Chapter 5 of The Seven Conundrums is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Seven Conundrums is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Don't think us ungrateful," she begged. "We are not. We often think of that wretched night at Cromer when you became our good angel. Many and many a time since we have blessed your name." Mr. Thomson bowed.
Chapter 5 of The Seven Conundrums is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading “We often think of that wretched night at Cromer when you became our good angel.”
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading “We often think of that wretched night at Cromer when you became our good angel.”
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “"Don't think us ungrateful," she begged.”
highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
From this reading “Many and many a time since we have blessed your name."”
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading “Mr. Thomson bowed.”
United States composer who collaborated with Gertrude Stein (1896-1989)
From this reading “Mr. Thomson bowed.”
not feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading “"Don't think us ungrateful," she begged.”
of very poor quality or condition
From this reading “We often think of that wretched night at Cromer when you became our good angel.”
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 “We often think of that wretched night at Cromer when you became our good angel.”
keep in mind for attention or consideration
In this reading “We often think of that wretched night at Cromer when you became our good angel.”
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 Many and many a time since we have blessed your name."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Many and many a time since we have blessed your name."
spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading We often think of that wretched night at Cromer when you became our good angel.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We are not.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We often think of that wretched night at Cromer when you became our good angel.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading We often think of that wretched night at Cromer when you became our good angel.
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading "Don't think us ungrateful," she begged.
highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
From this reading Many and many a time since we have blessed your name."
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading Mr. Thomson bowed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We often think of that wretched night at Cromer when you became our good angel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't think us ungrateful," she begged.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading We often think of that wretched night at Cromer when you became our good angel.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Many and many a time since we have blessed your name."
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Many and many a time since we have blessed your name."
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Thomson bowed.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Many and many a time since we have blessed your name."
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading We often think of that wretched night at Cromer when you became our good angel.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "We are not.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We often think of that wretched night at Cromer when you became our good angel.
many times at short intervals
From this reading We often think of that wretched night at Cromer when you became our good angel.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We often think of that wretched night at Cromer when you became our good angel.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Don't think us ungrateful," she begged.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Many and many a time since we have blessed your name."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We often think of that wretched night at Cromer when you became our good angel.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Don't think us ungrateful," she begged.
United States composer who collaborated with Gertrude Stein (1896-1989)
From this reading Mr. Thomson bowed.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Many and many a time since we have blessed your name."
not feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading "Don't think us ungrateful," she begged.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Don't think us ungrateful," she begged.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We are not.
at the time that
From this reading We often think of that wretched night at Cromer when you became our good angel.
of very poor quality or condition
From this reading We often think of that wretched night at Cromer when you became our good angel.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We often think of that wretched night at Cromer when you became our good angel.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Many and many a time since we have blessed your name."
Chapter 5 of The Seven Conundrums by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim holds 434 sentences, grouped into 87 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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