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Chapter 10 of The War-Workers is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Get in, Char," said Trevellyan. "I shall certainly look after Miss Jones, and bring her out to Plessing somehow or other. Your mother wants her. Send anything you can to meet us, doctor." "Right; but I'm afraid we can't count on meeting anything tonight, of all nights.
Chapter 10 of The War-Workers is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a charred substance
From this reading “"Get in, Char," said Trevellyan.”
determine the number or amount of
From this reading “"Right; but I'm afraid we can't count on meeting anything tonight, of all nights.”
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading “"I shall certainly look after Miss Jones, and bring her out to Plessing somehow or other.”
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading “"Right; but I'm afraid we can't count on meeting anything tonight, of all nights.”
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading “"Right; but I'm afraid we can't count on meeting anything tonight, of all nights.”
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading “"I shall certainly look after Miss Jones, and bring her out to Plessing somehow or other.”
On the present night.
From this reading “"Right; but I'm afraid we can't count on meeting anything tonight, of all nights.”
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading “Your mother wants her.”
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.
keep under careful scrutiny
In this reading “"I shall certainly look after Miss Jones, and bring her out to Plessing somehow or other.”
judge to be probable
In this reading “"Right; but I'm afraid we can't count on meeting anything tonight, of all nights.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading "Right; but I'm afraid we can't count on meeting anything tonight, of all nights.
later than; following
From this reading "I shall certainly look after Miss Jones, and bring her out to Plessing somehow or other.
(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 "Right; but I'm afraid we can't count on meeting anything tonight, of all nights.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I shall certainly look after Miss Jones, and bring her out to Plessing somehow or other.
any thing at all
From this reading Send anything you can to meet us, doctor."
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "I shall certainly look after Miss Jones, and bring her out to Plessing somehow or other.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Right; but I'm afraid we can't count on meeting anything tonight, of all nights.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Send anything you can to meet us, doctor."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Right; but I'm afraid we can't count on meeting anything tonight, of all nights.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "I shall certainly look after Miss Jones, and bring her out to Plessing somehow or other.
a charred substance
From this reading "Get in, Char," said Trevellyan.
determine the number or amount of
From this reading "Right; but I'm afraid we can't count on meeting anything tonight, of all nights.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Send anything you can to meet us, doctor."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Get in, Char," said Trevellyan.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I shall certainly look after Miss Jones, and bring her out to Plessing somehow or other.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I shall certainly look after Miss Jones, and bring her out to Plessing somehow or other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Right; but I'm afraid we can't count on meeting anything tonight, of all nights.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Get in, Char," said Trevellyan.
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading "I shall certainly look after Miss Jones, and bring her out to Plessing somehow or other.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "I shall certainly look after Miss Jones, and bring her out to Plessing somehow or other.
come together
From this reading Send anything you can to meet us, doctor."
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading "Right; but I'm afraid we can't count on meeting anything tonight, of all nights.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "I shall certainly look after Miss Jones, and bring her out to Plessing somehow or other.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Your mother wants her.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading "Right; but I'm afraid we can't count on meeting anything tonight, of all nights.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Right; but I'm afraid we can't count on meeting anything tonight, of all nights.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Right; but I'm afraid we can't count on meeting anything tonight, of all nights.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "I shall certainly look after Miss Jones, and bring her out to Plessing somehow or other.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "I shall certainly look after Miss Jones, and bring her out to Plessing somehow or other.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "I shall certainly look after Miss Jones, and bring her out to Plessing somehow or other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I shall certainly look after Miss Jones, and bring her out to Plessing somehow or other.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Right; but I'm afraid we can't count on meeting anything tonight, of all nights.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Get in, Char," said Trevellyan.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading Send anything you can to meet us, doctor."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I shall certainly look after Miss Jones, and bring her out to Plessing somehow or other.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading "I shall certainly look after Miss Jones, and bring her out to Plessing somehow or other.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I shall certainly look after Miss Jones, and bring her out to Plessing somehow or other.
On the present night.
From this reading "Right; but I'm afraid we can't count on meeting anything tonight, of all nights.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Get in, Char," said Trevellyan.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Send anything you can to meet us, doctor."
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading Your mother wants her.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Right; but I'm afraid we can't count on meeting anything tonight, of all nights.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Send anything you can to meet us, doctor."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your mother wants her.
Chapter 10 of The War-Workers by E. M. Delafield holds 441 sentences, grouped into 89 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.
Chapter 10 holds 441 sentences of The War-Workers, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
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