Chapter 3 of Skipper Worse is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Skipper Worse is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Sarah, are you going to the meeting this afternoon?" said Madame Torvestad to her eldest daughter. "Yes, mother." "Captain Worse has returned; I shall step across and welcome him home. The poor man is probably still in his sins. Only think, Sarah, if it should be granted to one of us to recover this wanderer from the fold!"
Chapter 3 of Skipper Worse is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/34 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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first in order of birth
From this reading “"Sarah, are you going to the meeting this afternoon?" said Madame Torvestad to her eldest daughter.”
an angular or rounded shape made by folding
From this reading “Only think, Sarah, if it should be granted to one of us to recover this wanderer from the fold!"”
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading “Only think, Sarah, if it should be granted to one of us to recover this wanderer from the fold!"”
get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading “Only think, Sarah, if it should be granted to one of us to recover this wanderer from the fold!"”
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading “"Sarah, are you going to the meeting this afternoon?" said Madame Torvestad to her eldest daughter.”
plural of “sin” — estrangement from god
From this reading “The poor man is probably still in his sins.”
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading “Only think, Sarah, if it should be granted to one of us to recover this wanderer from the fold!"”
accept gladly
From this reading “"Captain Worse has returned; I shall step across and welcome him 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 “"Sarah, are you going to the meeting this afternoon?" said Madame Torvestad to her eldest daughter.”
In this reading “The poor man is probably still in his sins.”
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading "Captain Worse has returned; I shall step across and welcome him home.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading "Sarah, are you going to the meeting this afternoon?" said Madame Torvestad to her eldest daughter.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Captain Worse has returned; I shall step across and welcome him home.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Sarah, are you going to the meeting this afternoon?" said Madame Torvestad to her eldest daughter.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Only think, Sarah, if it should be granted to one of us to recover this wanderer from the fold!"
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "Captain Worse has returned; I shall step across and welcome him home.
a female human offspring
From this reading "Sarah, are you going to the meeting this afternoon?" said Madame Torvestad to her eldest daughter.
first in order of birth
From this reading "Sarah, are you going to the meeting this afternoon?" said Madame Torvestad to her eldest daughter.
an angular or rounded shape made by folding
From this reading Only think, Sarah, if it should be granted to one of us to recover this wanderer from the fold!"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Only think, Sarah, if it should be granted to one of us to recover this wanderer from the fold!"
the act of departing
From this reading "Sarah, are you going to the meeting this afternoon?" said Madame Torvestad to her eldest daughter.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Only think, Sarah, if it should be granted to one of us to recover this wanderer from the fold!"
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Captain Worse has returned; I shall step across and welcome him home.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Sarah, are you going to the meeting this afternoon?" said Madame Torvestad to her eldest daughter.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Captain Worse has returned; I shall step across and welcome him home.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The poor man is probably still in his sins.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "Captain Worse has returned; I shall step across and welcome him home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Captain Worse has returned; I shall step across and welcome him home.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Only think, Sarah, if it should be granted to one of us to recover this wanderer from the fold!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The poor man is probably still in his sins.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The poor man is probably still in his sins.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Only think, Sarah, if it should be granted to one of us to recover this wanderer from the fold!"
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading "Sarah, are you going to the meeting this afternoon?" said Madame Torvestad to her eldest daughter.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The poor man is probably still in his sins.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading "Sarah, are you going to the meeting this afternoon?" said Madame Torvestad to her eldest daughter.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Yes, mother."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Only think, Sarah, if it should be granted to one of us to recover this wanderer from the fold!"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Only think, Sarah, if it should be granted to one of us to recover this wanderer from the fold!"
and nothing more
From this reading Only think, Sarah, if it should be granted to one of us to recover this wanderer from the fold!"
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading The poor man is probably still in his sins.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading The poor man is probably still in his sins.
get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading Only think, Sarah, if it should be granted to one of us to recover this wanderer from the fold!"
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "Captain Worse has returned; I shall step across and welcome him home.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Sarah, are you going to the meeting this afternoon?" said Madame Torvestad to her eldest daughter.
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading "Sarah, are you going to the meeting this afternoon?" said Madame Torvestad to her eldest daughter.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Captain Worse has returned; I shall step across and welcome him home.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Only think, Sarah, if it should be granted to one of us to recover this wanderer from the fold!"
plural of “sin” — estrangement from god
From this reading The poor man is probably still in his sins.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading "Captain Worse has returned; I shall step across and welcome him home.
not in physical motion
From this reading The poor man is probably still in his sins.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Sarah, are you going to the meeting this afternoon?" said Madame Torvestad to her eldest daughter.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Only think, Sarah, if it should be granted to one of us to recover this wanderer from the fold!"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Sarah, are you going to the meeting this afternoon?" said Madame Torvestad to her eldest daughter.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Sarah, are you going to the meeting this afternoon?" said Madame Torvestad to her eldest daughter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sarah, are you going to the meeting this afternoon?" said Madame Torvestad to her eldest daughter.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Only think, Sarah, if it should be granted to one of us to recover this wanderer from the fold!"
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading Only think, Sarah, if it should be granted to one of us to recover this wanderer from the fold!"
accept gladly
From this reading "Captain Worse has returned; I shall step across and welcome him home.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading "Captain Worse has returned; I shall step across and welcome him home.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, mother."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Sarah, are you going to the meeting this afternoon?" said Madame Torvestad to her eldest daughter.
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