Chapter 8 of As Others See Us is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of As Others See Us is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
No further engagement was made with me by Charlie. I think I shall leave the future to him. If he wishes to see me again, he can ring me up or write. Since I arrived in town I have sought pleasure assiduously and found—sensations. I dwell in fear continuously—fear that I shall be discovered in my duplicity.
Chapter 8 of As Others See Us is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with care and persistence
From this reading “Since I arrived in town I have sought pleasure assiduously and found—sensations.”
at every point
From this reading “I dwell in fear continuously—fear that I shall be discovered in my duplicity.”
a fraudulent or duplicitous representation
From this reading “I dwell in fear continuously—fear that I shall be discovered in my duplicity.”
think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading “I dwell in fear continuously—fear that I shall be discovered in my duplicity.”
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading “No further engagement was made with me by Charlie.”
plural of “sensation” — an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading “Since I arrived in town I have sought pleasure assiduously and found—sensations.”
that is looked for
From this reading “Since I arrived in town I have sought pleasure assiduously and found—sensations.”
plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire
From this reading “If he wishes to see me again, he can ring me up or write.”
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 “I dwell in fear continuously—fear that I shall be discovered in my duplicity.”
In this reading “Since I arrived in town I have sought pleasure assiduously and found—sensations.”
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anew
From this reading If he wishes to see me again, he can ring me up or write.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Since I arrived in town I have sought pleasure assiduously and found—sensations.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Since I arrived in town I have sought pleasure assiduously and found—sensations.
with care and persistence
From this reading Since I arrived in town I have sought pleasure assiduously and found—sensations.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I dwell in fear continuously—fear that I shall be discovered in my duplicity.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading No further engagement was made with me by Charlie.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading If he wishes to see me again, he can ring me up or write.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No further engagement was made with me by Charlie.
at every point
From this reading I dwell in fear continuously—fear that I shall be discovered in my duplicity.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading I dwell in fear continuously—fear that I shall be discovered in my duplicity.
a fraudulent or duplicitous representation
From this reading I dwell in fear continuously—fear that I shall be discovered in my duplicity.
think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading I dwell in fear continuously—fear that I shall be discovered in my duplicity.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading No further engagement was made with me by Charlie.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading I dwell in fear continuously—fear that I shall be discovered in my duplicity.
set up or found
From this reading Since I arrived in town I have sought pleasure assiduously and found—sensations.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading No further engagement was made with me by Charlie.
yet to be or coming
From this reading I think I shall leave the future to him.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Since I arrived in town I have sought pleasure assiduously and found—sensations.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If he wishes to see me again, he can ring me up or write.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I think I shall leave the future to him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I think I shall leave the future to him.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he wishes to see me again, he can ring me up or write.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Since I arrived in town I have sought pleasure assiduously and found—sensations.
go away from a place
From this reading I think I shall leave the future to him.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading No further engagement was made with me by Charlie.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No further engagement was made with me by Charlie.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I dwell in fear continuously—fear that I shall be discovered in my duplicity.
not any; not one
From this reading No further engagement was made with me by Charlie.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading If he wishes to see me again, he can ring me up or write.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Since I arrived in town I have sought pleasure assiduously and found—sensations.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading If he wishes to see me again, he can ring me up or write.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading If he wishes to see me again, he can ring me up or write.
plural of “sensation” — an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading Since I arrived in town I have sought pleasure assiduously and found—sensations.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I think I shall leave the future to him.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since I arrived in town I have sought pleasure assiduously and found—sensations.
that is looked for
From this reading Since I arrived in town I have sought pleasure assiduously and found—sensations.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I dwell in fear continuously—fear that I shall be discovered in my duplicity.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I think I shall leave the future to him.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I think I shall leave the future to him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I think I shall leave the future to him.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Since I arrived in town I have sought pleasure assiduously and found—sensations.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading If he wishes to see me again, he can ring me up or write.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No further engagement was made with me by Charlie.
plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire
From this reading If he wishes to see me again, he can ring me up or write.
in the company of; together with
From this reading No further engagement was made with me by Charlie.
produce a literary work
From this reading If he wishes to see me again, he can ring me up or write.
Chapter 8 of As Others See Us by W. H. P. (William Henry Pope) Jarvis holds 393 sentences, grouped into 79 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 8 holds 393 sentences of As Others See Us, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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