Chapter 5 of The Wish: A Novel is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of The Wish: A Novel is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I started. I had not in the remotest degree thought of that. But as the moment pressed, I mentioned at haphazard the name of an old inspector who had always been specially attached to me. * * * * * "Time passed. One day followed another in the old way, and yet now how differently, how peculiarly the world had shaped itself for me.
Chapter 5 of The Wish: A Novel is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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being joined in close association
From this reading “But as the moment pressed, I mentioned at haphazard the name of an old inspector who had always been specially attached to me.”
in another and different manner
From this reading “One day followed another in the old way, and yet now how differently, how peculiarly the world had shaped itself for me.”
dependent upon or characterized by chance
From this reading “But as the moment pressed, I mentioned at haphazard the name of an old inspector who had always been specially attached to me.”
a high ranking police officer
From this reading “But as the moment pressed, I mentioned at haphazard the name of an old inspector who had always been specially attached to me.”
uniquely or characteristically
From this reading “One day followed another in the old way, and yet now how differently, how peculiarly the world had shaped itself for me.”
superlative of “remote” — located far away spatially
From this reading “I had not in the remotest degree thought of that.”
shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)
From this reading “One day followed another in the old way, and yet now how differently, how peculiarly the world had shaped itself for me.”
in a special manner
From this reading “But as the moment pressed, I mentioned at haphazard the name of an old inspector who had always been specially attached to me.”
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 had not in the remotest degree thought of that.”
In this reading “But as the moment pressed, I mentioned at haphazard the name of an old inspector who had always been specially attached to me.”
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at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading But as the moment pressed, I mentioned at haphazard the name of an old inspector who had always been specially attached to me.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But as the moment pressed, I mentioned at haphazard the name of an old inspector who had always been specially attached to me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One day followed another in the old way, and yet now how differently, how peculiarly the world had shaped itself for me.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading One day followed another in the old way, and yet now how differently, how peculiarly the world had shaped itself for me.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But as the moment pressed, I mentioned at haphazard the name of an old inspector who had always been specially attached to me.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But as the moment pressed, I mentioned at haphazard the name of an old inspector who had always been specially attached to me.
being joined in close association
From this reading But as the moment pressed, I mentioned at haphazard the name of an old inspector who had always been specially attached to me.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But as the moment pressed, I mentioned at haphazard the name of an old inspector who had always been specially attached to me.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But as the moment pressed, I mentioned at haphazard the name of an old inspector who had always been specially attached to me.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One day followed another in the old way, and yet now how differently, how peculiarly the world had shaped itself for me.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading I had not in the remotest degree thought of that.
in another and different manner
From this reading One day followed another in the old way, and yet now how differently, how peculiarly the world had shaped itself for me.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading One day followed another in the old way, and yet now how differently, how peculiarly the world had shaped itself for me.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading One day followed another in the old way, and yet now how differently, how peculiarly the world had shaped itself for me.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had not in the remotest degree thought of that.
dependent upon or characterized by chance
From this reading But as the moment pressed, I mentioned at haphazard the name of an old inspector who had always been specially attached to me.
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From this reading One day followed another in the old way, and yet now how differently, how peculiarly the world had shaped itself for me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I started.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I had not in the remotest degree thought of that.
a high ranking police officer
From this reading But as the moment pressed, I mentioned at haphazard the name of an old inspector who had always been specially attached to me.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading One day followed another in the old way, and yet now how differently, how peculiarly the world had shaped itself for me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But as the moment pressed, I mentioned at haphazard the name of an old inspector who had always been specially attached to me.
past form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading But as the moment pressed, I mentioned at haphazard the name of an old inspector who had always been specially attached to me.
a particular point in time
From this reading But as the moment pressed, I mentioned at haphazard the name of an old inspector who had always been specially attached to me.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading But as the moment pressed, I mentioned at haphazard the name of an old inspector who had always been specially attached to me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I had not in the remotest degree thought of that.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading One day followed another in the old way, and yet now how differently, how peculiarly the world had shaped itself for me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had not in the remotest degree thought of that.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading But as the moment pressed, I mentioned at haphazard the name of an old inspector who had always been specially attached to me.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day followed another in the old way, and yet now how differently, how peculiarly the world had shaped itself for me.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading * * * * * "Time passed.
uniquely or characteristically
From this reading One day followed another in the old way, and yet now how differently, how peculiarly the world had shaped itself for me.
compacted by ironing
From this reading But as the moment pressed, I mentioned at haphazard the name of an old inspector who had always been specially attached to me.
superlative of “remote” — located far away spatially
From this reading I had not in the remotest degree thought of that.
shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)
From this reading One day followed another in the old way, and yet now how differently, how peculiarly the world had shaped itself for me.
in a special manner
From this reading But as the moment pressed, I mentioned at haphazard the name of an old inspector who had always been specially attached to me.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "I started.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I had not in the remotest degree thought of that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I had not in the remotest degree thought of that.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I had not in the remotest degree thought of that.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading * * * * * "Time passed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But as the moment pressed, I mentioned at haphazard the name of an old inspector who had always been specially attached to me.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading One day followed another in the old way, and yet now how differently, how peculiarly the world had shaped itself for me.
which person or people
From this reading But as the moment pressed, I mentioned at haphazard the name of an old inspector who had always been specially attached to me.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading One day followed another in the old way, and yet now how differently, how peculiarly the world had shaped itself for me.
but in spite of that
From this reading One day followed another in the old way, and yet now how differently, how peculiarly the world had shaped itself for me.
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