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Chapter 30 of The Research Magnificent is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I do,” she said. “But this is a thing for US.” “Pip, I want to talk to him alone. There is something--something I can't say before you....” Sir Philip rose slowly to his feet.
Chapter 30 of The Research Magnificent is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Having no one else present.
From this reading ““Pip, I want to talk to him alone.”
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading “Sir Philip rose slowly to his feet.”
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading “Sir Philip rose slowly to his feet.”
a disease of poultry
From this reading ““Pip, I want to talk to him alone.”
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading “Sir Philip rose slowly to his feet.”
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading “Sir Philip rose slowly to his feet.”
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading ““Pip, I want to talk to him alone.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading ““Pip, I want to talk to him alone.”
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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 “But this is a thing for US.”
Having no one else present.
From this reading “Pip, I want to talk to him alone.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading There is something--something I can't say before you....”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But this is a thing for US.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is something--something I can't say before you....”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I do,” she said.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Sir Philip rose slowly to his feet.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “But this is a thing for US.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Pip, I want to talk to him alone.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sir Philip rose slowly to his feet.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I do,” she said.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “But this is a thing for US.”
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading Sir Philip rose slowly to his feet.
a disease of poultry
From this reading “Pip, I want to talk to him alone.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Sir Philip rose slowly to his feet.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I do,” she said.
express in words
From this reading There is something--something I can't say before you....”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I do,” she said.
term of address for a man
From this reading Sir Philip rose slowly to his feet.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Sir Philip rose slowly to his feet.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There is something--something I can't say before you....”
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “Pip, I want to talk to him alone.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is something--something I can't say before you....”
a special situation
From this reading “But this is a thing for US.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “But this is a thing for US.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Pip, I want to talk to him alone.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “But this is a thing for US.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “Pip, I want to talk to him alone.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There is something--something I can't say before you....”
Chapter 30 of The Research Magnificent by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells holds 196 sentences, grouped into 40 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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