Chapter 10 of The Princess Casamassima (Volume 1 of 2) is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Princess Casamassima (Volume 1 of 2) is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Ah, you did go? That was quite right—jolly right.” “I went because she very kindly wrote me to come.” “Ah, she wrote to you to come?” The Captain fixed him a moment with his curious colourless eyes.
Chapter 10 of The Princess Casamassima (Volume 1 of 2) is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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for the reason that
From this reading ““I went because she very kindly wrote me to come.””
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “The Captain fixed him a moment with his curious colourless eyes.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “The Captain fixed him a moment with his curious colourless eyes.”
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading “The Captain fixed him a moment with his curious colourless eyes.”
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading “That was quite right—jolly right.””
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading ““I went because she very kindly wrote me to come.””
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading “That was quite right—jolly right.””
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading ““I went because she very kindly wrote me to come.””
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Captain fixed him a moment with his curious colourless eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah, you did go?
for the reason that
From this reading “I went because she very kindly wrote me to come.”
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading The Captain fixed him a moment with his curious colourless eyes.
lacking in variety and interest
From this reading The Captain fixed him a moment with his curious colourless eyes.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “I went because she very kindly wrote me to come.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading The Captain fixed him a moment with his curious colourless eyes.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Ah, you did go?
opinion or judgment
From this reading The Captain fixed him a moment with his curious colourless eyes.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading The Captain fixed him a moment with his curious colourless eyes.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Ah, you did go?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Captain fixed him a moment with his curious colourless eyes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Captain fixed him a moment with his curious colourless eyes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I went because she very kindly wrote me to come.”
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading That was quite right—jolly right.”
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading “I went because she very kindly wrote me to come.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I went because she very kindly wrote me to come.”
a particular point in time
From this reading The Captain fixed him a moment with his curious colourless eyes.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading That was quite right—jolly right.”
precisely, exactly
From this reading That was quite right—jolly right.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I went because she very kindly wrote me to come.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was quite right—jolly right.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Captain fixed him a moment with his curious colourless eyes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I went because she very kindly wrote me to come.”
precisely as stated
From this reading “I went because she very kindly wrote me to come.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was quite right—jolly right.”
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “I went because she very kindly wrote me to come.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Captain fixed him a moment with his curious colourless eyes.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading “I went because she very kindly wrote me to come.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Ah, you did go?
Chapter 10 of The Princess Casamassima (Volume 1 of 2) by Henry James holds 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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 10 holds 398 sentences of The Princess Casamassima (Volume 1 of 2), unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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