Chapter 13 of Down among men is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Down among men is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BARE-HEADED MAN THE red head of the little telephone-miss bowed over the switch-board when Morning entered Markheim’s. She colored, smiled; all metropolitan outrages of service forgotten. Charley waved furtively from afar; the door to the inner office opened. “Well?” said the manager. “Well, Mr. Markheim?”
Chapter 13 of Down among men is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far
From this reading “Charley waved furtively from afar; the door to the inner office opened.”
having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
From this reading “She colored, smiled; all metropolitan outrages of service forgotten.”
in a furtive manner
From this reading “Charley waved furtively from afar; the door to the inner office opened.”
located inward
From this reading “Charley waved furtively from afar; the door to the inner office opened.”
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading ““Well?” said the manager.”
relating to or characteristic of a metropolis
From this reading “She colored, smiled; all metropolitan outrages of service forgotten.”
plural of “outrage” — a feeling of righteous anger
From this reading “She colored, smiled; all metropolitan outrages of service forgotten.”
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading “Charley waved furtively from afar; the door to the inner office opened.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “Charley waved furtively from afar; the door to the inner office opened.”
In this reading “Charley waved furtively from afar; the door to the inner office opened.”
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(old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far
From this reading Charley waved furtively from afar; the door to the inner office opened.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading She colored, smiled; all metropolitan outrages of service forgotten.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BARE-HEADED MAN THE red head of the little telephone-miss bowed over the switch-board when Morning entered Markheim’s.
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading THE BARE-HEADED MAN THE red head of the little telephone-miss bowed over the switch-board when Morning entered Markheim’s.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Charley waved furtively from afar; the door to the inner office opened.
having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
From this reading She colored, smiled; all metropolitan outrages of service forgotten.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Charley waved furtively from afar; the door to the inner office opened.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading THE BARE-HEADED MAN THE red head of the little telephone-miss bowed over the switch-board when Morning entered Markheim’s.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading She colored, smiled; all metropolitan outrages of service forgotten.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Charley waved furtively from afar; the door to the inner office opened.
in a furtive manner
From this reading Charley waved furtively from afar; the door to the inner office opened.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading THE BARE-HEADED MAN THE red head of the little telephone-miss bowed over the switch-board when Morning entered Markheim’s.
located inward
From this reading Charley waved furtively from afar; the door to the inner office opened.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE BARE-HEADED MAN THE red head of the little telephone-miss bowed over the switch-board when Morning entered Markheim’s.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading THE BARE-HEADED MAN THE red head of the little telephone-miss bowed over the switch-board when Morning entered Markheim’s.
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading “Well?” said the manager.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, Mr. Markheim?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BARE-HEADED MAN THE red head of the little telephone-miss bowed over the switch-board when Morning entered Markheim’s.
relating to or characteristic of a metropolis
From this reading She colored, smiled; all metropolitan outrages of service forgotten.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading THE BARE-HEADED MAN THE red head of the little telephone-miss bowed over the switch-board when Morning entered Markheim’s.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Well, Mr. Markheim?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BARE-HEADED MAN THE red head of the little telephone-miss bowed over the switch-board when Morning entered Markheim’s.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Charley waved furtively from afar; the door to the inner office opened.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Charley waved furtively from afar; the door to the inner office opened.
plural of “outrage” — a feeling of righteous anger
From this reading She colored, smiled; all metropolitan outrages of service forgotten.
above and across; more than
From this reading THE BARE-HEADED MAN THE red head of the little telephone-miss bowed over the switch-board when Morning entered Markheim’s.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading THE BARE-HEADED MAN THE red head of the little telephone-miss bowed over the switch-board when Morning entered Markheim’s.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Well?” said the manager.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading She colored, smiled; all metropolitan outrages of service forgotten.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She colored, smiled; all metropolitan outrages of service forgotten.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading She colored, smiled; all metropolitan outrages of service forgotten.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BARE-HEADED MAN THE red head of the little telephone-miss bowed over the switch-board when Morning entered Markheim’s.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BARE-HEADED MAN THE red head of the little telephone-miss bowed over the switch-board when Morning entered Markheim’s.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BARE-HEADED MAN THE red head of the little telephone-miss bowed over the switch-board when Morning entered Markheim’s.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Charley waved furtively from afar; the door to the inner office opened.
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading Charley waved furtively from afar; the door to the inner office opened.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well?” said the manager.
at the time that
From this reading THE BARE-HEADED MAN THE red head of the little telephone-miss bowed over the switch-board when Morning entered Markheim’s.
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