Chapter 7 of The fatal three, vol. I is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The fatal three, vol. I is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“AH! PITY! THE LILY IS WITHERED.” George Greswold left the dairy-garden like a man stricken to death. He felt as if the hand of Fate were on him.
Chapter 7 of The fatal three, vol. I is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/38 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading “George Greswold left the dairy-garden like a man stricken to death.”
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading “He felt as if the hand of Fate were on him.”
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading “He felt as if the hand of Fate were on him.”
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 “George Greswold left the dairy-garden like a man stricken to death.”
any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
From this reading “THE LILY IS WITHERED.””
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading “PITY!”
grievously affected especially by disease
From this reading “George Greswold left the dairy-garden like a man stricken to death.”
lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
From this reading “THE LILY IS WITHERED.””
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 “George Greswold left the dairy-garden like a man stricken to death.”
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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 George Greswold left the dairy-garden like a man stricken to death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “AH!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He felt as if the hand of Fate were on him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading George Greswold left the dairy-garden like a man stricken to death.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading George Greswold left the dairy-garden like a man stricken to death.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading He felt as if the hand of Fate were on him.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He felt as if the hand of Fate were on him.
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 George Greswold left the dairy-garden like a man stricken to death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading George Greswold left the dairy-garden like a man stricken to death.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading He felt as if the hand of Fate were on him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He felt as if the hand of Fate were on him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He felt as if the hand of Fate were on him.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He felt as if the hand of Fate were on him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE LILY IS WITHERED.”
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading George Greswold left the dairy-garden like a man stricken to death.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading George Greswold left the dairy-garden like a man stricken to death.
any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
From this reading THE LILY IS WITHERED.”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading George Greswold left the dairy-garden like a man stricken to death.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He felt as if the hand of Fate were on him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He felt as if the hand of Fate were on him.
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading PITY!
grievously affected especially by disease
From this reading George Greswold left the dairy-garden like a man stricken to death.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LILY IS WITHERED.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading George Greswold left the dairy-garden like a man stricken to death.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He felt as if the hand of Fate were on him.
lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
From this reading THE LILY IS WITHERED.”
Chapter 7 of The fatal three, vol. I by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon holds 194 sentences, grouped into 39 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 7 holds 194 sentences of The fatal three, vol. I, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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