Chapter 4 of The Chinese Coat is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of The Chinese Coat is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“You remember then?” he said. He came and stood beside her. “Did you think I could forget?” “It has been a long time——” “Only a minute,” she replied gayly. “Come—are we going up?”
Chapter 4 of The Chinese Coat is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 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.
next to; at the side of
From this reading “He came and stood beside her.”
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading ““Did you think I could forget?””
the act of departing
From this reading ““Come—are we going up?””
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 ““It has been a long time——” “Only a minute,” she replied gayly.”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading ““It has been a long time——” “Only a minute,” she replied gayly.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading ““You remember then?” he said.”
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading ““It has been a long time——” “Only a minute,” she replied gayly.”
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading “He came and stood beside her.”
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 “He came and stood beside her.”
a prolonged period of time
In this reading ““It has been a long time——” “Only a minute,” she replied gayly.”
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 “It has been a long time——” “Only a minute,” she replied gayly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He came and stood beside her.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Come—are we going up?”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “It has been a long time——” “Only a minute,” she replied gayly.
next to; at the side of
From this reading He came and stood beside her.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He came and stood beside her.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come—are we going up?”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Did you think I could forget?”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Did you think I could forget?”
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “Did you think I could forget?”
in a joyous manner
From this reading “It has been a long time——” “Only a minute,” she replied gayly.
the act of departing
From this reading “Come—are we going up?”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It has been a long time——” “Only a minute,” she replied gayly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You remember then?” he said.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He came and stood beside her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Did you think I could forget?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It has been a long time——” “Only a minute,” she replied gayly.
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 “It has been a long time——” “Only a minute,” she replied gayly.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “It has been a long time——” “Only a minute,” she replied gayly.
and nothing more
From this reading “It has been a long time——” “Only a minute,” she replied gayly.
To recall to mind.
From this reading “You remember then?” he said.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “It has been a long time——” “Only a minute,” she replied gayly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You remember then?” he said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It has been a long time——” “Only a minute,” she replied gayly.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading He came and stood beside her.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “You remember then?” he said.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “Did you think I could forget?”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “It has been a long time——” “Only a minute,” she replied gayly.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Come—are we going up?”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Come—are we going up?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You remember then?” he said.
Chapter 4 of The Chinese Coat by Jennette Lee holds 396 sentences, grouped into 80 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 4 holds 396 sentences of The Chinese Coat, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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