Chapter 4 of The Monster and Other Stories is here in full — 459 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Monster and Other Stories is here in full — 459 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Martha, at her work, had been for a time in deep thought. She now interrupted the others. "It don't seem as if Sadie Winter had been sick since that time Henry Johnson got loose. She's been to school almost the whole time since then, hasn't she?" They combined upon her in immediate indignation.
Chapter 4 of The Monster and Other Stories is here in full — 459 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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made or joined or united into one
From this reading “They combined upon her in immediate indignation.”
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading “"It don't seem as if Sadie Winter had been sick since that time Henry Johnson got loose.”
of the present time and place
From this reading “They combined upon her in immediate indignation.”
a feeling of righteous anger
From this reading “They combined upon her in immediate indignation.”
discontinued temporarily
From this reading “She now interrupted the others.”
English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
From this reading “"It don't seem as if Sadie Winter had been sick since that time Henry Johnson got loose.”
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading “"It don't seem as if Sadie Winter had been sick since that time Henry Johnson got loose.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “"It don't seem as if Sadie Winter had been sick since that time Henry Johnson got loose.”
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 “"It don't seem as if Sadie Winter had been sick since that time Henry Johnson got loose.”
In this reading “She's been to school almost the whole time since then, hasn't she?"”
In this reading “Martha, at her work, had been for a time in deep thought.”
In this reading “She's been to school almost the whole time since then, hasn't she?"”
In this reading “Martha, at her work, had been for a time in deep thought.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Martha, at her work, had been for a time in deep thought.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading She's been to school almost the whole time since then, hasn't she?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "It don't seem as if Sadie Winter had been sick since that time Henry Johnson got loose.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Martha, at her work, had been for a time in deep thought.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Martha, at her work, had been for a time in deep thought.
made or joined or united into one
From this reading They combined upon her in immediate indignation.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Martha, at her work, had been for a time in deep thought.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It don't seem as if Sadie Winter had been sick since that time Henry Johnson got loose.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Martha, at her work, had been for a time in deep thought.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "It don't seem as if Sadie Winter had been sick since that time Henry Johnson got loose.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Martha, at her work, had been for a time in deep thought.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She's been to school almost the whole time since then, hasn't she?"
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading "It don't seem as if Sadie Winter had been sick since that time Henry Johnson got loose.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Martha, at her work, had been for a time in deep thought.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "It don't seem as if Sadie Winter had been sick since that time Henry Johnson got loose.
of the present time and place
From this reading They combined upon her in immediate indignation.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Martha, at her work, had been for a time in deep thought.
a feeling of righteous anger
From this reading They combined upon her in immediate indignation.
discontinued temporarily
From this reading She now interrupted the others.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It don't seem as if Sadie Winter had been sick since that time Henry Johnson got loose.
English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
From this reading "It don't seem as if Sadie Winter had been sick since that time Henry Johnson got loose.
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading "It don't seem as if Sadie Winter had been sick since that time Henry Johnson got loose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Martha, at her work, had been for a time in deep thought.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She now interrupted the others.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She now interrupted the others.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It don't seem as if Sadie Winter had been sick since that time Henry Johnson got loose.
an educational institution
From this reading She's been to school almost the whole time since then, hasn't she?"
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "It don't seem as if Sadie Winter had been sick since that time Henry Johnson got loose.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She now interrupted the others.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She's been to school almost the whole time since then, hasn't she?"
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading "It don't seem as if Sadie Winter had been sick since that time Henry Johnson got loose.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "It don't seem as if Sadie Winter had been sick since that time Henry Johnson got loose.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It don't seem as if Sadie Winter had been sick since that time Henry Johnson got loose.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She now interrupted the others.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She's been to school almost the whole time since then, hasn't she?"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They combined upon her in immediate indignation.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Martha, at her work, had been for a time in deep thought.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Martha, at her work, had been for a time in deep thought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She's been to school almost the whole time since then, hasn't she?"
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They combined upon her in immediate indignation.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading She's been to school almost the whole time since then, hasn't she?"
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading "It don't seem as if Sadie Winter had been sick since that time Henry Johnson got loose.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Martha, at her work, had been for a time in deep thought.
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