Chapter 24 of The Great Miss Driver is here in full — 348 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of The Great Miss Driver is here in full — 348 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A CHANCE FOR THE ROMANTIC All was as ready as all could be made. The plans were laid, the approaches prepared, the battalions marshaled. For so much a commander must wait--a good one waits no longer. We went ahead. The Thursday which Jenny had forecasted as likely to be busy turned out to be busy in fact.
Chapter 24 of The Great Miss Driver is here in full — 348 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/69 · 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.
plural of “approach” — ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation
From this reading “The plans were laid, the approaches prepared, the battalions marshaled.”
plural of “battalion” — an army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three or more companies
From this reading “The plans were laid, the approaches prepared, the battalions marshaled.”
past form of “forecast” — predict in advance
From this reading “The Thursday which Jenny had forecasted as likely to be busy turned out to be busy in fact.”
United States architect who designed the first skyscraper in which a metal skeleton was used (1832-1907)
From this reading “The Thursday which Jenny had forecasted as likely to be busy turned out to be busy in fact.”
past form of “marshal” — place in proper rank
From this reading “The plans were laid, the approaches prepared, the battalions marshaled.”
belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts
From this reading “A CHANCE FOR THE ROMANTIC All was as ready as all could be made.”
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading “The Thursday which Jenny had forecasted as likely to be busy turned out to be busy in fact.”
plural of “wait” — time during which some action is awaited
From this reading “For so much a commander must wait--a good one waits no longer.”
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.
proceed (with a plan of action)
In this reading “We went ahead.”
in reality or actuality
In this reading “The Thursday which Jenny had forecasted as likely to be busy turned out to be busy in fact.”
In this reading “The Thursday which Jenny had forecasted as likely to be busy turned out to be busy in fact.”
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 A CHANCE FOR THE ROMANTIC All was as ready as all could be made.
at or in the front
From this reading We went ahead.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading A CHANCE FOR THE ROMANTIC All was as ready as all could be made.
plural of “approach” — ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation
From this reading The plans were laid, the approaches prepared, the battalions marshaled.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A CHANCE FOR THE ROMANTIC All was as ready as all could be made.
plural of “battalion” — an army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three or more companies
From this reading The plans were laid, the approaches prepared, the battalions marshaled.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A CHANCE FOR THE ROMANTIC All was as ready as all could be made.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading The Thursday which Jenny had forecasted as likely to be busy turned out to be busy in fact.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading A CHANCE FOR THE ROMANTIC All was as ready as all could be made.
an officer in command of a military unit
From this reading For so much a commander must wait--a good one waits no longer.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A CHANCE FOR THE ROMANTIC All was as ready as all could be made.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading The Thursday which Jenny had forecasted as likely to be busy turned out to be busy in fact.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A CHANCE FOR THE ROMANTIC All was as ready as all could be made.
past form of “forecast” — predict in advance
From this reading The Thursday which Jenny had forecasted as likely to be busy turned out to be busy in fact.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading For so much a commander must wait--a good one waits no longer.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Thursday which Jenny had forecasted as likely to be busy turned out to be busy in fact.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Thursday which Jenny had forecasted as likely to be busy turned out to be busy in fact.
United States architect who designed the first skyscraper in which a metal skeleton was used (1832-1907)
From this reading The Thursday which Jenny had forecasted as likely to be busy turned out to be busy in fact.
set down according to a plan
From this reading The plans were laid, the approaches prepared, the battalions marshaled.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading The Thursday which Jenny had forecasted as likely to be busy turned out to be busy in fact.
for more time
From this reading For so much a commander must wait--a good one waits no longer.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading A CHANCE FOR THE ROMANTIC All was as ready as all could be made.
past form of “marshal” — place in proper rank
From this reading The plans were laid, the approaches prepared, the battalions marshaled.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading For so much a commander must wait--a good one waits no longer.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading For so much a commander must wait--a good one waits no longer.
not any; not one
From this reading For so much a commander must wait--a good one waits no longer.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For so much a commander must wait--a good one waits no longer.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The Thursday which Jenny had forecasted as likely to be busy turned out to be busy in fact.
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading The plans were laid, the approaches prepared, the battalions marshaled.
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading The plans were laid, the approaches prepared, the battalions marshaled.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading A CHANCE FOR THE ROMANTIC All was as ready as all could be made.
belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts
From this reading A CHANCE FOR THE ROMANTIC All was as ready as all could be made.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading For so much a commander must wait--a good one waits no longer.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A CHANCE FOR THE ROMANTIC All was as ready as all could be made.
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading The Thursday which Jenny had forecasted as likely to be busy turned out to be busy in fact.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Thursday which Jenny had forecasted as likely to be busy turned out to be busy in fact.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The Thursday which Jenny had forecasted as likely to be busy turned out to be busy in fact.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading For so much a commander must wait--a good one waits no longer.
plural of “wait” — time during which some action is awaited
From this reading For so much a commander must wait--a good one waits no longer.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A CHANCE FOR THE ROMANTIC All was as ready as all could be made.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We went ahead.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading We went ahead.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The plans were laid, the approaches prepared, the battalions marshaled.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Thursday which Jenny had forecasted as likely to be busy turned out to be busy in fact.
Chapter 24 of The Great Miss Driver by Anthony Hope holds 348 sentences, grouped into 70 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 24 holds 348 sentences of The Great Miss Driver, unabridged, divided into 70 reading sections.
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