Chapter 16 of Round the Corner is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 16 of Round the Corner is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Francis pondered that for a moment. "No," he said. "No, I think it would be best if you told your mother now and went away at once. It will save many tears. We shall have the night to get used to the idea.
Chapter 16 of Round the Corner is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the supreme effort one can make
From this reading “"No, I think it would be best if you told your mother now and went away at once.”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “We shall have the night to get used to the idea.”
a particular point in time
From this reading “Francis pondered that for a moment.”
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “"No, I think it would be best if you told your mother now and went away at once.”
past form of “ponder” — reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading “Francis pondered that for a moment.”
except for; apart from
From this reading “It will save many tears.”
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading “It will save many tears.”
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading “We shall have the night to get used to the idea.”
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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without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading “"No, I think it would be best if you told your mother now and went away at once.”
move away from a place into another direction
In this reading “"No, I think it would be best if you told your mother now and went away at once.”
temporarily
In this reading “Francis pondered that for a moment.”
In this reading “We shall have the night to get used to the idea.”
In this reading “It will save many tears.”
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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 Francis pondered that for a moment.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "No, I think it would be best if you told your mother now and went away at once.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "No, I think it would be best if you told your mother now and went away at once.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "No, I think it would be best if you told your mother now and went away at once.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "No, I think it would be best if you told your mother now and went away at once.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading "No, I think it would be best if you told your mother now and went away at once.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Francis pondered that for a moment.
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From this reading Francis pondered that for a moment.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We shall have the night to get used to the idea.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We shall have the night to get used to the idea.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "No," he said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No, I think it would be best if you told your mother now and went away at once.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading We shall have the night to get used to the idea.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "No, I think it would be best if you told your mother now and went away at once.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "No, I think it would be best if you told your mother now and went away at once.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading It will save many tears.
a particular point in time
From this reading Francis pondered that for a moment.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "No, I think it would be best if you told your mother now and went away at once.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading We shall have the night to get used to the idea.
not any; not one
From this reading "No," he said.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "No, I think it would be best if you told your mother now and went away at once.
on one occasion
From this reading "No, I think it would be best if you told your mother now and went away at once.
past form of “ponder” — reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading Francis pondered that for a moment.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "No," he said.
except for; apart from
From this reading It will save many tears.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading We shall have the night to get used to the idea.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading It will save many tears.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Francis pondered that for a moment.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We shall have the night to get used to the idea.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "No, I think it would be best if you told your mother now and went away at once.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We shall have the night to get used to the idea.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "No, I think it would be best if you told your mother now and went away at once.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading We shall have the night to get used to the idea.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We shall have the night to get used to the idea.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "No, I think it would be best if you told your mother now and went away at once.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It will save many tears.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "No, I think it would be best if you told your mother now and went away at once.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "No, I think it would be best if you told your mother now and went away at once.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "No, I think it would be best if you told your mother now and went away at once.
Chapter 16 of Round the Corner by Gilbert Cannan holds 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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 16 holds 398 sentences of Round the Corner, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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