Chapter 10 of The book of Evelyn is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The book of Evelyn is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“But they won’t stand that sort of thing. They won’t have you again.” “I don’t intend to go again. I couldn’t endure it for five minutes. I’d rather sweep a crossing on Lexington Avenue.”
Chapter 10 of The book of Evelyn is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a line of approach
From this reading “I’d rather sweep a crossing on Lexington Avenue.””
traveling across
From this reading “I’d rather sweep a crossing on Lexington Avenue.””
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading “I couldn’t endure it for five minutes.”
have in mind as a purpose
From this reading ““I don’t intend to go again.”
town in eastern Massachusetts near Boston where the first battle of the American Revolution was fought
From this reading “I’d rather sweep a crossing on Lexington Avenue.””
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading “I couldn’t endure it for five minutes.”
be standing; be upright
From this reading ““But they won’t stand that sort of thing.”
sweep across or over
From this reading “I’d rather sweep a crossing on Lexington Avenue.””
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 couldn’t endure it for five minutes.”
In this reading “I couldn’t endure it for five minutes.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I’d rather sweep a crossing on Lexington Avenue.”
anew
From this reading They won’t have you again.”
a line of approach
From this reading I’d rather sweep a crossing on Lexington Avenue.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But they won’t stand that sort of thing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I couldn’t endure it for five minutes.
traveling across
From this reading I’d rather sweep a crossing on Lexington Avenue.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t intend to go again.
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading I couldn’t endure it for five minutes.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading I couldn’t endure it for five minutes.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I couldn’t endure it for five minutes.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “I don’t intend to go again.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They won’t have you again.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t intend to go again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’d rather sweep a crossing on Lexington Avenue.”
have in mind as a purpose
From this reading “I don’t intend to go again.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I couldn’t endure it for five minutes.
town in eastern Massachusetts near Boston where the first battle of the American Revolution was fought
From this reading I’d rather sweep a crossing on Lexington Avenue.”
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading I couldn’t endure it for five minutes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “But they won’t stand that sort of thing.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I’d rather sweep a crossing on Lexington Avenue.”
on the contrary
From this reading I’d rather sweep a crossing on Lexington Avenue.”
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading “But they won’t stand that sort of thing.
be standing; be upright
From this reading “But they won’t stand that sort of thing.
sweep across or over
From this reading I’d rather sweep a crossing on Lexington Avenue.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “But they won’t stand that sort of thing.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “But they won’t stand that sort of thing.
a special situation
From this reading “But they won’t stand that sort of thing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I don’t intend to go again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But they won’t stand that sort of thing.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading They won’t have you again.”
Chapter 10 of The book of Evelyn by Geraldine Bonner holds 429 sentences, grouped into 86 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 10 holds 429 sentences of The book of Evelyn, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of The book of Evelyn by Geraldine Bonner exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 429 sentences, grouped into 86 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 86 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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