Chapter 4 of So Runs the World is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of So Runs the World is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Stella.--There will be nothing in it, because Count Drahomir, although very sympathetic, is not my fiancé. I am betrothed to Mr. Pretwic. Czeska.--Mr. George Pretwic? Stella.--Yes. Are you surprised?
Chapter 4 of So Runs the World is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Stella.--There will be nothing in it, because Count Drahomir, although very sympathetic, is not my fiancé.”
for the reason that
From this reading “Stella.--There will be nothing in it, because Count Drahomir, although very sympathetic, is not my fiancé.”
determine the number or amount of
From this reading “Stella.--There will be nothing in it, because Count Drahomir, although very sympathetic, is not my fiancé.”
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading “Czeska.--Mr. George Pretwic?”
United States minimalist painter (born in 1936)
From this reading “Stella.--There will be nothing in it, because Count Drahomir, although very sympathetic, is not my fiancé.”
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading “Are you surprised?”
of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system
From this reading “Stella.--There will be nothing in it, because Count Drahomir, although very sympathetic, is not my fiancé.”
an affirmative
From this reading “Stella.--Yes.”
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in spite of the fact that
From this reading Stella.--There will be nothing in it, because Count Drahomir, although very sympathetic, is not my fiancé.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am betrothed to Mr. Pretwic.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are you surprised?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Stella.--There will be nothing in it, because Count Drahomir, although very sympathetic, is not my fiancé.
for the reason that
From this reading Stella.--There will be nothing in it, because Count Drahomir, although very sympathetic, is not my fiancé.
pledged to be married
From this reading I am betrothed to Mr. Pretwic.
determine the number or amount of
From this reading Stella.--There will be nothing in it, because Count Drahomir, although very sympathetic, is not my fiancé.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Czeska.--Mr. George Pretwic?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stella.--There will be nothing in it, because Count Drahomir, although very sympathetic, is not my fiancé.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stella.--There will be nothing in it, because Count Drahomir, although very sympathetic, is not my fiancé.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading Czeska.--Mr. George Pretwic?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am betrothed to Mr. Pretwic.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Stella.--There will be nothing in it, because Count Drahomir, although very sympathetic, is not my fiancé.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Stella.--There will be nothing in it, because Count Drahomir, although very sympathetic, is not my fiancé.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Stella.--There will be nothing in it, because Count Drahomir, although very sympathetic, is not my fiancé.
a form of address for a man
From this reading I am betrothed to Mr. Pretwic.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Stella.--There will be nothing in it, because Count Drahomir, although very sympathetic, is not my fiancé.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Stella.--There will be nothing in it, because Count Drahomir, although very sympathetic, is not my fiancé.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Stella.--There will be nothing in it, because Count Drahomir, although very sympathetic, is not my fiancé.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am betrothed to Mr. Pretwic.
United States minimalist painter (born in 1936)
From this reading Stella.--There will be nothing in it, because Count Drahomir, although very sympathetic, is not my fiancé.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading Are you surprised?
of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system
From this reading Stella.--There will be nothing in it, because Count Drahomir, although very sympathetic, is not my fiancé.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Stella.--There will be nothing in it, because Count Drahomir, although very sympathetic, is not my fiancé.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am betrothed to Mr. Pretwic.
precisely as stated
From this reading Stella.--There will be nothing in it, because Count Drahomir, although very sympathetic, is not my fiancé.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Stella.--There will be nothing in it, because Count Drahomir, although very sympathetic, is not my fiancé.
an affirmative
From this reading Stella.--Yes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Are you surprised?
Chapter 4 of So Runs the World by Henryk Sienkiewicz holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
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