of Probable Sons is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading “Fetch her in here this afternoon, and you go and get a little fresh air; I am well enough to be left alone now."”
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading “Fetch her in here this afternoon, and you go and get a little fresh air; I am well enough to be left alone now."”
possessive form of “edward” — King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading “Sir Edward's tone was impatient.”
go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading “Fetch her in here this afternoon, and you go and get a little fresh air; I am well enough to be left alone now."”
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading “Fetch her in here this afternoon, and you go and get a little fresh air; I am well enough to be left alone now."”
restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
From this reading “Sir Edward's tone was impatient.”
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading “"Nurse, where is Miss Millicent?”
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading “Sir Edward's tone was impatient.”
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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 Fetch her in here this afternoon, and you go and get a little fresh air; I am well enough to be left alone now."
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Fetch her in here this afternoon, and you go and get a little fresh air; I am well enough to be left alone now."
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Fetch her in here this afternoon, and you go and get a little fresh air; I am well enough to be left alone now."
Having no one else present.
From this reading Fetch her in here this afternoon, and you go and get a little fresh air; I am well enough to be left alone now."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Fetch her in here this afternoon, and you go and get a little fresh air; I am well enough to be left alone now."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fetch her in here this afternoon, and you go and get a little fresh air; I am well enough to be left alone now."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Fetch her in here this afternoon, and you go and get a little fresh air; I am well enough to be left alone now."
(law) close questioning of a hostile witness in a court of law to discredit or throw a new light on the testimony already provided in direct examination
From this reading CROSS-EXAMINATION.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading I haven't seen her for days.
possessive form of “edward” — King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading Sir Edward's tone was impatient.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Fetch her in here this afternoon, and you go and get a little fresh air; I am well enough to be left alone now."
go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading Fetch her in here this afternoon, and you go and get a little fresh air; I am well enough to be left alone now."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I haven't seen her for days.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading Fetch her in here this afternoon, and you go and get a little fresh air; I am well enough to be left alone now."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Fetch her in here this afternoon, and you go and get a little fresh air; I am well enough to be left alone now."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Fetch her in here this afternoon, and you go and get a little fresh air; I am well enough to be left alone now."
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From this reading I haven't seen her for days.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I haven't seen her for days.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Fetch her in here this afternoon, and you go and get a little fresh air; I am well enough to be left alone now."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I haven't seen her for days.
restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
From this reading Sir Edward's tone was impatient.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Fetch her in here this afternoon, and you go and get a little fresh air; I am well enough to be left alone now."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Nurse, where is Miss Millicent?
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 Fetch her in here this afternoon, and you go and get a little fresh air; I am well enough to be left alone now."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Fetch her in here this afternoon, and you go and get a little fresh air; I am well enough to be left alone now."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nurse, where is Miss Millicent?
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "Nurse, where is Miss Millicent?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Fetch her in here this afternoon, and you go and get a little fresh air; I am well enough to be left alone now."
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading "Nurse, where is Miss Millicent?
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I haven't seen her for days.
term of address for a man
From this reading Sir Edward's tone was impatient.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Fetch her in here this afternoon, and you go and get a little fresh air; I am well enough to be left alone now."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fetch her in here this afternoon, and you go and get a little fresh air; I am well enough to be left alone now."
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading Sir Edward's tone was impatient.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sir Edward's tone was impatient.
(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 Fetch her in here this afternoon, and you go and get a little fresh air; I am well enough to be left alone now."
in or at the place that
From this reading "Nurse, where is Miss Millicent?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Fetch her in here this afternoon, and you go and get a little fresh air; I am well enough to be left alone now."
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