Chapter 5 of The Explorer is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Explorer is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'I wanted to help you, and you will let me do nothing for you.' On a sudden a thought flashed through her. She gave a little cry of amazement, for here was the solution of her greatest difficulty. 'Yes, you can do something for me. Will you take George with you?'
Chapter 5 of The Explorer is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading “She gave a little cry of amazement, for here was the solution of her greatest difficulty.”
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “She gave a little cry of amazement, for here was the solution of her greatest difficulty.”
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading “She gave a little cry of amazement, for here was the solution of her greatest difficulty.”
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading “On a sudden a thought flashed through her.”
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading “Will you take George with you?'”
highest in quality
From this reading “She gave a little cry of amazement, for here was the solution of her greatest difficulty.”
a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution
From this reading “She gave a little cry of amazement, for here was the solution of her greatest difficulty.”
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading “On a sudden a thought flashed through her.”
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 On a sudden a thought flashed through her.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading She gave a little cry of amazement, for here was the solution of her greatest difficulty.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'I wanted to help you, and you will let me do nothing for you.'
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading 'Yes, you can do something for me.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading She gave a little cry of amazement, for here was the solution of her greatest difficulty.
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading She gave a little cry of amazement, for here was the solution of her greatest difficulty.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading 'I wanted to help you, and you will let me do nothing for you.'
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading On a sudden a thought flashed through her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'I wanted to help you, and you will let me do nothing for you.'
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading She gave a little cry of amazement, for here was the solution of her greatest difficulty.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading Will you take George with you?'
highest in quality
From this reading She gave a little cry of amazement, for here was the solution of her greatest difficulty.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading 'I wanted to help you, and you will let me do nothing for you.'
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On a sudden a thought flashed through her.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading She gave a little cry of amazement, for here was the solution of her greatest difficulty.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I wanted to help you, and you will let me do nothing for you.'
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading 'I wanted to help you, and you will let me do nothing for you.'
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She gave a little cry of amazement, for here was the solution of her greatest difficulty.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'I wanted to help you, and you will let me do nothing for you.'
not one thing; not anything
From this reading 'I wanted to help you, and you will let me do nothing for you.'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She gave a little cry of amazement, for here was the solution of her greatest difficulty.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On a sudden a thought flashed through her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She gave a little cry of amazement, for here was the solution of her greatest difficulty.
a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution
From this reading She gave a little cry of amazement, for here was the solution of her greatest difficulty.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading 'Yes, you can do something for me.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading On a sudden a thought flashed through her.
carry out
From this reading Will you take George with you?'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She gave a little cry of amazement, for here was the solution of her greatest difficulty.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading On a sudden a thought flashed through her.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading On a sudden a thought flashed through her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'I wanted to help you, and you will let me do nothing for you.'
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading 'I wanted to help you, and you will let me do nothing for you.'
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She gave a little cry of amazement, for here was the solution of her greatest difficulty.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading 'I wanted to help you, and you will let me do nothing for you.'
in the company of; together with
From this reading Will you take George with you?'
an affirmative
From this reading 'Yes, you can do something for me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'I wanted to help you, and you will let me do nothing for you.'
Chapter 5 of The Explorer by W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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 5 holds 419 sentences of The Explorer, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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