Chapter 5 of An Engagement of Convenience: A Novel is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of An Engagement of Convenience: A Novel is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"There!" she exclaimed. "What a triumph for me!" "But you say it so gently that it is a pleasure to concede you the victory. You are an ideal foe." "Oh, if you please, I don't want to be a foe....
Chapter 5 of An Engagement of Convenience: A Novel is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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admit (to a wrongdoing)
From this reading “"But you say it so gently that it is a pleasure to concede you the victory.”
an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
From this reading “You are an ideal foe."”
in a gradual manner
From this reading “"But you say it so gently that it is a pleasure to concede you the victory.”
conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal
From this reading “You are an ideal foe."”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “"Oh, if you please, I don't want to be a foe....”
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading “"But you say it so gently that it is a pleasure to concede you the victory.”
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading “"What a triumph for me!"”
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading “"But you say it so gently that it is a pleasure to concede you the victory.”
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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 "What a triumph for me!"
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading You are an ideal foe."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are an ideal foe."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Oh, if you please, I don't want to be a foe....
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But you say it so gently that it is a pleasure to concede you the victory.
admit (to a wrongdoing)
From this reading "But you say it so gently that it is a pleasure to concede you the victory.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, if you please, I don't want to be a foe....
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "There!" she exclaimed.
an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
From this reading You are an ideal foe."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "What a triumph for me!"
in a gradual manner
From this reading "But you say it so gently that it is a pleasure to concede you the victory.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, if you please, I don't want to be a foe....
conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal
From this reading You are an ideal foe."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Oh, if you please, I don't want to be a foe....
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But you say it so gently that it is a pleasure to concede you the victory.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "But you say it so gently that it is a pleasure to concede you the victory.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "What a triumph for me!"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, if you please, I don't want to be a foe....
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Oh, if you please, I don't want to be a foe....
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading "But you say it so gently that it is a pleasure to concede you the victory.
express in words
From this reading "But you say it so gently that it is a pleasure to concede you the victory.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "There!" she exclaimed.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "But you say it so gently that it is a pleasure to concede you the victory.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "But you say it so gently that it is a pleasure to concede you the victory.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "But you say it so gently that it is a pleasure to concede you the victory.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There!" she exclaimed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "But you say it so gently that it is a pleasure to concede you the victory.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading "What a triumph for me!"
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading "But you say it so gently that it is a pleasure to concede you the victory.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "Oh, if you please, I don't want to be a foe....
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What a triumph for me!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But you say it so gently that it is a pleasure to concede you the victory.
Chapter 5 of An Engagement of Convenience: A Novel by Louis Zangwill holds 425 sentences, grouped into 85 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 425 sentences of An Engagement of Convenience: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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