Chapter 5 of Sally Bishop is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Sally Bishop is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
When Sally stepped off the 'bus at Knightsbridge on that November evening, her mind was seething with indignation. To lay a wager! It was an insult! Did he think her acquaintance was to be bought for a sum of money? It would not be long before he found out his mistake.
Chapter 5 of Sally Bishop is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
From this reading “When Sally stepped off the 'bus at Knightsbridge on that November evening, her mind was seething with indignation.”
a feeling of righteous anger
From this reading “When Sally stepped off the 'bus at Knightsbridge on that November evening, her mind was seething with indignation.”
a rude expression intended to offend or hurt
From this reading “It was an insult!”
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading “When Sally stepped off the 'bus at Knightsbridge on that November evening, her mind was seething with indignation.”
witty remark
From this reading “When Sally stepped off the 'bus at Knightsbridge on that November evening, her mind was seething with indignation.”
in constant agitation
From this reading “When Sally stepped off the 'bus at Knightsbridge on that November evening, her mind was seething with indignation.”
a quantity of money
From this reading “Did he think her acquaintance was to be bought for a sum of money?”
the act of gambling
From this reading “To lay a wager!”
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 To lay a wager!
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading Did he think her acquaintance was to be bought for a sum of money?
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was an insult!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When Sally stepped off the 'bus at Knightsbridge on that November evening, her mind was seething with indignation.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Did he think her acquaintance was to be bought for a sum of money?
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It would not be long before he found out his mistake.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading Did he think her acquaintance was to be bought for a sum of money?
a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
From this reading When Sally stepped off the 'bus at Knightsbridge on that November evening, her mind was seething with indignation.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did he think her acquaintance was to be bought for a sum of money?
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading When Sally stepped off the 'bus at Knightsbridge on that November evening, her mind was seething with indignation.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Did he think her acquaintance was to be bought for a sum of money?
set up or found
From this reading It would not be long before he found out his mistake.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Did he think her acquaintance was to be bought for a sum of money?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Sally stepped off the 'bus at Knightsbridge on that November evening, her mind was seething with indignation.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It would not be long before he found out his mistake.
a feeling of righteous anger
From this reading When Sally stepped off the 'bus at Knightsbridge on that November evening, her mind was seething with indignation.
a rude expression intended to offend or hurt
From this reading It was an insult!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was an insult!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Sally stepped off the 'bus at Knightsbridge on that November evening, her mind was seething with indignation.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading To lay a wager!
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 It would not be long before he found out his mistake.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading When Sally stepped off the 'bus at Knightsbridge on that November evening, her mind was seething with indignation.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading It would not be long before he found out his mistake.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading Did he think her acquaintance was to be bought for a sum of money?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It would not be long before he found out his mistake.
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading When Sally stepped off the 'bus at Knightsbridge on that November evening, her mind was seething with indignation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Did he think her acquaintance was to be bought for a sum of money?
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading When Sally stepped off the 'bus at Knightsbridge on that November evening, her mind was seething with indignation.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When Sally stepped off the 'bus at Knightsbridge on that November evening, her mind was seething with indignation.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It would not be long before he found out his mistake.
witty remark
From this reading When Sally stepped off the 'bus at Knightsbridge on that November evening, her mind was seething with indignation.
in constant agitation
From this reading When Sally stepped off the 'bus at Knightsbridge on that November evening, her mind was seething with indignation.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading When Sally stepped off the 'bus at Knightsbridge on that November evening, her mind was seething with indignation.
a quantity of money
From this reading Did he think her acquaintance was to be bought for a sum of money?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Sally stepped off the 'bus at Knightsbridge on that November evening, her mind was seething with indignation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Sally stepped off the 'bus at Knightsbridge on that November evening, her mind was seething with indignation.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Did he think her acquaintance was to be bought for a sum of money?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To lay a wager!
the act of gambling
From this reading To lay a wager!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Sally stepped off the 'bus at Knightsbridge on that November evening, her mind was seething with indignation.
at the time that
From this reading When Sally stepped off the 'bus at Knightsbridge on that November evening, her mind was seething with indignation.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When Sally stepped off the 'bus at Knightsbridge on that November evening, her mind was seething with indignation.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would not be long before he found out his mistake.
Chapter 5 of Sally Bishop by E. Temple (Ernest Temple) Thurston holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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 5 holds 418 sentences of Sally Bishop, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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