Chapter 5 of A Lost Lady is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of A Lost Lady is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
His impudence made her smile. "Very well, then; I invite you to lunch. We lunch at one." "Thanks. It will help me out."
Chapter 5 of A Lost Lady is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 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.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “It will help me out."”
increase the likelihood of
From this reading “"Very well, then; I invite you to lunch.”
take the midday meal
From this reading “"Very well, then; I invite you to lunch.”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “His impudence made her smile.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “We lunch at one."”
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “His impudence made her smile.”
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading “"Thanks.”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “"Very well, then; I invite you to lunch.”
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.
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.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We lunch at one."
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading It will help me out."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading His impudence made her smile.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His impudence made her smile.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Very well, then; I invite you to lunch.
an impudent statement
From this reading His impudence made her smile.
increase the likelihood of
From this reading "Very well, then; I invite you to lunch.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It will help me out."
take the midday meal
From this reading "Very well, then; I invite you to lunch.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading His impudence made her smile.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It will help me out."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We lunch at one."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It will help me out."
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading His impudence made her smile.
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading "Thanks.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Very well, then; I invite you to lunch.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Very well, then; I invite you to lunch.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Very well, then; I invite you to lunch.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We lunch at one."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Very well, then; I invite you to lunch.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It will help me out."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Very well, then; I invite you to lunch.
Chapter 5 of A Lost Lady by Willa Cather holds 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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 5 holds 398 sentences of A Lost Lady, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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