Chapter 5 of Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Energies! Need!” tartly exclaimed Mrs. Wadsworth. “If she begins to be literary, she will care for nothing else.” “I see no evidence of a lessening interest yet,” replied her father. “Oh, I might know that you would encourage her.
Chapter 5 of Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading ““If she begins to be literary, she will care for nothing else.””
contribute to the progress or growth of
From this reading ““Oh, I might know that you would encourage her.”
plural of “energy” — (physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
From this reading ““Energies!”
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading ““I see no evidence of a lessening interest yet,” replied her father.”
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading ““I see no evidence of a lessening interest yet,” replied her father.”
a change downward
From this reading ““I see no evidence of a lessening interest yet,” replied her father.”
of or relating to or characteristic of literature
From this reading ““If she begins to be literary, she will care for nothing else.””
in a tart manner
From this reading “Need!” tartly exclaimed Mrs. Wadsworth.”
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.
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 “I see no evidence of a lessening interest yet,” replied her father.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “If she begins to be literary, she will care for nothing else.”
plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading “If she begins to be literary, she will care for nothing else.”
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “If she begins to be literary, she will care for nothing else.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If she begins to be literary, she will care for nothing else.”
contribute to the progress or growth of
From this reading “Oh, I might know that you would encourage her.
plural of “energy” — (physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
From this reading “Energies!
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading “I see no evidence of a lessening interest yet,” replied her father.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading Need!” tartly exclaimed Mrs. Wadsworth.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “I see no evidence of a lessening interest yet,” replied her father.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “If she begins to be literary, she will care for nothing else.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I see no evidence of a lessening interest yet,” replied her father.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I see no evidence of a lessening interest yet,” replied her father.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If she begins to be literary, she will care for nothing else.”
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading “I see no evidence of a lessening interest yet,” replied her father.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Oh, I might know that you would encourage her.
a change downward
From this reading “I see no evidence of a lessening interest yet,” replied her father.
of or relating to or characteristic of literature
From this reading “If she begins to be literary, she will care for nothing else.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Oh, I might know that you would encourage her.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Need!” tartly exclaimed Mrs. Wadsworth.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading Need!” tartly exclaimed Mrs. Wadsworth.
not any; not one
From this reading “I see no evidence of a lessening interest yet,” replied her father.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “If she begins to be literary, she will care for nothing else.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I see no evidence of a lessening interest yet,” replied her father.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, I might know that you would encourage her.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “I see no evidence of a lessening interest yet,” replied her father.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I see no evidence of a lessening interest yet,” replied her father.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “If she begins to be literary, she will care for nothing else.”
in a tart manner
From this reading Need!” tartly exclaimed Mrs. Wadsworth.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Oh, I might know that you would encourage her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “If she begins to be literary, she will care for nothing else.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Need!” tartly exclaimed Mrs. Wadsworth.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “If she begins to be literary, she will care for nothing else.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Oh, I might know that you would encourage her.
but in spite of that
From this reading “I see no evidence of a lessening interest yet,” replied her father.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh, I might know that you would encourage her.
Chapter 5 of Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline by Nathaniel, Mrs. Conklin 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 5 holds 412 sentences of Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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