Chapter 36 of Sir Tom is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 36 of Sir Tom is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NEXT MORNING. "You have news to tell me, Bice mia?" There was a faint daylight in the streets, a blueness of dawn as the ladies drove home. "Have I? I have amused myself very much.
Chapter 36 of Sir Tom is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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pleasantly occupied
From this reading “I have amused myself very much.”
blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime
From this reading “There was a faint daylight in the streets, a blueness of dawn as the ladies drove home.”
the first light of day
From this reading “There was a faint daylight in the streets, a blueness of dawn as the ladies drove home.”
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading “There was a faint daylight in the streets, a blueness of dawn as the ladies drove home.”
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading “There was a faint daylight in the streets, a blueness of dawn as the ladies drove home.”
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading “There was a faint daylight in the streets, a blueness of dawn as the ladies drove home.”
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading “There was a faint daylight in the streets, a blueness of dawn as the ladies drove home.”
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading “There was a faint daylight in the streets, a blueness of dawn as the ladies drove home.”
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 “NEXT MORNING.”
In this reading “There was a faint daylight in the streets, a blueness of dawn as the ladies drove home.”
In this reading “There was a faint daylight in the streets, a blueness of dawn as the ladies drove home.”
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 There was a faint daylight in the streets, a blueness of dawn as the ladies drove home.
pleasantly occupied
From this reading I have amused myself very much.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was a faint daylight in the streets, a blueness of dawn as the ladies drove home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You have news to tell me, Bice mia?"
blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime
From this reading There was a faint daylight in the streets, a blueness of dawn as the ladies drove home.
the first light of day
From this reading There was a faint daylight in the streets, a blueness of dawn as the ladies drove home.
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading There was a faint daylight in the streets, a blueness of dawn as the ladies drove home.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading There was a faint daylight in the streets, a blueness of dawn as the ladies drove home.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading There was a faint daylight in the streets, a blueness of dawn as the ladies drove home.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have news to tell me, Bice mia?"
where you live at a particular time
From this reading There was a faint daylight in the streets, a blueness of dawn as the ladies drove home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Have I?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a faint daylight in the streets, a blueness of dawn as the ladies drove home.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading There was a faint daylight in the streets, a blueness of dawn as the ladies drove home.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You have news to tell me, Bice mia?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You have news to tell me, Bice mia?"
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading NEXT MORNING.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I have amused myself very much.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I have amused myself very much.
information about recent and important events
From this reading "You have news to tell me, Bice mia?"
immediately following in time or order
From this reading NEXT MORNING.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a faint daylight in the streets, a blueness of dawn as the ladies drove home.
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading There was a faint daylight in the streets, a blueness of dawn as the ladies drove home.
express in words
From this reading "You have news to tell me, Bice mia?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a faint daylight in the streets, a blueness of dawn as the ladies drove home.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a faint daylight in the streets, a blueness of dawn as the ladies drove home.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You have news to tell me, Bice mia?"
precisely as stated
From this reading I have amused myself very much.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a faint daylight in the streets, a blueness of dawn as the ladies drove home.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have news to tell me, Bice mia?"
Chapter 36 of Sir Tom by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant holds 211 sentences, grouped into 43 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 36 holds 211 sentences of Sir Tom, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
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