Chapter 8 of Young Earnest is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Young Earnest is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"All the same," he said, "it is done. It is done. I thought I should always know what would happen to me, but this I did not know. It makes it easy for Linda. The Smallmans will help her to see how badly I have behaved.
Chapter 8 of Young Earnest is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading “I thought I should always know what would happen to me, but this I did not know.”
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading “The Smallmans will help her to see how badly I have behaved.”
past form of “behave” — behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
From this reading “The Smallmans will help her to see how badly I have behaved.”
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “"All the same," he said, "it is done.”
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading “It makes it easy for Linda.”
come to pass
From this reading “I thought I should always know what would happen to me, but this I did not know.”
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “The Smallmans will help her to see how badly I have behaved.”
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading “It makes it easy for Linda.”
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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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "All the same," he said, "it is done.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading I thought I should always know what would happen to me, but this I did not know.
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading The Smallmans will help her to see how badly I have behaved.
past form of “behave” — behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
From this reading The Smallmans will help her to see how badly I have behaved.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I thought I should always know what would happen to me, but this I did not know.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I thought I should always know what would happen to me, but this I did not know.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "All the same," he said, "it is done.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading It makes it easy for Linda.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It makes it easy for Linda.
come to pass
From this reading I thought I should always know what would happen to me, but this I did not know.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The Smallmans will help her to see how badly I have behaved.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "All the same," he said, "it is done.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading The Smallmans will help her to see how badly I have behaved.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Smallmans will help her to see how badly I have behaved.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Smallmans will help her to see how badly I have behaved.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I thought I should always know what would happen to me, but this I did not know.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "All the same," he said, "it is done.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "All the same," he said, "it is done.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I thought I should always know what would happen to me, but this I did not know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It makes it easy for Linda.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading It makes it easy for Linda.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I thought I should always know what would happen to me, but this I did not know.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I thought I should always know what would happen to me, but this I did not know.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "All the same," he said, "it is done.
Identical; not different.
From this reading "All the same," he said, "it is done.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The Smallmans will help her to see how badly I have behaved.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I thought I should always know what would happen to me, but this I did not know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Smallmans will help her to see how badly I have behaved.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "All the same," he said, "it is done.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I thought I should always know what would happen to me, but this I did not know.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought I should always know what would happen to me, but this I did not know.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I thought I should always know what would happen to me, but this I did not know.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I thought I should always know what would happen to me, but this I did not know.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The Smallmans will help her to see how badly I have behaved.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I thought I should always know what would happen to me, but this I did not know.
Chapter 8 of Young Earnest by Gilbert Cannan holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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 419 sentences of Young Earnest, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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Work through the 84 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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