Chapter 13 of A Prince of Sinners is here in full — 275 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of A Prince of Sinners is here in full — 275 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN AWKWARD QUESTION "You think they really liked it, then?" "How could they help it? It was such a delightful idea of yours, and I am sure all that you said was so simple and yet suggestive. Good-night, Mr. Brooks." They stood in the doorway of the Secular Hall, where Brooks had just delivered his lecture.
Chapter 13 of A Prince of Sinners is here in full — 275 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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causing inconvenience
From this reading “AN AWKWARD QUESTION "You think they really liked it, then?"”
United States literary critic and historian (1886-1963)
From this reading “Good-night, Mr. Brooks."”
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading “It was such a delightful idea of yours, and I am sure all that you said was so simple and yet suggestive.”
past form of “deliver” — deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading “They stood in the doorway of the Secular Hall, where Brooks had just delivered his lecture.”
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading “They stood in the doorway of the Secular Hall, where Brooks had just delivered his lecture.”
deliver a lecture or talk
From this reading “They stood in the doorway of the Secular Hall, where Brooks had just delivered his lecture.”
of or relating to the doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations
From this reading “They stood in the doorway of the Secular Hall, where Brooks had just delivered his lecture.”
tending to suggest or imply
From this reading “It was such a delightful idea of yours, and I am sure all that you said was so simple and yet suggestive.”
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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 It was such a delightful idea of yours, and I am sure all that you said was so simple and yet suggestive.
(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 It was such a delightful idea of yours, and I am sure all that you said was so simple and yet suggestive.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading It was such a delightful idea of yours, and I am sure all that you said was so simple and yet suggestive.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN AWKWARD QUESTION "You think they really liked it, then?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was such a delightful idea of yours, and I am sure all that you said was so simple and yet suggestive.
causing inconvenience
From this reading AN AWKWARD QUESTION "You think they really liked it, then?"
United States literary critic and historian (1886-1963)
From this reading Good-night, Mr. Brooks."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "How could they help it?
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading It was such a delightful idea of yours, and I am sure all that you said was so simple and yet suggestive.
past form of “deliver” — deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading They stood in the doorway of the Secular Hall, where Brooks had just delivered his lecture.
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading They stood in the doorway of the Secular Hall, where Brooks had just delivered his lecture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Good-night, Mr. Brooks."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They stood in the doorway of the Secular Hall, where Brooks had just delivered his lecture.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading They stood in the doorway of the Secular Hall, where Brooks had just delivered his lecture.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "How could they help it?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They stood in the doorway of the Secular Hall, where Brooks had just delivered his lecture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How could they help it?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was such a delightful idea of yours, and I am sure all that you said was so simple and yet suggestive.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading It was such a delightful idea of yours, and I am sure all that you said was so simple and yet suggestive.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They stood in the doorway of the Secular Hall, where Brooks had just delivered his lecture.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading AN AWKWARD QUESTION "You think they really liked it, then?"
and nothing more
From this reading They stood in the doorway of the Secular Hall, where Brooks had just delivered his lecture.
deliver a lecture or talk
From this reading They stood in the doorway of the Secular Hall, where Brooks had just delivered his lecture.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading AN AWKWARD QUESTION "You think they really liked it, then?"
a form of address for a man
From this reading Good-night, Mr. Brooks."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was such a delightful idea of yours, and I am sure all that you said was so simple and yet suggestive.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading AN AWKWARD QUESTION "You think they really liked it, then?"
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading AN AWKWARD QUESTION "You think they really liked it, then?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading It was such a delightful idea of yours, and I am sure all that you said was so simple and yet suggestive.
of or relating to the doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations
From this reading They stood in the doorway of the Secular Hall, where Brooks had just delivered his lecture.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading It was such a delightful idea of yours, and I am sure all that you said was so simple and yet suggestive.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was such a delightful idea of yours, and I am sure all that you said was so simple and yet suggestive.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading They stood in the doorway of the Secular Hall, where Brooks had just delivered his lecture.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It was such a delightful idea of yours, and I am sure all that you said was so simple and yet suggestive.
tending to suggest or imply
From this reading It was such a delightful idea of yours, and I am sure all that you said was so simple and yet suggestive.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading It was such a delightful idea of yours, and I am sure all that you said was so simple and yet suggestive.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was such a delightful idea of yours, and I am sure all that you said was so simple and yet suggestive.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They stood in the doorway of the Secular Hall, where Brooks had just delivered his lecture.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading AN AWKWARD QUESTION "You think they really liked it, then?"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AN AWKWARD QUESTION "You think they really liked it, then?"
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading AN AWKWARD QUESTION "You think they really liked it, then?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was such a delightful idea of yours, and I am sure all that you said was so simple and yet suggestive.
in or at the place that
From this reading They stood in the doorway of the Secular Hall, where Brooks had just delivered his lecture.
but in spite of that
From this reading It was such a delightful idea of yours, and I am sure all that you said was so simple and yet suggestive.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading AN AWKWARD QUESTION "You think they really liked it, then?"
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading It was such a delightful idea of yours, and I am sure all that you said was so simple and yet suggestive.
Chapter 13 of A Prince of Sinners by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim holds 275 sentences, grouped into 55 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.
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