Chapter 10 of Sonia Married is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Sonia Married is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
As he ended, I heard a muffled banging on the front door. George hurried away, and a moment later there came the sound of an engine starting. "It was only the taximan," he explained, as he came back. "He's got a train to catch at Victoria, so I paid him off. We can telephone for another one when it's wanted."
Chapter 10 of Sonia Married is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a continuing very loud noise
From this reading “As he ended, I heard a muffled banging on the front door.”
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading “As he ended, I heard a muffled banging on the front door.”
motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading “George hurried away, and a moment later there came the sound of an engine starting.”
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading “George hurried away, and a moment later there came the sound of an engine starting.”
being or made softer or less loud or clear
From this reading “As he ended, I heard a muffled banging on the front door.”
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading “George hurried away, and a moment later there came the sound of an engine starting.”
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading “We can telephone for another one when it's wanted."”
queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)
From this reading “"He's got a train to catch at Victoria, so I paid him off.”
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.
exterior door (at the entrance) at the front of a building
In this reading “As he ended, I heard a muffled banging on the front door.”
be restored
In this reading “"It was only the taximan," he explained, as he came back.”
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 As he ended, I heard a muffled banging on the front door.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading George hurried away, and a moment later there came the sound of an engine starting.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading George hurried away, and a moment later there came the sound of an engine starting.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading We can telephone for another one when it's wanted."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he ended, I heard a muffled banging on the front door.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "He's got a train to catch at Victoria, so I paid him off.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading George hurried away, and a moment later there came the sound of an engine starting.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "It was only the taximan," he explained, as he came back.
a continuing very loud noise
From this reading As he ended, I heard a muffled banging on the front door.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading George hurried away, and a moment later there came the sound of an engine starting.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading We can telephone for another one when it's wanted."
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading "He's got a train to catch at Victoria, so I paid him off.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading As he ended, I heard a muffled banging on the front door.
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading As he ended, I heard a muffled banging on the front door.
motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading George hurried away, and a moment later there came the sound of an engine starting.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading "It was only the taximan," he explained, as he came back.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We can telephone for another one when it's wanted."
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading As he ended, I heard a muffled banging on the front door.
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 George hurried away, and a moment later there came the sound of an engine starting.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "He's got a train to catch at Victoria, so I paid him off.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he ended, I heard a muffled banging on the front door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He's got a train to catch at Victoria, so I paid him off.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading As he ended, I heard a muffled banging on the front door.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He's got a train to catch at Victoria, so I paid him off.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading George hurried away, and a moment later there came the sound of an engine starting.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As he ended, I heard a muffled banging on the front door.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It was only the taximan," he explained, as he came back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We can telephone for another one when it's wanted."
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading George hurried away, and a moment later there came the sound of an engine starting.
a particular point in time
From this reading George hurried away, and a moment later there came the sound of an engine starting.
being or made softer or less loud or clear
From this reading As he ended, I heard a muffled banging on the front door.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading George hurried away, and a moment later there came the sound of an engine starting.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "He's got a train to catch at Victoria, so I paid him off.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As he ended, I heard a muffled banging on the front door.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We can telephone for another one when it's wanted."
and nothing more
From this reading "It was only the taximan," he explained, as he came back.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading "He's got a train to catch at Victoria, so I paid him off.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "He's got a train to catch at Victoria, so I paid him off.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading George hurried away, and a moment later there came the sound of an engine starting.
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading George hurried away, and a moment later there came the sound of an engine starting.
someone who drives a taxi for a living
From this reading "It was only the taximan," he explained, as he came back.
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading We can telephone for another one when it's wanted."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As he ended, I heard a muffled banging on the front door.
in or at that place or location
From this reading George hurried away, and a moment later there came the sound of an engine starting.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "He's got a train to catch at Victoria, so I paid him off.
create by training and teaching
From this reading "He's got a train to catch at Victoria, so I paid him off.
queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)
From this reading "He's got a train to catch at Victoria, so I paid him off.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading We can telephone for another one when it's wanted."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It was only the taximan," he explained, as he came back.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We can telephone for another one when it's wanted."
at the time that
From this reading We can telephone for another one when it's wanted."
Chapter 10 of Sonia Married by Stephen McKenna holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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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