Chapter 30 of Under False Pretences: A Novel is here in full — 245 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of Under False Pretences: A Novel is here in full — 245 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH. "Pollard's down with this fever," was the announcement which Percival made to Brian a few days later. "Badly?" "A smart touch. And Jackson doesn't mend as he ought to do.
Chapter 30 of Under False Pretences: A Novel is here in full — 245 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a formal public statement
From this reading “"Pollard's down with this fever," was the announcement which Percival made to Brian a few days later.”
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading “"Badly?"”
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading “"Pollard's down with this fever," was the announcement which Percival made to Brian a few days later.”
English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)
From this reading “And Jackson doesn't mend as he ought to do.”
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading “And Jackson doesn't mend as he ought to do.”
possessive form of “pollard” — a tree with limbs cut back to promote a more bushy growth of foliage
From this reading “"Pollard's down with this fever," was the announcement which Percival made to Brian a few days later.”
showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
From this reading “"A smart touch.”
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading “"A smart touch.”
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.
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In this reading “"Pollard's down with this fever," was the announcement which Percival made to Brian a few days later.”
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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 "Pollard's down with this fever," was the announcement which Percival made to Brian a few days later.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH.
a formal public statement
From this reading "Pollard's down with this fever," was the announcement which Percival made to Brian a few days later.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And Jackson doesn't mend as he ought to do.
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading "Badly?"
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Pollard's down with this fever," was the announcement which Percival made to Brian a few days later.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading "Pollard's down with this fever," was the announcement which Percival made to Brian a few days later.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And Jackson doesn't mend as he ought to do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Jackson doesn't mend as he ought to do.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Pollard's down with this fever," was the announcement which Percival made to Brian a few days later.
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading "Pollard's down with this fever," was the announcement which Percival made to Brian a few days later.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading "Pollard's down with this fever," was the announcement which Percival made to Brian a few days later.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And Jackson doesn't mend as he ought to do.
English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)
From this reading And Jackson doesn't mend as he ought to do.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading "Pollard's down with this fever," was the announcement which Percival made to Brian a few days later.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "Pollard's down with this fever," was the announcement which Percival made to Brian a few days later.
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading And Jackson doesn't mend as he ought to do.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading And Jackson doesn't mend as he ought to do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Pollard's down with this fever," was the announcement which Percival made to Brian a few days later.
possessive form of “pollard” — a tree with limbs cut back to promote a more bushy growth of foliage
From this reading "Pollard's down with this fever," was the announcement which Percival made to Brian a few days later.
showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
From this reading "A smart touch.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Pollard's down with this fever," was the announcement which Percival made to Brian a few days later.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Pollard's down with this fever," was the announcement which Percival made to Brian a few days later.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Pollard's down with this fever," was the announcement which Percival made to Brian a few days later.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading "A smart touch.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Pollard's down with this fever," was the announcement which Percival made to Brian a few days later.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Pollard's down with this fever," was the announcement which Percival made to Brian a few days later.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Pollard's down with this fever," was the announcement which Percival made to Brian a few days later.
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