Chapter 17 of The Woman with One Hand, and Mr. Ely's Engagement is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The Woman with One Hand, and Mr. Ely's Engagement is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS. CLIVE--AND POMPEY Mrs. Clive had the faithful Pompey in her arms. That faithful animal was out for exercise, and exercise meant as a rule, to him, being carried all the way. His mistress stared at the lovers, and the lovers, taken aback for a moment, stared at her. "Can I believe my eyes!"
Chapter 17 of The Woman with One Hand, and Mr. Ely's Engagement is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having the wind against the forward side of the sails
From this reading “His mistress stared at the lovers, and the lovers, taken aback for a moment, stared at her.”
British general and statesman whose victory at Plassey in 1757 strengthened British control of India (1725-1774)
From this reading “CLIVE--AND POMPEY Mrs. Clive had the faithful Pompey in her arms.”
the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
From this reading “That faithful animal was out for exercise, and exercise meant as a rule, to him, being carried all the way.”
steadfast in affection or allegiance
From this reading “CLIVE--AND POMPEY Mrs. Clive had the faithful Pompey in her arms.”
plural of “lover” — a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading “His mistress stared at the lovers, and the lovers, taken aback for a moment, stared at her.”
Roman general and statesman who quarrelled with Caesar and fled to Egypt where he was murdered (106-48 BC)
From this reading “CLIVE--AND POMPEY Mrs. Clive had the faithful Pompey in her arms.”
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading “That faithful animal was out for exercise, and exercise meant as a rule, to him, being carried all the way.”
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “His mistress stared at the lovers, and the lovers, taken aback for a moment, stared at 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.
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In this reading “His mistress stared at the lovers, and the lovers, taken aback for a moment, stared at her.”
In this reading “That faithful animal was out for exercise, and exercise meant as a rule, to him, being carried all the way.”
temporarily
In this reading “His mistress stared at the lovers, and the lovers, taken aback for a moment, stared at her.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That faithful animal was out for exercise, and exercise meant as a rule, to him, being carried all the way.
having the wind against the forward side of the sails
From this reading His mistress stared at the lovers, and the lovers, taken aback for a moment, stared at her.
(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 That faithful animal was out for exercise, and exercise meant as a rule, to him, being carried all the way.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CLIVE--AND POMPEY Mrs. Clive had the faithful Pompey in her arms.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading That faithful animal was out for exercise, and exercise meant as a rule, to him, being carried all the way.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading CLIVE--AND POMPEY Mrs. Clive had the faithful Pompey in her arms.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That faithful animal was out for exercise, and exercise meant as a rule, to him, being carried all the way.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His mistress stared at the lovers, and the lovers, taken aback for a moment, stared at her.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading That faithful animal was out for exercise, and exercise meant as a rule, to him, being carried all the way.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "Can I believe my eyes!"
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Can I believe my eyes!"
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading That faithful animal was out for exercise, and exercise meant as a rule, to him, being carried all the way.
British general and statesman whose victory at Plassey in 1757 strengthened British control of India (1725-1774)
From this reading CLIVE--AND POMPEY Mrs. Clive had the faithful Pompey in her arms.
the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
From this reading That faithful animal was out for exercise, and exercise meant as a rule, to him, being carried all the way.
opinion or judgment
From this reading "Can I believe my eyes!"
steadfast in affection or allegiance
From this reading CLIVE--AND POMPEY Mrs. Clive had the faithful Pompey in her arms.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That faithful animal was out for exercise, and exercise meant as a rule, to him, being carried all the way.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading CLIVE--AND POMPEY Mrs. Clive had the faithful Pompey in her arms.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading CLIVE--AND POMPEY Mrs. Clive had the faithful Pompey in her arms.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That faithful animal was out for exercise, and exercise meant as a rule, to him, being carried all the way.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His mistress stared at the lovers, and the lovers, taken aback for a moment, stared at her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Can I believe my eyes!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CLIVE--AND POMPEY Mrs. Clive had the faithful Pompey in her arms.
plural of “lover” — a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading His mistress stared at the lovers, and the lovers, taken aback for a moment, stared at her.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading That faithful animal was out for exercise, and exercise meant as a rule, to him, being carried all the way.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading His mistress stared at the lovers, and the lovers, taken aback for a moment, stared at her.
a particular point in time
From this reading His mistress stared at the lovers, and the lovers, taken aback for a moment, stared at her.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Can I believe my eyes!"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading That faithful animal was out for exercise, and exercise meant as a rule, to him, being carried all the way.
Roman general and statesman who quarrelled with Caesar and fled to Egypt where he was murdered (106-48 BC)
From this reading CLIVE--AND POMPEY Mrs. Clive had the faithful Pompey in her arms.
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading That faithful animal was out for exercise, and exercise meant as a rule, to him, being carried all the way.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading His mistress stared at the lovers, and the lovers, taken aback for a moment, stared at her.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading His mistress stared at the lovers, and the lovers, taken aback for a moment, stared at her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That faithful animal was out for exercise, and exercise meant as a rule, to him, being carried all the way.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CLIVE--AND POMPEY Mrs. Clive had the faithful Pompey in her arms.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That faithful animal was out for exercise, and exercise meant as a rule, to him, being carried all the way.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That faithful animal was out for exercise, and exercise meant as a rule, to him, being carried all the way.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading That faithful animal was out for exercise, and exercise meant as a rule, to him, being carried all the way.
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