Chapter 11 of Cumner's Son and Other South Sea Folk — Complete is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Cumner's Son and Other South Sea Folk — Complete is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"He was a villain, my brother. I gave it up a second time to please you, and because I loved you. I left behind me name, fortune, Paris, France, everything, to follow you here. I was willing to live here, while you lived, or till you should be free. And you curse me--you dare to curse me!
Chapter 11 of Cumner's Son and Other South Sea Folk — Complete is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 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.
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading “And you curse me--you dare to curse me!”
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading “And you curse me--you dare to curse me!”
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “I left behind me name, fortune, Paris, France, everything, to follow you here.”
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading “I left behind me name, fortune, Paris, France, everything, to follow you here.”
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading “I left behind me name, fortune, Paris, France, everything, to follow you here.”
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading “I left behind me name, fortune, Paris, France, everything, to follow you here.”
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading “"He was a villain, my brother.”
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading “I was willing to live here, while you lived, or till you should be free.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "He was a villain, my brother.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I gave it up a second time to please you, and because I loved you.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I was willing to live here, while you lived, or till you should be free.
for the reason that
From this reading I gave it up a second time to please you, and because I loved you.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading I left behind me name, fortune, Paris, France, everything, to follow you here.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading "He was a villain, my brother.
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading And you curse me--you dare to curse me!
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading And you curse me--you dare to curse me!
all things; all of a situation
From this reading I left behind me name, fortune, Paris, France, everything, to follow you here.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading I left behind me name, fortune, Paris, France, everything, to follow you here.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading I left behind me name, fortune, Paris, France, everything, to follow you here.
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading I left behind me name, fortune, Paris, France, everything, to follow you here.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading I was willing to live here, while you lived, or till you should be free.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I gave it up a second time to please you, and because I loved you.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He was a villain, my brother.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I left behind me name, fortune, Paris, France, everything, to follow you here.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I gave it up a second time to please you, and because I loved you.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I gave it up a second time to please you, and because I loved you.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading I left behind me name, fortune, Paris, France, everything, to follow you here.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading I was willing to live here, while you lived, or till you should be free.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading I was willing to live here, while you lived, or till you should be free.
held dear
From this reading I gave it up a second time to please you, and because I loved you.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I left behind me name, fortune, Paris, France, everything, to follow you here.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "He was a villain, my brother.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I left behind me name, fortune, Paris, France, everything, to follow you here.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I was willing to live here, while you lived, or till you should be free.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading I left behind me name, fortune, Paris, France, everything, to follow you here.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading I gave it up a second time to please you, and because I loved you.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading I gave it up a second time to please you, and because I loved you.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I was willing to live here, while you lived, or till you should be free.
up to a particular time
From this reading I was willing to live here, while you lived, or till you should be free.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I gave it up a second time to please you, and because I loved you.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I gave it up a second time to please you, and because I loved you.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I gave it up a second time to please you, and because I loved you.
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading "He was a villain, my brother.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He was a villain, my brother.
during the time that
From this reading I was willing to live here, while you lived, or till you should be free.
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading I was willing to live here, while you lived, or till you should be free.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I gave it up a second time to please you, and because I loved you.
Chapter 11 of Cumner's Son and Other South Sea Folk — Complete by Gilbert Parker holds 426 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 11 holds 426 sentences of Cumner's Son and Other South Sea Folk — Complete, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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