Chapter 4 of An Open-Eyed Conspiracy is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of An Open-Eyed Conspiracy is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Well, honest, single, common-sense, coherent, arithmetical.” “Horrors! Do you mean that she is _mannish_?” “No, not mannish. And yet she gave me the notion that, when it came to companionship, she would be just as well satisfied with a lot of girls as young men.”
Chapter 4 of An Open-Eyed Conspiracy is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts
From this reading ““Well, honest, single, common-sense, coherent, arithmetical.””
the state of being with someone
From this reading “And yet she gave me the notion that, when it came to companionship, she would be just as well satisfied with a lot of girls as young men.””
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading ““Well, honest, single, common-sense, coherent, arithmetical.””
plural of “horror” — intense and profound fear
From this reading ““Horrors!”
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading “And yet she gave me the notion that, when it came to companionship, she would be just as well satisfied with a lot of girls as young men.””
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading “And yet she gave me the notion that, when it came to companionship, she would be just as well satisfied with a lot of girls as young men.””
filled with satisfaction
From this reading “And yet she gave me the notion that, when it came to companionship, she would be just as well satisfied with a lot of girls as young men.””
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading ““Well, honest, single, common-sense, coherent, arithmetical.””
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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 And yet she gave me the notion that, when it came to companionship, she would be just as well satisfied with a lot of girls as young men.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And yet she gave me the notion that, when it came to companionship, she would be just as well satisfied with a lot of girls as young men.”
relating to or involving arithmetic
From this reading “Well, honest, single, common-sense, coherent, arithmetical.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And yet she gave me the notion that, when it came to companionship, she would be just as well satisfied with a lot of girls as young men.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And yet she gave me the notion that, when it came to companionship, she would be just as well satisfied with a lot of girls as young men.”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And yet she gave me the notion that, when it came to companionship, she would be just as well satisfied with a lot of girls as young men.”
marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts
From this reading “Well, honest, single, common-sense, coherent, arithmetical.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, honest, single, common-sense, coherent, arithmetical.”
the state of being with someone
From this reading And yet she gave me the notion that, when it came to companionship, she would be just as well satisfied with a lot of girls as young men.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you mean that she is _mannish_?”
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading And yet she gave me the notion that, when it came to companionship, she would be just as well satisfied with a lot of girls as young men.”
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading And yet she gave me the notion that, when it came to companionship, she would be just as well satisfied with a lot of girls as young men.”
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading “Well, honest, single, common-sense, coherent, arithmetical.”
plural of “horror” — intense and profound fear
From this reading “Horrors!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Do you mean that she is _mannish_?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And yet she gave me the notion that, when it came to companionship, she would be just as well satisfied with a lot of girls as young men.”
and nothing more
From this reading And yet she gave me the notion that, when it came to companionship, she would be just as well satisfied with a lot of girls as young men.”
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading And yet she gave me the notion that, when it came to companionship, she would be just as well satisfied with a lot of girls as young men.”
resembling or imitative of or suggestive of a man rather than a woman
From this reading Do you mean that she is _mannish_?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And yet she gave me the notion that, when it came to companionship, she would be just as well satisfied with a lot of girls as young men.”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading Do you mean that she is _mannish_?”
the force of workers available
From this reading And yet she gave me the notion that, when it came to companionship, she would be just as well satisfied with a lot of girls as young men.”
not any; not one
From this reading “No, not mannish.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “No, not mannish.
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading And yet she gave me the notion that, when it came to companionship, she would be just as well satisfied with a lot of girls as young men.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And yet she gave me the notion that, when it came to companionship, she would be just as well satisfied with a lot of girls as young men.”
filled with satisfaction
From this reading And yet she gave me the notion that, when it came to companionship, she would be just as well satisfied with a lot of girls as young men.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Do you mean that she is _mannish_?”
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading “Well, honest, single, common-sense, coherent, arithmetical.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Do you mean that she is _mannish_?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And yet she gave me the notion that, when it came to companionship, she would be just as well satisfied with a lot of girls as young men.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And yet she gave me the notion that, when it came to companionship, she would be just as well satisfied with a lot of girls as young men.”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, honest, single, common-sense, coherent, arithmetical.”
at the time that
From this reading And yet she gave me the notion that, when it came to companionship, she would be just as well satisfied with a lot of girls as young men.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading And yet she gave me the notion that, when it came to companionship, she would be just as well satisfied with a lot of girls as young men.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And yet she gave me the notion that, when it came to companionship, she would be just as well satisfied with a lot of girls as young men.”
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet she gave me the notion that, when it came to companionship, she would be just as well satisfied with a lot of girls as young men.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you mean that she is _mannish_?”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading And yet she gave me the notion that, when it came to companionship, she would be just as well satisfied with a lot of girls as young men.”
Chapter 4 of An Open-Eyed Conspiracy by William Dean Howells holds 184 sentences, grouped into 37 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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