Chapter 10 of What a Man Wills is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of What a Man Wills is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Delia was annoyed, and showed it. "Awfully boring it must be, to be a City man," said she with her nose in the air. "Always having to keep your nose to the grind. That's why I like army men. You can depend upon them.
Chapter 10 of What a Man Wills is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading “Delia was annoyed, and showed it.”
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading “That's why I like army men.”
used as intensifiers
From this reading “"Awfully boring it must be, to be a City man," said she with her nose in the air.”
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
From this reading “"Awfully boring it must be, to be a City man," said she with her nose in the air.”
be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading “You can depend upon them.”
press or grind with a crushing noise
From this reading “"Always having to keep your nose to the grind.”
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading “"Awfully boring it must be, to be a City man," said she with her nose in the air.”
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “Delia was annoyed, and showed it.”
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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be contingent on
In this reading “You can depend upon them.”
on everybody's mind
In this reading “"Awfully boring it must be, to be a City man," said she with her nose in the air.”
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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 "Awfully boring it must be, to be a City man," said she with her nose in the air.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading "Awfully boring it must be, to be a City man," said she with her nose in the air.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "Always having to keep your nose to the grind.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Delia was annoyed, and showed it.
aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading Delia was annoyed, and showed it.
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading That's why I like army men.
used as intensifiers
From this reading "Awfully boring it must be, to be a City man," said she with her nose in the air.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Awfully boring it must be, to be a City man," said she with her nose in the air.
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
From this reading "Awfully boring it must be, to be a City man," said she with her nose in the air.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You can depend upon them.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading "Awfully boring it must be, to be a City man," said she with her nose in the air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Delia was annoyed, and showed it.
be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading You can depend upon them.
press or grind with a crushing noise
From this reading "Always having to keep your nose to the grind.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading "Always having to keep your nose to the grind.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Awfully boring it must be, to be a City man," said she with her nose in the air.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That's why I like army men.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Awfully boring it must be, to be a City man," said she with her nose in the air.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Delia was annoyed, and showed it.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "Always having to keep your nose to the grind.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading That's why I like army men.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Awfully boring it must be, to be a City man," said she with her nose in the air.
the force of workers available
From this reading That's why I like army men.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Awfully boring it must be, to be a City man," said she with her nose in the air.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading "Awfully boring it must be, to be a City man," said she with her nose in the air.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Awfully boring it must be, to be a City man," said she with her nose in the air.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Awfully boring it must be, to be a City man," said she with her nose in the air.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Delia was annoyed, and showed it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's why I like army men.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Awfully boring it must be, to be a City man," said she with her nose in the air.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading You can depend upon them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Awfully boring it must be, to be a City man," said she with her nose in the air.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading You can depend upon them.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Delia was annoyed, and showed it.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading That's why I like army men.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Awfully boring it must be, to be a City man," said she with her nose in the air.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You can depend upon them.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Always having to keep your nose to the grind.
Chapter 10 of What a Man Wills by George de Horne, Mrs. Vaizey holds 406 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 10 holds 406 sentences of What a Man Wills, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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