Chapter 14 of A Man and a Woman is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of A Man and a Woman is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE STRANGE WORLD. One night Harlson, with a great appetite, as usual,--for he had not eaten since his scant breakfast,--went out to get his supper. It was not dinner, for he never, at that time, dined. He had in his pocket twenty cents. The next day he would get his usual weekly stipend.
Chapter 14 of A Man and a Woman is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a feeling of craving something
From this reading “One night Harlson, with a great appetite, as usual,--for he had not eaten since his scant breakfast,--went out to get his supper.”
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading “He had in his pocket twenty cents.”
past form of “dine” — have supper; eat dinner
From this reading “It was not dinner, for he never, at that time, dined.”
inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food
From this reading “One night Harlson, with a great appetite, as usual,--for he had not eaten since his scant breakfast,--went out to get his supper.”
less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
From this reading “One night Harlson, with a great appetite, as usual,--for he had not eaten since his scant breakfast,--went out to get his supper.”
a sum of money allotted on a regular basis; usually for some specific purpose
From this reading “The next day he would get his usual weekly stipend.”
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading “One night Harlson, with a great appetite, as usual,--for he had not eaten since his scant breakfast,--went out to get his supper.”
a periodical that is published every week (or 52 issues per year)
From this reading “The next day he would get his usual weekly stipend.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading One night Harlson, with a great appetite, as usual,--for he had not eaten since his scant breakfast,--went out to get his supper.
a feeling of craving something
From this reading One night Harlson, with a great appetite, as usual,--for he had not eaten since his scant breakfast,--went out to get his supper.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One night Harlson, with a great appetite, as usual,--for he had not eaten since his scant breakfast,--went out to get his supper.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was not dinner, for he never, at that time, dined.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading One night Harlson, with a great appetite, as usual,--for he had not eaten since his scant breakfast,--went out to get his supper.
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading He had in his pocket twenty cents.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The next day he would get his usual weekly stipend.
past form of “dine” — have supper; eat dinner
From this reading It was not dinner, for he never, at that time, dined.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading It was not dinner, for he never, at that time, dined.
inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food
From this reading One night Harlson, with a great appetite, as usual,--for he had not eaten since his scant breakfast,--went out to get his supper.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading One night Harlson, with a great appetite, as usual,--for he had not eaten since his scant breakfast,--went out to get his supper.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading One night Harlson, with a great appetite, as usual,--for he had not eaten since his scant breakfast,--went out to get his supper.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading One night Harlson, with a great appetite, as usual,--for he had not eaten since his scant breakfast,--went out to get his supper.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One night Harlson, with a great appetite, as usual,--for he had not eaten since his scant breakfast,--went out to get his supper.
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From this reading One night Harlson, with a great appetite, as usual,--for he had not eaten since his scant breakfast,--went out to get his supper.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One night Harlson, with a great appetite, as usual,--for he had not eaten since his scant breakfast,--went out to get his supper.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One night Harlson, with a great appetite, as usual,--for he had not eaten since his scant breakfast,--went out to get his supper.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had in his pocket twenty cents.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not dinner, for he never, at that time, dined.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading It was not dinner, for he never, at that time, dined.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next day he would get his usual weekly stipend.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading One night Harlson, with a great appetite, as usual,--for he had not eaten since his scant breakfast,--went out to get his supper.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading One night Harlson, with a great appetite, as usual,--for he had not eaten since his scant breakfast,--went out to get his supper.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One night Harlson, with a great appetite, as usual,--for he had not eaten since his scant breakfast,--went out to get his supper.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading One night Harlson, with a great appetite, as usual,--for he had not eaten since his scant breakfast,--went out to get his supper.
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading He had in his pocket twenty cents.
less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
From this reading One night Harlson, with a great appetite, as usual,--for he had not eaten since his scant breakfast,--went out to get his supper.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading One night Harlson, with a great appetite, as usual,--for he had not eaten since his scant breakfast,--went out to get his supper.
a sum of money allotted on a regular basis; usually for some specific purpose
From this reading The next day he would get his usual weekly stipend.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading THE STRANGE WORLD.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading One night Harlson, with a great appetite, as usual,--for he had not eaten since his scant breakfast,--went out to get his supper.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was not dinner, for he never, at that time, dined.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STRANGE WORLD.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It was not dinner, for he never, at that time, dined.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One night Harlson, with a great appetite, as usual,--for he had not eaten since his scant breakfast,--went out to get his supper.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading He had in his pocket twenty cents.
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading One night Harlson, with a great appetite, as usual,--for he had not eaten since his scant breakfast,--went out to get his supper.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not dinner, for he never, at that time, dined.
a periodical that is published every week (or 52 issues per year)
From this reading The next day he would get his usual weekly stipend.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading One night Harlson, with a great appetite, as usual,--for he had not eaten since his scant breakfast,--went out to get his supper.
in the company of; together with
From this reading One night Harlson, with a great appetite, as usual,--for he had not eaten since his scant breakfast,--went out to get his supper.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading THE STRANGE WORLD.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The next day he would get his usual weekly stipend.
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