Chapter 25 of A Girl of the People is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of A Girl of the People is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Dent soon made terms with the girl who was to accommodate Bet with half her room. Her terms were half-a-crown a week, which Dent offered to provide. Bet, however, scowled at him. "None o' that," she said. "I ain't your wife yet--and I can't be, neither, thank goodness, for a fortnight.
Chapter 25 of A Girl of the People is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading “Dent soon made terms with the girl who was to accommodate Bet with half her room.”
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading “Dent soon made terms with the girl who was to accommodate Bet with half her room.”
an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening)
From this reading “Dent soon made terms with the girl who was to accommodate Bet with half her room.”
a period of fourteen consecutive days
From this reading “"I ain't your wife yet--and I can't be, neither, thank goodness, for a fortnight.”
that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
From this reading “"I ain't your wife yet--and I can't be, neither, thank goodness, for a fortnight.”
give something useful or necessary to
From this reading “Her terms were half-a-crown a week, which Dent offered to provide.”
past form of “scowl” — frown with displeasure
From this reading “Bet, however, scowled at him.”
status with respect to the relations between people or groups
From this reading “Dent soon made terms with the girl who was to accommodate Bet with half her room.”
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 Her terms were half-a-crown a week, which Dent offered to provide.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading Dent soon made terms with the girl who was to accommodate Bet with half her room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I ain't your wife yet--and I can't be, neither, thank goodness, for a fortnight.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I ain't your wife yet--and I can't be, neither, thank goodness, for a fortnight.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Bet, however, scowled at him.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I ain't your wife yet--and I can't be, neither, thank goodness, for a fortnight.
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading Dent soon made terms with the girl who was to accommodate Bet with half her room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I ain't your wife yet--and I can't be, neither, thank goodness, for a fortnight.
an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening)
From this reading Dent soon made terms with the girl who was to accommodate Bet with half her room.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I ain't your wife yet--and I can't be, neither, thank goodness, for a fortnight.
a period of fourteen consecutive days
From this reading "I ain't your wife yet--and I can't be, neither, thank goodness, for a fortnight.
a young female
From this reading Dent soon made terms with the girl who was to accommodate Bet with half her room.
that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
From this reading "I ain't your wife yet--and I can't be, neither, thank goodness, for a fortnight.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Dent soon made terms with the girl who was to accommodate Bet with half her room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her terms were half-a-crown a week, which Dent offered to provide.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Dent soon made terms with the girl who was to accommodate Bet with half her room.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Bet, however, scowled at him.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Bet, however, scowled at him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I ain't your wife yet--and I can't be, neither, thank goodness, for a fortnight.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Dent soon made terms with the girl who was to accommodate Bet with half her room.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading "I ain't your wife yet--and I can't be, neither, thank goodness, for a fortnight.
not one, and not any
From this reading "None o' that," she said.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "None o' that," she said.
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading Her terms were half-a-crown a week, which Dent offered to provide.
give something useful or necessary to
From this reading Her terms were half-a-crown a week, which Dent offered to provide.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Dent soon made terms with the girl who was to accommodate Bet with half her room.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "None o' that," she said.
past form of “scowl” — frown with displeasure
From this reading Bet, however, scowled at him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "None o' that," she said.
in the near future
From this reading Dent soon made terms with the girl who was to accommodate Bet with half her room.
status with respect to the relations between people or groups
From this reading Dent soon made terms with the girl who was to accommodate Bet with half her room.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading "I ain't your wife yet--and I can't be, neither, thank goodness, for a fortnight.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "None o' that," she said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dent soon made terms with the girl who was to accommodate Bet with half her room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dent soon made terms with the girl who was to accommodate Bet with half her room.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dent soon made terms with the girl who was to accommodate Bet with half her room.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Her terms were half-a-crown a week, which Dent offered to provide.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her terms were half-a-crown a week, which Dent offered to provide.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Her terms were half-a-crown a week, which Dent offered to provide.
which person or people
From this reading Dent soon made terms with the girl who was to accommodate Bet with half her room.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading "I ain't your wife yet--and I can't be, neither, thank goodness, for a fortnight.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dent soon made terms with the girl who was to accommodate Bet with half her room.
but in spite of that
From this reading "I ain't your wife yet--and I can't be, neither, thank goodness, for a fortnight.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I ain't your wife yet--and I can't be, neither, thank goodness, for a fortnight.
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