Chapter 20 of The Adventures of Harry Rochester is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Adventures of Harry Rochester is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Mamma," interrupted Adèle, "don’t give Monsieur Harry a wrong idea. I am happy enough, but——" "Hé! voila!" exclaimed Madame with a little gesture. "She is happy, but——" "And what is this business that required my presence?" said Harry, to relieve the girl of her manifest embarrassment. "Oh! Adèle must explain that.
Chapter 20 of The Adventures of Harry Rochester is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/78 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public
From this reading “"She is happy, but——" "And what is this business that required my presence?" said Harry, to relieve the girl of her manifest embarrassment.”
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “Adèle must explain that.”
motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading “I am happy enough, but——" "Hé! voila!" exclaimed Madame with a little gesture.”
discontinued temporarily
From this reading “"Mamma," interrupted Adèle, "don’t give Monsieur Harry a wrong idea.”
informal terms for a mother
From this reading “"Mamma," interrupted Adèle, "don’t give Monsieur Harry a wrong idea.”
provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
From this reading “"She is happy, but——" "And what is this business that required my presence?" said Harry, to relieve the girl of her manifest embarrassment.”
provide physical relief, as from pain
From this reading “"She is happy, but——" "And what is this business that required my presence?" said Harry, to relieve the girl of her manifest embarrassment.”
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading “"She is happy, but——" "And what is this business that required my presence?" said Harry, to relieve the girl of her manifest embarrassment.”
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 "Mamma," interrupted Adèle, "don’t give Monsieur Harry a wrong idea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mamma," interrupted Adèle, "don’t give Monsieur Harry a wrong idea.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am happy enough, but——" "Hé! voila!" exclaimed Madame with a little gesture.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "She is happy, but——" "And what is this business that required my presence?" said Harry, to relieve the girl of her manifest embarrassment.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading "She is happy, but——" "And what is this business that required my presence?" said Harry, to relieve the girl of her manifest embarrassment.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I am happy enough, but——" "Hé! voila!" exclaimed Madame with a little gesture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mamma," interrupted Adèle, "don’t give Monsieur Harry a wrong idea.
the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public
From this reading "She is happy, but——" "And what is this business that required my presence?" said Harry, to relieve the girl of her manifest embarrassment.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading I am happy enough, but——" "Hé! voila!" exclaimed Madame with a little gesture.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading I am happy enough, but——" "Hé! voila!" exclaimed Madame with a little gesture.
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading Adèle must explain that.
motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading I am happy enough, but——" "Hé! voila!" exclaimed Madame with a little gesture.
a young female
From this reading "She is happy, but——" "And what is this business that required my presence?" said Harry, to relieve the girl of her manifest embarrassment.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Mamma," interrupted Adèle, "don’t give Monsieur Harry a wrong idea.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading I am happy enough, but——" "Hé! voila!" exclaimed Madame with a little gesture.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading "Mamma," interrupted Adèle, "don’t give Monsieur Harry a wrong idea.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "She is happy, but——" "And what is this business that required my presence?" said Harry, to relieve the girl of her manifest embarrassment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am happy enough, but——" "Hé! voila!" exclaimed Madame with a little gesture.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am happy enough, but——" "Hé! voila!" exclaimed Madame with a little gesture.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Mamma," interrupted Adèle, "don’t give Monsieur Harry a wrong idea.
discontinued temporarily
From this reading "Mamma," interrupted Adèle, "don’t give Monsieur Harry a wrong idea.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "She is happy, but——" "And what is this business that required my presence?" said Harry, to relieve the girl of her manifest embarrassment.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I am happy enough, but——" "Hé! voila!" exclaimed Madame with a little gesture.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading I am happy enough, but——" "Hé! voila!" exclaimed Madame with a little gesture.
informal terms for a mother
From this reading "Mamma," interrupted Adèle, "don’t give Monsieur Harry a wrong idea.
provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
From this reading "She is happy, but——" "And what is this business that required my presence?" said Harry, to relieve the girl of her manifest embarrassment.
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading "Mamma," interrupted Adèle, "don’t give Monsieur Harry a wrong idea.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Adèle must explain that.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "She is happy, but——" "And what is this business that required my presence?" said Harry, to relieve the girl of her manifest embarrassment.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "She is happy, but——" "And what is this business that required my presence?" said Harry, to relieve the girl of her manifest embarrassment.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh!
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading "She is happy, but——" "And what is this business that required my presence?" said Harry, to relieve the girl of her manifest embarrassment.
provide physical relief, as from pain
From this reading "She is happy, but——" "And what is this business that required my presence?" said Harry, to relieve the girl of her manifest embarrassment.
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading "She is happy, but——" "And what is this business that required my presence?" said Harry, to relieve the girl of her manifest embarrassment.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "She is happy, but——" "And what is this business that required my presence?" said Harry, to relieve the girl of her manifest embarrassment.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She is happy, but——" "And what is this business that required my presence?" said Harry, to relieve the girl of her manifest embarrassment.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "She is happy, but——" "And what is this business that required my presence?" said Harry, to relieve the girl of her manifest embarrassment.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "She is happy, but——" "And what is this business that required my presence?" said Harry, to relieve the girl of her manifest embarrassment.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "She is happy, but——" "And what is this business that required my presence?" said Harry, to relieve the girl of her manifest embarrassment.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "She is happy, but——" "And what is this business that required my presence?" said Harry, to relieve the girl of her manifest embarrassment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am happy enough, but——" "Hé! voila!" exclaimed Madame with a little gesture.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "She is happy, but——" "And what is this business that required my presence?" said Harry, to relieve the girl of her manifest embarrassment.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I am happy enough, but——" "Hé! voila!" exclaimed Madame with a little gesture.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading "Mamma," interrupted Adèle, "don’t give Monsieur Harry a wrong idea.
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