Chapter 4 of To Let is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of To Let is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Getting on! Why! you're as young as ever. By the way, that chap Profond, Mother, is he all right?" "Prosper Profond! Oh! the most amusing man I know."
Chapter 4 of To Let is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining
From this reading “Oh! the most amusing man I know."”
a boy or man
From this reading “By the way, that chap Profond, Mother, is he all right?"”
at any time
From this reading “Why! you're as young as ever.”
the act of acquiring something
From this reading “"Getting on!”
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “By the way, that chap Profond, Mother, is he all right?"”
make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance
From this reading “"Prosper Profond!”
precisely, exactly
From this reading “By the way, that chap Profond, Mother, is he all right?"”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “Why! you're as young as ever.”
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 “Oh! the most amusing man I know."”
introducing a different topic
In this reading “By the way, that chap Profond, Mother, is he all right?"”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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(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 By the way, that chap Profond, Mother, is he all right?"
providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining
From this reading Oh! the most amusing man I know."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Why! you're as young as ever.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the way, that chap Profond, Mother, is he all right?"
a boy or man
From this reading By the way, that chap Profond, Mother, is he all right?"
at any time
From this reading Why! you're as young as ever.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading "Getting on!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading By the way, that chap Profond, Mother, is he all right?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Oh! the most amusing man I know."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By the way, that chap Profond, Mother, is he all right?"
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Oh! the most amusing man I know."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Oh! the most amusing man I know."
used to form the superlative
From this reading Oh! the most amusing man I know."
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading By the way, that chap Profond, Mother, is he all right?"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh! the most amusing man I know."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Getting on!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By the way, that chap Profond, Mother, is he all right?"
make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance
From this reading "Prosper Profond!
precisely, exactly
From this reading By the way, that chap Profond, Mother, is he all right?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading By the way, that chap Profond, Mother, is he all right?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By the way, that chap Profond, Mother, is he all right?"
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading By the way, that chap Profond, Mother, is he all right?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why! you're as young as ever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why! you're as young as ever.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Why! you're as young as ever.
Chapter 4 of To Let by John Galsworthy holds 433 sentences, grouped into 87 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 4 holds 433 sentences of To Let, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of To Let by John Galsworthy exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 433 sentences, grouped into 87 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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