Chapter 15 of As Other Men Are is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of As Other Men Are is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“My darling,” said Mrs. Cheviot, “if I wasn’t sure of you I’d be frightened to death. More. Unless I knew you were safe, I wouldn’t let you touch the business with the end of a broken reed. I’m out to get right away, Ti.” Her husband’s eyelids flickered, and a hand went up to his mouth.
Chapter 15 of As Other Men Are is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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hardy hornless sheep of the Cheviot Hills noted for its short thick wool
From this reading ““My darling,” said Mrs. Cheviot, “if I wasn’t sure of you I’d be frightened to death.”
a special loved one
From this reading ““My darling,” said Mrs. Cheviot, “if I wasn’t sure of you I’d be frightened to death.”
plural of “eyelid” — either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye
From this reading “Her husband’s eyelids flickered, and a hand went up to his mouth.”
past form of “flicker” — move back and forth very rapidly
From this reading “Her husband’s eyelids flickered, and a hand went up to his mouth.”
made afraid
From this reading ““My darling,” said Mrs. Cheviot, “if I wasn’t sure of you I’d be frightened to death.”
possessive form of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites
From this reading “Unless I knew you were safe, I wouldn’t let you touch the business with the end of a broken reed.”
except if; if not
From this reading “Unless I knew you were safe, I wouldn’t let you touch the business with the end of a broken reed.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “Unless I knew you were safe, I wouldn’t let you touch the business with the end of a broken reed.”
move upward
In this reading “Her husband’s eyelids flickered, and a hand went up to his mouth.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Unless I knew you were safe, I wouldn’t let you touch the business with the end of a broken reed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her husband’s eyelids flickered, and a hand went up to his mouth.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I’m out to get right away, Ti.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “My darling,” said Mrs. Cheviot, “if I wasn’t sure of you I’d be frightened to death.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading Unless I knew you were safe, I wouldn’t let you touch the business with the end of a broken reed.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Unless I knew you were safe, I wouldn’t let you touch the business with the end of a broken reed.
hardy hornless sheep of the Cheviot Hills noted for its short thick wool
From this reading “My darling,” said Mrs. Cheviot, “if I wasn’t sure of you I’d be frightened to death.
a special loved one
From this reading “My darling,” said Mrs. Cheviot, “if I wasn’t sure of you I’d be frightened to death.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading “My darling,” said Mrs. Cheviot, “if I wasn’t sure of you I’d be frightened to death.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Unless I knew you were safe, I wouldn’t let you touch the business with the end of a broken reed.
plural of “eyelid” — either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye
From this reading Her husband’s eyelids flickered, and a hand went up to his mouth.
past form of “flicker” — move back and forth very rapidly
From this reading Her husband’s eyelids flickered, and a hand went up to his mouth.
made afraid
From this reading “My darling,” said Mrs. Cheviot, “if I wasn’t sure of you I’d be frightened to death.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I’m out to get right away, Ti.”
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Her husband’s eyelids flickered, and a hand went up to his mouth.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her husband’s eyelids flickered, and a hand went up to his mouth.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Her husband’s eyelids flickered, and a hand went up to his mouth.
possessive form of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Her husband’s eyelids flickered, and a hand went up to his mouth.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “My darling,” said Mrs. Cheviot, “if I wasn’t sure of you I’d be frightened to death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My darling,” said Mrs. Cheviot, “if I wasn’t sure of you I’d be frightened to death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m out to get right away, Ti.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “My darling,” said Mrs. Cheviot, “if I wasn’t sure of you I’d be frightened to death.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Unless I knew you were safe, I wouldn’t let you touch the business with the end of a broken reed.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Unless I knew you were safe, I wouldn’t let you touch the business with the end of a broken reed.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading More.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading Her husband’s eyelids flickered, and a hand went up to his mouth.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “My darling,” said Mrs. Cheviot, “if I wasn’t sure of you I’d be frightened to death.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My darling,” said Mrs. Cheviot, “if I wasn’t sure of you I’d be frightened to death.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “My darling,” said Mrs. Cheviot, “if I wasn’t sure of you I’d be frightened to death.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I’m out to get right away, Ti.”
tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites
From this reading Unless I knew you were safe, I wouldn’t let you touch the business with the end of a broken reed.
precisely, exactly
From this reading I’m out to get right away, Ti.”
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading Unless I knew you were safe, I wouldn’t let you touch the business with the end of a broken reed.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “My darling,” said Mrs. Cheviot, “if I wasn’t sure of you I’d be frightened to death.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “My darling,” said Mrs. Cheviot, “if I wasn’t sure of you I’d be frightened to death.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Unless I knew you were safe, I wouldn’t let you touch the business with the end of a broken reed.
a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading I’m out to get right away, Ti.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “My darling,” said Mrs. Cheviot, “if I wasn’t sure of you I’d be frightened to death.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading Unless I knew you were safe, I wouldn’t let you touch the business with the end of a broken reed.
except if; if not
From this reading Unless I knew you were safe, I wouldn’t let you touch the business with the end of a broken reed.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Her husband’s eyelids flickered, and a hand went up to his mouth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My darling,” said Mrs. Cheviot, “if I wasn’t sure of you I’d be frightened to death.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Her husband’s eyelids flickered, and a hand went up to his mouth.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Unless I knew you were safe, I wouldn’t let you touch the business with the end of a broken reed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Unless I knew you were safe, I wouldn’t let you touch the business with the end of a broken reed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Unless I knew you were safe, I wouldn’t let you touch the business with the end of a broken reed.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “My darling,” said Mrs. Cheviot, “if I wasn’t sure of you I’d be frightened to death.
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