Chapter 14 of The professor's experiment — Vol. 2 is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The professor's experiment — Vol. 2 is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
‘Read in Senec, and read eke in Boece, There shall ye see express, that it no drede is, That he is gentle that doth gentle deedes.’ Crosby looks a little surprised at finding Susan here. ‘How d’ye do?’ again says he. Susan, without enthusiasm, gives him her hand. She is busy wondering what could have brought him in here, of all places.
Chapter 14 of The professor's experiment — Vol. 2 is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading “She is busy wondering what could have brought him in here, of all places.”
United States singer and film actor (1903-1977)
From this reading “Crosby looks a little surprised at finding Susan here.”
an old form of “does”
From this reading “‘Read in Senec, and read eke in Boece, There shall ye see express, that it no drede is, That he is gentle that doth gentle deedes.’”
a feeling of excitement
From this reading “Susan, without enthusiasm, gives him her hand.”
give expression to
From this reading “‘Read in Senec, and read eke in Boece, There shall ye see express, that it no drede is, That he is gentle that doth gentle deedes.’”
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading “Crosby looks a little surprised at finding Susan here.”
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading “Susan, without enthusiasm, gives him her hand.”
showing curiosity
From this reading “She is busy wondering what could have brought him in here, of all places.”
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 “Susan, without enthusiasm, gives him her hand.”
In this reading “Crosby looks a little surprised at finding Susan here.”
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 Crosby looks a little surprised at finding Susan here.
anew
From this reading ‘How d’ye do?’ again says he.
(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 She is busy wondering what could have brought him in here, of all places.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘Read in Senec, and read eke in Boece, There shall ye see express, that it no drede is, That he is gentle that doth gentle deedes.’
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Crosby looks a little surprised at finding Susan here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Read in Senec, and read eke in Boece, There shall ye see express, that it no drede is, That he is gentle that doth gentle deedes.’
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading She is busy wondering what could have brought him in here, of all places.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading She is busy wondering what could have brought him in here, of all places.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She is busy wondering what could have brought him in here, of all places.
United States singer and film actor (1903-1977)
From this reading Crosby looks a little surprised at finding Susan here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘How d’ye do?’ again says he.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Read in Senec, and read eke in Boece, There shall ye see express, that it no drede is, That he is gentle that doth gentle deedes.’
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading ‘How d’ye do?’ again says he.
an old form of “does”
From this reading ‘Read in Senec, and read eke in Boece, There shall ye see express, that it no drede is, That he is gentle that doth gentle deedes.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Read in Senec, and read eke in Boece, There shall ye see express, that it no drede is, That he is gentle that doth gentle deedes.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Read in Senec, and read eke in Boece, There shall ye see express, that it no drede is, That he is gentle that doth gentle deedes.’
a feeling of excitement
From this reading Susan, without enthusiasm, gives him her hand.
give expression to
From this reading ‘Read in Senec, and read eke in Boece, There shall ye see express, that it no drede is, That he is gentle that doth gentle deedes.’
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading Crosby looks a little surprised at finding Susan here.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading ‘Read in Senec, and read eke in Boece, There shall ye see express, that it no drede is, That he is gentle that doth gentle deedes.’
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading Susan, without enthusiasm, gives him her hand.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Susan, without enthusiasm, gives him her hand.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She is busy wondering what could have brought him in here, of all places.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Read in Senec, and read eke in Boece, There shall ye see express, that it no drede is, That he is gentle that doth gentle deedes.’
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Susan, without enthusiasm, gives him her hand.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Crosby looks a little surprised at finding Susan here.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Susan, without enthusiasm, gives him her hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘How d’ye do?’ again says he.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘Read in Senec, and read eke in Boece, There shall ye see express, that it no drede is, That he is gentle that doth gentle deedes.’
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘Read in Senec, and read eke in Boece, There shall ye see express, that it no drede is, That he is gentle that doth gentle deedes.’
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘Read in Senec, and read eke in Boece, There shall ye see express, that it no drede is, That he is gentle that doth gentle deedes.’
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Crosby looks a little surprised at finding Susan here.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading Crosby looks a little surprised at finding Susan here.
not any; not one
From this reading ‘Read in Senec, and read eke in Boece, There shall ye see express, that it no drede is, That he is gentle that doth gentle deedes.’
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She is busy wondering what could have brought him in here, of all places.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading She is busy wondering what could have brought him in here, of all places.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading ‘Read in Senec, and read eke in Boece, There shall ye see express, that it no drede is, That he is gentle that doth gentle deedes.’
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading ‘How d’ye do?’ again says he.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading ‘Read in Senec, and read eke in Boece, There shall ye see express, that it no drede is, That he is gentle that doth gentle deedes.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Read in Senec, and read eke in Boece, There shall ye see express, that it no drede is, That he is gentle that doth gentle deedes.’
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ‘Read in Senec, and read eke in Boece, There shall ye see express, that it no drede is, That he is gentle that doth gentle deedes.’
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She is busy wondering what could have brought him in here, of all places.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading Crosby looks a little surprised at finding Susan here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Crosby looks a little surprised at finding Susan here.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘Read in Senec, and read eke in Boece, There shall ye see express, that it no drede is, That he is gentle that doth gentle deedes.’
in or at that place or location
From this reading ‘Read in Senec, and read eke in Boece, There shall ye see express, that it no drede is, That he is gentle that doth gentle deedes.’
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She is busy wondering what could have brought him in here, of all places.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Susan, without enthusiasm, gives him her hand.
showing curiosity
From this reading She is busy wondering what could have brought him in here, of all places.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading ‘Read in Senec, and read eke in Boece, There shall ye see express, that it no drede is, That he is gentle that doth gentle deedes.’
Chapter 14 of The professor's experiment — Vol. 2 by Duchess holds 221 sentences, grouped into 45 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 14 holds 221 sentences of The professor's experiment — Vol. 2, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
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