Chapter 14 of Ann Veronica: A Modern Love Story is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Ann Veronica: A Modern Love Story is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“But I can’t do that.” “Why not?” “You see, if I do go home my father objects to the College, and as for typing--” “Don’t go home.” “Yes, but you forget; how am I to live?” “Easily.
Chapter 14 of Ann Veronica: A Modern Love Story is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading ““You see, if I do go home my father objects to the College, and as for typing--” “Don’t go home.””
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading ““Easily.”
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading ““Yes, but you forget; how am I to live?””
where you live at a particular time
From this reading ““You see, if I do go home my father objects to the College, and as for typing--” “Don’t go home.””
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading ““Yes, but you forget; how am I to live?””
plural of “object” — a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading ““You see, if I do go home my father objects to the College, and as for typing--” “Don’t go home.””
writing done with a typewriter
From this reading ““You see, if I do go home my father objects to the College, and as for typing--” “Don’t go home.””
an affirmative
From this reading ““Yes, but you forget; how am I to live?””
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Yes, but you forget; how am I to live?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “You see, if I do go home my father objects to the College, and as for typing--” “Don’t go home.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “You see, if I do go home my father objects to the College, and as for typing--” “Don’t go home.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But I can’t do that.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But I can’t do that.”
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading “You see, if I do go home my father objects to the College, and as for typing--” “Don’t go home.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “But I can’t do that.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You see, if I do go home my father objects to the College, and as for typing--” “Don’t go home.”
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading “Easily.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “You see, if I do go home my father objects to the College, and as for typing--” “Don’t go home.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “You see, if I do go home my father objects to the College, and as for typing--” “Don’t go home.”
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “Yes, but you forget; how am I to live?”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “You see, if I do go home my father objects to the College, and as for typing--” “Don’t go home.”
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “You see, if I do go home my father objects to the College, and as for typing--” “Don’t go home.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, but you forget; how am I to live?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “But I can’t do that.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “You see, if I do go home my father objects to the College, and as for typing--” “Don’t go home.”
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “Yes, but you forget; how am I to live?”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “You see, if I do go home my father objects to the College, and as for typing--” “Don’t go home.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Why not?”
plural of “object” — a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading “You see, if I do go home my father objects to the College, and as for typing--” “Don’t go home.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “You see, if I do go home my father objects to the College, and as for typing--” “Don’t go home.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “But I can’t do that.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “You see, if I do go home my father objects to the College, and as for typing--” “Don’t go home.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You see, if I do go home my father objects to the College, and as for typing--” “Don’t go home.”
writing done with a typewriter
From this reading “You see, if I do go home my father objects to the College, and as for typing--” “Don’t go home.”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why not?”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, but you forget; how am I to live?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You see, if I do go home my father objects to the College, and as for typing--” “Don’t go home.”
Chapter 14 of Ann Veronica: A Modern Love Story by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells holds 209 sentences, grouped into 42 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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