Chapter 11 of The Old Maids' Club is here in full — 505 sentences across 101 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Old Maids' Club is here in full — 505 sentences across 101 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ADVENTURES IN SEARCH OF THE POLE. "Oh, by the way, Miss Friscoe will not trouble you, you will be glad to hear," said Lillie, lightly. "Indeed?" said Silverdale. "Then she has drawn a prize after all! I cannot say as much for the young man.
Chapter 11 of The Old Maids' Club is here in full — 505 sentences across 101 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading “ADVENTURES IN SEARCH OF THE POLE.”
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading “"Then she has drawn a prize after all!”
without good reason
From this reading “"Oh, by the way, Miss Friscoe will not trouble you, you will be glad to hear," said Lillie, lightly.”
British actress (born in Canada) (1898-1989)
From this reading “"Oh, by the way, Miss Friscoe will not trouble you, you will be glad to hear," said Lillie, lightly.”
a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
From this reading “ADVENTURES IN SEARCH OF THE POLE.”
something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
From this reading “"Then she has drawn a prize after all!”
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading “ADVENTURES IN SEARCH OF THE POLE.”
a source of difficulty
From this reading “"Oh, by the way, Miss Friscoe will not trouble you, you will be glad to hear," said Lillie, lightly.”
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.
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a teenager or a young adult male
In this reading “I cannot say as much for the young man.”
In this reading “ADVENTURES IN SEARCH OF THE POLE.”
introducing a different topic
In this reading “"Oh, by the way, Miss Friscoe will not trouble you, you will be glad to hear," said Lillie, lightly.”
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 "Then she has drawn a prize after all!
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading ADVENTURES IN SEARCH OF THE POLE.
later than; following
From this reading "Then she has drawn a prize after all!
(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 "Then she has drawn a prize after all!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I cannot say as much for the young man.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Oh, by the way, Miss Friscoe will not trouble you, you will be glad to hear," said Lillie, lightly.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Oh, by the way, Miss Friscoe will not trouble you, you will be glad to hear," said Lillie, lightly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I cannot say as much for the young man.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading "Then she has drawn a prize after all!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I cannot say as much for the young man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, by the way, Miss Friscoe will not trouble you, you will be glad to hear," said Lillie, lightly.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "Oh, by the way, Miss Friscoe will not trouble you, you will be glad to hear," said Lillie, lightly.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Then she has drawn a prize after all!
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "Oh, by the way, Miss Friscoe will not trouble you, you will be glad to hear," said Lillie, lightly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I cannot say as much for the young man.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ADVENTURES IN SEARCH OF THE POLE.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading "Indeed?" said Silverdale.
without good reason
From this reading "Oh, by the way, Miss Friscoe will not trouble you, you will be glad to hear," said Lillie, lightly.
British actress (born in Canada) (1898-1989)
From this reading "Oh, by the way, Miss Friscoe will not trouble you, you will be glad to hear," said Lillie, lightly.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I cannot say as much for the young man.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "Oh, by the way, Miss Friscoe will not trouble you, you will be glad to hear," said Lillie, lightly.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I cannot say as much for the young man.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Oh, by the way, Miss Friscoe will not trouble you, you will be glad to hear," said Lillie, lightly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ADVENTURES IN SEARCH OF THE POLE.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, by the way, Miss Friscoe will not trouble you, you will be glad to hear," said Lillie, lightly.
a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
From this reading ADVENTURES IN SEARCH OF THE POLE.
something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
From this reading "Then she has drawn a prize after all!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh, by the way, Miss Friscoe will not trouble you, you will be glad to hear," said Lillie, lightly.
express in words
From this reading I cannot say as much for the young man.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading ADVENTURES IN SEARCH OF THE POLE.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Then she has drawn a prize after all!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Indeed?" said Silverdale.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ADVENTURES IN SEARCH OF THE POLE.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then she has drawn a prize after all!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Oh, by the way, Miss Friscoe will not trouble you, you will be glad to hear," said Lillie, lightly.
a source of difficulty
From this reading "Oh, by the way, Miss Friscoe will not trouble you, you will be glad to hear," said Lillie, lightly.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Oh, by the way, Miss Friscoe will not trouble you, you will be glad to hear," said Lillie, lightly.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Oh, by the way, Miss Friscoe will not trouble you, you will be glad to hear," said Lillie, lightly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, by the way, Miss Friscoe will not trouble you, you will be glad to hear," said Lillie, lightly.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading I cannot say as much for the young man.
Chapter 11 of The Old Maids' Club by Israel Zangwill holds 505 sentences, grouped into 101 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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