Chapter 9 of Twenty-Three Stories by Twenty and Three is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Twenty-Three Stories by Twenty and Three is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Here is the vicar coming, Sir Joshua. Shall I introduce you?” “Please do.” Lascelles was walking rapidly towards them. He looked ill but eager.
Chapter 9 of Twenty-Three Stories by Twenty and Three is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading “He looked ill but eager.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “He looked ill but eager.”
cause to come to know personally
From this reading “Shall I introduce you?””
(Old Testament) Moses' successor who led the Israelites into the Promised Land; best remembered for his destruction of Jericho
From this reading ““Here is the vicar coming, Sir Joshua.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading ““Please do.””
with speed
From this reading “Lascelles was walking rapidly towards them.”
a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman
From this reading ““Here is the vicar coming, Sir Joshua.”
close enough to be walked to
From this reading “Lascelles was walking rapidly towards them.”
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.
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used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He looked ill but eager.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “Here is the vicar coming, Sir Joshua.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Please do.”
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading He looked ill but eager.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked ill but eager.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Here is the vicar coming, Sir Joshua.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Shall I introduce you?”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading He looked ill but eager.
cause to come to know personally
From this reading Shall I introduce you?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Here is the vicar coming, Sir Joshua.
(Old Testament) Moses' successor who led the Israelites into the Promised Land; best remembered for his destruction of Jericho
From this reading “Here is the vicar coming, Sir Joshua.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lascelles was walking rapidly towards them.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He looked ill but eager.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “Please do.”
with speed
From this reading Lascelles was walking rapidly towards them.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Shall I introduce you?”
term of address for a man
From this reading “Here is the vicar coming, Sir Joshua.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Here is the vicar coming, Sir Joshua.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Lascelles was walking rapidly towards them.
in the direction of
From this reading Lascelles was walking rapidly towards them.
a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman
From this reading “Here is the vicar coming, Sir Joshua.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading Lascelles was walking rapidly towards them.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lascelles was walking rapidly towards them.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Shall I introduce you?”
Chapter 9 of Twenty-Three Stories by Twenty and Three by Ernest [Editor] Rhys holds 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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 9 holds 408 sentences of Twenty-Three Stories by Twenty and Three, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of Twenty-Three Stories by Twenty and Three by Ernest [Editor] Rhys exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 408 sentences, grouped into 82 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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