Chapter 9 of The unlit lamp is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of The unlit lamp is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Don't be angry. What was the good of making you unhappy before it was absolutely necessary; surely you know soon enough as it is?" "But I don't understand, Elizabeth; do you realize what this means to you and me?" "You mean that now you have no money you can't go to Cambridge?" "Yes, Cambridge, but above all the flat.
Chapter 9 of The unlit lamp is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “What was the good of making you unhappy before it was absolutely necessary; surely you know soon enough as it is?"”
feeling or showing anger
From this reading “"Don't be angry.”
a university in England
From this reading “"You mean that now you have no money you can't go to Cambridge?"”
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading “"But I don't understand, Elizabeth; do you realize what this means to you and me?"”
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading “"Yes, Cambridge, but above all the flat.”
be fully aware or cognizant of
From this reading “"But I don't understand, Elizabeth; do you realize what this means to you and me?"”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “What was the good of making you unhappy before it was absolutely necessary; surely you know soon enough as it is?"”
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading “What was the good of making you unhappy before it was absolutely necessary; surely you know soon enough as it is?"”
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 “What was the good of making you unhappy before it was absolutely necessary; surely you know soon enough as it is?"”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading "Yes, Cambridge, but above all the flat.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading What was the good of making you unhappy before it was absolutely necessary; surely you know soon enough as it is?"
(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 "Yes, Cambridge, but above all the flat.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "But I don't understand, Elizabeth; do you realize what this means to you and me?"
feeling or showing anger
From this reading "Don't be angry.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading What was the good of making you unhappy before it was absolutely necessary; surely you know soon enough as it is?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Don't be angry.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading What was the good of making you unhappy before it was absolutely necessary; surely you know soon enough as it is?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I don't understand, Elizabeth; do you realize what this means to you and me?"
a university in England
From this reading "You mean that now you have no money you can't go to Cambridge?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You mean that now you have no money you can't go to Cambridge?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "But I don't understand, Elizabeth; do you realize what this means to you and me?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't be angry.
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading "But I don't understand, Elizabeth; do you realize what this means to you and me?"
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading What was the good of making you unhappy before it was absolutely necessary; surely you know soon enough as it is?"
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading "Yes, Cambridge, but above all the flat.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "You mean that now you have no money you can't go to Cambridge?"
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading What was the good of making you unhappy before it was absolutely necessary; surely you know soon enough as it is?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You mean that now you have no money you can't go to Cambridge?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But I don't understand, Elizabeth; do you realize what this means to you and me?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What was the good of making you unhappy before it was absolutely necessary; surely you know soon enough as it is?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What was the good of making you unhappy before it was absolutely necessary; surely you know soon enough as it is?"
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading What was the good of making you unhappy before it was absolutely necessary; surely you know soon enough as it is?"
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading What was the good of making you unhappy before it was absolutely necessary; surely you know soon enough as it is?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "But I don't understand, Elizabeth; do you realize what this means to you and me?"
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "You mean that now you have no money you can't go to Cambridge?"
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading "But I don't understand, Elizabeth; do you realize what this means to you and me?"
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading "You mean that now you have no money you can't go to Cambridge?"
absolutely essential
From this reading What was the good of making you unhappy before it was absolutely necessary; surely you know soon enough as it is?"
not any; not one
From this reading "You mean that now you have no money you can't go to Cambridge?"
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "You mean that now you have no money you can't go to Cambridge?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What was the good of making you unhappy before it was absolutely necessary; surely you know soon enough as it is?"
be fully aware or cognizant of
From this reading "But I don't understand, Elizabeth; do you realize what this means to you and me?"
in the near future
From this reading What was the good of making you unhappy before it was absolutely necessary; surely you know soon enough as it is?"
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading What was the good of making you unhappy before it was absolutely necessary; surely you know soon enough as it is?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You mean that now you have no money you can't go to Cambridge?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What was the good of making you unhappy before it was absolutely necessary; surely you know soon enough as it is?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "But I don't understand, Elizabeth; do you realize what this means to you and me?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "But I don't understand, Elizabeth; do you realize what this means to you and me?"
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading "But I don't understand, Elizabeth; do you realize what this means to you and me?"
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading What was the good of making you unhappy before it was absolutely necessary; surely you know soon enough as it is?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What was the good of making you unhappy before it was absolutely necessary; surely you know soon enough as it is?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was the good of making you unhappy before it was absolutely necessary; surely you know soon enough as it is?"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, Cambridge, but above all the flat.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What was the good of making you unhappy before it was absolutely necessary; surely you know soon enough as it is?"
Chapter 9 of The unlit lamp by Radclyffe Hall holds 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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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