Chapter 4 of Tommy Wideawake is here in full — 463 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Tommy Wideawake is here in full — 463 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Tommy sighed. "All right," he said, taking off his coat. "Then, of course, you must, you know." "I tell you I'm not going to fight," repeated the pale boy. "Rot," said Tommy.
Chapter 4 of Tommy Wideawake is here in full — 463 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a youthful male person
From this reading “"I tell you I'm not going to fight," repeated the pale boy.”
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading “"All right," he said, taking off his coat.”
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading “"I tell you I'm not going to fight," repeated the pale boy.”
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading “"I tell you I'm not going to fight," repeated the pale boy.”
recurring again and again
From this reading “"I tell you I'm not going to fight," repeated the pale boy.”
a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
From this reading “"Rot," said Tommy.”
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “Tommy sighed.”
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading “"All right," he said, taking off his coat.”
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.
as might be expected
In this reading “"Then, of course, you must, you know."”
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 "All right," he said, taking off his coat.
a youthful male person
From this reading "I tell you I'm not going to fight," repeated the pale boy.
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading "All right," he said, taking off his coat.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Then, of course, you must, you know."
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading "I tell you I'm not going to fight," repeated the pale boy.
the act of departing
From this reading "I tell you I'm not going to fight," repeated the pale boy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "All right," he said, taking off his coat.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "All right," he said, taking off his coat.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I tell you I'm not going to fight," repeated the pale boy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I tell you I'm not going to fight," repeated the pale boy.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Then, of course, you must, you know."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Then, of course, you must, you know."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I tell you I'm not going to fight," repeated the pale boy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Then, of course, you must, you know."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "All right," he said, taking off his coat.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading "I tell you I'm not going to fight," repeated the pale boy.
recurring again and again
From this reading "I tell you I'm not going to fight," repeated the pale boy.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "All right," he said, taking off his coat.
a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
From this reading "Rot," said Tommy.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "All right," he said, taking off his coat.
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading Tommy sighed.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading "All right," he said, taking off his coat.
express in words
From this reading "I tell you I'm not going to fight," repeated the pale boy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I tell you I'm not going to fight," repeated the pale boy.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then, of course, you must, you know."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I tell you I'm not going to fight," repeated the pale boy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tommy sighed.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Then, of course, you must, you know."
Chapter 4 of Tommy Wideawake by H. H. (Henry Howarth), Sir Bashford holds 463 sentences, grouped into 93 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 463 sentences of Tommy Wideawake, unabridged, divided into 93 reading sections.
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