Chapter 23 of Dusty answer is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 23 of Dusty answer is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I suppose we shall never meet again. What’s the good? You’re probably full of new things and people by now, and I daresay I’m changed for the worse. Quite a Fallen Woman. And you wouldn’t like me any more.
Chapter 23 of Dusty answer is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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made or become different in nature or form
From this reading “You’re probably full of new things and people by now, and I daresay I’m changed for the worse.”
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading “Quite a Fallen Woman.”
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading “You’re probably full of new things and people by now, and I daresay I’m changed for the worse.”
come together
From this reading “I suppose we shall never meet again.”
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading “You’re probably full of new things and people by now, and I daresay I’m changed for the worse.”
express a supposition
From this reading “I suppose we shall never meet again.”
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “Quite a Fallen Woman.”
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading “You’re probably full of new things and people by now, and I daresay I’m changed for the worse.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “I suppose we shall never meet again.”
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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 Quite a Fallen Woman.
anew
From this reading I suppose we shall never meet again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You’re probably full of new things and people by now, and I daresay I’m changed for the worse.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading And you wouldn’t like me any more.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading You’re probably full of new things and people by now, and I daresay I’m changed for the worse.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading You’re probably full of new things and people by now, and I daresay I’m changed for the worse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You’re probably full of new things and people by now, and I daresay I’m changed for the worse.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading Quite a Fallen Woman.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You’re probably full of new things and people by now, and I daresay I’m changed for the worse.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading You’re probably full of new things and people by now, and I daresay I’m changed for the worse.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading What’s the good?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I suppose we shall never meet again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You’re probably full of new things and people by now, and I daresay I’m changed for the worse.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading And you wouldn’t like me any more.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And you wouldn’t like me any more.
come together
From this reading I suppose we shall never meet again.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading And you wouldn’t like me any more.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I suppose we shall never meet again.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading You’re probably full of new things and people by now, and I daresay I’m changed for the worse.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading You’re probably full of new things and people by now, and I daresay I’m changed for the worse.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You’re probably full of new things and people by now, and I daresay I’m changed for the worse.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading You’re probably full of new things and people by now, and I daresay I’m changed for the worse.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading You’re probably full of new things and people by now, and I daresay I’m changed for the worse.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Quite a Fallen Woman.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I suppose we shall never meet again.
express a supposition
From this reading I suppose we shall never meet again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What’s the good?
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading You’re probably full of new things and people by now, and I daresay I’m changed for the worse.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I suppose we shall never meet again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What’s the good?
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Quite a Fallen Woman.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading You’re probably full of new things and people by now, and I daresay I’m changed for the worse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And you wouldn’t like me any more.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And you wouldn’t like me any more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You’re probably full of new things and people by now, and I daresay I’m changed for the worse.
Chapter 23 of Dusty answer by Rosamond Lehmann holds 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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 23 holds 398 sentences of Dusty answer, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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