Chapter 4 of A Prince to Order is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of A Prince to Order is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“That!” she said. “What does it mean, your wearing it?” “Mean?” he hesitated, wondering. “Why should it mean anything? Has not a gentleman a right to wear a ring if his fancy runs that way?”
Chapter 4 of A Prince to Order is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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something many people believe that is false
From this reading “Has not a gentleman a right to wear a ring if his fancy runs that way?””
a man of refinement
From this reading “Has not a gentleman a right to wear a ring if his fancy runs that way?””
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading ““Mean?” he hesitated, wondering.”
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading “Has not a gentleman a right to wear a ring if his fancy runs that way?””
plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
From this reading “Has not a gentleman a right to wear a ring if his fancy runs that way?””
be dressed in
From this reading “Has not a gentleman a right to wear a ring if his fancy runs that way?””
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
From this reading ““What does it mean, your wearing it?””
showing curiosity
From this reading ““Mean?” he hesitated, wondering.”
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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 Has not a gentleman a right to wear a ring if his fancy runs that way?”
any thing at all
From this reading “Why should it mean anything?
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What does it mean, your wearing it?”
something many people believe that is false
From this reading Has not a gentleman a right to wear a ring if his fancy runs that way?”
a man of refinement
From this reading Has not a gentleman a right to wear a ring if his fancy runs that way?”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Has not a gentleman a right to wear a ring if his fancy runs that way?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Mean?” he hesitated, wondering.
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading “Mean?” he hesitated, wondering.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Has not a gentleman a right to wear a ring if his fancy runs that way?”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Has not a gentleman a right to wear a ring if his fancy runs that way?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “What does it mean, your wearing it?”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “What does it mean, your wearing it?”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Has not a gentleman a right to wear a ring if his fancy runs that way?”
precisely, exactly
From this reading Has not a gentleman a right to wear a ring if his fancy runs that way?”
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading Has not a gentleman a right to wear a ring if his fancy runs that way?”
plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
From this reading Has not a gentleman a right to wear a ring if his fancy runs that way?”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “That!” she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “That!” she said.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “Why should it mean anything?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That!” she said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Has not a gentleman a right to wear a ring if his fancy runs that way?”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Has not a gentleman a right to wear a ring if his fancy runs that way?”
be dressed in
From this reading Has not a gentleman a right to wear a ring if his fancy runs that way?”
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
From this reading “What does it mean, your wearing it?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What does it mean, your wearing it?”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why should it mean anything?
showing curiosity
From this reading “Mean?” he hesitated, wondering.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What does it mean, your wearing it?”
Chapter 4 of A Prince to Order by Charles Stokes Wayne holds 418 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 4 holds 418 sentences of A Prince to Order, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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