Chapter 15 of Round the Fire Stories is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Round the Fire Stories is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I will not go upstairs,” said I. “I have all I want here.” She looked her contempt at me, and there never was a face which could look it plainer. “Very good. You can take these medals.
Chapter 15 of Round the Fire Stories is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading “She looked her contempt at me, and there never was a face which could look it plainer.”
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “She looked her contempt at me, and there never was a face which could look it plainer.”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “She looked her contempt at me, and there never was a face which could look it plainer.”
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “She looked her contempt at me, and there never was a face which could look it plainer.”
plural of “medal” — an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
From this reading “You can take these medals.”
comparative of “plain” — clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading “She looked her contempt at me, and there never was a face which could look it plainer.”
on a floor above
From this reading ““I will not go upstairs,” said I.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading ““I have all I want here.””
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 ““I will not go upstairs,” said I.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She looked her contempt at me, and there never was a face which could look it plainer.
(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 “I have all I want here.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She looked her contempt at me, and there never was a face which could look it plainer.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She looked her contempt at me, and there never was a face which could look it plainer.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You can take these medals.
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading She looked her contempt at me, and there never was a face which could look it plainer.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She looked her contempt at me, and there never was a face which could look it plainer.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She looked her contempt at me, and there never was a face which could look it plainer.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “I will not go upstairs,” said I.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Very good.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have all I want here.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She looked her contempt at me, and there never was a face which could look it plainer.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “I have all I want here.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I will not go upstairs,” said I.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She looked her contempt at me, and there never was a face which could look it plainer.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She looked her contempt at me, and there never was a face which could look it plainer.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She looked her contempt at me, and there never was a face which could look it plainer.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She looked her contempt at me, and there never was a face which could look it plainer.
plural of “medal” — an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
From this reading You can take these medals.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading She looked her contempt at me, and there never was a face which could look it plainer.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I will not go upstairs,” said I.
comparative of “plain” — clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading She looked her contempt at me, and there never was a face which could look it plainer.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I will not go upstairs,” said I.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked her contempt at me, and there never was a face which could look it plainer.
carry out
From this reading You can take these medals.
in or at that place or location
From this reading She looked her contempt at me, and there never was a face which could look it plainer.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading You can take these medals.
on a floor above
From this reading “I will not go upstairs,” said I.
precisely as stated
From this reading “Very good.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “I have all I want here.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She looked her contempt at me, and there never was a face which could look it plainer.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She looked her contempt at me, and there never was a face which could look it plainer.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I will not go upstairs,” said I.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You can take these medals.
Chapter 15 of Round the Fire Stories by Arthur Conan Doyle holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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 15 holds 406 sentences of Round the Fire Stories, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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