Chapter 3 of Simon is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Simon is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"But Malcolm has rooms in town. He needn't spend months on end at Keldale." The baronet was silent for a moment. Then he said: "To tell the truth, my dear, I'm afraid Malcolm is not turning out quite so well as I had hoped. He certainly ought to be away doing something.
Chapter 3 of Simon is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “Then he said: "To tell the truth, my dear, I'm afraid Malcolm is not turning out quite so well as I had hoped.”
a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight
From this reading “The baronet was silent for a moment.”
past form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading “Then he said: "To tell the truth, my dear, I'm afraid Malcolm is not turning out quite so well as I had hoped.”
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “He needn't spend months on end at Keldale."”
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading “"But Malcolm has rooms in town.”
marked by absence of sound
From this reading “The baronet was silent for a moment.”
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading “He needn't spend months on end at Keldale."”
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading “Then he said: "To tell the truth, my dear, I'm afraid Malcolm is not turning out quite so well as I had hoped.”
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 “Then he said: "To tell the truth, my dear, I'm afraid Malcolm is not turning out quite so well as I had hoped.”
temporarily
In this reading “The baronet was silent for a moment.”
In this reading “"But Malcolm has rooms in town.”
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 The baronet was silent for a moment.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading Then he said: "To tell the truth, my dear, I'm afraid Malcolm is not turning out quite so well as I had hoped.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then he said: "To tell the truth, my dear, I'm afraid Malcolm is not turning out quite so well as I had hoped.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He needn't spend months on end at Keldale."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He certainly ought to be away doing something.
a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight
From this reading The baronet was silent for a moment.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He certainly ought to be away doing something.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But Malcolm has rooms in town.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading He certainly ought to be away doing something.
dearly loved
From this reading Then he said: "To tell the truth, my dear, I'm afraid Malcolm is not turning out quite so well as I had hoped.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading He certainly ought to be away doing something.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading He needn't spend months on end at Keldale."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The baronet was silent for a moment.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then he said: "To tell the truth, my dear, I'm afraid Malcolm is not turning out quite so well as I had hoped.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But Malcolm has rooms in town.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He needn't spend months on end at Keldale."
past form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading Then he said: "To tell the truth, my dear, I'm afraid Malcolm is not turning out quite so well as I had hoped.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Then he said: "To tell the truth, my dear, I'm afraid Malcolm is not turning out quite so well as I had hoped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then he said: "To tell the truth, my dear, I'm afraid Malcolm is not turning out quite so well as I had hoped.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "But Malcolm has rooms in town.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then he said: "To tell the truth, my dear, I'm afraid Malcolm is not turning out quite so well as I had hoped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He needn't spend months on end at Keldale."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But Malcolm has rooms in town.
a particular point in time
From this reading The baronet was silent for a moment.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading He needn't spend months on end at Keldale."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Then he said: "To tell the truth, my dear, I'm afraid Malcolm is not turning out quite so well as I had hoped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He needn't spend months on end at Keldale."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Then he said: "To tell the truth, my dear, I'm afraid Malcolm is not turning out quite so well as I had hoped.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He needn't spend months on end at Keldale."
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading He certainly ought to be away doing something.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Then he said: "To tell the truth, my dear, I'm afraid Malcolm is not turning out quite so well as I had hoped.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Then he said: "To tell the truth, my dear, I'm afraid Malcolm is not turning out quite so well as I had hoped.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading "But Malcolm has rooms in town.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Then he said: "To tell the truth, my dear, I'm afraid Malcolm is not turning out quite so well as I had hoped.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading The baronet was silent for a moment.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Then he said: "To tell the truth, my dear, I'm afraid Malcolm is not turning out quite so well as I had hoped.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He certainly ought to be away doing something.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading He needn't spend months on end at Keldale."
express in words
From this reading Then he said: "To tell the truth, my dear, I'm afraid Malcolm is not turning out quite so well as I had hoped.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The baronet was silent for a moment.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he said: "To tell the truth, my dear, I'm afraid Malcolm is not turning out quite so well as I had hoped.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then he said: "To tell the truth, my dear, I'm afraid Malcolm is not turning out quite so well as I had hoped.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading "But Malcolm has rooms in town.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading Then he said: "To tell the truth, my dear, I'm afraid Malcolm is not turning out quite so well as I had hoped.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading Then he said: "To tell the truth, my dear, I'm afraid Malcolm is not turning out quite so well as I had hoped.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The baronet was silent for a moment.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Then he said: "To tell the truth, my dear, I'm afraid Malcolm is not turning out quite so well as I had hoped.
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