Chapter 10 of True to a Type, Vol. 1 (of 2) is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of True to a Type, Vol. 1 (of 2) is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A MOTHER'S CARES. Mrs Naylor went back to her chair to digest the information she had received. Pork and Pugwash were not ideas attractive to her refined imagination; but if there was money! The sons of "first families" in the East were sent West at times, she knew. Why not to Pugwash as well as other places?
Chapter 10 of True to a Type, Vol. 1 (of 2) is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm
From this reading “Pork and Pugwash were not ideas attractive to her refined imagination; but if there was money!”
plural of “care” — the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “A MOTHER'S CARES.”
convert food into absorbable substances
From this reading “Mrs Naylor went back to her chair to digest the information she had received.”
plural of “family” — a social unit living together
From this reading “The sons of "first families" in the East were sent West at times, she knew.”
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Pork and Pugwash were not ideas attractive to her refined imagination; but if there was money!”
meat from a domestic hog or pig
From this reading “Pork and Pugwash were not ideas attractive to her refined imagination; but if there was money!”
(used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel
From this reading “Pork and Pugwash were not ideas attractive to her refined imagination; but if there was money!”
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading “The sons of "first families" in the East were sent West at times, she knew.”
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.
belong to an earlier time
In this reading “Mrs Naylor went back to her chair to digest the information she had received.”
sporadically and infrequently
In this reading “The sons of "first families" in the East were sent West at times, she knew.”
In this reading “Why not to Pugwash as well as other places?”
In this reading “The sons of "first families" in the East were sent West at times, she knew.”
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 A MOTHER'S CARES.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pork and Pugwash were not ideas attractive to her refined imagination; but if there was money!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Why not to Pugwash as well as other places?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The sons of "first families" in the East were sent West at times, she knew.
pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm
From this reading Pork and Pugwash were not ideas attractive to her refined imagination; but if there was money!
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Mrs Naylor went back to her chair to digest the information she had received.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Pork and Pugwash were not ideas attractive to her refined imagination; but if there was money!
plural of “care” — the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading A MOTHER'S CARES.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Mrs Naylor went back to her chair to digest the information she had received.
convert food into absorbable substances
From this reading Mrs Naylor went back to her chair to digest the information she had received.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading The sons of "first families" in the East were sent West at times, she knew.
plural of “family” — a social unit living together
From this reading The sons of "first families" in the East were sent West at times, she knew.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The sons of "first families" in the East were sent West at times, she knew.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs Naylor went back to her chair to digest the information she had received.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs Naylor went back to her chair to digest the information she had received.
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Pork and Pugwash were not ideas attractive to her refined imagination; but if there was money!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Pork and Pugwash were not ideas attractive to her refined imagination; but if there was money!
the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
From this reading Pork and Pugwash were not ideas attractive to her refined imagination; but if there was money!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sons of "first families" in the East were sent West at times, she knew.
a message received and understood
From this reading Mrs Naylor went back to her chair to digest the information she had received.
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 The sons of "first families" in the East were sent West at times, she knew.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading Pork and Pugwash were not ideas attractive to her refined imagination; but if there was money!
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading A MOTHER'S CARES.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs Naylor went back to her chair to digest the information she had received.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs Naylor went back to her chair to digest the information she had received.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Pork and Pugwash were not ideas attractive to her refined imagination; but if there was money!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sons of "first families" in the East were sent West at times, she knew.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Why not to Pugwash as well as other places?
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Why not to Pugwash as well as other places?
meat from a domestic hog or pig
From this reading Pork and Pugwash were not ideas attractive to her refined imagination; but if there was money!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pork and Pugwash were not ideas attractive to her refined imagination; but if there was money!
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading Mrs Naylor went back to her chair to digest the information she had received.
(used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel
From this reading Pork and Pugwash were not ideas attractive to her refined imagination; but if there was money!
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading The sons of "first families" in the East were sent West at times, she knew.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs Naylor went back to her chair to digest the information she had received.
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading The sons of "first families" in the East were sent West at times, she knew.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs Naylor went back to her chair to digest the information she had received.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Pork and Pugwash were not ideas attractive to her refined imagination; but if there was money!
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading The sons of "first families" in the East were sent West at times, she knew.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs Naylor went back to her chair to digest the information she had received.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Pork and Pugwash were not ideas attractive to her refined imagination; but if there was money!
(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 Why not to Pugwash as well as other places?
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Mrs Naylor went back to her chair to digest the information she had received.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Pork and Pugwash were not ideas attractive to her refined imagination; but if there was money!
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading The sons of "first families" in the East were sent West at times, she knew.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why not to Pugwash as well as other places?
Chapter 10 of True to a Type, Vol. 1 (of 2) by Robert Cleland holds 155 sentences, grouped into 31 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 10 holds 155 sentences of True to a Type, Vol. 1 (of 2), unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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