Chapter 5 of The Wings of the Dove, Volume II is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Wings of the Dove, Volume II is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mrs. Lowder took it rightly. "For _her_." "For her. Anything in the world he will or he must. He can use me to the last bone, and he likes at least that.
Chapter 5 of The Wings of the Dove, Volume II is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any thing at all
From this reading “Anything in the world he will or he must.”
rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
From this reading “He can use me to the last bone, and he likes at least that.”
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading “He can use me to the last bone, and he likes at least that.”
plural of “like” — a similar kind
From this reading “He can use me to the last bone, and he likes at least that.”
with honesty
From this reading “Mrs. Lowder took it rightly.”
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading “Mrs. Lowder took it rightly.”
the act of using
From this reading “He can use me to the last bone, and he likes at least that.”
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “Anything in the world he will or he must.”
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 “Anything in the world he will or he must.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He can use me to the last bone, and he likes at least that.
any thing at all
From this reading Anything in the world he will or he must.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He can use me to the last bone, and he likes at least that.
rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
From this reading He can use me to the last bone, and he likes at least that.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading He can use me to the last bone, and he likes at least that.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "For _her_."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Anything in the world he will or he must.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "For _her_."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Anything in the world he will or he must.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Lowder took it rightly.
immediately past
From this reading He can use me to the last bone, and he likes at least that.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading He can use me to the last bone, and he likes at least that.
plural of “like” — a similar kind
From this reading He can use me to the last bone, and he likes at least that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Lowder took it rightly.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He can use me to the last bone, and he likes at least that.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Lowder took it rightly.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Anything in the world he will or he must.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Anything in the world he will or he must.
with honesty
From this reading Mrs. Lowder took it rightly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He can use me to the last bone, and he likes at least that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Anything in the world he will or he must.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He can use me to the last bone, and he likes at least that.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Mrs. Lowder took it rightly.
the act of using
From this reading He can use me to the last bone, and he likes at least that.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Anything in the world he will or he must.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Anything in the world he will or he must.
Chapter 5 of The Wings of the Dove, Volume II by Henry James holds 406 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.
Chapter 5 holds 406 sentences of The Wings of the Dove, Volume II, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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