Chapter 3 of Professor Huskins is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Professor Huskins is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I do not think Merle would lie, Professor, but I cannot believe Clarissa would willingly ruin any man's life. Everything seems to be tending to a more dense darkness. When she comes, I will take her the bunch of flowers I have raised for her, and tell her how perplexed I am. She will explain. She always told the truth, no matter what she did."
Chapter 3 of Professor Huskins is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading “When she comes, I will take her the bunch of flowers I have raised for her, and tell her how perplexed I am.”
permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
From this reading “Everything seems to be tending to a more dense darkness.”
common black European thrush
From this reading “"I do not think Merle would lie, Professor, but I cannot believe Clarissa would willingly ruin any man's life.”
full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment
From this reading “When she comes, I will take her the bunch of flowers I have raised for her, and tell her how perplexed I am.”
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading “"I do not think Merle would lie, Professor, but I cannot believe Clarissa would willingly ruin any man's life.”
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading “"I do not think Merle would lie, Professor, but I cannot believe Clarissa would willingly ruin any man's life.”
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “Everything seems to be tending to a more dense darkness.”
in a willing manner
From this reading “"I do not think Merle would lie, Professor, but I cannot believe Clarissa would willingly ruin any man's life.”
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 “Everything seems to be tending to a more dense darkness.”
In this reading “She always told the truth, no matter what she did."”
In this reading “"I do not think Merle would lie, Professor, but I cannot believe Clarissa would willingly ruin any man's life.”
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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 Everything seems to be tending to a more dense darkness.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading She always told the truth, no matter what she did."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading When she comes, I will take her the bunch of flowers I have raised for her, and tell her how perplexed I am.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When she comes, I will take her the bunch of flowers I have raised for her, and tell her how perplexed I am.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "I do not think Merle would lie, Professor, but I cannot believe Clarissa would willingly ruin any man's life.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Everything seems to be tending to a more dense darkness.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "I do not think Merle would lie, Professor, but I cannot believe Clarissa would willingly ruin any man's life.
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading When she comes, I will take her the bunch of flowers I have raised for her, and tell her how perplexed I am.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I do not think Merle would lie, Professor, but I cannot believe Clarissa would willingly ruin any man's life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I do not think Merle would lie, Professor, but I cannot believe Clarissa would willingly ruin any man's life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I do not think Merle would lie, Professor, but I cannot believe Clarissa would willingly ruin any man's life.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading When she comes, I will take her the bunch of flowers I have raised for her, and tell her how perplexed I am.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Everything seems to be tending to a more dense darkness.
permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
From this reading Everything seems to be tending to a more dense darkness.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She always told the truth, no matter what she did."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I do not think Merle would lie, Professor, but I cannot believe Clarissa would willingly ruin any man's life.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything seems to be tending to a more dense darkness.
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading She will explain.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading When she comes, I will take her the bunch of flowers I have raised for her, and tell her how perplexed I am.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When she comes, I will take her the bunch of flowers I have raised for her, and tell her how perplexed I am.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading When she comes, I will take her the bunch of flowers I have raised for her, and tell her how perplexed I am.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When she comes, I will take her the bunch of flowers I have raised for her, and tell her how perplexed I am.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When she comes, I will take her the bunch of flowers I have raised for her, and tell her how perplexed I am.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I do not think Merle would lie, Professor, but I cannot believe Clarissa would willingly ruin any man's life.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading "I do not think Merle would lie, Professor, but I cannot believe Clarissa would willingly ruin any man's life.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "I do not think Merle would lie, Professor, but I cannot believe Clarissa would willingly ruin any man's life.
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "I do not think Merle would lie, Professor, but I cannot believe Clarissa would willingly ruin any man's life.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading She always told the truth, no matter what she did."
common black European thrush
From this reading "I do not think Merle would lie, Professor, but I cannot believe Clarissa would willingly ruin any man's life.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Everything seems to be tending to a more dense darkness.
not any; not one
From this reading She always told the truth, no matter what she did."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I do not think Merle would lie, Professor, but I cannot believe Clarissa would willingly ruin any man's life.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When she comes, I will take her the bunch of flowers I have raised for her, and tell her how perplexed I am.
full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment
From this reading When she comes, I will take her the bunch of flowers I have raised for her, and tell her how perplexed I am.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading "I do not think Merle would lie, Professor, but I cannot believe Clarissa would willingly ruin any man's life.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading When she comes, I will take her the bunch of flowers I have raised for her, and tell her how perplexed I am.
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading "I do not think Merle would lie, Professor, but I cannot believe Clarissa would willingly ruin any man's life.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Everything seems to be tending to a more dense darkness.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she comes, I will take her the bunch of flowers I have raised for her, and tell her how perplexed I am.
carry out
From this reading When she comes, I will take her the bunch of flowers I have raised for her, and tell her how perplexed I am.
express in words
From this reading When she comes, I will take her the bunch of flowers I have raised for her, and tell her how perplexed I am.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Everything seems to be tending to a more dense darkness.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When she comes, I will take her the bunch of flowers I have raised for her, and tell her how perplexed I am.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I do not think Merle would lie, Professor, but I cannot believe Clarissa would willingly ruin any man's life.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Everything seems to be tending to a more dense darkness.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading She always told the truth, no matter what she did."
a fact that has been verified
From this reading She always told the truth, no matter what she did."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She always told the truth, no matter what she did."
at the time that
From this reading When she comes, I will take her the bunch of flowers I have raised for her, and tell her how perplexed I am.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading When she comes, I will take her the bunch of flowers I have raised for her, and tell her how perplexed I am.
in a willing manner
From this reading "I do not think Merle would lie, Professor, but I cannot believe Clarissa would willingly ruin any man's life.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I do not think Merle would lie, Professor, but I cannot believe Clarissa would willingly ruin any man's life.
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