Chapter 4 of The Literary Sense is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Literary Sense is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I can't," he said briefly. "Have you never done anything that needed to be forgiven? I would forgive you anything in the world! Didn't you care for other people before you knew me? And I'm not angry about it.
Chapter 4 of The Literary Sense is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 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.
feeling or showing anger
From this reading “And I'm not angry about it.”
any thing at all
From this reading “"Have you never done anything that needed to be forgiven?”
for a short time
From this reading “"I can't," he said briefly.”
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “Didn't you care for other people before you knew me?”
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading “I would forgive you anything in the world!”
inflected form of “forgive” — stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading “"Have you never done anything that needed to be forgiven?”
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading “"Have you never done anything that needed to be forgiven?”
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “I would forgive you anything in the world!”
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 “Didn't you care for other people before you knew me?”
In this reading “I would forgive you anything in the world!”
In this reading “"Have you never done anything that needed to be forgiven?”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And I'm not angry about it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And I'm not angry about it.
feeling or showing anger
From this reading And I'm not angry about it.
any thing at all
From this reading "Have you never done anything that needed to be forgiven?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Have you never done anything that needed to be forgiven?
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Didn't you care for other people before you knew me?
for a short time
From this reading "I can't," he said briefly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I can't," he said briefly.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Didn't you care for other people before you knew me?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Didn't you care for other people before you knew me?
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "Have you never done anything that needed to be forgiven?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Didn't you care for other people before you knew me?
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading I would forgive you anything in the world!
inflected form of “forgive” — stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading "Have you never done anything that needed to be forgiven?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have you never done anything that needed to be forgiven?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I can't," he said briefly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I can't," he said briefly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And I'm not angry about it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I would forgive you anything in the world!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And I'm not angry about 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 Didn't you care for other people before you knew me?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Didn't you care for other people before you knew me?
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading "Have you never done anything that needed to be forgiven?
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Have you never done anything that needed to be forgiven?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And I'm not angry about it.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Didn't you care for other people before you knew me?
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Didn't you care for other people before you knew me?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I can't," he said briefly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Have you never done anything that needed to be forgiven?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I would forgive you anything in the world!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Have you never done anything that needed to be forgiven?
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading I would forgive you anything in the world!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would forgive you anything in the world!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Have you never done anything that needed to be forgiven?
Chapter 4 of The Literary Sense by E. (Edith) Nesbit holds 422 sentences, grouped into 85 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 422 sentences of The Literary Sense, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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