Chapter 17 of Ralph the Heir is here in full — 584 sentences across 117 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Ralph the Heir is here in full — 584 sentences across 117 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I FIND I MUST." Ralph the heir had, after all, gone to Margate. Mr. Neefit had got such a hold upon him that he had no help for it. He found himself forced to go to Margate. When he was asked the second and third time, with all the energy of Mr. Neefit's eloquence, he was unable to resist.
Chapter 17 of Ralph the Heir is here in full — 584 sentences across 117 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Fluent, persuasive, and graceful speaking or writing. (Sự hùng biện, tài ăn nói lưu loát.)
From this reading “When he was asked the second and third time, with all the energy of Mr. Neefit's eloquence, he was unable to resist.”
(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
From this reading “When he was asked the second and third time, with all the energy of Mr. Neefit's eloquence, he was unable to resist.”
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading “He found himself forced to go to Margate.”
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading “Ralph the heir had, after all, gone to Margate.”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “Mr. Neefit had got such a hold upon him that he had no help for it.”
elude, especially in a baffling way
From this reading “When he was asked the second and third time, with all the energy of Mr. Neefit's eloquence, he was unable to resist.”
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading “When he was asked the second and third time, with all the energy of Mr. Neefit's eloquence, he was unable to resist.”
(usually followed by “to”) not having the necessary means or skill or know-how
From this reading “When he was asked the second and third time, with all the energy of Mr. Neefit's eloquence, he was unable to resist.”
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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 Mr. Neefit had got such a hold upon him that he had no help for it.
later than; following
From this reading Ralph the heir had, after all, gone to Margate.
(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 Ralph the heir had, after all, gone to Margate.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When he was asked the second and third time, with all the energy of Mr. Neefit's eloquence, he was unable to resist.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading When he was asked the second and third time, with all the energy of Mr. Neefit's eloquence, he was unable to resist.
Fluent, persuasive, and graceful speaking or writing. (Sự hùng biện, tài ăn nói lưu loát.)
From this reading When he was asked the second and third time, with all the energy of Mr. Neefit's eloquence, he was unable to resist.
(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
From this reading When he was asked the second and third time, with all the energy of Mr. Neefit's eloquence, he was unable to resist.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "I FIND I MUST."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mr. Neefit had got such a hold upon him that he had no help for it.
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading He found himself forced to go to Margate.
set up or found
From this reading He found himself forced to go to Margate.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He found himself forced to go to Margate.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Ralph the heir had, after all, gone to Margate.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Mr. Neefit had got such a hold upon him that he had no help for it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ralph the heir had, after all, gone to Margate.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Neefit had got such a hold upon him that he had no help for it.
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading Ralph the heir had, after all, gone to Margate.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Mr. Neefit had got such a hold upon him that he had no help for it.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Neefit had got such a hold upon him that he had no help for it.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He found himself forced to go to Margate.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Mr. Neefit had got such a hold upon him that he had no help for it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I FIND I MUST."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Neefit had got such a hold upon him that he had no help for it.
a grunt with a red mouth that is found from Florida to Brazil
From this reading Ralph the heir had, after all, gone to Margate.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Neefit had got such a hold upon him that he had no help for it.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I FIND I MUST."
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From this reading Mr. Neefit had got such a hold upon him that he had no help for it.
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From this reading When he was asked the second and third time, with all the energy of Mr. Neefit's eloquence, he was unable to resist.
not any; not one
From this reading Mr. Neefit had got such a hold upon him that he had no help for it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When he was asked the second and third time, with all the energy of Mr. Neefit's eloquence, he was unable to resist.
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From this reading Ralph the heir had, after all, gone to Margate.
elude, especially in a baffling way
From this reading When he was asked the second and third time, with all the energy of Mr. Neefit's eloquence, he was unable to resist.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading When he was asked the second and third time, with all the energy of Mr. Neefit's eloquence, he was unable to resist.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Neefit had got such a hold upon him that he had no help for it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mr. Neefit had got such a hold upon him that he had no help for it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ralph the heir had, after all, gone to Margate.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading When he was asked the second and third time, with all the energy of Mr. Neefit's eloquence, he was unable to resist.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading When he was asked the second and third time, with all the energy of Mr. Neefit's eloquence, he was unable to resist.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ralph the heir had, after all, gone to Margate.
(usually followed by “to”) not having the necessary means or skill or know-how
From this reading When he was asked the second and third time, with all the energy of Mr. Neefit's eloquence, he was unable to resist.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Mr. Neefit had got such a hold upon him that he had no help for it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When he was asked the second and third time, with all the energy of Mr. Neefit's eloquence, he was unable to resist.
at the time that
From this reading When he was asked the second and third time, with all the energy of Mr. Neefit's eloquence, he was unable to resist.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When he was asked the second and third time, with all the energy of Mr. Neefit's eloquence, he was unable to resist.
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