Chapter 5 of The Weird Sisters: A Romance. Volume 3 (of 3) is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Weird Sisters: A Romance. Volume 3 (of 3) is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"SIR WILLIAM----" "NO; MIDHARST." "The day after to-morrow I must leave, Maud. I shall have to spend a day or two in London, and then I sail." He was looking down very gravely at her. She looked up gravely at him.
Chapter 5 of The Weird Sisters: A Romance. Volume 3 (of 3) is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a grave and sober manner
From this reading “He was looking down very gravely at her.”
go away from a place
From this reading “"The day after to-morrow I must leave, Maud.”
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading “I shall have to spend a day or two in London, and then I sail."”
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “She looked up gravely at him.”
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “He was looking down very gravely at her.”
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading “I shall have to spend a day or two in London, and then I sail."”
term of address for a man
From this reading “"SIR WILLIAM----" "NO; MIDHARST."”
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading “I shall have to spend a day or two in London, and then I sail."”
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 shall have to spend a day or two in London, and then I sail."”
seek information from
In this reading “She looked up gravely at him.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I shall have to spend a day or two in London, and then I sail."
later than; following
From this reading "The day after to-morrow I must leave, Maud.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I shall have to spend a day or two in London, and then I sail."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was looking down very gravely at her.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "The day after to-morrow I must leave, Maud.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He was looking down very gravely at her.
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading He was looking down very gravely at her.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I shall have to spend a day or two in London, and then I sail."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was looking down very gravely at her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He was looking down very gravely at her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She looked up gravely at him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "The day after to-morrow I must leave, Maud.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I shall have to spend a day or two in London, and then I sail."
go away from a place
From this reading "The day after to-morrow I must leave, Maud.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading I shall have to spend a day or two in London, and then I sail."
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She looked up gravely at him.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading He was looking down very gravely at her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The day after to-morrow I must leave, Maud.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "SIR WILLIAM----" "NO; MIDHARST."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "The day after to-morrow I must leave, Maud.
not any; not one
From this reading "SIR WILLIAM----" "NO; MIDHARST."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I shall have to spend a day or two in London, and then I sail."
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading I shall have to spend a day or two in London, and then I sail."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall have to spend a day or two in London, and then I sail."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked up gravely at him.
term of address for a man
From this reading "SIR WILLIAM----" "NO; MIDHARST."
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading I shall have to spend a day or two in London, and then I sail."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The day after to-morrow I must leave, Maud.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I shall have to spend a day or two in London, and then I sail."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I shall have to spend a day or two in London, and then I sail."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The day after to-morrow I must leave, Maud.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I shall have to spend a day or two in London, and then I sail."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She looked up gravely at him.
precisely as stated
From this reading He was looking down very gravely at her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was looking down very gravely at her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "SIR WILLIAM----" "NO; MIDHARST."
Chapter 5 of The Weird Sisters: A Romance. Volume 3 (of 3) by Richard Dowling holds 180 sentences, grouped into 36 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 5 holds 180 sentences of The Weird Sisters: A Romance. Volume 3 (of 3), unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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