Chapter 4 of The Last of the De Mullins is here in full — 474 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Last of the De Mullins is here in full — 474 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BERTHA You want to win that bet! MONTY The bet’s off. There’s no time to give you any start. I must come too or I shan’t be in time myself and the Governor will simply curse. BERTHA Is Mr. Bulstead _very_ fierce if people are late for dinner?
Chapter 4 of The Last of the De Mullins is here in full — 474 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading “BERTHA You want to win that bet!”
possessive form of “bet” — the money risked on a gamble
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading “I must come too or I shan’t be in time myself and the Governor will simply curse.”
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading “BERTHA Is Mr. Bulstead _very_ fierce if people are late for dinner?”
the head of a state government
From this reading “I must come too or I shan’t be in time myself and the Governor will simply curse.”
and nothing more
From this reading “I must come too or I shan’t be in time myself and the Governor will simply curse.”
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “There’s no time to give you any start.”
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
From this reading “BERTHA You want to win that bet!”
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 “BERTHA Is Mr. Bulstead _very_ fierce if people are late for dinner?”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I must come too or I shan’t be in time myself and the Governor will simply curse.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading There’s no time to give you any start.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading BERTHA Is Mr. Bulstead _very_ fierce if people are late for dinner?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I must come too or I shan’t be in time myself and the Governor will simply curse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BERTHA You want to win that bet!
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading BERTHA You want to win that bet!
possessive form of “bet” — the money risked on a gamble
From this reading MONTY The bet’s off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BERTHA Is Mr. Bulstead _very_ fierce if people are late for dinner?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I must come too or I shan’t be in time myself and the Governor will simply curse.
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading I must come too or I shan’t be in time myself and the Governor will simply curse.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading BERTHA Is Mr. Bulstead _very_ fierce if people are late for dinner?
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading BERTHA Is Mr. Bulstead _very_ fierce if people are late for dinner?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading BERTHA Is Mr. Bulstead _very_ fierce if people are late for dinner?
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading There’s no time to give you any start.
the head of a state government
From this reading I must come too or I shan’t be in time myself and the Governor will simply curse.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I must come too or I shan’t be in time myself and the Governor will simply curse.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading BERTHA Is Mr. Bulstead _very_ fierce if people are late for dinner?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I must come too or I shan’t be in time myself and the Governor will simply curse.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BERTHA Is Mr. Bulstead _very_ fierce if people are late for dinner?
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading BERTHA Is Mr. Bulstead _very_ fierce if people are late for dinner?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MONTY The bet’s off.
a form of address for a man
From this reading BERTHA Is Mr. Bulstead _very_ fierce if people are late for dinner?
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must come too or I shan’t be in time myself and the Governor will simply curse.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I must come too or I shan’t be in time myself and the Governor will simply curse.
not any; not one
From this reading There’s no time to give you any start.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading MONTY The bet’s off.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I must come too or I shan’t be in time myself and the Governor will simply curse.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading BERTHA Is Mr. Bulstead _very_ fierce if people are late for dinner?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I must come too or I shan’t be in time myself and the Governor will simply curse.
and nothing more
From this reading I must come too or I shan’t be in time myself and the Governor will simply curse.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading There’s no time to give you any start.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading BERTHA You want to win that bet!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MONTY The bet’s off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There’s no time to give you any start.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading There’s no time to give you any start.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BERTHA You want to win that bet!
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I must come too or I shan’t be in time myself and the Governor will simply curse.
precisely as stated
From this reading BERTHA Is Mr. Bulstead _very_ fierce if people are late for dinner?
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading BERTHA You want to win that bet!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I must come too or I shan’t be in time myself and the Governor will simply curse.
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
From this reading BERTHA You want to win that bet!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading BERTHA You want to win that bet!
Chapter 4 of The Last of the De Mullins by St. John Hankin holds 474 sentences, grouped into 95 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.
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