Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of The Wooing of Wistaria is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Wistaria! Speak to me! What is it? Tell me your trouble.” “Trouble?” she repeated, dazedly.
The Wooing of Wistaria
Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of The Wooing of Wistaria is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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“Wistaria!
Speak
to
me!
What
is
it?
Tell
me
your
trouble.”
“Trouble?”
she
repeated,
dazedly.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
The Wooing of Wistaria
Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of The Wooing of Wistaria is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
“Wistaria!
Line 2
Speak
to
me!
/spiːk tuː miː/
Line 3
What
is
it?
/wʌt ɪz ɪt/
Line 4
Tell
me
your
trouble.”
/tel miː jɔːr ˈtrʌbəl/
Line 5
“Trouble?”
she
repeated,
dazedly.
Learner Dictionary
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
recurring again and again
From this reading ““Trouble?” she repeated, dazedly.”
express in speech
From this reading “Speak to me!”
express in words
From this reading “Tell me your trouble.””
a source of difficulty
From this reading “Tell me your trouble.””
Word partnerships in these lines
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All words in this reading · 13
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dazedlyadverb
in a daze; in a dazed manner
From this reading “Trouble?” she repeated, dazedly.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is it?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What is it?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Speak to me!
recurring again and again
From this reading “Trouble?” she repeated, dazedly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Trouble?” she repeated, dazedly.
express in speech
From this reading Speak to me!
express in words
From this reading Tell me your trouble.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Speak to me!
a source of difficulty
From this reading Tell me your trouble.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is it?
Wistarianoun
any flowering vine of the genus Wisteria
From this reading “Wistaria!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Tell me your trouble.”
Chapter 4 of The Wooing of Wistaria by Onoto Watanna holds 401 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.
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Vocabulary met early in The Wooing of Wistaria
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- Https
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- Published
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