Chapter 30 of Ravenshoe is here in full — 265 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of Ravenshoe is here in full — 265 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SECOND COLUMN OF "THE TIMES" OF THIS DATE, WITH OTHER MATTERS. "TOMATO. Slam the door!" "EDWARD. Come at once; poor Maria is in sad distress.
Chapter 30 of Ravenshoe is here in full — 265 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/53 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a line of units following one after another
From this reading “THE SECOND COLUMN OF "THE TIMES" OF THIS DATE, WITH OTHER MATTERS.”
the specified day of the month
From this reading “THE SECOND COLUMN OF "THE TIMES" OF THIS DATE, WITH OTHER MATTERS.”
psychological suffering
From this reading “Come at once; poor Maria is in sad distress.”
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 “"EDWARD.”
a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
From this reading “Come at once; poor Maria is in sad distress.”
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “THE SECOND COLUMN OF "THE TIMES" OF THIS DATE, WITH OTHER MATTERS.”
close violently
From this reading “Slam the door!"”
mildly acid red or yellow pulpy fruit eaten as a vegetable
From this reading “"TOMATO.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Slam the door!"”
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading “Come at once; poor Maria is in sad distress.”
In this reading “THE SECOND COLUMN OF "THE TIMES" OF THIS DATE, WITH OTHER MATTERS.”
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.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Come at once; poor Maria is in sad distress.
a line of units following one after another
From this reading THE SECOND COLUMN OF "THE TIMES" OF THIS DATE, WITH OTHER MATTERS.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come at once; poor Maria is in sad distress.
the specified day of the month
From this reading THE SECOND COLUMN OF "THE TIMES" OF THIS DATE, WITH OTHER MATTERS.
psychological suffering
From this reading Come at once; poor Maria is in sad distress.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Slam the door!"
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 "EDWARD.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Come at once; poor Maria is in sad distress.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Come at once; poor Maria is in sad distress.
a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
From this reading Come at once; poor Maria is in sad distress.
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading THE SECOND COLUMN OF "THE TIMES" OF THIS DATE, WITH OTHER MATTERS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SECOND COLUMN OF "THE TIMES" OF THIS DATE, WITH OTHER MATTERS.
on one occasion
From this reading Come at once; poor Maria is in sad distress.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading THE SECOND COLUMN OF "THE TIMES" OF THIS DATE, WITH OTHER MATTERS.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Come at once; poor Maria is in sad distress.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading Come at once; poor Maria is in sad distress.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading THE SECOND COLUMN OF "THE TIMES" OF THIS DATE, WITH OTHER MATTERS.
close violently
From this reading Slam the door!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SECOND COLUMN OF "THE TIMES" OF THIS DATE, WITH OTHER MATTERS.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE SECOND COLUMN OF "THE TIMES" OF THIS DATE, WITH OTHER MATTERS.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading THE SECOND COLUMN OF "THE TIMES" OF THIS DATE, WITH OTHER MATTERS.
mildly acid red or yellow pulpy fruit eaten as a vegetable
From this reading "TOMATO.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE SECOND COLUMN OF "THE TIMES" OF THIS DATE, WITH OTHER MATTERS.
Chapter 30 of Ravenshoe by Henry Kingsley holds 265 sentences, grouped into 53 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 30 holds 265 sentences of Ravenshoe, unabridged, divided into 53 reading sections.
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