Chapter 17 of Tales of All Countries is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Tales of All Countries is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I did not mean to vex you, and I won’t say such things again.” “That’s my own Frank. What I said to mamma, I said because I thought it right; but you must not say that I am a Puritan. I would do anything in my power to make your holidays bright and pleasant. I know that boys require so much more to amuse them than girls do.
Chapter 17 of Tales of All Countries is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
From this reading “I know that boys require so much more to amuse them than girls do.”
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading ““That’s my own Frank.”
plural of “holiday” — leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading “I would do anything in my power to make your holidays bright and pleasant.”
informal terms for a mother
From this reading “What I said to mamma, I said because I thought it right; but you must not say that I am a Puritan.”
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading “I would do anything in my power to make your holidays bright and pleasant.”
a member of a group of English Protestants who in the 16th and 17th centuries thought that the Protestant Reformation under Elizabeth was incomplete and advocated the simplification and regulation of forms of worship
From this reading “What I said to mamma, I said because I thought it right; but you must not say that I am a Puritan.”
require as useful, just, or proper
From this reading “I know that boys require so much more to amuse them than girls do.”
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
From this reading ““I did not mean to vex you, and I won’t say such things again.””
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 “I know that boys require so much more to amuse them than girls do.”
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 What I said to mamma, I said because I thought it right; but you must not say that I am a Puritan.
anew
From this reading “I did not mean to vex you, and I won’t say such things again.”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading What I said to mamma, I said because I thought it right; but you must not say that I am a Puritan.
occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
From this reading I know that boys require so much more to amuse them than girls do.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I did not mean to vex you, and I won’t say such things again.”
any thing at all
From this reading I would do anything in my power to make your holidays bright and pleasant.
for the reason that
From this reading What I said to mamma, I said because I thought it right; but you must not say that I am a Puritan.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading I know that boys require so much more to amuse them than girls do.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading I would do anything in my power to make your holidays bright and pleasant.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading What I said to mamma, I said because I thought it right; but you must not say that I am a Puritan.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “I did not mean to vex you, and I won’t say such things again.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I would do anything in my power to make your holidays bright and pleasant.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “That’s my own Frank.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading I know that boys require so much more to amuse them than girls do.
plural of “holiday” — leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading I would do anything in my power to make your holidays bright and pleasant.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I did not mean to vex you, and I won’t say such things again.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I would do anything in my power to make your holidays bright and pleasant.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What I said to mamma, I said because I thought it right; but you must not say that I am a Puritan.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I know that boys require so much more to amuse them than girls do.
engage in
From this reading I would do anything in my power to make your holidays bright and pleasant.
informal terms for a mother
From this reading What I said to mamma, I said because I thought it right; but you must not say that I am a Puritan.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “I did not mean to vex you, and I won’t say such things again.”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I know that boys require so much more to amuse them than girls do.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I know that boys require so much more to amuse them than girls do.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading What I said to mamma, I said because I thought it right; but you must not say that I am a Puritan.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “That’s my own Frank.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I did not mean to vex you, and I won’t say such things again.”
have ownership or possession of
From this reading “That’s my own Frank.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading I would do anything in my power to make your holidays bright and pleasant.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading I would do anything in my power to make your holidays bright and pleasant.
a member of a group of English Protestants who in the 16th and 17th centuries thought that the Protestant Reformation under Elizabeth was incomplete and advocated the simplification and regulation of forms of worship
From this reading What I said to mamma, I said because I thought it right; but you must not say that I am a Puritan.
require as useful, just, or proper
From this reading I know that boys require so much more to amuse them than girls do.
precisely, exactly
From this reading What I said to mamma, I said because I thought it right; but you must not say that I am a Puritan.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading What I said to mamma, I said because I thought it right; but you must not say that I am a Puritan.
express in words
From this reading “I did not mean to vex you, and I won’t say such things again.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I know that boys require so much more to amuse them than girls do.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “I did not mean to vex you, and I won’t say such things again.”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I know that boys require so much more to amuse them than girls do.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What I said to mamma, I said because I thought it right; but you must not say that I am a Puritan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s my own Frank.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I know that boys require so much more to amuse them than girls do.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “I did not mean to vex you, and I won’t say such things again.”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading What I said to mamma, I said because I thought it right; but you must not say that I am a Puritan.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I did not mean to vex you, and I won’t say such things again.”
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
From this reading “I did not mean to vex you, and I won’t say such things again.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What I said to mamma, I said because I thought it right; but you must not say that I am a Puritan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I did not mean to vex you, and I won’t say such things again.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would do anything in my power to make your holidays bright and pleasant.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I did not mean to vex you, and I won’t say such things again.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I would do anything in my power to make your holidays bright and pleasant.
Chapter 17 of Tales of All Countries by Anthony Trollope holds 411 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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