Chapter 6 of The silica gel pseudomorph, and other stories is here in full — 461 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The silica gel pseudomorph, and other stories is here in full — 461 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
About 11 o’clock we reached home. I went in with Sally. Her mother seemed worried. She said she had been very much distressed by our non-arrival the night before and looked at me searchingly. I told her I had been very stupid but she must remember I had run a car only a short time and was not very experienced.
Chapter 6 of The silica gel pseudomorph, and other stories is here in full — 461 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “I told her I had been very stupid but she must remember I had run a car only a short time and was not very experienced.”
facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty
From this reading “She said she had been very much distressed by our non-arrival the night before and looked at me searchingly.”
having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation
From this reading “I told her I had been very stupid but she must remember I had run a car only a short time and was not very experienced.”
according to the clock
To recall to mind.
From this reading “I told her I had been very stupid but she must remember I had run a car only a short time and was not very experienced.”
witty remark
From this reading “I went in with Sally.”
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading “I told her I had been very stupid but she must remember I had run a car only a short time and was not very experienced.”
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading “Her mother seemed worried.”
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 “I told her I had been very stupid but she must remember I had run a car only a short time and was not very experienced.”
In this reading “She said she had been very much distressed by our non-arrival the night before and looked at me searchingly.”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “She said she had been very much distressed by our non-arrival the night before and looked at me searchingly.”
In this reading “About 11 o’clock we reached home.”
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From this reading About 11 o’clock we reached home.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I told her I had been very stupid but she must remember I had run a car only a short time and was not very experienced.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About 11 o’clock we reached home.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She said she had been very much distressed by our non-arrival the night before and looked at me searchingly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She said she had been very much distressed by our non-arrival the night before and looked at me searchingly.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She said she had been very much distressed by our non-arrival the night before and looked at me searchingly.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She said she had been very much distressed by our non-arrival the night before and looked at me searchingly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I told her I had been very stupid but she must remember I had run a car only a short time and was not very experienced.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She said she had been very much distressed by our non-arrival the night before and looked at me searchingly.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading I told her I had been very stupid but she must remember I had run a car only a short time and was not very experienced.
facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty
From this reading She said she had been very much distressed by our non-arrival the night before and looked at me searchingly.
having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation
From this reading I told her I had been very stupid but she must remember I had run a car only a short time and was not very experienced.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She said she had been very much distressed by our non-arrival the night before and looked at me searchingly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her mother seemed worried.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading About 11 o’clock we reached home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I went in with Sally.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I went in with Sally.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She said she had been very much distressed by our non-arrival the night before and looked at me searchingly.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She said she had been very much distressed by our non-arrival the night before and looked at me searchingly.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Her mother seemed worried.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading She said she had been very much distressed by our non-arrival the night before and looked at me searchingly.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I told her I had been very stupid but she must remember I had run a car only a short time and was not very experienced.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading She said she had been very much distressed by our non-arrival the night before and looked at me searchingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She said she had been very much distressed by our non-arrival the night before and looked at me searchingly.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I told her I had been very stupid but she must remember I had run a car only a short time and was not very experienced.
according to the clock
From this reading About 11 o’clock we reached home.
and nothing more
From this reading I told her I had been very stupid but she must remember I had run a car only a short time and was not very experienced.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading She said she had been very much distressed by our non-arrival the night before and looked at me searchingly.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading About 11 o’clock we reached home.
To recall to mind.
From this reading I told her I had been very stupid but she must remember I had run a car only a short time and was not very experienced.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading I told her I had been very stupid but she must remember I had run a car only a short time and was not very experienced.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She said she had been very much distressed by our non-arrival the night before and looked at me searchingly.
witty remark
From this reading I went in with Sally.
in a searching manner
From this reading She said she had been very much distressed by our non-arrival the night before and looked at me searchingly.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Her mother seemed worried.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She said she had been very much distressed by our non-arrival the night before and looked at me searchingly.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading I told her I had been very stupid but she must remember I had run a car only a short time and was not very experienced.
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading I told her I had been very stupid but she must remember I had run a car only a short time and was not very experienced.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She said she had been very much distressed by our non-arrival the night before and looked at me searchingly.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I told her I had been very stupid but she must remember I had run a car only a short time and was not very experienced.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I told her I had been very stupid but she must remember I had run a car only a short time and was not very experienced.
precisely as stated
From this reading She said she had been very much distressed by our non-arrival the night before and looked at me searchingly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I told her I had been very stupid but she must remember I had run a car only a short time and was not very experienced.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading About 11 o’clock we reached home.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I went in with Sally.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I went in with Sally.
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading Her mother seemed worried.
Chapter 6 of The silica gel pseudomorph, and other stories by Edward Hart holds 461 sentences, grouped into 93 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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