Chapter 4 of Red Hair is here in full — 452 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Red Hair is here in full — 452 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I shall do nothing of the kind!" I exclaimed, moving off the bed. "I would as soon die as spend the rest of my life here at Tryland." "He will be fabulously rich one day, you know, and you could get round pere Montgomerie in a trice, and revolutionize the whole place. You had better think of it."
Chapter 4 of Red Hair is here in full — 452 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “"I would as soon die as spend the rest of my life here at Tryland."”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “I exclaimed, moving off the bed.”
exceedingly; extremely
From this reading “"He will be fabulously rich one day, you know, and you could get round pere Montgomerie in a trice, and revolutionize the whole place.”
in motion
From this reading “I exclaimed, moving off the bed.”
change radically
From this reading “"He will be fabulously rich one day, you know, and you could get round pere Montgomerie in a trice, and revolutionize the whole place.”
possessing material wealth
From this reading “"He will be fabulously rich one day, you know, and you could get round pere Montgomerie in a trice, and revolutionize the whole place.”
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading “"I would as soon die as spend the rest of my life here at Tryland."”
raise with a line
From this reading “"He will be fabulously rich one day, you know, and you could get round pere Montgomerie in a trice, and revolutionize the whole place.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "He will be fabulously rich one day, you know, and you could get round pere Montgomerie in a trice, and revolutionize the whole place.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "He will be fabulously rich one day, you know, and you could get round pere Montgomerie in a trice, and revolutionize the whole place.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I would as soon die as spend the rest of my life here at Tryland."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I would as soon die as spend the rest of my life here at Tryland."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "He will be fabulously rich one day, you know, and you could get round pere Montgomerie in a trice, and revolutionize the whole place.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading I exclaimed, moving off the bed.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading You had better think of it."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "He will be fabulously rich one day, you know, and you could get round pere Montgomerie in a trice, and revolutionize the whole place.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "He will be fabulously rich one day, you know, and you could get round pere Montgomerie in a trice, and revolutionize the whole place.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "I would as soon die as spend the rest of my life here at Tryland."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I shall do nothing of the kind!"
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading I exclaimed, moving off the bed.
exceedingly; extremely
From this reading "He will be fabulously rich one day, you know, and you could get round pere Montgomerie in a trice, and revolutionize the whole place.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "He will be fabulously rich one day, you know, and you could get round pere Montgomerie in a trice, and revolutionize the whole place.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading You had better think of it."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He will be fabulously rich one day, you know, and you could get round pere Montgomerie in a trice, and revolutionize the whole place.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "I would as soon die as spend the rest of my life here at Tryland."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I shall do nothing of the kind!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "He will be fabulously rich one day, you know, and you could get round pere Montgomerie in a trice, and revolutionize the whole place.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You had better think of it."
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading "I shall do nothing of the kind!"
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "He will be fabulously rich one day, you know, and you could get round pere Montgomerie in a trice, and revolutionize the whole place.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "I would as soon die as spend the rest of my life here at Tryland."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He will be fabulously rich one day, you know, and you could get round pere Montgomerie in a trice, and revolutionize the whole place.
in motion
From this reading I exclaimed, moving off the bed.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I would as soon die as spend the rest of my life here at Tryland."
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "I shall do nothing of the kind!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I shall do nothing of the kind!"
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I exclaimed, moving off the bed.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "He will be fabulously rich one day, you know, and you could get round pere Montgomerie in a trice, and revolutionize the whole place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He will be fabulously rich one day, you know, and you could get round pere Montgomerie in a trice, and revolutionize the whole place.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "He will be fabulously rich one day, you know, and you could get round pere Montgomerie in a trice, and revolutionize the whole place.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading "I would as soon die as spend the rest of my life here at Tryland."
change radically
From this reading "He will be fabulously rich one day, you know, and you could get round pere Montgomerie in a trice, and revolutionize the whole place.
possessing material wealth
From this reading "He will be fabulously rich one day, you know, and you could get round pere Montgomerie in a trice, and revolutionize the whole place.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading "He will be fabulously rich one day, you know, and you could get round pere Montgomerie in a trice, and revolutionize the whole place.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I shall do nothing of the kind!"
in the near future
From this reading "I would as soon die as spend the rest of my life here at Tryland."
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading "I would as soon die as spend the rest of my life here at Tryland."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I shall do nothing of the kind!"
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading You had better think of it."
raise with a line
From this reading "He will be fabulously rich one day, you know, and you could get round pere Montgomerie in a trice, and revolutionize the whole place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I would as soon die as spend the rest of my life here at Tryland."
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading "He will be fabulously rich one day, you know, and you could get round pere Montgomerie in a trice, and revolutionize the whole place.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "He will be fabulously rich one day, you know, and you could get round pere Montgomerie in a trice, and revolutionize the whole place.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I would as soon die as spend the rest of my life here at Tryland."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "He will be fabulously rich one day, you know, and you could get round pere Montgomerie in a trice, and revolutionize the whole place.
Chapter 4 of Red Hair by Elinor Glyn holds 452 sentences, grouped into 91 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 452 sentences of Red Hair, unabridged, divided into 91 reading sections.
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