Chapter 4 of Young Earnest is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of Young Earnest is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"He deserted my mother a long time ago. He came back. My brother's married." "I see. So you're the only possible breadwinner.
Chapter 4 of Young Earnest is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
in the past
From this reading “"He deserted my mother a long time ago.”
one whose earnings are the primary source of support for their dependents
From this reading “So you're the only possible breadwinner.”
possessive form of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “My brother's married."”
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading “"He deserted my mother a long time ago.”
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “"He deserted my mother a long time ago.”
joined in matrimony
From this reading “My brother's married."”
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “"He deserted my mother a long time ago.”
capable of happening or existing
From this reading “So you're the only possible breadwinner.”
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.
be restored
In this reading “He came back.”
a prolonged period of time
In this reading “"He deserted my mother a long time ago.”
In this reading “So you're the only possible breadwinner.”
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 "He deserted my mother a long time ago.
in the past
From this reading "He deserted my mother a long time ago.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He came back.
one whose earnings are the primary source of support for their dependents
From this reading So you're the only possible breadwinner.
possessive form of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading My brother's married."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He came back.
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading "He deserted my mother a long time ago.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He deserted my mother a long time ago.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I see.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "He deserted my mother a long time ago.
joined in matrimony
From this reading My brother's married."
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "He deserted my mother a long time ago.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "He deserted my mother a long time ago.
and nothing more
From this reading So you're the only possible breadwinner.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading So you're the only possible breadwinner.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I see.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So you're the only possible breadwinner.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So you're the only possible breadwinner.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "He deserted my mother a long time ago.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So you're the only possible breadwinner.
Chapter 4 of Young Earnest by Gilbert Cannan holds 407 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 4 holds 407 sentences of Young Earnest, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of Young Earnest by Gilbert Cannan exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 407 sentences, grouped into 82 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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