Chapter 4 of The Doves' Nest, and Other Stories is here in full — 454 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Chapter 4 of The Doves' Nest, and Other Stories by Katherine Mansfield holds 454 sentences, grouped into 91 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.
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Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of The Doves' Nest, and Other Stories is here in full — 454 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
But just then the boss had an idea. He plunged his pen back into the ink, leaned his thick wrist on the blotting paper, and as the fly tried its wings down came a great heavy blot. What would it make of that? What indeed! The little beggar seemed absolutely cowed, stunned, and afraid to move because of what would happen next.
Chapter 4 of The Doves' Nest, and Other Stories is here in full — 454 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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for the reason that
From this reading “The little beggar seemed absolutely cowed, stunned, and afraid to move because of what would happen next.”
made afraid or less confident
From this reading “The little beggar seemed absolutely cowed, stunned, and afraid to move because of what would happen next.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “What would it make of that?”
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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 He plunged his pen back into the ink, leaned his thick wrist on the blotting paper, and as the fly tried its wings down came a great heavy blot.
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From this reading The little beggar seemed absolutely cowed, stunned, and afraid to move because of what would happen next.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The little beggar seemed absolutely cowed, stunned, and afraid to move because of what would happen next.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But just then the boss had an idea.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He plunged his pen back into the ink, leaned his thick wrist on the blotting paper, and as the fly tried its wings down came a great heavy blot.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He plunged his pen back into the ink, leaned his thick wrist on the blotting paper, and as the fly tried its wings down came a great heavy blot.
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From this reading He plunged his pen back into the ink, leaned his thick wrist on the blotting paper, and as the fly tried its wings down came a great heavy blot.
for the reason that
From this reading The little beggar seemed absolutely cowed, stunned, and afraid to move because of what would happen next.
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From this reading The little beggar seemed absolutely cowed, stunned, and afraid to move because of what would happen next.
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From this reading He plunged his pen back into the ink, leaned his thick wrist on the blotting paper, and as the fly tried its wings down came a great heavy blot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He plunged his pen back into the ink, leaned his thick wrist on the blotting paper, and as the fly tried its wings down came a great heavy blot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But just then the boss had an idea.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But just then the boss had an idea.
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From this reading He plunged his pen back into the ink, leaned his thick wrist on the blotting paper, and as the fly tried its wings down came a great heavy blot.
made afraid or less confident
From this reading The little beggar seemed absolutely cowed, stunned, and afraid to move because of what would happen next.
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From this reading He plunged his pen back into the ink, leaned his thick wrist on the blotting paper, and as the fly tried its wings down came a great heavy blot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He plunged his pen back into the ink, leaned his thick wrist on the blotting paper, and as the fly tried its wings down came a great heavy blot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He plunged his pen back into the ink, leaned his thick wrist on the blotting paper, and as the fly tried its wings down came a great heavy blot.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But just then the boss had an idea.
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From this reading The little beggar seemed absolutely cowed, stunned, and afraid to move because of what would happen next.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He plunged his pen back into the ink, leaned his thick wrist on the blotting paper, and as the fly tried its wings down came a great heavy blot.
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From this reading He plunged his pen back into the ink, leaned his thick wrist on the blotting paper, and as the fly tried its wings down came a great heavy blot.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He plunged his pen back into the ink, leaned his thick wrist on the blotting paper, and as the fly tried its wings down came a great heavy blot.
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From this reading But just then the boss had an idea.
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From this reading What indeed!
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From this reading He plunged his pen back into the ink, leaned his thick wrist on the blotting paper, and as the fly tried its wings down came a great heavy blot.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He plunged his pen back into the ink, leaned his thick wrist on the blotting paper, and as the fly tried its wings down came a great heavy blot.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What would it make of that?
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He plunged his pen back into the ink, leaned his thick wrist on the blotting paper, and as the fly tried its wings down came a great heavy blot.
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From this reading But just then the boss had an idea.
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From this reading He plunged his pen back into the ink, leaned his thick wrist on the blotting paper, and as the fly tried its wings down came a great heavy blot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The little beggar seemed absolutely cowed, stunned, and afraid to move because of what would happen next.
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From this reading What would it make of that?
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From this reading The little beggar seemed absolutely cowed, stunned, and afraid to move because of what would happen next.
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From this reading The little beggar seemed absolutely cowed, stunned, and afraid to move because of what would happen next.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What would it make of that?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He plunged his pen back into the ink, leaned his thick wrist on the blotting paper, and as the fly tried its wings down came a great heavy blot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He plunged his pen back into the ink, leaned his thick wrist on the blotting paper, and as the fly tried its wings down came a great heavy blot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He plunged his pen back into the ink, leaned his thick wrist on the blotting paper, and as the fly tried its wings down came a great heavy blot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He plunged his pen back into the ink, leaned his thick wrist on the blotting paper, and as the fly tried its wings down came a great heavy blot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The little beggar seemed absolutely cowed, stunned, and afraid to move because of what would happen next.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The little beggar seemed absolutely cowed, stunned, and afraid to move because of what would happen next.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What would it make of that?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But just then the boss had an idea.
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From this reading But just then the boss had an idea.
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From this reading He plunged his pen back into the ink, leaned his thick wrist on the blotting paper, and as the fly tried its wings down came a great heavy blot.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The little beggar seemed absolutely cowed, stunned, and afraid to move because of what would happen next.
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From this reading He plunged his pen back into the ink, leaned his thick wrist on the blotting paper, and as the fly tried its wings down came a great heavy blot.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What would it make of that?
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From this reading He plunged his pen back into the ink, leaned his thick wrist on the blotting paper, and as the fly tried its wings down came a great heavy blot.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading What would it make of that?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He plunged his pen back into the ink, leaned his thick wrist on the blotting paper, and as the fly tried its wings down came a great heavy blot.
