Chapter 5 of Celibates is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Celibates is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Ralph's eyes were fixed upon her. She could not bear their wistfulness, and she lowered hers. 'She told me you were ill.' 'But when did you return from France? Tell me.'
Chapter 5 of Celibates is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
have
From this reading “She could not bear their wistfulness, and she lowered hers.”
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading “Ralph's eyes were fixed upon her.”
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading “'But when did you return from France?”
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading “She could not bear their wistfulness, and she lowered hers.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “'She told me you were ill.'”
below the surround or below the normal position
From this reading “She could not bear their wistfulness, and she lowered hers.”
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “'But when did you return from France?”
a sadly pensive longing
From this reading “She could not bear their wistfulness, and she lowered hers.”
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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She could not bear their wistfulness, and she lowered hers.
have
From this reading She could not bear their wistfulness, and she lowered hers.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'But when did you return from France?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could not bear their wistfulness, and she lowered hers.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading 'But when did you return from France?
opinion or judgment
From this reading Ralph's eyes were fixed upon her.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading Ralph's eyes were fixed upon her.
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading 'But when did you return from France?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading 'But when did you return from France?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ralph's eyes were fixed upon her.
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading She could not bear their wistfulness, and she lowered hers.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading 'She told me you were ill.'
below the surround or below the normal position
From this reading She could not bear their wistfulness, and she lowered hers.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'She told me you were ill.'
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She could not bear their wistfulness, and she lowered hers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ralph's eyes were fixed upon her.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading 'But when did you return from France?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She could not bear their wistfulness, and she lowered hers.
express in words
From this reading Tell me.'
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She could not bear their wistfulness, and she lowered hers.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading 'She told me you were ill.'
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Ralph's eyes were fixed upon her.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Ralph's eyes were fixed upon her.
at the time that
From this reading 'But when did you return from France?
a sadly pensive longing
From this reading She could not bear their wistfulness, and she lowered hers.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'She told me you were ill.'
Chapter 5 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 5 holds 407 sentences of Celibates, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 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.
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