Chapter 10 of What's Mine's Mine — Volume 2 is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of What's Mine's Mine — Volume 2 is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE ENCOUNTER. Annie came again to her chief, with the complaint that Mr. Sercombe persisted in his attentions. Alister went to see her home. They had not gone far when Sercombe overtook them, and passed. The chief told Annie to go on, and called after him, "I must have a word or two with you, Mr. Sercombe!"
Chapter 10 of What's Mine's Mine — Volume 2 is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “attention” — the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading “Annie came again to her chief, with the complaint that Mr. Sercombe persisted in his attentions.”
a person who is in charge
From this reading “Annie came again to her chief, with the complaint that Mr. Sercombe persisted in his attentions.”
an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
From this reading “Annie came again to her chief, with the complaint that Mr. Sercombe persisted in his attentions.”
come together
From this reading “THE ENCOUNTER.”
destroyed or killed
From this reading “They had not gone far when Sercombe overtook them, and passed.”
inflected form of “overtake” — catch up with and possibly overtake
From this reading “They had not gone far when Sercombe overtook them, and passed.”
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading “They had not gone far when Sercombe overtook them, and passed.”
past form of “persist” — continue to exist
From this reading “Annie came again to her chief, with the complaint that Mr. Sercombe persisted in his attentions.”
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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 The chief told Annie to go on, and called after him, "I must have a word or two with you, Mr. Sercombe!"
later than; following
From this reading The chief told Annie to go on, and called after him, "I must have a word or two with you, Mr. Sercombe!"
anew
From this reading Annie came again to her chief, with the complaint that Mr. Sercombe persisted in his attentions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alister went to see her home.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They had not gone far when Sercombe overtook them, and passed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Annie came again to her chief, with the complaint that Mr. Sercombe persisted in his attentions.
plural of “attention” — the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading Annie came again to her chief, with the complaint that Mr. Sercombe persisted in his attentions.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The chief told Annie to go on, and called after him, "I must have a word or two with you, Mr. Sercombe!"
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Annie came again to her chief, with the complaint that Mr. Sercombe persisted in his attentions.
a person who is in charge
From this reading Annie came again to her chief, with the complaint that Mr. Sercombe persisted in his attentions.
an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
From this reading Annie came again to her chief, with the complaint that Mr. Sercombe persisted in his attentions.
come together
From this reading THE ENCOUNTER.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading They had not gone far when Sercombe overtook them, and passed.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The chief told Annie to go on, and called after him, "I must have a word or two with you, Mr. Sercombe!"
destroyed or killed
From this reading They had not gone far when Sercombe overtook them, and passed.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had not gone far when Sercombe overtook them, and passed.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The chief told Annie to go on, and called after him, "I must have a word or two with you, Mr. Sercombe!"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Annie came again to her chief, with the complaint that Mr. Sercombe persisted in his attentions.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The chief told Annie to go on, and called after him, "I must have a word or two with you, Mr. Sercombe!"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Annie came again to her chief, with the complaint that Mr. Sercombe persisted in his attentions.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Alister went to see her home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The chief told Annie to go on, and called after him, "I must have a word or two with you, Mr. Sercombe!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Annie came again to her chief, with the complaint that Mr. Sercombe persisted in his attentions.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Annie came again to her chief, with the complaint that Mr. Sercombe persisted in his attentions.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The chief told Annie to go on, and called after him, "I must have a word or two with you, Mr. Sercombe!"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They had not gone far when Sercombe overtook them, and passed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The chief told Annie to go on, and called after him, "I must have a word or two with you, Mr. Sercombe!"
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The chief told Annie to go on, and called after him, "I must have a word or two with you, Mr. Sercombe!"
inflected form of “overtake” — catch up with and possibly overtake
From this reading They had not gone far when Sercombe overtook them, and passed.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading They had not gone far when Sercombe overtook them, and passed.
past form of “persist” — continue to exist
From this reading Annie came again to her chief, with the complaint that Mr. Sercombe persisted in his attentions.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Alister went to see her home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Annie came again to her chief, with the complaint that Mr. Sercombe persisted in his attentions.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Annie came again to her chief, with the complaint that Mr. Sercombe persisted in his attentions.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ENCOUNTER.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They had not gone far when Sercombe overtook them, and passed.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had not gone far when Sercombe overtook them, and passed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Annie came again to her chief, with the complaint that Mr. Sercombe persisted in his attentions.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading The chief told Annie to go on, and called after him, "I must have a word or two with you, Mr. Sercombe!"
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The chief told Annie to go on, and called after him, "I must have a word or two with you, Mr. Sercombe!"
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Alister went to see her home.
at the time that
From this reading They had not gone far when Sercombe overtook them, and passed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Annie came again to her chief, with the complaint that Mr. Sercombe persisted in his attentions.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading The chief told Annie to go on, and called after him, "I must have a word or two with you, Mr. Sercombe!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The chief told Annie to go on, and called after him, "I must have a word or two with you, Mr. Sercombe!"
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