Chapter 4 of The Man with a Shadow is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Man with a Shadow is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Everything. I'm troubled about the church matters. The squire is rector's churchwarden, and somehow we don't get on." "That's a wonder," said the doctor drily. "Then, I'm in trouble with the rector."
Chapter 4 of The Man with a Shadow is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 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.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading “I'm troubled about the church matters.”
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “I'm troubled about the church matters.”
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading “The squire is rector's churchwarden, and somehow we don't get on."”
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading “The squire is rector's churchwarden, and somehow we don't get on."”
young nobleman attendant on a knight
From this reading “The squire is rector's churchwarden, and somehow we don't get on."”
a source of difficulty
From this reading “"Then, I'm in trouble with the rector."”
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading “I'm troubled about the church matters.”
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “"That's a wonder," said the doctor drily.”
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.
have smooth relations
In this reading “The squire is rector's churchwarden, and somehow we don't get on."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "That's a wonder," said the doctor drily.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I'm troubled about the church matters.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The squire is rector's churchwarden, and somehow we don't get on."
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading I'm troubled about the church matters.
an officer in the Episcopal church who helps a parish priest with secular matters
From this reading The squire is rector's churchwarden, and somehow we don't get on."
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "That's a wonder," said the doctor drily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The squire is rector's churchwarden, and somehow we don't get on."
in a dry laconic manner
From this reading "That's a wonder," said the doctor drily.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "Everything.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The squire is rector's churchwarden, and somehow we don't get on."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm troubled about the church matters.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Then, I'm in trouble with the rector."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The squire is rector's churchwarden, and somehow we don't get on."
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading I'm troubled about the church matters.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The squire is rector's churchwarden, and somehow we don't get on."
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading "Then, I'm in trouble with the rector."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The squire is rector's churchwarden, and somehow we don't get on."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "That's a wonder," said the doctor drily.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading The squire is rector's churchwarden, and somehow we don't get on."
young nobleman attendant on a knight
From this reading The squire is rector's churchwarden, and somehow we don't get on."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's a wonder," said the doctor drily.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I'm troubled about the church matters.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then, I'm in trouble with the rector."
a source of difficulty
From this reading "Then, I'm in trouble with the rector."
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading I'm troubled about the church matters.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The squire is rector's churchwarden, and somehow we don't get on."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Then, I'm in trouble with the rector."
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading "That's a wonder," said the doctor drily.
Chapter 4 of The Man with a Shadow by George Manville Fenn holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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 415 sentences of The Man with a Shadow, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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