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Chapter 2 of Alonzo Fitz, and Other Stories is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Would you be so kind as to tell me what time it is?” The girl blushed again, murmured to herself, “It's right down cruel of him to ask me!” and then spoke up and answered with admirably counterfeited unconcern, “Five minutes after eleven.” “Oh, thank you! You have to go, now, have you?” “I'm sorry.”
Chapter 2 of Alonzo Fitz, and Other Stories is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in an admirable manner
From this reading “The girl blushed again, murmured to herself, “It's right down cruel of him to ask me!” and then spoke up and answered with admirably counterfeited unconcern, “Five minutes after eleven.””
past form of “blush” — turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
From this reading “The girl blushed again, murmured to herself, “It's right down cruel of him to ask me!” and then spoke up and answered with admirably counterfeited unconcern, “Five minutes after eleven.””
past form of “counterfeit” — make a copy of with the intent to deceive
From this reading “The girl blushed again, murmured to herself, “It's right down cruel of him to ask me!” and then spoke up and answered with admirably counterfeited unconcern, “Five minutes after eleven.””
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading “The girl blushed again, murmured to herself, “It's right down cruel of him to ask me!” and then spoke up and answered with admirably counterfeited unconcern, “Five minutes after eleven.””
being one more than ten
From this reading “The girl blushed again, murmured to herself, “It's right down cruel of him to ask me!” and then spoke up and answered with admirably counterfeited unconcern, “Five minutes after eleven.””
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading “The girl blushed again, murmured to herself, “It's right down cruel of him to ask me!” and then spoke up and answered with admirably counterfeited unconcern, “Five minutes after eleven.””
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading ““I'm sorry.””
the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care; a casual lack of concern
From this reading “The girl blushed again, murmured to herself, “It's right down cruel of him to ask me!” and then spoke up and answered with admirably counterfeited unconcern, “Five minutes after eleven.””
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in an admirable manner
From this reading The girl blushed again, murmured to herself, “It's right down cruel of him to ask me!” and then spoke up and answered with admirably counterfeited unconcern, “Five minutes after eleven.”
later than; following
From this reading The girl blushed again, murmured to herself, “It's right down cruel of him to ask me!” and then spoke up and answered with admirably counterfeited unconcern, “Five minutes after eleven.”
anew
From this reading The girl blushed again, murmured to herself, “It's right down cruel of him to ask me!” and then spoke up and answered with admirably counterfeited unconcern, “Five minutes after eleven.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The girl blushed again, murmured to herself, “It's right down cruel of him to ask me!” and then spoke up and answered with admirably counterfeited unconcern, “Five minutes after eleven.”
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading The girl blushed again, murmured to herself, “It's right down cruel of him to ask me!” and then spoke up and answered with admirably counterfeited unconcern, “Five minutes after eleven.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Would you be so kind as to tell me what time it is?”
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading The girl blushed again, murmured to herself, “It's right down cruel of him to ask me!” and then spoke up and answered with admirably counterfeited unconcern, “Five minutes after eleven.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Would you be so kind as to tell me what time it is?”
past form of “blush” — turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
From this reading The girl blushed again, murmured to herself, “It's right down cruel of him to ask me!” and then spoke up and answered with admirably counterfeited unconcern, “Five minutes after eleven.”
past form of “counterfeit” — make a copy of with the intent to deceive
From this reading The girl blushed again, murmured to herself, “It's right down cruel of him to ask me!” and then spoke up and answered with admirably counterfeited unconcern, “Five minutes after eleven.”
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading The girl blushed again, murmured to herself, “It's right down cruel of him to ask me!” and then spoke up and answered with admirably counterfeited unconcern, “Five minutes after eleven.”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The girl blushed again, murmured to herself, “It's right down cruel of him to ask me!” and then spoke up and answered with admirably counterfeited unconcern, “Five minutes after eleven.”
being one more than ten
From this reading The girl blushed again, murmured to herself, “It's right down cruel of him to ask me!” and then spoke up and answered with admirably counterfeited unconcern, “Five minutes after eleven.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading The girl blushed again, murmured to herself, “It's right down cruel of him to ask me!” and then spoke up and answered with admirably counterfeited unconcern, “Five minutes after eleven.”
a young female
From this reading The girl blushed again, murmured to herself, “It's right down cruel of him to ask me!” and then spoke up and answered with admirably counterfeited unconcern, “Five minutes after eleven.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading You have to go, now, have you?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have to go, now, have you?”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The girl blushed again, murmured to herself, “It's right down cruel of him to ask me!” and then spoke up and answered with admirably counterfeited unconcern, “Five minutes after eleven.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The girl blushed again, murmured to herself, “It's right down cruel of him to ask me!” and then spoke up and answered with admirably counterfeited unconcern, “Five minutes after eleven.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I'm sorry.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Would you be so kind as to tell me what time it is?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Would you be so kind as to tell me what time it is?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl blushed again, murmured to herself, “It's right down cruel of him to ask me!” and then spoke up and answered with admirably counterfeited unconcern, “Five minutes after eleven.”
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading “Would you be so kind as to tell me what time it is?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Would you be so kind as to tell me what time it is?”
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading The girl blushed again, murmured to herself, “It's right down cruel of him to ask me!” and then spoke up and answered with admirably counterfeited unconcern, “Five minutes after eleven.”
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading The girl blushed again, murmured to herself, “It's right down cruel of him to ask me!” and then spoke up and answered with admirably counterfeited unconcern, “Five minutes after eleven.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading You have to go, now, have you?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The girl blushed again, murmured to herself, “It's right down cruel of him to ask me!” and then spoke up and answered with admirably counterfeited unconcern, “Five minutes after eleven.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, thank you!
precisely, exactly
From this reading The girl blushed again, murmured to herself, “It's right down cruel of him to ask me!” and then spoke up and answered with admirably counterfeited unconcern, “Five minutes after eleven.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Would you be so kind as to tell me what time it is?”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “I'm sorry.”
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading The girl blushed again, murmured to herself, “It's right down cruel of him to ask me!” and then spoke up and answered with admirably counterfeited unconcern, “Five minutes after eleven.”
express in words
From this reading “Would you be so kind as to tell me what time it is?”
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “Oh, thank you!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The girl blushed again, murmured to herself, “It's right down cruel of him to ask me!” and then spoke up and answered with admirably counterfeited unconcern, “Five minutes after eleven.”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The girl blushed again, murmured to herself, “It's right down cruel of him to ask me!” and then spoke up and answered with admirably counterfeited unconcern, “Five minutes after eleven.”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “Would you be so kind as to tell me what time it is?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Would you be so kind as to tell me what time it is?”
the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care; a casual lack of concern
From this reading The girl blushed again, murmured to herself, “It's right down cruel of him to ask me!” and then spoke up and answered with admirably counterfeited unconcern, “Five minutes after eleven.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The girl blushed again, murmured to herself, “It's right down cruel of him to ask me!” and then spoke up and answered with admirably counterfeited unconcern, “Five minutes after eleven.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Would you be so kind as to tell me what time it is?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading The girl blushed again, murmured to herself, “It's right down cruel of him to ask me!” and then spoke up and answered with admirably counterfeited unconcern, “Five minutes after eleven.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Would you be so kind as to tell me what time it is?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Would you be so kind as to tell me what time it is?”
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