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Chapter 6 of The Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William — Vol. 7 is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
‘And I,’ he said, ‘am going to catch eels. I am leaving town.’ He made his excuses, saying he had no time to wait, and hurried off. She looked after him with a mournful glance, strange in anybody who had exchanged one lover for another more favoured. ‘Poor fellow,’ murmured Howard, ‘he is broken-hearted.’
Chapter 6 of The Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William — Vol. 7 is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any person at all
From this reading “She looked after him with a mournful glance, strange in anybody who had exchanged one lover for another more favoured.”
plural of “eel” — the fatty flesh of eel; an elongate fish found in fresh water in Europe and America; large eels are usually smoked or pickled
From this reading “‘And I,’ he said, ‘am going to catch eels.”
changed for (replaced by) something different
From this reading “She looked after him with a mournful glance, strange in anybody who had exchanged one lover for another more favoured.”
plural of “excuse” — a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
From this reading “He made his excuses, saying he had no time to wait, and hurried off.”
English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)
From this reading “‘Poor fellow,’ murmured Howard, ‘he is broken-hearted.’”
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading “She looked after him with a mournful glance, strange in anybody who had exchanged one lover for another more favoured.”
expressing sorrow
From this reading “She looked after him with a mournful glance, strange in anybody who had exchanged one lover for another more favoured.”
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading “‘Poor fellow,’ murmured Howard, ‘he is broken-hearted.’”
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 “‘Poor fellow,’ murmured Howard, ‘he is broken-hearted.’”
keep under careful scrutiny
In this reading “She looked after him with a mournful glance, strange in anybody who had exchanged one lover for another more favoured.”
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 She looked after him with a mournful glance, strange in anybody who had exchanged one lover for another more favoured.
later than; following
From this reading She looked after him with a mournful glance, strange in anybody who had exchanged one lover for another more favoured.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading ‘And I,’ he said, ‘am going to catch eels.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘And I,’ he said, ‘am going to catch eels.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading She looked after him with a mournful glance, strange in anybody who had exchanged one lover for another more favoured.
any person at all
From this reading She looked after him with a mournful glance, strange in anybody who had exchanged one lover for another more favoured.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Poor fellow,’ murmured Howard, ‘he is broken-hearted.’
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading ‘And I,’ he said, ‘am going to catch eels.
plural of “eel” — the fatty flesh of eel; an elongate fish found in fresh water in Europe and America; large eels are usually smoked or pickled
From this reading ‘And I,’ he said, ‘am going to catch eels.
changed for (replaced by) something different
From this reading She looked after him with a mournful glance, strange in anybody who had exchanged one lover for another more favoured.
plural of “excuse” — a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
From this reading He made his excuses, saying he had no time to wait, and hurried off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She looked after him with a mournful glance, strange in anybody who had exchanged one lover for another more favoured.
a boy or man
From this reading ‘Poor fellow,’ murmured Howard, ‘he is broken-hearted.’
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She looked after him with a mournful glance, strange in anybody who had exchanged one lover for another more favoured.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading She looked after him with a mournful glance, strange in anybody who had exchanged one lover for another more favoured.
the act of departing
From this reading ‘And I,’ he said, ‘am going to catch eels.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He made his excuses, saying he had no time to wait, and hurried off.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘And I,’ he said, ‘am going to catch eels.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She looked after him with a mournful glance, strange in anybody who had exchanged one lover for another more favoured.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He made his excuses, saying he had no time to wait, and hurried off.
English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)
From this reading ‘Poor fellow,’ murmured Howard, ‘he is broken-hearted.’
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading He made his excuses, saying he had no time to wait, and hurried off.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘And I,’ he said, ‘am going to catch eels.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She looked after him with a mournful glance, strange in anybody who had exchanged one lover for another more favoured.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘Poor fellow,’ murmured Howard, ‘he is broken-hearted.’
the act of departing
From this reading I am leaving town.’
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She looked after him with a mournful glance, strange in anybody who had exchanged one lover for another more favoured.
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading She looked after him with a mournful glance, strange in anybody who had exchanged one lover for another more favoured.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He made his excuses, saying he had no time to wait, and hurried off.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading She looked after him with a mournful glance, strange in anybody who had exchanged one lover for another more favoured.
expressing sorrow
From this reading She looked after him with a mournful glance, strange in anybody who had exchanged one lover for another more favoured.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading ‘Poor fellow,’ murmured Howard, ‘he is broken-hearted.’
not any; not one
From this reading He made his excuses, saying he had no time to wait, and hurried off.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He made his excuses, saying he had no time to wait, and hurried off.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She looked after him with a mournful glance, strange in anybody who had exchanged one lover for another more favoured.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading ‘Poor fellow,’ murmured Howard, ‘he is broken-hearted.’
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ‘And I,’ he said, ‘am going to catch eels.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading He made his excuses, saying he had no time to wait, and hurried off.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked after him with a mournful glance, strange in anybody who had exchanged one lover for another more favoured.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading She looked after him with a mournful glance, strange in anybody who had exchanged one lover for another more favoured.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading He made his excuses, saying he had no time to wait, and hurried off.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘And I,’ he said, ‘am going to catch eels.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading I am leaving town.’
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading He made his excuses, saying he had no time to wait, and hurried off.
which person or people
From this reading She looked after him with a mournful glance, strange in anybody who had exchanged one lover for another more favoured.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She looked after him with a mournful glance, strange in anybody who had exchanged one lover for another more favoured.
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