Chapter 24 of The New Warden is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of The New Warden is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A CAUSE AND IMPEDIMENT "Oh!" was all that May said. Lady Dashwood looked at her and looked again. She put out her hand and rested it on the mantelshelf, and still looked at May. May was taking off one of her gloves. When she had unfastened the buttons she discovered that she was wearing a watch on her wrist, and she wound it up carefully.
Chapter 24 of The New Warden is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “button” — a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
From this reading “When she had unfastened the buttons she discovered that she was wearing a watch on her wrist, and she wound it up carefully.”
taking care or paying attention
From this reading “When she had unfastened the buttons she discovered that she was wearing a watch on her wrist, and she wound it up carefully.”
plural of “glove” — the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball
From this reading “May was taking off one of her gloves.”
something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
From this reading “A CAUSE AND IMPEDIMENT "Oh!" was all that May said.”
not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing
From this reading “She put out her hand and rested it on the mantelshelf, and still looked at May.”
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
From this reading “When she had unfastened the buttons she discovered that she was wearing a watch on her wrist, and she wound it up carefully.”
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading “When she had unfastened the buttons she discovered that she was wearing a watch on her wrist, and she wound it up carefully.”
a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
From this reading “When she had unfastened the buttons she discovered that she was wearing a watch on her wrist, and she wound it up carefully.”
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.
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “Lady Dashwood looked at her and looked again.”
to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
In this reading “She put out her hand and rested it on the mantelshelf, and still looked at May.”
In this reading “Lady Dashwood looked at her and looked again.”
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 A CAUSE AND IMPEDIMENT "Oh!" was all that May said.
anew
From this reading Lady Dashwood looked at her and looked again.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading A CAUSE AND IMPEDIMENT "Oh!" was all that May said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A CAUSE AND IMPEDIMENT "Oh!" was all that May said.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Lady Dashwood looked at her and looked again.
plural of “button” — a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
From this reading When she had unfastened the buttons she discovered that she was wearing a watch on her wrist, and she wound it up carefully.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading When she had unfastened the buttons she discovered that she was wearing a watch on her wrist, and she wound it up carefully.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading A CAUSE AND IMPEDIMENT "Oh!" was all that May said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Dashwood looked at her and looked again.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading When she had unfastened the buttons she discovered that she was wearing a watch on her wrist, and she wound it up carefully.
plural of “glove” — the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball
From this reading May was taking off one of her gloves.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When she had unfastened the buttons she discovered that she was wearing a watch on her wrist, and she wound it up carefully.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading She put out her hand and rested it on the mantelshelf, and still looked at May.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lady Dashwood looked at her and looked again.
something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
From this reading A CAUSE AND IMPEDIMENT "Oh!" was all that May said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She put out her hand and rested it on the mantelshelf, and still looked at May.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Lady Dashwood looked at her and looked again.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Lady Dashwood looked at her and looked again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She put out her hand and rested it on the mantelshelf, and still looked at May.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading A CAUSE AND IMPEDIMENT "Oh!" was all that May said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading May was taking off one of her gloves.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading May was taking off one of her gloves.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading A CAUSE AND IMPEDIMENT "Oh!" was all that May said.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She put out her hand and rested it on the mantelshelf, and still looked at May.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading May was taking off one of her gloves.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She put out her hand and rested it on the mantelshelf, and still looked at May.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She put out her hand and rested it on the mantelshelf, and still looked at May.
not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing
From this reading She put out her hand and rested it on the mantelshelf, and still looked at May.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading A CAUSE AND IMPEDIMENT "Oh!" was all that May said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She put out her hand and rested it on the mantelshelf, and still looked at May.
not in physical motion
From this reading She put out her hand and rested it on the mantelshelf, and still looked at May.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading May was taking off one of her gloves.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A CAUSE AND IMPEDIMENT "Oh!" was all that May said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She put out her hand and rested it on the mantelshelf, and still looked at May.
not closed or secured
From this reading When she had unfastened the buttons she discovered that she was wearing a watch on her wrist, and she wound it up carefully.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading When she had unfastened the buttons she discovered that she was wearing a watch on her wrist, and she wound it up carefully.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A CAUSE AND IMPEDIMENT "Oh!" was all that May said.
look attentively
From this reading When she had unfastened the buttons she discovered that she was wearing a watch on her wrist, and she wound it up carefully.
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
From this reading When she had unfastened the buttons she discovered that she was wearing a watch on her wrist, and she wound it up carefully.
at the time that
From this reading When she had unfastened the buttons she discovered that she was wearing a watch on her wrist, and she wound it up carefully.
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading When she had unfastened the buttons she discovered that she was wearing a watch on her wrist, and she wound it up carefully.
a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
From this reading When she had unfastened the buttons she discovered that she was wearing a watch on her wrist, and she wound it up carefully.
Chapter 24 of The New Warden by David G. (David George), Mrs. Ritchie holds 174 sentences, grouped into 35 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 24 holds 174 sentences of The New Warden, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 24 of The New Warden by David G. (David George), Mrs. Ritchie exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 174 sentences, grouped into 35 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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