Chapter 13 of The Adventures of Harry Rochester is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Adventures of Harry Rochester is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"’Sdeath!" muttered Aglionby, "what has become of them?" "Raté encore une fois?" sneered Polignac, inferring the other’s meaning from his tone. "Parbleu!" growled Aglionby, adding in French: "They ought to have been here a quarter of an hour ago. They cannot be long now." Harry’s curiosity was growing.
Chapter 13 of The Adventures of Harry Rochester is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading “"Parbleu!" growled Aglionby, adding in French: "They ought to have been here a quarter of an hour ago.”
a state in which you want to learn more about something
From this reading “Harry’s curiosity was growing.”
an extra or repeated performance; usually given in response to audience demand
From this reading “"Raté encore une fois?" sneered Polignac, inferring the other’s meaning from his tone.”
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading “"Parbleu!" growled Aglionby, adding in French: "They ought to have been here a quarter of an hour ago.”
inflected form of “infer” — reason by deduction; establish by deduction
From this reading “"Raté encore une fois?" sneered Polignac, inferring the other’s meaning from his tone.”
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading “"’Sdeath!" muttered Aglionby, "what has become of them?"”
one of four equal parts
From this reading “"Parbleu!" growled Aglionby, adding in French: "They ought to have been here a quarter of an hour ago.”
past form of “sneer” — express through a scornful smile
From this reading “"Raté encore une fois?" sneered Polignac, inferring the other’s meaning from his tone.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Parbleu!" growled Aglionby, adding in French: "They ought to have been here a quarter of an hour ago.
-ing form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading "Parbleu!" growled Aglionby, adding in French: "They ought to have been here a quarter of an hour ago.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "’Sdeath!" muttered Aglionby, "what has become of them?"
in the past
From this reading "Parbleu!" growled Aglionby, adding in French: "They ought to have been here a quarter of an hour ago.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Parbleu!" growled Aglionby, adding in French: "They ought to have been here a quarter of an hour ago.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They cannot be long now."
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading "’Sdeath!" muttered Aglionby, "what has become of them?"
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Parbleu!" growled Aglionby, adding in French: "They ought to have been here a quarter of an hour ago.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They cannot be long now."
a state in which you want to learn more about something
From this reading Harry’s curiosity was growing.
an extra or repeated performance; usually given in response to audience demand
From this reading "Raté encore une fois?" sneered Polignac, inferring the other’s meaning from his tone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Raté encore une fois?" sneered Polignac, inferring the other’s meaning from his tone.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading "Parbleu!" growled Aglionby, adding in French: "They ought to have been here a quarter of an hour ago.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Raté encore une fois?" sneered Polignac, inferring the other’s meaning from his tone.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading Harry’s curiosity was growing.
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading "Parbleu!" growled Aglionby, adding in French: "They ought to have been here a quarter of an hour ago.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harry’s curiosity was growing.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "’Sdeath!" muttered Aglionby, "what has become of them?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Parbleu!" growled Aglionby, adding in French: "They ought to have been here a quarter of an hour ago.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Parbleu!" growled Aglionby, adding in French: "They ought to have been here a quarter of an hour ago.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Raté encore une fois?" sneered Polignac, inferring the other’s meaning from his tone.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading "Parbleu!" growled Aglionby, adding in French: "They ought to have been here a quarter of an hour ago.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Parbleu!" growled Aglionby, adding in French: "They ought to have been here a quarter of an hour ago.
inflected form of “infer” — reason by deduction; establish by deduction
From this reading "Raté encore une fois?" sneered Polignac, inferring the other’s meaning from his tone.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading They cannot be long now."
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading "Raté encore une fois?" sneered Polignac, inferring the other’s meaning from his tone.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading "’Sdeath!" muttered Aglionby, "what has become of them?"
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading They cannot be long now."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "’Sdeath!" muttered Aglionby, "what has become of them?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Raté encore une fois?" sneered Polignac, inferring the other’s meaning from his tone.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "Parbleu!" growled Aglionby, adding in French: "They ought to have been here a quarter of an hour ago.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Parbleu!" growled Aglionby, adding in French: "They ought to have been here a quarter of an hour ago.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Raté encore une fois?" sneered Polignac, inferring the other’s meaning from his tone.
one of four equal parts
From this reading "Parbleu!" growled Aglionby, adding in French: "They ought to have been here a quarter of an hour ago.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Raté encore une fois?" sneered Polignac, inferring the other’s meaning from his tone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "’Sdeath!" muttered Aglionby, "what has become of them?"
past form of “sneer” — express through a scornful smile
From this reading "Raté encore une fois?" sneered Polignac, inferring the other’s meaning from his tone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Raté encore une fois?" sneered Polignac, inferring the other’s meaning from his tone.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "’Sdeath!" muttered Aglionby, "what has become of them?"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Parbleu!" growled Aglionby, adding in French: "They ought to have been here a quarter of an hour ago.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Parbleu!" growled Aglionby, adding in French: "They ought to have been here a quarter of an hour ago.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading "Raté encore une fois?" sneered Polignac, inferring the other’s meaning from his tone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Raté encore une fois?" sneered Polignac, inferring the other’s meaning from his tone.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Harry’s curiosity was growing.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "’Sdeath!" muttered Aglionby, "what has become of them?"
Chapter 13 of The Adventures of Harry Rochester by Herbert Strang holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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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