Chapter 3 of The dream: A novel is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The dream: A novel is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"'Well, _I_ know,' said the agent. '_I_ know. So why should I ask you further? Get out of here.' "I went back to my uncle and said nothing to him of this very disagreeable conversation, but I knew quite well even then that I had not heard the last of this matter."
Chapter 3 of The dream: A novel is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
From this reading “"'Well, _I_ know,' said the agent.”
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “So why should I ask you further?”
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading “"I went back to my uncle and said nothing to him of this very disagreeable conversation, but I knew quite well even then that I had not heard the last of this matter."”
not to your liking
From this reading “"I went back to my uncle and said nothing to him of this very disagreeable conversation, but I knew quite well even then that I had not heard the last of this matter."”
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading “So why should I ask you further?”
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “"I went back to my uncle and said nothing to him of this very disagreeable conversation, but I knew quite well even then that I had not heard the last of this matter."”
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading “"I went back to my uncle and said nothing to him of this very disagreeable conversation, but I knew quite well even then that I had not heard the last of this matter."”
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading “"I went back to my uncle and said nothing to him of this very disagreeable conversation, but I knew quite well even then that I had not heard the last of this matter."”
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.
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belong to an earlier time
In this reading “"I went back to my uncle and said nothing to him of this very disagreeable conversation, but I knew quite well even then that I had not heard the last of this matter."”
move out of or depart from
In this reading “Get out of here.'”
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.
an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
From this reading "'Well, _I_ know,' said the agent.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I went back to my uncle and said nothing to him of this very disagreeable conversation, but I knew quite well even then that I had not heard the last of this matter."
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading So why should I ask you further?
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "I went back to my uncle and said nothing to him of this very disagreeable conversation, but I knew quite well even then that I had not heard the last of this matter."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I went back to my uncle and said nothing to him of this very disagreeable conversation, but I knew quite well even then that I had not heard the last of this matter."
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading "I went back to my uncle and said nothing to him of this very disagreeable conversation, but I knew quite well even then that I had not heard the last of this matter."
not to your liking
From this reading "I went back to my uncle and said nothing to him of this very disagreeable conversation, but I knew quite well even then that I had not heard the last of this matter."
divisible by two
From this reading "I went back to my uncle and said nothing to him of this very disagreeable conversation, but I knew quite well even then that I had not heard the last of this matter."
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading So why should I ask you further?
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Get out of here.'
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I went back to my uncle and said nothing to him of this very disagreeable conversation, but I knew quite well even then that I had not heard the last of this matter."
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "I went back to my uncle and said nothing to him of this very disagreeable conversation, but I knew quite well even then that I had not heard the last of this matter."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Get out of here.'
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I went back to my uncle and said nothing to him of this very disagreeable conversation, but I knew quite well even then that I had not heard the last of this matter."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "'Well, _I_ know,' said the agent.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I went back to my uncle and said nothing to him of this very disagreeable conversation, but I knew quite well even then that I had not heard the last of this matter."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "'Well, _I_ know,' said the agent.
immediately past
From this reading "I went back to my uncle and said nothing to him of this very disagreeable conversation, but I knew quite well even then that I had not heard the last of this matter."
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "I went back to my uncle and said nothing to him of this very disagreeable conversation, but I knew quite well even then that I had not heard the last of this matter."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I went back to my uncle and said nothing to him of this very disagreeable conversation, but I knew quite well even then that I had not heard the last of this matter."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I went back to my uncle and said nothing to him of this very disagreeable conversation, but I knew quite well even then that I had not heard the last of this matter."
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "I went back to my uncle and said nothing to him of this very disagreeable conversation, but I knew quite well even then that I had not heard the last of this matter."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Get out of here.'
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Get out of here.'
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "I went back to my uncle and said nothing to him of this very disagreeable conversation, but I knew quite well even then that I had not heard the last of this matter."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "'Well, _I_ know,' said the agent.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading So why should I ask you further?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So why should I ask you further?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I went back to my uncle and said nothing to him of this very disagreeable conversation, but I knew quite well even then that I had not heard the last of this matter."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "'Well, _I_ know,' said the agent.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "I went back to my uncle and said nothing to him of this very disagreeable conversation, but I knew quite well even then that I had not heard the last of this matter."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I went back to my uncle and said nothing to him of this very disagreeable conversation, but I knew quite well even then that I had not heard the last of this matter."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I went back to my uncle and said nothing to him of this very disagreeable conversation, but I knew quite well even then that I had not heard the last of this matter."
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading "I went back to my uncle and said nothing to him of this very disagreeable conversation, but I knew quite well even then that I had not heard the last of this matter."
precisely as stated
From this reading "I went back to my uncle and said nothing to him of this very disagreeable conversation, but I knew quite well even then that I had not heard the last of this matter."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "'Well, _I_ know,' said the agent.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I went back to my uncle and said nothing to him of this very disagreeable conversation, but I knew quite well even then that I had not heard the last of this matter."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading So why should I ask you further?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading So why should I ask you further?
Chapter 3 of The dream: A novel by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells holds 426 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.
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