Chapter 9 of Roy is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Roy is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FRENCH FLEET SIGNALLED MRS. BRYCE could seldom be happy for long in one place. Before the end of September she had decided to quit Folkestone for Sandgate. Polly was charmed, and Mr. Bryce made no serious objection. "If Buonaparte should come, my dear, what then?" was all that he ventured to suggest; and Mrs. Bryce snapped her fingers at the First Consul.
Chapter 9 of Roy is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/21 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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strongly attracted
From this reading “Polly was charmed, and Mr. Bryce made no serious objection.”
a diplomat appointed by a government to protect its commercial interests and help its citizens in a foreign country
From this reading “"If Buonaparte should come, my dear, what then?" was all that he ventured to suggest; and Mrs. Bryce snapped her fingers at the First Consul.”
the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
From this reading “Polly was charmed, and Mr. Bryce made no serious objection.”
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading “Before the end of September she had decided to quit Folkestone for Sandgate.”
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading “Before the end of September she had decided to quit Folkestone for Sandgate.”
inflected form of “signal” — communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs
From this reading “THE FRENCH FLEET SIGNALLED MRS.”
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading “"If Buonaparte should come, my dear, what then?" was all that he ventured to suggest; and Mrs. Bryce snapped her fingers at the First Consul.”
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “"If Buonaparte should come, my dear, what then?" was all that he ventured to suggest; and Mrs. Bryce snapped her fingers at the First Consul.”
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 “Polly was charmed, and Mr. Bryce made no serious objection.”
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(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 "If Buonaparte should come, my dear, what then?" was all that he ventured to suggest; and Mrs. Bryce snapped her fingers at the First Consul.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Polly was charmed, and Mr. Bryce made no serious objection.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "If Buonaparte should come, my dear, what then?" was all that he ventured to suggest; and Mrs. Bryce snapped her fingers at the First Consul.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading BRYCE could seldom be happy for long in one place.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before the end of September she had decided to quit Folkestone for Sandgate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BRYCE could seldom be happy for long in one place.
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From this reading "If Buonaparte should come, my dear, what then?" was all that he ventured to suggest; and Mrs. Bryce snapped her fingers at the First Consul.
strongly attracted
From this reading Polly was charmed, and Mr. Bryce made no serious objection.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "If Buonaparte should come, my dear, what then?" was all that he ventured to suggest; and Mrs. Bryce snapped her fingers at the First Consul.
a diplomat appointed by a government to protect its commercial interests and help its citizens in a foreign country
From this reading "If Buonaparte should come, my dear, what then?" was all that he ventured to suggest; and Mrs. Bryce snapped her fingers at the First Consul.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading BRYCE could seldom be happy for long in one place.
dearly loved
From this reading "If Buonaparte should come, my dear, what then?" was all that he ventured to suggest; and Mrs. Bryce snapped her fingers at the First Consul.
recognizable; marked
From this reading Before the end of September she had decided to quit Folkestone for Sandgate.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Before the end of September she had decided to quit Folkestone for Sandgate.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading "If Buonaparte should come, my dear, what then?" was all that he ventured to suggest; and Mrs. Bryce snapped her fingers at the First Consul.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "If Buonaparte should come, my dear, what then?" was all that he ventured to suggest; and Mrs. Bryce snapped her fingers at the First Consul.
group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
From this reading THE FRENCH FLEET SIGNALLED MRS.
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From this reading Before the end of September she had decided to quit Folkestone for Sandgate.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading BRYCE could seldom be happy for long in one place.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading THE FRENCH FLEET SIGNALLED MRS.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Before the end of September she had decided to quit Folkestone for Sandgate.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading BRYCE could seldom be happy for long in one place.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "If Buonaparte should come, my dear, what then?" was all that he ventured to suggest; and Mrs. Bryce snapped her fingers at the First Consul.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "If Buonaparte should come, my dear, what then?" was all that he ventured to suggest; and Mrs. Bryce snapped her fingers at the First Consul.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If Buonaparte should come, my dear, what then?" was all that he ventured to suggest; and Mrs. Bryce snapped her fingers at the First Consul.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BRYCE could seldom be happy for long in one place.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading BRYCE could seldom be happy for long in one place.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Polly was charmed, and Mr. Bryce made no serious objection.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Polly was charmed, and Mr. Bryce made no serious objection.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading THE FRENCH FLEET SIGNALLED MRS.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "If Buonaparte should come, my dear, what then?" was all that he ventured to suggest; and Mrs. Bryce snapped her fingers at the First Consul.
not any; not one
From this reading Polly was charmed, and Mr. Bryce made no serious objection.
the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
From this reading Polly was charmed, and Mr. Bryce made no serious objection.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Before the end of September she had decided to quit Folkestone for Sandgate.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading BRYCE could seldom be happy for long in one place.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading BRYCE could seldom be happy for long in one place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Polly was charmed, and Mr. Bryce made no serious objection.
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading Before the end of September she had decided to quit Folkestone for Sandgate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Before the end of September she had decided to quit Folkestone for Sandgate.
not often
From this reading BRYCE could seldom be happy for long in one place.
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading Before the end of September she had decided to quit Folkestone for Sandgate.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading Polly was charmed, and Mr. Bryce made no serious objection.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Before the end of September she had decided to quit Folkestone for Sandgate.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "If Buonaparte should come, my dear, what then?" was all that he ventured to suggest; and Mrs. Bryce snapped her fingers at the First Consul.
inflected form of “signal” — communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs
From this reading THE FRENCH FLEET SIGNALLED MRS.
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading "If Buonaparte should come, my dear, what then?" was all that he ventured to suggest; and Mrs. Bryce snapped her fingers at the First Consul.
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading "If Buonaparte should come, my dear, what then?" was all that he ventured to suggest; and Mrs. Bryce snapped her fingers at the First Consul.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "If Buonaparte should come, my dear, what then?" was all that he ventured to suggest; and Mrs. Bryce snapped her fingers at the First Consul.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FRENCH FLEET SIGNALLED MRS.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "If Buonaparte should come, my dear, what then?" was all that he ventured to suggest; and Mrs. Bryce snapped her fingers at the First Consul.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Before the end of September she had decided to quit Folkestone for Sandgate.
past form of “venture” — proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
From this reading "If Buonaparte should come, my dear, what then?" was all that he ventured to suggest; and Mrs. Bryce snapped her fingers at the First Consul.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Polly was charmed, and Mr. Bryce made no serious objection.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "If Buonaparte should come, my dear, what then?" was all that he ventured to suggest; and Mrs. Bryce snapped her fingers at the First Consul.
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