Chapter 39 of The Railway Man and His Children is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 39 of The Railway Man and His Children is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“You put Mrs. Rowland on my traces,” said Eddy; “why did you do so, you little witch? Wait till I find out some bad trick I can play you.” “It has all turned out very well,” said Marion sedately. “I am not at all sorry I did it. I knew that man was about something wrong.
Chapter 39 of The Railway Man and His Children is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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flow in a circular current, of liquids
From this reading ““You put Mrs. Rowland on my traces,” said Eddy; “why did you do so, you little witch?”
in a sedate manner
From this reading ““It has all turned out very well,” said Marion sedately.”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading ““I am not at all sorry I did it.”
plural of “trace” — a just detectable amount
From this reading ““You put Mrs. Rowland on my traces,” said Eddy; “why did you do so, you little witch?”
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading “Wait till I find out some bad trick I can play you.””
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “Wait till I find out some bad trick I can play you.””
a female sorcerer or magician
From this reading ““You put Mrs. Rowland on my traces,” said Eddy; “why did you do so, you little witch?”
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading “I knew that man was about something wrong.”
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 “Wait till I find out some bad trick I can play you.””
establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
In this reading “Wait till I find out some bad trick I can play you.””
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.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I knew that man was about something wrong.
(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 “It has all turned out very well,” said Marion sedately.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am not at all sorry I did it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I am not at all sorry I did it.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading Wait till I find out some bad trick I can play you.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Wait till I find out some bad trick I can play you.”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “You put Mrs. Rowland on my traces,” said Eddy; “why did you do so, you little witch?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “You put Mrs. Rowland on my traces,” said Eddy; “why did you do so, you little witch?
flow in a circular current, of liquids
From this reading “You put Mrs. Rowland on my traces,” said Eddy; “why did you do so, you little witch?
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Wait till I find out some bad trick I can play you.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It has all turned out very well,” said Marion sedately.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Wait till I find out some bad trick I can play you.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It has all turned out very well,” said Marion sedately.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I knew that man was about something wrong.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “You put Mrs. Rowland on my traces,” said Eddy; “why did you do so, you little witch?
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I knew that man was about something wrong.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It has all turned out very well,” said Marion sedately.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “You put Mrs. Rowland on my traces,” said Eddy; “why did you do so, you little witch?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “You put Mrs. Rowland on my traces,” said Eddy; “why did you do so, you little witch?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I am not at all sorry I did it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “You put Mrs. Rowland on my traces,” said Eddy; “why did you do so, you little witch?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Wait till I find out some bad trick I can play you.”
participate in games or sport
From this reading Wait till I find out some bad trick I can play you.”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “You put Mrs. Rowland on my traces,” said Eddy; “why did you do so, you little witch?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You put Mrs. Rowland on my traces,” said Eddy; “why did you do so, you little witch?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You put Mrs. Rowland on my traces,” said Eddy; “why did you do so, you little witch?
in a sedate manner
From this reading “It has all turned out very well,” said Marion sedately.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “You put Mrs. Rowland on my traces,” said Eddy; “why did you do so, you little witch?
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Wait till I find out some bad trick I can play you.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I knew that man was about something wrong.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “I am not at all sorry I did it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I knew that man was about something wrong.
up to a particular time
From this reading Wait till I find out some bad trick I can play you.”
plural of “trace” — a just detectable amount
From this reading “You put Mrs. Rowland on my traces,” said Eddy; “why did you do so, you little witch?
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading Wait till I find out some bad trick I can play you.”
moved around an axis or center
From this reading “It has all turned out very well,” said Marion sedately.
precisely as stated
From this reading “It has all turned out very well,” said Marion sedately.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Wait till I find out some bad trick I can play you.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I knew that man was about something wrong.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “It has all turned out very well,” said Marion sedately.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “You put Mrs. Rowland on my traces,” said Eddy; “why did you do so, you little witch?
a female sorcerer or magician
From this reading “You put Mrs. Rowland on my traces,” said Eddy; “why did you do so, you little witch?
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading I knew that man was about something wrong.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You put Mrs. Rowland on my traces,” said Eddy; “why did you do so, you little witch?
Chapter 39 of The Railway Man and His Children by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant holds 213 sentences, grouped into 43 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 39 holds 213 sentences of The Railway Man and His Children, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
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