Chapter 15 of The goddess: a demon is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The goddess: a demon is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LETTER But it was not Symonds. It was a messenger-boy--an impertinent young rascal. “Mr. John Ferguson? I thought every one was out, I’ve been knocking for the last ten minutes.” “Have you indeed?
Chapter 15 of The goddess: a demon is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/34 · 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.
characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
From this reading “It was a messenger-boy--an impertinent young rascal.”
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading ““Mr. John Ferguson?”
the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
From this reading “I thought every one was out, I’ve been knocking for the last ten minutes.””
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading “THE LETTER But it was not Symonds.”
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading “I thought every one was out, I’ve been knocking for the last ten minutes.””
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading “It was a messenger-boy--an impertinent young rascal.”
English writer (1840-1893)
From this reading “THE LETTER But it was not Symonds.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading “I thought every one was out, I’ve been knocking for the last ten minutes.””
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 “I thought every one was out, I’ve been knocking for the last ten minutes.””
In this reading “It was a messenger-boy--an impertinent young rascal.”
In this reading “I thought every one was out, I’ve been knocking for the last ten minutes.””
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 It was a messenger-boy--an impertinent young rascal.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was a messenger-boy--an impertinent young rascal.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I thought every one was out, I’ve been knocking for the last ten minutes.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE LETTER But it was not Symonds.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I thought every one was out, I’ve been knocking for the last ten minutes.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mr. John Ferguson?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I thought every one was out, I’ve been knocking for the last ten minutes.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have you indeed?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I thought every one was out, I’ve been knocking for the last ten minutes.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I thought every one was out, I’ve been knocking for the last ten minutes.”
characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
From this reading It was a messenger-boy--an impertinent young rascal.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading “Have you indeed?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE LETTER But it was not Symonds.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “Mr. John Ferguson?
the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
From this reading I thought every one was out, I’ve been knocking for the last ten minutes.”
immediately past
From this reading I thought every one was out, I’ve been knocking for the last ten minutes.”
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading THE LETTER But it was not Symonds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a messenger-boy--an impertinent young rascal.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading I thought every one was out, I’ve been knocking for the last ten minutes.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Mr. John Ferguson?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE LETTER But it was not Symonds.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I thought every one was out, I’ve been knocking for the last ten minutes.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I thought every one was out, I’ve been knocking for the last ten minutes.”
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading It was a messenger-boy--an impertinent young rascal.
English writer (1840-1893)
From this reading THE LETTER But it was not Symonds.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading I thought every one was out, I’ve been knocking for the last ten minutes.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LETTER But it was not Symonds.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought every one was out, I’ve been knocking for the last ten minutes.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE LETTER But it was not Symonds.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Have you indeed?
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading It was a messenger-boy--an impertinent young rascal.
Chapter 15 of The goddess: a demon by Richard Marsh holds 174 sentences, grouped into 35 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 15 holds 174 sentences of The goddess: a demon, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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