Chapter 33 of The Massarenes is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 33 of The Massarenes is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“We are here,” wrote Boo to her eldest brother half a year later. “It’s quite hot: one wants summer frocks. There are no end of Germans and Russes to play with; but I don’t like them. Mammy’s got a new man made of millions, or rather she has not got him and it makes her cross. He gave me a gold Cupid seal--so pretty.
Chapter 33 of The Massarenes is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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show displeasure, as after a performance or speech
From this reading ““We are here,” wrote Boo to her eldest brother half a year later.”
(Roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of Greek Eros
From this reading “He gave me a gold Cupid seal--so pretty.”
first in order of birth
From this reading ““We are here,” wrote Boo to her eldest brother half a year later.”
plural of “frock” — a long, loose outer garment
From this reading ““It’s quite hot: one wants summer frocks.”
plural of “german” — a person of German nationality
From this reading “There are no end of Germans and Russes to play with; but I don’t like them.”
plural of “million” — the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading “Mammy’s got a new man made of millions, or rather she has not got him and it makes her cross.”
make tight; secure against leakage
From this reading “He gave me a gold Cupid seal--so pretty.”
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading ““It’s quite hot: one wants summer frocks.”
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 ““We are here,” wrote Boo to her eldest brother half a year later.”
In this reading “There are no end of Germans and Russes to play with; but I don’t like them.”
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 “We are here,” wrote Boo to her eldest brother half a year later.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There are no end of Germans and Russes to play with; but I don’t like them.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “We are here,” wrote Boo to her eldest brother half a year later.
show displeasure, as after a performance or speech
From this reading “We are here,” wrote Boo to her eldest brother half a year later.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “We are here,” wrote Boo to her eldest brother half a year later.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There are no end of Germans and Russes to play with; but I don’t like them.
travel across or pass over
From this reading Mammy’s got a new man made of millions, or rather she has not got him and it makes her cross.
(Roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of Greek Eros
From this reading He gave me a gold Cupid seal--so pretty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are no end of Germans and Russes to play with; but I don’t like them.
first in order of birth
From this reading “We are here,” wrote Boo to her eldest brother half a year later.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading There are no end of Germans and Russes to play with; but I don’t like them.
plural of “frock” — a long, loose outer garment
From this reading “It’s quite hot: one wants summer frocks.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading He gave me a gold Cupid seal--so pretty.
plural of “german” — a person of German nationality
From this reading There are no end of Germans and Russes to play with; but I don’t like them.
coins made of gold
From this reading He gave me a gold Cupid seal--so pretty.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Mammy’s got a new man made of millions, or rather she has not got him and it makes her cross.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading “We are here,” wrote Boo to her eldest brother half a year later.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mammy’s got a new man made of millions, or rather she has not got him and it makes her cross.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He gave me a gold Cupid seal--so pretty.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “We are here,” wrote Boo to her eldest brother half a year later.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “We are here,” wrote Boo to her eldest brother half a year later.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mammy’s got a new man made of millions, or rather she has not got him and it makes her cross.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading “It’s quite hot: one wants summer frocks.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There are no end of Germans and Russes to play with; but I don’t like them.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mammy’s got a new man made of millions, or rather she has not got him and it makes her cross.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s quite hot: one wants summer frocks.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading “We are here,” wrote Boo to her eldest brother half a year later.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading There are no end of Germans and Russes to play with; but I don’t like them.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Mammy’s got a new man made of millions, or rather she has not got him and it makes her cross.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading Mammy’s got a new man made of millions, or rather she has not got him and it makes her cross.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mammy’s got a new man made of millions, or rather she has not got him and it makes her cross.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Mammy’s got a new man made of millions, or rather she has not got him and it makes her cross.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He gave me a gold Cupid seal--so pretty.
plural of “million” — the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading Mammy’s got a new man made of millions, or rather she has not got him and it makes her cross.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Mammy’s got a new man made of millions, or rather she has not got him and it makes her cross.
not any; not one
From this reading There are no end of Germans and Russes to play with; but I don’t like them.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mammy’s got a new man made of millions, or rather she has not got him and it makes her cross.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There are no end of Germans and Russes to play with; but I don’t like them.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “It’s quite hot: one wants summer frocks.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Mammy’s got a new man made of millions, or rather she has not got him and it makes her cross.
participate in games or sport
From this reading There are no end of Germans and Russes to play with; but I don’t like them.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading He gave me a gold Cupid seal--so pretty.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading “It’s quite hot: one wants summer frocks.
on the contrary
From this reading Mammy’s got a new man made of millions, or rather she has not got him and it makes her cross.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are no end of Germans and Russes to play with; but I don’t like them.
make tight; secure against leakage
From this reading He gave me a gold Cupid seal--so pretty.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mammy’s got a new man made of millions, or rather she has not got him and it makes her cross.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He gave me a gold Cupid seal--so pretty.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading “It’s quite hot: one wants summer frocks.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There are no end of Germans and Russes to play with; but I don’t like them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are no end of Germans and Russes to play with; but I don’t like them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “We are here,” wrote Boo to her eldest brother half a year later.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading “It’s quite hot: one wants summer frocks.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We are here,” wrote Boo to her eldest brother half a year later.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There are no end of Germans and Russes to play with; but I don’t like them.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading “We are here,” wrote Boo to her eldest brother half a year later.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading “We are here,” wrote Boo to her eldest brother half a year later.
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