Chapter 17 of Celibates is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Celibates is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'But we should be charmed to have her here,' expostulated the old lady. 'She was here just now, but she ran away.' 'Yes; she ran away from the conversation.' 'Ran away from the conversation, Major! Now what were we talking about, Olive?'
Chapter 17 of Celibates is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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strongly attracted
From this reading “'But we should be charmed to have her here,' expostulated the old lady.”
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading “'Yes; she ran away from the conversation.'”
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “'But we should be charmed to have her here,' expostulated the old lady.”
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading “'Ran away from the conversation, Major!”
of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive
From this reading “Now what were we talking about, Olive?'”
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “'She was here just now, but she ran away.'”
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading “Now what were we talking about, Olive?'”
an affirmative
From this reading “'Yes; she ran away from the conversation.'”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Now what were we talking about, Olive?'
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading 'She was here just now, but she ran away.'
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'But we should be charmed to have her here,' expostulated the old lady.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'But we should be charmed to have her here,' expostulated the old lady.
strongly attracted
From this reading 'But we should be charmed to have her here,' expostulated the old lady.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading 'Yes; she ran away from the conversation.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'But we should be charmed to have her here,' expostulated the old lady.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading 'Yes; she ran away from the conversation.'
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'But we should be charmed to have her here,' expostulated the old lady.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading 'But we should be charmed to have her here,' expostulated the old lady.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading 'But we should be charmed to have her here,' expostulated the old lady.
and nothing more
From this reading 'She was here just now, but she ran away.'
a polite name for any woman
From this reading 'But we should be charmed to have her here,' expostulated the old lady.
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading 'Ran away from the conversation, Major!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading 'She was here just now, but she ran away.'
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading 'But we should be charmed to have her here,' expostulated the old lady.
of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive
From this reading Now what were we talking about, Olive?'
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading 'She was here just now, but she ran away.'
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'She was here just now, but she ran away.'
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading 'But we should be charmed to have her here,' expostulated the old lady.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading Now what were we talking about, Olive?'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'But we should be charmed to have her here,' expostulated the old lady.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'But we should be charmed to have her here,' expostulated the old lady.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'She was here just now, but she ran away.'
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading 'But we should be charmed to have her here,' expostulated the old lady.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now what were we talking about, Olive?'
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Now what were we talking about, Olive?'
an affirmative
From this reading 'Yes; she ran away from the conversation.'
Chapter 17 of Celibates by George Moore holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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 17 holds 399 sentences of Celibates, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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