Chapter 5 of Sir Tom is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of Sir Tom is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A SHADOW OF COMING EVENTS. Lucy's mind had sustained a certain shock when her husband appeared. During her short married life there had not been a cloud, or a shadow of a cloud, between them. But then there had been no question between them, nothing to cause any question, no difference of opinion. Sir Tom had taken all her business naturally into his hands.
Chapter 5 of Sir Tom is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make overcast or cloudy
From this reading “During her short married life there had not been a cloud, or a shadow of a cloud, between them.”
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading “But then there had been no question between them, nothing to cause any question, no difference of opinion.”
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading “A SHADOW OF COMING EVENTS.”
possessive form of “lucy” — incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading “Lucy's mind had sustained a certain shock when her husband appeared.”
as might be expected
From this reading “Sir Tom had taken all her business naturally into his hands.”
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “A SHADOW OF COMING EVENTS.”
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading “Lucy's mind had sustained a certain shock when her husband appeared.”
maintained at length without interruption or weakening
From this reading “Lucy's mind had sustained a certain shock when her husband appeared.”
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 “During her short married life there had not been a cloud, or a shadow of a cloud, between them.”
In this reading “A SHADOW OF COMING EVENTS.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 A SHADOW OF COMING EVENTS.
(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 Sir Tom had taken all her business naturally into his hands.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading But then there had been no question between them, nothing to cause any question, no difference of opinion.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Lucy's mind had sustained a certain shock when her husband appeared.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading During her short married life there had not been a cloud, or a shadow of a cloud, between them.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading During her short married life there had not been a cloud, or a shadow of a cloud, between them.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Sir Tom had taken all her business naturally into his hands.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But then there had been no question between them, nothing to cause any question, no difference of opinion.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading But then there had been no question between them, nothing to cause any question, no difference of opinion.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading Lucy's mind had sustained a certain shock when her husband appeared.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading During her short married life there had not been a cloud, or a shadow of a cloud, between them.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading A SHADOW OF COMING EVENTS.
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading But then there had been no question between them, nothing to cause any question, no difference of opinion.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During her short married life there had not been a cloud, or a shadow of a cloud, between them.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading A SHADOW OF COMING EVENTS.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lucy's mind had sustained a certain shock when her husband appeared.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Sir Tom had taken all her business naturally into his hands.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lucy's mind had sustained a certain shock when her husband appeared.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sir Tom had taken all her business naturally into his hands.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Lucy's mind had sustained a certain shock when her husband appeared.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Sir Tom had taken all her business naturally into his hands.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading During her short married life there had not been a cloud, or a shadow of a cloud, between them.
possessive form of “lucy” — incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading Lucy's mind had sustained a certain shock when her husband appeared.
joined in matrimony
From this reading During her short married life there had not been a cloud, or a shadow of a cloud, between them.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Lucy's mind had sustained a certain shock when her husband appeared.
as might be expected
From this reading Sir Tom had taken all her business naturally into his hands.
not any; not one
From this reading But then there had been no question between them, nothing to cause any question, no difference of opinion.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading During her short married life there had not been a cloud, or a shadow of a cloud, between them.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading But then there had been no question between them, nothing to cause any question, no difference of opinion.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A SHADOW OF COMING EVENTS.
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading But then there had been no question between them, nothing to cause any question, no difference of opinion.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading During her short married life there had not been a cloud, or a shadow of a cloud, between them.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading But then there had been no question between them, nothing to cause any question, no difference of opinion.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading A SHADOW OF COMING EVENTS.
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading Lucy's mind had sustained a certain shock when her husband appeared.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading During her short married life there had not been a cloud, or a shadow of a cloud, between them.
term of address for a man
From this reading Sir Tom had taken all her business naturally into his hands.
maintained at length without interruption or weakening
From this reading Lucy's mind had sustained a certain shock when her husband appeared.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Sir Tom had taken all her business naturally into his hands.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading During her short married life there had not been a cloud, or a shadow of a cloud, between them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading But then there had been no question between them, nothing to cause any question, no difference of opinion.
in or at that place or location
From this reading During her short married life there had not been a cloud, or a shadow of a cloud, between them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But then there had been no question between them, nothing to cause any question, no difference of opinion.
male cat
From this reading Sir Tom had taken all her business naturally into his hands.
at the time that
From this reading Lucy's mind had sustained a certain shock when her husband appeared.
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