Chapter 21 of Sir Tom is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXI
Chapter 21 of Sir Tom is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN ADVENTURESS. "When he told me first, I was angry like you, I would not believe it. Money! that is a thing to keep, I said, not to give away." "To give away!" Few things in all her life, at least in all her later life, had so moved the Contessa.
Chapter 21 of Sir Tom is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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feeling or showing anger
From this reading “"When he told me first, I was angry like you, I would not believe it.”
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “"When he told me first, I was angry like you, I would not believe it.”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “Money! that is a thing to keep, I said, not to give away."”
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading “Few things in all her life, at least in all her later life, had so moved the Contessa.”
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading “Few things in all her life, at least in all her later life, had so moved the Contessa.”
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading “Money! that is a thing to keep, I said, not to give away."”
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading “Few things in all her life, at least in all her later life, had so moved the Contessa.”
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “Few things in all her life, at least in all her later life, had so moved the Contessa.”
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 “Few things in all her life, at least in all her later life, had so moved the Contessa.”
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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 Money! that is a thing to keep, I said, not to give away."
a woman adventurer
From this reading AN ADVENTURESS.
(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 Few things in all her life, at least in all her later life, had so moved the Contessa.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ADVENTURESS.
feeling or showing anger
From this reading "When he told me first, I was angry like you, I would not believe it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Few things in all her life, at least in all her later life, had so moved the Contessa.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Money! that is a thing to keep, I said, not to give away."
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "When he told me first, I was angry like you, I would not believe it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Few things in all her life, at least in all her later life, had so moved the Contessa.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Few things in all her life, at least in all her later life, had so moved the Contessa.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "When he told me first, I was angry like you, I would not believe it.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Money! that is a thing to keep, I said, not to give away."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Few things in all her life, at least in all her later life, had so moved the Contessa.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "When he told me first, I was angry like you, I would not believe it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Few things in all her life, at least in all her later life, had so moved the Contessa.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "When he told me first, I was angry like you, I would not believe it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Few things in all her life, at least in all her later life, had so moved the Contessa.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Money! that is a thing to keep, I said, not to give away."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "When he told me first, I was angry like you, I would not believe it.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Money! that is a thing to keep, I said, not to give away."
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Few things in all her life, at least in all her later life, had so moved the Contessa.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading Few things in all her life, at least in all her later life, had so moved the Contessa.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Few things in all her life, at least in all her later life, had so moved the Contessa.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "When he told me first, I was angry like you, I would not believe it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "When he told me first, I was angry like you, I would not believe it.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading Money! that is a thing to keep, I said, not to give away."
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Few things in all her life, at least in all her later life, had so moved the Contessa.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "When he told me first, I was angry like you, I would not believe it.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Money! that is a thing to keep, I said, not to give away."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Few things in all her life, at least in all her later life, had so moved the Contessa.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Money! that is a thing to keep, I said, not to give away."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Few things in all her life, at least in all her later life, had so moved the Contessa.
a special situation
From this reading Money! that is a thing to keep, I said, not to give away."
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Few things in all her life, at least in all her later life, had so moved the Contessa.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Money! that is a thing to keep, I said, not to give away."
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "When he told me first, I was angry like you, I would not believe it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "When he told me first, I was angry like you, I would not believe it.
at the time that
From this reading "When he told me first, I was angry like you, I would not believe it.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "When he told me first, I was angry like you, I would not believe it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "When he told me first, I was angry like you, I would not believe it.
Chapter 21 of Sir Tom by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant holds 207 sentences, grouped into 42 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 21 holds 207 sentences of Sir Tom, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
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