Chapter 40 of Tony, the Hero is here in full — 1435 sentences across 287 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 40 of Tony, the Hero is here in full — 1435 sentences across 287 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL. Mrs. Harvey Middleton sat in her boudoir, trying to read a novel. But it failed to interest her. She felt uneasy, she scarcely knew why. The evening previous she had been at the Haymarket Theatre, and had been struck by a boy's face.
Chapter 40 of Tony, the Hero is here in full — 1435 sentences across 287 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a lady's bedroom or private sitting room
From this reading “Mrs. Harvey Middleton sat in her boudoir, trying to read a novel.”
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “The evening previous she had been at the Haymarket Theatre, and had been struck by a boy's face.”
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading “ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL.”
English physician and scientist who described the circulation of the blood; he later proposed that all animals originate from an ovum produced by the female of the species (1578-1657)
From this reading “Mrs. Harvey Middleton sat in her boudoir, trying to read a novel.”
English playwright and pamphleteer (1570-1627)
From this reading “Mrs. Harvey Middleton sat in her boudoir, trying to read a novel.”
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading “Mrs. Harvey Middleton sat in her boudoir, trying to read a novel.”
a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
From this reading “The evening previous she had been at the Haymarket Theatre, and had been struck by a boy's face.”
lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance
From this reading “She felt uneasy, she scarcely knew why.”
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 “She felt uneasy, she scarcely knew why.”
In this reading “Mrs. Harvey Middleton sat in her boudoir, trying to read a novel.”
In this reading “She felt uneasy, she scarcely knew why.”
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 Mrs. Harvey Middleton sat in her boudoir, trying to read a novel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The evening previous she had been at the Haymarket Theatre, and had been struck by a boy's face.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The evening previous she had been at the Haymarket Theatre, and had been struck by a boy's face.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The evening previous she had been at the Haymarket Theatre, and had been struck by a boy's face.
a lady's bedroom or private sitting room
From this reading Mrs. Harvey Middleton sat in her boudoir, trying to read a novel.
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The evening previous she had been at the Haymarket Theatre, and had been struck by a boy's face.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it failed to interest her.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The evening previous she had been at the Haymarket Theatre, and had been struck by a boy's face.
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading The evening previous she had been at the Haymarket Theatre, and had been struck by a boy's face.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The evening previous she had been at the Haymarket Theatre, and had been struck by a boy's face.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading But it failed to interest her.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading She felt uneasy, she scarcely knew why.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The evening previous she had been at the Haymarket Theatre, and had been struck by a boy's face.
English physician and scientist who described the circulation of the blood; he later proposed that all animals originate from an ovum produced by the female of the species (1578-1657)
From this reading Mrs. Harvey Middleton sat in her boudoir, trying to read a novel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The evening previous she had been at the Haymarket Theatre, and had been struck by a boy's face.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Harvey Middleton sat in her boudoir, trying to read a novel.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Harvey Middleton sat in her boudoir, trying to read a novel.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading But it failed to interest her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it failed to interest her.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading She felt uneasy, she scarcely knew why.
English playwright and pamphleteer (1570-1627)
From this reading Mrs. Harvey Middleton sat in her boudoir, trying to read a novel.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Harvey Middleton sat in her boudoir, trying to read a novel.
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading Mrs. Harvey Middleton sat in her boudoir, trying to read a novel.
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading The evening previous she had been at the Haymarket Theatre, and had been struck by a boy's face.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Mrs. Harvey Middleton sat in her boudoir, trying to read a novel.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Mrs. Harvey Middleton sat in her boudoir, trying to read a novel.
only a very short time before
From this reading She felt uneasy, she scarcely knew why.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She felt uneasy, she scarcely knew why.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading The evening previous she had been at the Haymarket Theatre, and had been struck by a boy's face.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The evening previous she had been at the Haymarket Theatre, and had been struck by a boy's face.
a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
From this reading The evening previous she had been at the Haymarket Theatre, and had been struck by a boy's face.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Harvey Middleton sat in her boudoir, trying to read a novel.
hard to endure
From this reading Mrs. Harvey Middleton sat in her boudoir, trying to read a novel.
lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance
From this reading She felt uneasy, she scarcely knew why.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading She felt uneasy, she scarcely knew why.
Chapter 40 of Tony, the Hero by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 1435 sentences, grouped into 287 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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