Chapter 4 of Toffee haunts a ghost is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Toffee haunts a ghost is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A thoughtful silence fell over the little group for a time. Marc was the first to speak. "I tell you what," he said brightly. "We'll all go together. Toffee and I were only looking for a place to stay.
Chapter 4 of Toffee haunts a ghost is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with brightness
From this reading “"I tell you what," he said brightly.”
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading “A thoughtful silence fell over the little group for a time.”
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading “A thoughtful silence fell over the little group for a time.”
made from residue of grapes or apples after pressing
From this reading “Marc was the first to speak.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “A thoughtful silence fell over the little group for a time.”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “Toffee and I were only looking for a place to stay.”
having intellectual depth
From this reading “A thoughtful silence fell over the little group for a time.”
caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets
From this reading “Toffee and I were only looking for a place to stay.”
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 “A thoughtful silence fell over the little group for a time.”
In this reading “A thoughtful silence fell over the little group for a time.”
In this reading “A thoughtful silence fell over the little group for a time.”
In this reading “"We'll all go together.”
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 A thoughtful silence fell over the little group for a time.
(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 "We'll all go together.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Toffee and I were only looking for a place to stay.
with brightness
From this reading "I tell you what," he said brightly.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading A thoughtful silence fell over the little group for a time.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Marc was the first to speak.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A thoughtful silence fell over the little group for a time.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "We'll all go together.
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading A thoughtful silence fell over the little group for a time.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I tell you what," he said brightly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I tell you what," he said brightly.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A thoughtful silence fell over the little group for a time.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Toffee and I were only looking for a place to stay.
made from residue of grapes or apples after pressing
From this reading Marc was the first to speak.
and nothing more
From this reading Toffee and I were only looking for a place to stay.
above and across; more than
From this reading A thoughtful silence fell over the little group for a time.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Toffee and I were only looking for a place to stay.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I tell you what," he said brightly.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading A thoughtful silence fell over the little group for a time.
express in speech
From this reading Marc was the first to speak.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Toffee and I were only looking for a place to stay.
express in words
From this reading "I tell you what," he said brightly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A thoughtful silence fell over the little group for a time.
having intellectual depth
From this reading A thoughtful silence fell over the little group for a time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading A thoughtful silence fell over the little group for a time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Marc was the first to speak.
caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets
From this reading Toffee and I were only looking for a place to stay.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading "We'll all go together.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Marc was the first to speak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We'll all go together.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Toffee and I were only looking for a place to stay.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I tell you what," he said brightly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I tell you what," he said brightly.
Chapter 4 of Toffee haunts a ghost by Henry Farrell holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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 417 sentences of Toffee haunts a ghost, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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