Chapter 9 of Whither Thou Goest is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Whither Thou Goest is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Varenne was a very kindly man, in spite of his somewhat sharp ways in business. Those last few pathetic words had gone straight to his heart. She had often wanted a meal, and she was a most attractive girl! Many would have called her beautiful. "It is a sad history, my poor child," he said sympathetically.
Chapter 9 of Whither Thou Goest is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm
From this reading “She had often wanted a meal, and she was a most attractive girl!”
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading “Varenne was a very kindly man, in spite of his somewhat sharp ways in business.”
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading “She had often wanted a meal, and she was a most attractive girl!”
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “Those last few pathetic words had gone straight to his heart.”
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading “"It is a sad history, my poor child," he said sympathetically.”
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading “Varenne was a very kindly man, in spite of his somewhat sharp ways in business.”
with respect to the sympathetic nervous system
From this reading “"It is a sad history, my poor child," he said sympathetically.”
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading “Varenne was a very kindly man, in spite of his somewhat sharp ways in business.”
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.
In this reading “She had often wanted a meal, and she was a most attractive girl!”
In this reading “Varenne was a very kindly man, in spite of his somewhat sharp ways in business.”
In this reading “"It is a sad history, my poor child," he said sympathetically.”
In this reading “"It is a sad history, my poor child," he said sympathetically.”
In this reading “She had often wanted a meal, and she was a most attractive girl!”
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 Varenne was a very kindly man, in spite of his somewhat sharp ways in business.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had often wanted a meal, and she was a most attractive girl!
pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm
From this reading She had often wanted a meal, and she was a most attractive girl!
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Many would have called her beautiful.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Varenne was a very kindly man, in spite of his somewhat sharp ways in business.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Many would have called her beautiful.
a young person of either sex
From this reading "It is a sad history, my poor child," he said sympathetically.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Those last few pathetic words had gone straight to his heart.
a young female
From this reading She had often wanted a meal, and she was a most attractive girl!
destroyed or killed
From this reading Those last few pathetic words had gone straight to his heart.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Those last few pathetic words had gone straight to his heart.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Many would have called her beautiful.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It is a sad history, my poor child," he said sympathetically.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Those last few pathetic words had gone straight to his heart.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Many would have called her beautiful.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Varenne was a very kindly man, in spite of his somewhat sharp ways in business.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading "It is a sad history, my poor child," he said sympathetically.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Varenne was a very kindly man, in spite of his somewhat sharp ways in business.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is a sad history, my poor child," he said sympathetically.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is a sad history, my poor child," he said sympathetically.
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading Varenne was a very kindly man, in spite of his somewhat sharp ways in business.
immediately past
From this reading Those last few pathetic words had gone straight to his heart.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Varenne was a very kindly man, in spite of his somewhat sharp ways in business.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Many would have called her beautiful.
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading She had often wanted a meal, and she was a most attractive girl!
used to form the superlative
From this reading She had often wanted a meal, and she was a most attractive girl!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "It is a sad history, my poor child," he said sympathetically.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Varenne was a very kindly man, in spite of his somewhat sharp ways in business.
many times at short intervals
From this reading She had often wanted a meal, and she was a most attractive girl!
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Those last few pathetic words had gone straight to his heart.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "It is a sad history, my poor child," he said sympathetically.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading "It is a sad history, my poor child," he said sympathetically.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It is a sad history, my poor child," he said sympathetically.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading Varenne was a very kindly man, in spite of his somewhat sharp ways in business.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had often wanted a meal, and she was a most attractive girl!
to a small degree or extent
From this reading Varenne was a very kindly man, in spite of his somewhat sharp ways in business.
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading Varenne was a very kindly man, in spite of his somewhat sharp ways in business.
successive (without a break)
From this reading Those last few pathetic words had gone straight to his heart.
with respect to the sympathetic nervous system
From this reading "It is a sad history, my poor child," he said sympathetically.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those last few pathetic words had gone straight to his heart.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Those last few pathetic words had gone straight to his heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Varenne was a very kindly man, in spite of his somewhat sharp ways in business.
precisely as stated
From this reading Varenne was a very kindly man, in spite of his somewhat sharp ways in business.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading She had often wanted a meal, and she was a most attractive girl!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Varenne was a very kindly man, in spite of his somewhat sharp ways in business.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading Varenne was a very kindly man, in spite of his somewhat sharp ways in business.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Those last few pathetic words had gone straight to his heart.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Many would have called her beautiful.
Chapter 9 of Whither Thou Goest by William Le Queux holds 429 sentences, grouped into 86 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.
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