Chapter 4 of Celibates is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of Celibates is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'And do you think I'm getting on?' Yes, I think you've made progress. You couldn't have done that drawing before you went to Paris.' 'You really think so.... I was right to go to Paris....
Chapter 4 of Celibates is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “You couldn't have done that drawing before you went to Paris.'”
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading “You couldn't have done that drawing before you went to Paris.'”
the act of acquiring something
From this reading “'And do you think I'm getting on?'”
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading “You couldn't have done that drawing before you went to Paris.'”
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading “Yes, I think you've made progress.”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “'You really think so....”
precisely, exactly
From this reading “I was right to go to Paris....”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, I think you've made progress.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'And do you think I'm getting on?'
earlier than; in front of
From this reading You couldn't have done that drawing before you went to Paris.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You couldn't have done that drawing before you went to Paris.'
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading 'And do you think I'm getting on?'
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading You couldn't have done that drawing before you went to Paris.'
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading You couldn't have done that drawing before you went to Paris.'
the act of acquiring something
From this reading 'And do you think I'm getting on?'
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I was right to go to Paris....
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You couldn't have done that drawing before you went to Paris.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Yes, I think you've made progress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'And do you think I'm getting on?'
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Yes, I think you've made progress.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'And do you think I'm getting on?'
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading You couldn't have done that drawing before you went to Paris.'
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading Yes, I think you've made progress.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading 'You really think so....
precisely, exactly
From this reading I was right to go to Paris....
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 'You really think so....
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You couldn't have done that drawing before you went to Paris.'
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading 'And do you think I'm getting on?'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You couldn't have done that drawing before you went to Paris.'
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was right to go to Paris....
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading You couldn't have done that drawing before you went to Paris.'
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, I think you've made progress.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'And do you think I'm getting on?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yes, I think you've made progress.
Chapter 4 of Celibates by George Moore holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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.
Chapter 4 holds 407 sentences of Celibates, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of Celibates by George Moore exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 407 sentences, grouped into 82 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 82 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Celibates, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
