Chapter IV of The Fire Within, “A Man’s Honour,” is here in full — 316 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter IV
Chapter IV of The Fire Within, “A Man’s Honour,” is here in full — 316 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Will you give me your heart?” she said. “Oh, I gave it you long ago,” said he. “Why, then, I threw it away,” said she. “And what will you give me instead? Will you give me your honour?” she said.
Chapter IV of The Fire Within, “A Man’s Honour,” is here in full — 316 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/63 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
in the past
From this reading ““Oh, I gave it you long ago,” said he.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading ““Why, then, I threw it away,” said she.”
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading ““Oh, I gave it you long ago,” said he.”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading ““Will you give me your heart?” she said.”
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading ““Will you give me your heart?” she said.”
the state of being honored
From this reading “Will you give me your honour?” she said.”
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading ““And what will you give me instead?”
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading ““Why, then, I threw it away,” said she.”
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.
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in the past
From this reading “Oh, I gave it you long ago,” said he.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And what will you give me instead?
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Why, then, I threw it away,” said she.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “Oh, I gave it you long ago,” said he.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “Will you give me your heart?” she said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh, I gave it you long ago,” said he.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading “Will you give me your heart?” she said.
the state of being honored
From this reading Will you give me your honour?” she said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh, I gave it you long ago,” said he.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading “And what will you give me instead?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Oh, I gave it you long ago,” said he.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “Oh, I gave it you long ago,” said he.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Will you give me your heart?” she said.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, I gave it you long ago,” said he.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Will you give me your heart?” she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Will you give me your heart?” she said.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Why, then, I threw it away,” said she.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading “Why, then, I threw it away,” said she.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “And what will you give me instead?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why, then, I threw it away,” said she.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Will you give me your heart?” she said.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Will you give me your heart?” she said.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Will you give me your heart?” she said.
Chapter 4 of The Fire Within by Patricia Wentworth holds 316 sentences, grouped into 64 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 4 holds 316 sentences of The Fire Within, unabridged, divided into 64 reading sections.
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