Chapter 15 of The Invisible Foe is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XV
Chapter 15 of The Invisible Foe is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Richard Bransby was breaking. He could not bear much more, and he knew it. He had felt very faint at lunch. Latham would have driven him to his bed, but Latham had been again lunching at Mrs. Hilary’s. Now he was alone in the library.
Chapter 15 of The Invisible Foe is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
have
From this reading “He could not bear much more, and he knew it.”
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading “Latham would have driven him to his bed, but Latham had been again lunching at Mrs. Hilary’s.”
the act of breaking something
From this reading “Richard Bransby was breaking.”
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading “Latham would have driven him to his bed, but Latham had been again lunching at Mrs. Hilary’s.”
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading “He had felt very faint at lunch.”
a room where books are kept
From this reading “Now he was alone in the library.”
take the midday meal
From this reading “He had felt very faint at lunch.”
the act of eating lunch
From this reading “Latham would have driven him to his bed, but Latham had been again lunching at Mrs. Hilary’s.”
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 “He could not bear much more, and he knew it.”
In this reading “Now he was alone in the library.”
In this reading “He had felt very faint at lunch.”
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.
anew
From this reading Latham would have driven him to his bed, but Latham had been again lunching at Mrs. Hilary’s.
Having no one else present.
From this reading Now he was alone in the library.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He could not bear much more, and he knew it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had felt very faint at lunch.
have
From this reading He could not bear much more, and he knew it.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Latham would have driven him to his bed, but Latham had been again lunching at Mrs. Hilary’s.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Latham would have driven him to his bed, but Latham had been again lunching at Mrs. Hilary’s.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Richard Bransby was breaking.
the act of breaking something
From this reading Richard Bransby was breaking.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Latham would have driven him to his bed, but Latham had been again lunching at Mrs. Hilary’s.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could not bear much more, and he knew it.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading Latham would have driven him to his bed, but Latham had been again lunching at Mrs. Hilary’s.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading He had felt very faint at lunch.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He had felt very faint at lunch.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had felt very faint at lunch.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Latham would have driven him to his bed, but Latham had been again lunching at Mrs. Hilary’s.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He could not bear much more, and he knew it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Latham would have driven him to his bed, but Latham had been again lunching at Mrs. Hilary’s.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Latham would have driven him to his bed, but Latham had been again lunching at Mrs. Hilary’s.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Latham would have driven him to his bed, but Latham had been again lunching at Mrs. Hilary’s.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now he was alone in the library.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He could not bear much more, and he knew it.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He could not bear much more, and he knew it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Latham would have driven him to his bed, but Latham had been again lunching at Mrs. Hilary’s.
a room where books are kept
From this reading Now he was alone in the library.
take the midday meal
From this reading He had felt very faint at lunch.
the act of eating lunch
From this reading Latham would have driven him to his bed, but Latham had been again lunching at Mrs. Hilary’s.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading He could not bear much more, and he knew it.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Latham would have driven him to his bed, but Latham had been again lunching at Mrs. Hilary’s.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading He could not bear much more, and he knew it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He could not bear much more, and he knew it.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now he was alone in the library.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Richard Bransby was breaking.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now he was alone in the library.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Latham would have driven him to his bed, but Latham had been again lunching at Mrs. Hilary’s.
precisely as stated
From this reading He had felt very faint at lunch.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Richard Bransby was breaking.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Latham would have driven him to his bed, but Latham had been again lunching at Mrs. Hilary’s.
Chapter 15 of The Invisible Foe by Louise Jordan Miln holds 247 sentences, grouped into 50 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 247 sentences of The Invisible Foe, unabridged, divided into 50 reading sections.
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