Chapter 14 of The White Virgin is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The White Virgin is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Can't you get me up in a week, sir?" said the man anxiously. "I have got a good deal to do." "Not in the mine. That's at an end." "Yes, I heard that.
Chapter 14 of The White Virgin is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading “"Can't you get me up in a week, sir?" said the man anxiously.”
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading “"I have got a good deal to do."”
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading “That's at an end."”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “"Yes, I heard that.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “"Not in the mine.”
term of address for a man
From this reading “"Can't you get me up in a week, sir?" said the man anxiously.”
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “"Can't you get me up in a week, sir?" said the man anxiously.”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Yes, I heard that.”
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 “That's at an end."”
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 "Can't you get me up in a week, sir?" said the man anxiously.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading That's at an end."
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading "Can't you get me up in a week, sir?" said the man anxiously.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That's at an end."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Can't you get me up in a week, sir?" said the man anxiously.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading "I have got a good deal to do."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I have got a good deal to do."
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading That's at an end."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Can't you get me up in a week, sir?" said the man anxiously.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "I have got a good deal to do."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I have got a good deal to do."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have got a good deal to do."
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "Yes, I heard that.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have got a good deal to do."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Can't you get me up in a week, sir?" said the man anxiously.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Can't you get me up in a week, sir?" said the man anxiously.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Can't you get me up in a week, sir?" said the man anxiously.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Not in the mine.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not in the mine.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Can't you get me up in a week, sir?" said the man anxiously.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Can't you get me up in a week, sir?" said the man anxiously.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Yes, I heard that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's at an end."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Can't you get me up in a week, sir?" said the man anxiously.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I have got a good deal to do."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Can't you get me up in a week, sir?" said the man anxiously.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading "Can't you get me up in a week, sir?" said the man anxiously.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, I heard that.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Can't you get me up in a week, sir?" said the man anxiously.
Chapter 14 of The White Virgin by George Manville Fenn holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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 14 holds 405 sentences of The White Virgin, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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