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Chapter 32 of Dombey and Son is here in full — 561 sentences across 113 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mr Dombey and the World What is the proud man doing, while the days go by? Does he ever think of his daughter, or wonder where she is gone? Does he suppose she has come home, and is leading her old life in the weary house? No one can answer for him. He has never uttered her name, since.
Chapter 32 of Dombey and Son is here in full — 561 sentences across 113 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a female human offspring
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-ing form of “do” — engage in
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indicating the most important performer or role
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feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
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express a supposition
From this reading “Does he suppose she has come home, and is leading her old life in the weary house?”
communicated in words
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exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
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the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “Does he ever think of his daughter, or wonder where she is gone?”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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react verbally
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showing who or what does the action
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to be able to, or to be allowed to
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move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
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a female human offspring
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the time during which someone's life continues
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the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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-ing form of “do” — engage in
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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at any time
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
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destroyed or killed
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the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
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belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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where you live at a particular time
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a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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indicating the most important performer or role
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a characteristic state or mode of living
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an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
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a form of address for a man
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assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
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not ever; at no time in the past or future
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not any; not one
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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used to join alternatives or possibilities
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feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
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a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
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from a time in the past until now
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express a supposition
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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judge or regard; look upon; judge
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communicated in words
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exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
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used to ask for information about something
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in or at the place that
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during the time that
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the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
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everything that exists anywhere
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Chapter 32 of Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens holds 561 sentences, grouped into 113 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.
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