Chapter 5 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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Chapter 5 of The Tory Lover is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"By Heaven!" exclaimed the captain, staring. "Wallingford, do you mean this?" The captain sprang to his feet again. "By Heaven! I could not have believed this from another, but I know you can speak the truth!
Chapter 5 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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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “I could not have believed this from another, but I know you can speak the truth!”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “"By Heaven!" exclaimed the captain, staring.”
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading “"By Heaven!" exclaimed the captain, staring.”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “"Wallingford, do you mean this?"”
express in speech
From this reading “I could not have believed this from another, but I know you can speak the truth!”
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “The captain sprang to his feet again.”
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading “"By Heaven!" exclaimed the captain, staring.”
a fact that has been verified
From this reading “I could not have believed this from another, but I know you can speak the truth!”
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 could not have believed this from another, but I know you can speak the truth!”
In this reading “"By Heaven!" exclaimed the captain, staring.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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anew
From this reading The captain sprang to his feet again.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading I could not have believed this from another, but I know you can speak the truth!
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I could not have believed this from another, but I know you can speak the truth!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I could not have believed this from another, but I know you can speak the truth!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "By Heaven!" exclaimed the captain, staring.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I could not have believed this from another, but I know you can speak the truth!
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "By Heaven!" exclaimed the captain, staring.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could not have believed this from another, but I know you can speak the truth!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Wallingford, do you mean this?"
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "By Heaven!" exclaimed the captain, staring.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The captain sprang to his feet again.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I could not have believed this from another, but I know you can speak the truth!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I could not have believed this from another, but I know you can speak the truth!
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading "By Heaven!" exclaimed the captain, staring.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The captain sprang to his feet again.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I could not have believed this from another, but I know you can speak the truth!
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I could not have believed this from another, but I know you can speak the truth!
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "Wallingford, do you mean this?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I could not have believed this from another, but I know you can speak the truth!
express in speech
From this reading I could not have believed this from another, but I know you can speak the truth!
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading The captain sprang to his feet again.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading "By Heaven!" exclaimed the captain, staring.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "By Heaven!" exclaimed the captain, staring.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Wallingford, do you mean this?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The captain sprang to his feet again.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading I could not have believed this from another, but I know you can speak the truth!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Wallingford, do you mean this?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Wallingford, do you mean this?"
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