Chapter 20 of The Fellowship of the Frog is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Fellowship of the Frog is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HAGN A MINUTE later Ella came to the door to call them. “Was that a car went past?” she asked, and they detected a note of anxiety in her tone. “Yes,” said Elk, “it was a big car. Didn’t see who was in it, but it was a big car.” Dick heard her sigh of relief.
Chapter 20 of The Fellowship of the Frog is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading ““Was that a car went past?” she asked, and they detected a note of anxiety in her tone.”
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading ““Was that a car went past?” she asked, and they detected a note of anxiety in her tone.”
perceived or discerned
From this reading ““Was that a car went past?” she asked, and they detected a note of anxiety in her tone.”
someone who is a detective
From this reading “Dick heard her sigh of relief.”
large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called “elk” in Europe and “moose” in North America
From this reading ““Yes,” said Elk, “it was a big car.”
a brief written record
From this reading ““Was that a car went past?” she asked, and they detected a note of anxiety in her tone.”
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading “Dick heard her sigh of relief.”
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “Dick heard her sigh of relief.”
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 ““Yes,” said Elk, “it was a big car.”
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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 HAGN A MINUTE later Ella came to the door to call them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Was that a car went past?” she asked, and they detected a note of anxiety in her tone.
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading “Was that a car went past?” she asked, and they detected a note of anxiety in her tone.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Was that a car went past?” she asked, and they detected a note of anxiety in her tone.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Yes,” said Elk, “it was a big car.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Didn’t see who was in it, but it was a big car.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading HAGN A MINUTE later Ella came to the door to call them.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading HAGN A MINUTE later Ella came to the door to call them.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “Was that a car went past?” she asked, and they detected a note of anxiety in her tone.
perceived or discerned
From this reading “Was that a car went past?” she asked, and they detected a note of anxiety in her tone.
someone who is a detective
From this reading Dick heard her sigh of relief.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Didn’t see who was in it, but it was a big car.”
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading HAGN A MINUTE later Ella came to the door to call them.
large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called “elk” in Europe and “moose” in North America
From this reading “Yes,” said Elk, “it was a big car.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HAGN A MINUTE later Ella came to the door to call them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HAGN A MINUTE later Ella came to the door to call them.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Dick heard her sigh of relief.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Was that a car went past?” she asked, and they detected a note of anxiety in her tone.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Was that a car went past?” she asked, and they detected a note of anxiety in her tone.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Yes,” said Elk, “it was a big car.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading HAGN A MINUTE later Ella came to the door to call them.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading HAGN A MINUTE later Ella came to the door to call them.
a brief written record
From this reading “Was that a car went past?” she asked, and they detected a note of anxiety in her tone.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Was that a car went past?” she asked, and they detected a note of anxiety in her tone.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading “Was that a car went past?” she asked, and they detected a note of anxiety in her tone.
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading Dick heard her sigh of relief.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Yes,” said Elk, “it was a big car.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Didn’t see who was in it, but it was a big car.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Was that a car went past?” she asked, and they detected a note of anxiety in her tone.
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading Dick heard her sigh of relief.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Was that a car went past?” she asked, and they detected a note of anxiety in her tone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HAGN A MINUTE later Ella came to the door to call them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading HAGN A MINUTE later Ella came to the door to call them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Was that a car went past?” she asked, and they detected a note of anxiety in her tone.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HAGN A MINUTE later Ella came to the door to call them.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading “Was that a car went past?” she asked, and they detected a note of anxiety in her tone.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Was that a car went past?” she asked, and they detected a note of anxiety in her tone.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Was that a car went past?” she asked, and they detected a note of anxiety in her tone.
which person or people
From this reading Didn’t see who was in it, but it was a big car.”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes,” said Elk, “it was a big car.
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