Chapter 15 of The Andersons is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Andersons is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A CRASH! LETTICE could not control her start. Every pulse in her body seemed to leap with the shock. For some seconds she uttered no sound. At first she dared not let herself speak.
Chapter 15 of The Andersons is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 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.
power to direct or determine
From this reading “LETTICE could not control her start.”
fall or come down violently
From this reading “A CRASH!”
past form of “dare” — take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading “At first she dared not let herself speak.”
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading “Every pulse in her body seemed to leap with the shock.”
(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
From this reading “Every pulse in her body seemed to leap with the shock.”
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “For some seconds she uttered no sound.”
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading “Every pulse in her body seemed to leap with the shock.”
communicated in words
From this reading “For some seconds she uttered no sound.”
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 A CRASH!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first she dared not let herself speak.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading Every pulse in her body seemed to leap with the shock.
power to direct or determine
From this reading LETTICE could not control her start.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading LETTICE could not control her start.
fall or come down violently
From this reading A CRASH!
past form of “dare” — take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading At first she dared not let herself speak.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every pulse in her body seemed to leap with the shock.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading At first she dared not let herself speak.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For some seconds she uttered no sound.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading LETTICE could not control her start.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading At first she dared not let herself speak.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Every pulse in her body seemed to leap with the shock.
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading Every pulse in her body seemed to leap with the shock.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading At first she dared not let herself speak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LETTICE could not control her start.
not any; not one
From this reading For some seconds she uttered no sound.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading LETTICE could not control her start.
(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
From this reading Every pulse in her body seemed to leap with the shock.
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading For some seconds she uttered no sound.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Every pulse in her body seemed to leap with the shock.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For some seconds she uttered no sound.
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading Every pulse in her body seemed to leap with the shock.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading For some seconds she uttered no sound.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading For some seconds she uttered no sound.
express in speech
From this reading At first she dared not let herself speak.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading LETTICE could not control her start.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Every pulse in her body seemed to leap with the shock.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Every pulse in her body seemed to leap with the shock.
communicated in words
From this reading For some seconds she uttered no sound.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Every pulse in her body seemed to leap with the shock.
Chapter 15 of The Andersons by Agnes Giberne holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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 15 holds 404 sentences of The Andersons, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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