Chapter 2 of Coelebs: The Love Story of a Bachelor is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Coelebs: The Love Story of a Bachelor is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"No. I wouldn't if I could. For one dinner! Imagine it! Why shouldn't I look a country vicaress? That's what I am."
Chapter 2 of Coelebs: The Love Story of a Bachelor is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “"No. I wouldn't if I could.”
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading “Why shouldn't I look a country vicaress?”
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading “For one dinner!”
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading “Imagine it!”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Why shouldn't I look a country vicaress?”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “For one dinner!”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Why shouldn't I look a country vicaress?
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading That's what I am."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "No. I wouldn't if I could.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Why shouldn't I look a country vicaress?
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading For one dinner!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For one dinner!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No. I wouldn't if I could.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "No. I wouldn't if I could.
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading Imagine it!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Imagine it!
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Why shouldn't I look a country vicaress?
not any; not one
From this reading "No. I wouldn't if I could.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For one dinner!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why shouldn't I look a country vicaress?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's what I am."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why shouldn't I look a country vicaress?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading That's what I am."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why shouldn't I look a country vicaress?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No. I wouldn't if I could.
Chapter 2 of Coelebs: The Love Story of a Bachelor by F. E. Mills (Florence Ethel Mills) Young holds 427 sentences, grouped into 86 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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 2 holds 427 sentences of Coelebs: The Love Story of a Bachelor, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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