Chapter 4 of Sport Royal, and Other Stories is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Sport Royal, and Other Stories is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Time does not press, madame," said I. "Nobody will come." "Nobody will---- What do you mean? I expect nobody." "Precisely, madame--and nobody will come."
Chapter 4 of Sport Royal, and Other Stories is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “"Nobody will come."”
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “I expect nobody."”
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading “"Time does not press, madame," said I.”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “"Nobody will---- What do you mean?”
no person; not anyone
From this reading “"Nobody will come."”
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading “"Precisely, madame--and nobody will come."”
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading “"Time does not press, madame," said I.”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “"Time does not press, madame," said I.”
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.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Precisely, madame--and nobody will come."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Nobody will come."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Nobody will---- What do you mean?
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Time does not press, madame," said I.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading I expect nobody."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Time does not press, madame," said I.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading "Time does not press, madame," said I.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "Nobody will---- What do you mean?
no person; not anyone
From this reading "Nobody will come."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Time does not press, madame," said I.
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading "Precisely, madame--and nobody will come."
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading "Time does not press, madame," said I.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Time does not press, madame," said I.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Time does not press, madame," said I.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Nobody will---- What do you mean?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Nobody will come."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Nobody will---- What do you mean?
Chapter 4 of Sport Royal, and Other Stories by Anthony Hope holds 412 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.
Chapter 4 holds 412 sentences of Sport Royal, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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About 204 minutes of reading across 492 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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