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Chapter 3 of The Tory Lover is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I must be gone all day," said Hamilton gravely. For once the major listened and had no opinion ready. All the troubles of life had been lifted in the exercise of such instant hospitality. "We must leave all to Time," he announced cheerfully. "No man regrets more than I our country’s sad situation.
Chapter 3 of The Tory Lover is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a cheerful manner
From this reading “"We must leave all to Time," he announced cheerfully.”
possessive form of “country” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
From this reading “All the troubles of life had been lifted in the exercise of such instant hospitality.”
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading “"I must be gone all day," said Hamilton gravely.”
Irish mathematician (1806-1865)
From this reading “"I must be gone all day," said Hamilton gravely.”
kindness in welcoming guests or strangers
From this reading “All the troubles of life had been lifted in the exercise of such instant hospitality.”
a polite refusal of an invitation
From this reading “"No man regrets more than I our country’s sad situation.”
plural of “trouble” — a source of difficulty
From this reading “All the troubles of life had been lifted in the exercise of such instant hospitality.”
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 must be gone all day," said Hamilton gravely.”
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.
(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 "I must be gone all day," said Hamilton gravely.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For once the major listened and had no opinion ready.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading "We must leave all to Time," he announced cheerfully.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I must be gone all day," said Hamilton gravely.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading All the troubles of life had been lifted in the exercise of such instant hospitality.
in a cheerful manner
From this reading "We must leave all to Time," he announced cheerfully.
possessive form of “country” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading "No man regrets more than I our country’s sad situation.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "I must be gone all day," said Hamilton gravely.
the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
From this reading All the troubles of life had been lifted in the exercise of such instant hospitality.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For once the major listened and had no opinion ready.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "I must be gone all day," said Hamilton gravely.
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading "I must be gone all day," said Hamilton gravely.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For once the major listened and had no opinion ready.
Irish mathematician (1806-1865)
From this reading "I must be gone all day," said Hamilton gravely.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We must leave all to Time," he announced cheerfully.
kindness in welcoming guests or strangers
From this reading All the troubles of life had been lifted in the exercise of such instant hospitality.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I must be gone all day," said Hamilton gravely.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All the troubles of life had been lifted in the exercise of such instant hospitality.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading All the troubles of life had been lifted in the exercise of such instant hospitality.
go away from a place
From this reading "We must leave all to Time," he announced cheerfully.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading All the troubles of life had been lifted in the exercise of such instant hospitality.
held up in the air
From this reading All the troubles of life had been lifted in the exercise of such instant hospitality.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading For once the major listened and had no opinion ready.
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading For once the major listened and had no opinion ready.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "No man regrets more than I our country’s sad situation.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "No man regrets more than I our country’s sad situation.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I must be gone all day," said Hamilton gravely.
not any; not one
From this reading For once the major listened and had no opinion ready.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All the troubles of life had been lifted in the exercise of such instant hospitality.
on one occasion
From this reading For once the major listened and had no opinion ready.
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading For once the major listened and had no opinion ready.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "No man regrets more than I our country’s sad situation.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading For once the major listened and had no opinion ready.
a polite refusal of an invitation
From this reading "No man regrets more than I our country’s sad situation.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading "No man regrets more than I our country’s sad situation.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I must be gone all day," said Hamilton gravely.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading "No man regrets more than I our country’s sad situation.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading All the troubles of life had been lifted in the exercise of such instant hospitality.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "No man regrets more than I our country’s sad situation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For once the major listened and had no opinion ready.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "We must leave all to Time," he announced cheerfully.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We must leave all to Time," he announced cheerfully.
plural of “trouble” — a source of difficulty
From this reading All the troubles of life had been lifted in the exercise of such instant hospitality.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We must leave all to Time," he announced cheerfully.
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