Chapter 10 of Celibates is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Celibates is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'You know that I didn't mean that, Mildred. I don't want to press you into any marriage. I've always wished you to do what you like.' 'And I have done so.' 'I still want you to do what you like.
Chapter 10 of Celibates is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading “I've always wished you to do what you like.'”
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “'And I have done so.'”
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading “I don't want to press you into any marriage.”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “'You know that I didn't mean that, Mildred.”
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading “I don't want to press you into any marriage.”
not in physical motion
From this reading “'I still want you to do what you like.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “I don't want to press you into any marriage.”
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading “I've always wished you to do what you like.'”
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at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading I've always wished you to do what you like.'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'And I have done so.'
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I don't want to press you into any marriage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'You know that I didn't mean that, Mildred.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I've always wished you to do what you like.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't want to press you into any marriage.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading 'And I have done so.'
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'And I have done so.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'You know that I didn't mean that, Mildred.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've always wished you to do what you like.'
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I don't want to press you into any marriage.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading 'You know that I didn't mean that, Mildred.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I've always wished you to do what you like.'
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading I don't want to press you into any marriage.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading 'You know that I didn't mean that, Mildred.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'You know that I didn't mean that, Mildred.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading I don't want to press you into any marriage.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 'And I have done so.'
not in physical motion
From this reading 'I still want you to do what you like.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'You know that I didn't mean that, Mildred.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I don't want to press you into any marriage.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I don't want to press you into any marriage.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I've always wished you to do what you like.'
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading I've always wished you to do what you like.'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'You know that I didn't mean that, Mildred.
Chapter 10 of Celibates by George Moore holds 414 sentences, grouped into 83 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 10 holds 414 sentences of Celibates, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of Celibates by George Moore exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 414 sentences, grouped into 83 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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