Chapter 11 of Won at last is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Won at last is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DOWN IN A VALLEY. I HARDLY know how we got through the next month. A doctor had to be called in, and Maimie’s attack proved to be, as she had expected, one of severe inflammation. She was very very ill, though by her own account not so ill as the former time. A more patient and gentle invalid could hardly have been found.
Chapter 11 of Won at last is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading “A doctor had to be called in, and Maimie’s attack proved to be, as she had expected, one of severe inflammation.”
a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat
From this reading “A doctor had to be called in, and Maimie’s attack proved to be, as she had expected, one of severe inflammation.”
someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury
From this reading “A more patient and gentle invalid could hardly have been found.”
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “I HARDLY know how we got through the next month.”
a person who requires medical care
From this reading “A more patient and gentle invalid could hardly have been found.”
established beyond doubt
From this reading “A doctor had to be called in, and Maimie’s attack proved to be, as she had expected, one of severe inflammation.”
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading “A doctor had to be called in, and Maimie’s attack proved to be, as she had expected, one of severe inflammation.”
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading “DOWN IN A VALLEY.”
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 “She was very very ill, though by her own account not so ill as the former time.”
In this reading “I HARDLY know how we got through the next month.”
finish a task completely
In this reading “I HARDLY know how we got through the next month.”
In this reading “DOWN IN A VALLEY.”
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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 DOWN IN A VALLEY.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading She was very very ill, though by her own account not so ill as the former time.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A doctor had to be called in, and Maimie’s attack proved to be, as she had expected, one of severe inflammation.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A doctor had to be called in, and Maimie’s attack proved to be, as she had expected, one of severe inflammation.
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading A doctor had to be called in, and Maimie’s attack proved to be, as she had expected, one of severe inflammation.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A doctor had to be called in, and Maimie’s attack proved to be, as she had expected, one of severe inflammation.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A more patient and gentle invalid could hardly have been found.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She was very very ill, though by her own account not so ill as the former time.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading A doctor had to be called in, and Maimie’s attack proved to be, as she had expected, one of severe inflammation.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A more patient and gentle invalid could hardly have been found.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading A doctor had to be called in, and Maimie’s attack proved to be, as she had expected, one of severe inflammation.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading DOWN IN A VALLEY.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading A doctor had to be called in, and Maimie’s attack proved to be, as she had expected, one of severe inflammation.
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading She was very very ill, though by her own account not so ill as the former time.
set up or found
From this reading A more patient and gentle invalid could hardly have been found.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading A more patient and gentle invalid could hardly have been found.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I HARDLY know how we got through the next month.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A doctor had to be called in, and Maimie’s attack proved to be, as she had expected, one of severe inflammation.
only a very short time before
From this reading I HARDLY know how we got through the next month.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A more patient and gentle invalid could hardly have been found.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was very very ill, though by her own account not so ill as the former time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I HARDLY know how we got through the next month.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I HARDLY know how we got through the next month.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading She was very very ill, though by her own account not so ill as the former time.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DOWN IN A VALLEY.
a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat
From this reading A doctor had to be called in, and Maimie’s attack proved to be, as she had expected, one of severe inflammation.
someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury
From this reading A more patient and gentle invalid could hardly have been found.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I HARDLY know how we got through the next month.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A doctor had to be called in, and Maimie’s attack proved to be, as she had expected, one of severe inflammation.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading I HARDLY know how we got through the next month.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading A more patient and gentle invalid could hardly have been found.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading I HARDLY know how we got through the next month.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was very very ill, though by her own account not so ill as the former time.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A doctor had to be called in, and Maimie’s attack proved to be, as she had expected, one of severe inflammation.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A doctor had to be called in, and Maimie’s attack proved to be, as she had expected, one of severe inflammation.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading She was very very ill, though by her own account not so ill as the former time.
a person who requires medical care
From this reading A more patient and gentle invalid could hardly have been found.
established beyond doubt
From this reading A doctor had to be called in, and Maimie’s attack proved to be, as she had expected, one of severe inflammation.
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading A doctor had to be called in, and Maimie’s attack proved to be, as she had expected, one of severe inflammation.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A doctor had to be called in, and Maimie’s attack proved to be, as she had expected, one of severe inflammation.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She was very very ill, though by her own account not so ill as the former time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I HARDLY know how we got through the next month.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She was very very ill, though by her own account not so ill as the former time.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading I HARDLY know how we got through the next month.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading She was very very ill, though by her own account not so ill as the former time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A doctor had to be called in, and Maimie’s attack proved to be, as she had expected, one of severe inflammation.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading DOWN IN A VALLEY.
precisely as stated
From this reading She was very very ill, though by her own account not so ill as the former time.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was very very ill, though by her own account not so ill as the former time.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I HARDLY know how we got through the next month.
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