Chapter 16 of The Man with a Shadow is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Man with a Shadow is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"No," said Mary, after a pause; "there is no engagement." "Ah, then that makes it not quite so bad." "Mrs Berens!" "Oh, don't be so severe, Mary. I was poorly yesterday--a little hysterical--the weather; and I sent for Dr North."
Chapter 16 of The Man with a Shadow is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading “"No," said Mary, after a pause; "there is no engagement."”
characterized by or arising from psychoneurotic hysteria
From this reading “I was poorly yesterday--a little hysterical--the weather; and I sent for Dr North."”
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading “I was poorly yesterday--a little hysterical--the weather; and I sent for Dr North."”
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading “"No," said Mary, after a pause; "there is no engagement."”
(“ill” is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well
From this reading “I was poorly yesterday--a little hysterical--the weather; and I sent for Dr North."”
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading “"Oh, don't be so severe, Mary.”
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading “I was poorly yesterday--a little hysterical--the weather; and I sent for Dr North."”
the day immediately before today
From this reading “I was poorly yesterday--a little hysterical--the weather; and I sent for Dr North."”
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 “"No," said Mary, after a pause; "there is no engagement."”
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 "No," said Mary, after a pause; "there is no engagement."
later than; following
From this reading "No," said Mary, after a pause; "there is no engagement."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah, then that makes it not quite so bad."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was poorly yesterday--a little hysterical--the weather; and I sent for Dr North."
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading "Ah, then that makes it not quite so bad."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Oh, don't be so severe, Mary.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mrs Berens!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, don't be so severe, Mary.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was poorly yesterday--a little hysterical--the weather; and I sent for Dr North."
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading "No," said Mary, after a pause; "there is no engagement."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I was poorly yesterday--a little hysterical--the weather; and I sent for Dr North."
characterized by or arising from psychoneurotic hysteria
From this reading I was poorly yesterday--a little hysterical--the weather; and I sent for Dr North."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was poorly yesterday--a little hysterical--the weather; and I sent for Dr North."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "No," said Mary, after a pause; "there is no engagement."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Ah, then that makes it not quite so bad."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I was poorly yesterday--a little hysterical--the weather; and I sent for Dr North."
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading "Ah, then that makes it not quite so bad."
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading "No," said Mary, after a pause; "there is no engagement."
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Mrs Berens!"
not any; not one
From this reading "No," said Mary, after a pause; "there is no engagement."
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading I was poorly yesterday--a little hysterical--the weather; and I sent for Dr North."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Ah, then that makes it not quite so bad."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, don't be so severe, Mary.
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading "No," said Mary, after a pause; "there is no engagement."
(“ill” is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well
From this reading I was poorly yesterday--a little hysterical--the weather; and I sent for Dr North."
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "Ah, then that makes it not quite so bad."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "No," said Mary, after a pause; "there is no engagement."
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading I was poorly yesterday--a little hysterical--the weather; and I sent for Dr North."
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading "Oh, don't be so severe, Mary.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Ah, then that makes it not quite so bad."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Ah, then that makes it not quite so bad."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I was poorly yesterday--a little hysterical--the weather; and I sent for Dr North."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Ah, then that makes it not quite so bad."
in or at that place or location
From this reading "No," said Mary, after a pause; "there is no engagement."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was poorly yesterday--a little hysterical--the weather; and I sent for Dr North."
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading I was poorly yesterday--a little hysterical--the weather; and I sent for Dr North."
the day immediately before today
From this reading I was poorly yesterday--a little hysterical--the weather; and I sent for Dr North."
Chapter 16 of The Man with a Shadow by George Manville Fenn holds 395 sentences, grouped into 79 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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