Chapter 7 of Celibates is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Celibates is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'Yes, but why do you ask?' 'Because I think she likes you. She looked very miserable when she heard that we were going out together. Just as if she were going to cry. If I thought I was making another person unhappy I would sooner give you--give up the pleasure of going out with you.'
Chapter 7 of Celibates is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Just as if she were going to cry.”
plural of “like” — a similar kind
From this reading “'Because I think she likes you.”
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading “If I thought I was making another person unhappy I would sooner give you--give up the pleasure of going out with you.'”
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading “She looked very miserable when she heard that we were going out together.”
a human being
From this reading “If I thought I was making another person unhappy I would sooner give you--give up the pleasure of going out with you.'”
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading “If I thought I was making another person unhappy I would sooner give you--give up the pleasure of going out with you.'”
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading “If I thought I was making another person unhappy I would sooner give you--give up the pleasure of going out with you.'”
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading “If I thought I was making another person unhappy I would sooner give you--give up the pleasure of going out with you.'”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading If I thought I was making another person unhappy I would sooner give you--give up the pleasure of going out with you.'
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Just as if she were going to cry.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading 'Yes, but why do you ask?'
for the reason that
From this reading 'Because I think she likes you.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'Yes, but why do you ask?'
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Just as if she were going to cry.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading 'Yes, but why do you ask?'
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading If I thought I was making another person unhappy I would sooner give you--give up the pleasure of going out with you.'
the act of departing
From this reading She looked very miserable when she heard that we were going out together.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading She looked very miserable when she heard that we were going out together.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Because I think she likes you.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Just as if she were going to cry.
and nothing more
From this reading Just as if she were going to cry.
plural of “like” — a similar kind
From this reading 'Because I think she likes you.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She looked very miserable when she heard that we were going out together.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading If I thought I was making another person unhappy I would sooner give you--give up the pleasure of going out with you.'
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading She looked very miserable when she heard that we were going out together.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If I thought I was making another person unhappy I would sooner give you--give up the pleasure of going out with you.'
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She looked very miserable when she heard that we were going out together.
a human being
From this reading If I thought I was making another person unhappy I would sooner give you--give up the pleasure of going out with you.'
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading If I thought I was making another person unhappy I would sooner give you--give up the pleasure of going out with you.'
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Because I think she likes you.
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading If I thought I was making another person unhappy I would sooner give you--give up the pleasure of going out with you.'
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She looked very miserable when she heard that we were going out together.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If I thought I was making another person unhappy I would sooner give you--give up the pleasure of going out with you.'
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading 'Because I think she likes you.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading If I thought I was making another person unhappy I would sooner give you--give up the pleasure of going out with you.'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Just as if she were going to cry.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading She looked very miserable when she heard that we were going out together.
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading If I thought I was making another person unhappy I would sooner give you--give up the pleasure of going out with you.'
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading If I thought I was making another person unhappy I would sooner give you--give up the pleasure of going out with you.'
precisely as stated
From this reading She looked very miserable when she heard that we were going out together.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If I thought I was making another person unhappy I would sooner give you--give up the pleasure of going out with you.'
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading She looked very miserable when she heard that we were going out together.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She looked very miserable when she heard that we were going out together.
at the time that
From this reading She looked very miserable when she heard that we were going out together.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading 'Yes, but why do you ask?'
in the company of; together with
From this reading If I thought I was making another person unhappy I would sooner give you--give up the pleasure of going out with you.'
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If I thought I was making another person unhappy I would sooner give you--give up the pleasure of going out with you.'
an affirmative
From this reading 'Yes, but why do you ask?'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Yes, but why do you ask?'
Chapter 7 of Celibates by George Moore holds 406 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 7 holds 406 sentences of Celibates, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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