Chapter 23 of Sun and moon is here in full — 267 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of Sun and moon is here in full — 267 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The visit was almost at its end. The girls were in despair. "We won't let you go home," they told Nancy. "You must have another week, at least. Surely your father won't mind."
Chapter 23 of Sun and moon is here in full — 267 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading “The girls were in despair.”
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading “The visit was almost at its end.”
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading “The girls were in despair.”
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading “"You must have another week, at least.”
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading “"We won't let you go home," they told Nancy.”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “Surely your father won't mind."”
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading “The visit was almost at its end.”
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “"You must have another week, at least.”
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.
return home
In this reading “"We won't let you go home," they told Nancy.”
In this reading “The girls were in despair.”
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.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The visit was almost at its end.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "You must have another week, at least.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The visit was almost at its end.
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading The girls were in despair.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The visit was almost at its end.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Surely your father won't mind."
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The girls were in despair.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "We won't let you go home," they told Nancy.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You must have another week, at least.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "We won't let you go home," they told Nancy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The girls were in despair.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The visit was almost at its end.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading "You must have another week, at least.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "We won't let you go home," they told Nancy.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Surely your father won't mind."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "You must have another week, at least.
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading "We won't let you go home," they told Nancy.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Surely your father won't mind."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The visit was almost at its end.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We won't let you go home," they told Nancy.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "We won't let you go home," they told Nancy.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading The visit was almost at its end.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The visit was almost at its end.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We won't let you go home," they told Nancy.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading "You must have another week, at least.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The girls were in despair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We won't let you go home," they told Nancy.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "We won't let you go home," they told Nancy.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Surely your father won't mind."
Chapter 23 of Sun and moon by Vincent H. (Vincent Herbert) Gowen holds 267 sentences, grouped into 54 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 23 holds 267 sentences of Sun and moon, unabridged, divided into 54 reading sections.
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