Chapter 3 of As Other Men Are is here in full — 385 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of As Other Men Are is here in full — 385 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I’d rather ’ve seen yours,” said Simon Beaulieu. His wife blew him a kiss. “By the way, I’ve always meant to ask you and I’ve always forgotten till now. That night at Breathless, as we were going in, you said I was unlike my namesake because he would have plunged.” “I remember,” said Patricia.
Chapter 3 of As Other Men Are is here in full — 385 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading “His wife blew him a kiss.”
not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty
From this reading “That night at Breathless, as we were going in, you said I was unlike my namesake because he would have plunged.””
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading ““By the way, I’ve always meant to ask you and I’ve always forgotten till now.”
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading “His wife blew him a kiss.”
a person with the same name as another
From this reading “That night at Breathless, as we were going in, you said I was unlike my namesake because he would have plunged.””
past form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into
From this reading “That night at Breathless, as we were going in, you said I was unlike my namesake because he would have plunged.””
one of the twelve Apostles (first century)
From this reading ““I’d rather ’ve seen yours,” said Simon Beaulieu.”
marked by dissimilarity
From this reading “That night at Breathless, as we were going in, you said I was unlike my namesake because he would have plunged.””
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In this reading ““By the way, I’ve always meant to ask you and I’ve always forgotten till now.”
introducing a different topic
In this reading ““By the way, I’ve always meant to ask you and I’ve always forgotten till now.”
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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 His wife blew him a kiss.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading “By the way, I’ve always meant to ask you and I’ve always forgotten till now.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “By the way, I’ve always meant to ask you and I’ve always forgotten till now.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That night at Breathless, as we were going in, you said I was unlike my namesake because he would have plunged.”
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “By the way, I’ve always meant to ask you and I’ve always forgotten till now.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That night at Breathless, as we were going in, you said I was unlike my namesake because he would have plunged.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’d rather ’ve seen yours,” said Simon Beaulieu.
for the reason that
From this reading That night at Breathless, as we were going in, you said I was unlike my namesake because he would have plunged.”
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading His wife blew him a kiss.
not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty
From this reading That night at Breathless, as we were going in, you said I was unlike my namesake because he would have plunged.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “By the way, I’ve always meant to ask you and I’ve always forgotten till now.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “By the way, I’ve always meant to ask you and I’ve always forgotten till now.
the act of departing
From this reading That night at Breathless, as we were going in, you said I was unlike my namesake because he would have plunged.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That night at Breathless, as we were going in, you said I was unlike my namesake because he would have plunged.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That night at Breathless, as we were going in, you said I was unlike my namesake because he would have plunged.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His wife blew him a kiss.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His wife blew him a kiss.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That night at Breathless, as we were going in, you said I was unlike my namesake because he would have plunged.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’d rather ’ve seen yours,” said Simon Beaulieu.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “By the way, I’ve always meant to ask you and I’ve always forgotten till now.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That night at Breathless, as we were going in, you said I was unlike my namesake because he would have plunged.”
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading His wife blew him a kiss.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “By the way, I’ve always meant to ask you and I’ve always forgotten till now.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading That night at Breathless, as we were going in, you said I was unlike my namesake because he would have plunged.”
a person with the same name as another
From this reading That night at Breathless, as we were going in, you said I was unlike my namesake because he would have plunged.”
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading That night at Breathless, as we were going in, you said I was unlike my namesake because he would have plunged.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “By the way, I’ve always meant to ask you and I’ve always forgotten till now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I remember,” said Patricia.
past form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into
From this reading That night at Breathless, as we were going in, you said I was unlike my namesake because he would have plunged.”
on the contrary
From this reading “I’d rather ’ve seen yours,” said Simon Beaulieu.
To recall to mind.
From this reading “I remember,” said Patricia.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I’d rather ’ve seen yours,” said Simon Beaulieu.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I’d rather ’ve seen yours,” said Simon Beaulieu.
one of the twelve Apostles (first century)
From this reading “I’d rather ’ve seen yours,” said Simon Beaulieu.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That night at Breathless, as we were going in, you said I was unlike my namesake because he would have plunged.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “By the way, I’ve always meant to ask you and I’ve always forgotten till now.
up to a particular time
From this reading “By the way, I’ve always meant to ask you and I’ve always forgotten till now.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “By the way, I’ve always meant to ask you and I’ve always forgotten till now.
marked by dissimilarity
From this reading That night at Breathless, as we were going in, you said I was unlike my namesake because he would have plunged.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’d rather ’ve seen yours,” said Simon Beaulieu.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That night at Breathless, as we were going in, you said I was unlike my namesake because he would have plunged.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “By the way, I’ve always meant to ask you and I’ve always forgotten till now.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading That night at Breathless, as we were going in, you said I was unlike my namesake because he would have plunged.”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading That night at Breathless, as we were going in, you said I was unlike my namesake because he would have plunged.”
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading His wife blew him a kiss.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading That night at Breathless, as we were going in, you said I was unlike my namesake because he would have plunged.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “By the way, I’ve always meant to ask you and I’ve always forgotten till now.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “I’d rather ’ve seen yours,” said Simon Beaulieu.
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