Chapter 10 of The Setons is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Setons is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Buff must go to school soon," he warned her. "Your brothers may marry; your father can't be with you always." "Oh, don't try to discourage me in my spinster path. You are as bad as Aunt Alice. She thinks of me as living a sort of submerged existence here in Glasgow, and only coming to the surface to breathe when I go to London or travel with her.
Chapter 10 of The Setons is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading “She thinks of me as living a sort of submerged existence here in Glasgow, and only coming to the surface to breathe when I go to London or travel with her.”
an ardent follower and admirer
From this reading “"Buff must go to school soon," he warned her.”
try to prevent; show opposition to
From this reading “"Oh, don't try to discourage me in my spinster path.”
largest city in Scotland; a port on the Clyde in west central Scotland; one of the great shipbuilding centers of the world
From this reading “She thinks of me as living a sort of submerged existence here in Glasgow, and only coming to the surface to breathe when I go to London or travel with her.”
an elderly unmarried woman
From this reading “"Oh, don't try to discourage me in my spinster path.”
beneath the surface of the water
From this reading “She thinks of me as living a sort of submerged existence here in Glasgow, and only coming to the surface to breathe when I go to London or travel with her.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “She thinks of me as living a sort of submerged existence here in Glasgow, and only coming to the surface to breathe when I go to London or travel with her.”
past form of “warn” — notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading “"Buff must go to school soon," he warned her.”
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.
keep in mind for attention or consideration
In this reading “She thinks of me as living a sort of submerged existence here in Glasgow, and only coming to the surface to breathe when I go to London or travel with her.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She thinks of me as living a sort of submerged existence here in Glasgow, and only coming to the surface to breathe when I go to London or travel with her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You are as bad as Aunt Alice.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "Your brothers may marry; your father can't be with you always."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She thinks of me as living a sort of submerged existence here in Glasgow, and only coming to the surface to breathe when I go to London or travel with her.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are as bad as Aunt Alice.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You are as bad as Aunt Alice.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading You are as bad as Aunt Alice.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading You are as bad as Aunt Alice.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Your brothers may marry; your father can't be with you always."
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading She thinks of me as living a sort of submerged existence here in Glasgow, and only coming to the surface to breathe when I go to London or travel with her.
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading "Your brothers may marry; your father can't be with you always."
an ardent follower and admirer
From this reading "Buff must go to school soon," he warned her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Your brothers may marry; your father can't be with you always."
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading She thinks of me as living a sort of submerged existence here in Glasgow, and only coming to the surface to breathe when I go to London or travel with her.
try to prevent; show opposition to
From this reading "Oh, don't try to discourage me in my spinster path.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, don't try to discourage me in my spinster path.
the state or fact of existing
From this reading She thinks of me as living a sort of submerged existence here in Glasgow, and only coming to the surface to breathe when I go to London or travel with her.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Your brothers may marry; your father can't be with you always."
largest city in Scotland; a port on the Clyde in west central Scotland; one of the great shipbuilding centers of the world
From this reading She thinks of me as living a sort of submerged existence here in Glasgow, and only coming to the surface to breathe when I go to London or travel with her.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Buff must go to school soon," he warned her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Buff must go to school soon," he warned her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Buff must go to school soon," he warned her.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading She thinks of me as living a sort of submerged existence here in Glasgow, and only coming to the surface to breathe when I go to London or travel with her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She thinks of me as living a sort of submerged existence here in Glasgow, and only coming to the surface to breathe when I go to London or travel with her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Oh, don't try to discourage me in my spinster path.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading She thinks of me as living a sort of submerged existence here in Glasgow, and only coming to the surface to breathe when I go to London or travel with her.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading She thinks of me as living a sort of submerged existence here in Glasgow, and only coming to the surface to breathe when I go to London or travel with her.
take in marriage
From this reading "Your brothers may marry; your father can't be with you always."
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Your brothers may marry; your father can't be with you always."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh, don't try to discourage me in my spinster path.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Buff must go to school soon," he warned her.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Oh, don't try to discourage me in my spinster path.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She thinks of me as living a sort of submerged existence here in Glasgow, and only coming to the surface to breathe when I go to London or travel with her.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, don't try to discourage me in my spinster path.
and nothing more
From this reading She thinks of me as living a sort of submerged existence here in Glasgow, and only coming to the surface to breathe when I go to London or travel with her.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She thinks of me as living a sort of submerged existence here in Glasgow, and only coming to the surface to breathe when I go to London or travel with her.
a course of conduct
From this reading "Oh, don't try to discourage me in my spinster path.
an educational institution
From this reading "Buff must go to school soon," he warned her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She thinks of me as living a sort of submerged existence here in Glasgow, and only coming to the surface to breathe when I go to London or travel with her.
in the near future
From this reading "Buff must go to school soon," he warned her.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading She thinks of me as living a sort of submerged existence here in Glasgow, and only coming to the surface to breathe when I go to London or travel with her.
an elderly unmarried woman
From this reading "Oh, don't try to discourage me in my spinster path.
beneath the surface of the water
From this reading She thinks of me as living a sort of submerged existence here in Glasgow, and only coming to the surface to breathe when I go to London or travel with her.
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading She thinks of me as living a sort of submerged existence here in Glasgow, and only coming to the surface to breathe when I go to London or travel with her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She thinks of me as living a sort of submerged existence here in Glasgow, and only coming to the surface to breathe when I go to London or travel with her.
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading She thinks of me as living a sort of submerged existence here in Glasgow, and only coming to the surface to breathe when I go to London or travel with her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Buff must go to school soon," he warned her.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She thinks of me as living a sort of submerged existence here in Glasgow, and only coming to the surface to breathe when I go to London or travel with her.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading "Oh, don't try to discourage me in my spinster path.
past form of “warn” — notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading "Buff must go to school soon," he warned her.
at the time that
From this reading She thinks of me as living a sort of submerged existence here in Glasgow, and only coming to the surface to breathe when I go to London or travel with her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Your brothers may marry; your father can't be with you always."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your brothers may marry; your father can't be with you always."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your brothers may marry; your father can't be with you always."
Chapter 10 of The Setons by O. Douglas holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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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