Chapter 8 of World's End: A Story in Three Books is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of World's End: A Story in Three Books is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Oh! Albert—Albert, my son, my son! Why did you linger?” cried poor Mrs Herring as he entered. “Father?” said Albert, questioningly. She shook her head.
Chapter 8 of World's End: A Story in Three Books is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861)
From this reading “Albert—Albert, my son, my son!”
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Why did you linger?” cried poor Mrs Herring as he entered.”
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading “Why did you linger?” cried poor Mrs Herring as he entered.”
valuable flesh of fatty fish from shallow waters of northern Atlantic or Pacific; usually salted or pickled
From this reading “Why did you linger?” cried poor Mrs Herring as he entered.”
remain present although waning or gradually dying
From this reading “Why did you linger?” cried poor Mrs Herring as he entered.”
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “Why did you linger?” cried poor Mrs Herring as he entered.”
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading “She shook her head.”
a male human offspring
From this reading “Albert—Albert, my son, my son!”
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.
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prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861)
From this reading Albert—Albert, my son, my son!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Why did you linger?” cried poor Mrs Herring as he entered.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Why did you linger?” cried poor Mrs Herring as he entered.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Why did you linger?” cried poor Mrs Herring as he entered.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Why did you linger?” cried poor Mrs Herring as he entered.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “Father?” said Albert, questioningly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why did you linger?” cried poor Mrs Herring as he entered.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading She shook her head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She shook her head.
valuable flesh of fatty fish from shallow waters of northern Atlantic or Pacific; usually salted or pickled
From this reading Why did you linger?” cried poor Mrs Herring as he entered.
remain present although waning or gradually dying
From this reading Why did you linger?” cried poor Mrs Herring as he entered.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Why did you linger?” cried poor Mrs Herring as he entered.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Albert—Albert, my son, my son!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh!
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Why did you linger?” cried poor Mrs Herring as he entered.
in a curious and questioning manner
From this reading “Father?” said Albert, questioningly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Father?” said Albert, questioningly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She shook her head.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading She shook her head.
a male human offspring
From this reading Albert—Albert, my son, my son!
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why did you linger?” cried poor Mrs Herring as he entered.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Why did you linger?” cried poor Mrs Herring as he entered.
Chapter 8 of World's End: A Story in Three Books by Richard Jefferies holds 410 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 8 holds 410 sentences of World's End: A Story in Three Books, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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