Chapter 4 of True heroism is here in full — 50 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of True heroism is here in full — 50 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BOMB. "THIS, I think, must be my little Julia's story," said Mr. Presgrave, taking up a sheet of foolscap, neatly ruled, and covered with large round text. "O uncle!" cried the child, laughing and blushing. "I am almost ashamed to give it in. I cannot write like the others—I never wrote anything so long before, and yet it will seem very short."
Chapter 4 of True heroism is here in full — 50 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading “"I am almost ashamed to give it in.”
having a red face from embarrassment or shame or agitation or emotional upset
From this reading “"O uncle!" cried the child, laughing and blushing.”
an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
From this reading “THE BOMB.”
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading “"O uncle!" cried the child, laughing and blushing.”
with neatness
From this reading “"THIS, I think, must be my little Julia's story," said Mr. Presgrave, taking up a sheet of foolscap, neatly ruled, and covered with large round text.”
subject to a ruling authority
From this reading “"THIS, I think, must be my little Julia's story," said Mr. Presgrave, taking up a sheet of foolscap, neatly ruled, and covered with large round text.”
any broad thin expanse or surface
From this reading “"THIS, I think, must be my little Julia's story," said Mr. Presgrave, taking up a sheet of foolscap, neatly ruled, and covered with large round text.”
the words of something written
From this reading “"THIS, I think, must be my little Julia's story," said Mr. Presgrave, taking up a sheet of foolscap, neatly ruled, and covered with large round text.”
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 “"I am almost ashamed to give it in.”
In this reading “I cannot write like the others—I never wrote anything so long before, and yet it will seem very short."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "THIS, I think, must be my little Julia's story," said Mr. Presgrave, taking up a sheet of foolscap, neatly ruled, and covered with large round text.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading "I am almost ashamed to give it in.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am almost ashamed to give it in.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "THIS, I think, must be my little Julia's story," said Mr. Presgrave, taking up a sheet of foolscap, neatly ruled, and covered with large round text.
any thing at all
From this reading I cannot write like the others—I never wrote anything so long before, and yet it will seem very short."
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading "I am almost ashamed to give it in.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "THIS, I think, must be my little Julia's story," said Mr. Presgrave, taking up a sheet of foolscap, neatly ruled, and covered with large round text.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I cannot write like the others—I never wrote anything so long before, and yet it will seem very short."
having a red face from embarrassment or shame or agitation or emotional upset
From this reading "O uncle!" cried the child, laughing and blushing.
an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
From this reading THE BOMB.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I cannot write like the others—I never wrote anything so long before, and yet it will seem very short."
a young person of either sex
From this reading "O uncle!" cried the child, laughing and blushing.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading "THIS, I think, must be my little Julia's story," said Mr. Presgrave, taking up a sheet of foolscap, neatly ruled, and covered with large round text.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "O uncle!" cried the child, laughing and blushing.
a size of paper used especially in Britain
From this reading "THIS, I think, must be my little Julia's story," said Mr. Presgrave, taking up a sheet of foolscap, neatly ruled, and covered with large round text.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "I am almost ashamed to give it in.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "THIS, I think, must be my little Julia's story," said Mr. Presgrave, taking up a sheet of foolscap, neatly ruled, and covered with large round text.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I am almost ashamed to give it in.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I am almost ashamed to give it in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "THIS, I think, must be my little Julia's story," said Mr. Presgrave, taking up a sheet of foolscap, neatly ruled, and covered with large round text.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "THIS, I think, must be my little Julia's story," said Mr. Presgrave, taking up a sheet of foolscap, neatly ruled, and covered with large round text.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading "O uncle!" cried the child, laughing and blushing.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I cannot write like the others—I never wrote anything so long before, and yet it will seem very short."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "THIS, I think, must be my little Julia's story," said Mr. Presgrave, taking up a sheet of foolscap, neatly ruled, and covered with large round text.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading I cannot write like the others—I never wrote anything so long before, and yet it will seem very short."
a form of address for a man
From this reading "THIS, I think, must be my little Julia's story," said Mr. Presgrave, taking up a sheet of foolscap, neatly ruled, and covered with large round text.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "THIS, I think, must be my little Julia's story," said Mr. Presgrave, taking up a sheet of foolscap, neatly ruled, and covered with large round text.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "THIS, I think, must be my little Julia's story," said Mr. Presgrave, taking up a sheet of foolscap, neatly ruled, and covered with large round text.
with neatness
From this reading "THIS, I think, must be my little Julia's story," said Mr. Presgrave, taking up a sheet of foolscap, neatly ruled, and covered with large round text.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I cannot write like the others—I never wrote anything so long before, and yet it will seem very short."
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "O uncle!" cried the child, laughing and blushing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "THIS, I think, must be my little Julia's story," said Mr. Presgrave, taking up a sheet of foolscap, neatly ruled, and covered with large round text.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I cannot write like the others—I never wrote anything so long before, and yet it will seem very short."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "THIS, I think, must be my little Julia's story," said Mr. Presgrave, taking up a sheet of foolscap, neatly ruled, and covered with large round text.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading "THIS, I think, must be my little Julia's story," said Mr. Presgrave, taking up a sheet of foolscap, neatly ruled, and covered with large round text.
subject to a ruling authority
From this reading "THIS, I think, must be my little Julia's story," said Mr. Presgrave, taking up a sheet of foolscap, neatly ruled, and covered with large round text.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "THIS, I think, must be my little Julia's story," said Mr. Presgrave, taking up a sheet of foolscap, neatly ruled, and covered with large round text.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading I cannot write like the others—I never wrote anything so long before, and yet it will seem very short."
any broad thin expanse or surface
From this reading "THIS, I think, must be my little Julia's story," said Mr. Presgrave, taking up a sheet of foolscap, neatly ruled, and covered with large round text.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading I cannot write like the others—I never wrote anything so long before, and yet it will seem very short."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I cannot write like the others—I never wrote anything so long before, and yet it will seem very short."
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading "THIS, I think, must be my little Julia's story," said Mr. Presgrave, taking up a sheet of foolscap, neatly ruled, and covered with large round text.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading "THIS, I think, must be my little Julia's story," said Mr. Presgrave, taking up a sheet of foolscap, neatly ruled, and covered with large round text.
the words of something written
From this reading "THIS, I think, must be my little Julia's story," said Mr. Presgrave, taking up a sheet of foolscap, neatly ruled, and covered with large round text.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BOMB.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "THIS, I think, must be my little Julia's story," said Mr. Presgrave, taking up a sheet of foolscap, neatly ruled, and covered with large round text.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "THIS, I think, must be my little Julia's story," said Mr. Presgrave, taking up a sheet of foolscap, neatly ruled, and covered with large round text.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I am almost ashamed to give it in.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading "O uncle!" cried the child, laughing and blushing.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "THIS, I think, must be my little Julia's story," said Mr. Presgrave, taking up a sheet of foolscap, neatly ruled, and covered with large round text.
precisely as stated
From this reading I cannot write like the others—I never wrote anything so long before, and yet it will seem very short."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I cannot write like the others—I never wrote anything so long before, and yet it will seem very short."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "THIS, I think, must be my little Julia's story," said Mr. Presgrave, taking up a sheet of foolscap, neatly ruled, and covered with large round text.
produce a literary work
From this reading I cannot write like the others—I never wrote anything so long before, and yet it will seem very short."
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading I cannot write like the others—I never wrote anything so long before, and yet it will seem very short."
but in spite of that
From this reading I cannot write like the others—I never wrote anything so long before, and yet it will seem very short."
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