Chapter 5 of Dwala: A romance is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Dwala: A romance is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
‘Stop, stop, Mr. Hartopp! You didn’t mind my mentioning the little girl?’ ‘_Pity_ the poor blind!’ His appeal to the public was launched with an abrupt intonation which implied a final ‘D---- you!’ as plain as words. ‘It’s _my_ little girl after all,’ said Prosser.
Chapter 5 of Dwala: A romance is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions
From this reading “His appeal to the public was launched with an abrupt intonation which implied a final ‘D---- you!’ as plain as words.”
take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading “His appeal to the public was launched with an abrupt intonation which implied a final ‘D---- you!’ as plain as words.”
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading “‘_Pity_ the poor blind!’”
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading “His appeal to the public was launched with an abrupt intonation which implied a final ‘D---- you!’ as plain as words.”
inflected form of “imply” — express or state indirectly
From this reading “His appeal to the public was launched with an abrupt intonation which implied a final ‘D---- you!’ as plain as words.”
rise and fall of the voice pitch
From this reading “His appeal to the public was launched with an abrupt intonation which implied a final ‘D---- you!’ as plain as words.”
past form of “launch” — set up or found
From this reading “His appeal to the public was launched with an abrupt intonation which implied a final ‘D---- you!’ as plain as words.”
-ing form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading “You didn’t mind my mentioning the little girl?’”
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a youthful female person
In this reading “You didn’t mind my mentioning the little girl?’”
In this reading “‘_Pity_ the poor blind!’”
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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 His appeal to the public was launched with an abrupt intonation which implied a final ‘D---- you!’ as plain as words.
marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions
From this reading His appeal to the public was launched with an abrupt intonation which implied a final ‘D---- you!’ as plain as words.
later than; following
From this reading ‘It’s _my_ little girl after all,’ said Prosser.
(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 ‘It’s _my_ little girl after all,’ said Prosser.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading His appeal to the public was launched with an abrupt intonation which implied a final ‘D---- you!’ as plain as words.
take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading His appeal to the public was launched with an abrupt intonation which implied a final ‘D---- you!’ as plain as words.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His appeal to the public was launched with an abrupt intonation which implied a final ‘D---- you!’ as plain as words.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading ‘_Pity_ the poor blind!’
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading His appeal to the public was launched with an abrupt intonation which implied a final ‘D---- you!’ as plain as words.
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From this reading You didn’t mind my mentioning the little girl?’
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading His appeal to the public was launched with an abrupt intonation which implied a final ‘D---- you!’ as plain as words.
a young female
From this reading You didn’t mind my mentioning the little girl?’
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From this reading ‘Stop, stop, Mr. Hartopp!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His appeal to the public was launched with an abrupt intonation which implied a final ‘D---- you!’ as plain as words.
inflected form of “imply” — express or state indirectly
From this reading His appeal to the public was launched with an abrupt intonation which implied a final ‘D---- you!’ as plain as words.
rise and fall of the voice pitch
From this reading His appeal to the public was launched with an abrupt intonation which implied a final ‘D---- you!’ as plain as words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘It’s _my_ little girl after all,’ said Prosser.
past form of “launch” — set up or found
From this reading His appeal to the public was launched with an abrupt intonation which implied a final ‘D---- you!’ as plain as words.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading You didn’t mind my mentioning the little girl?’
-ing form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading You didn’t mind my mentioning the little girl?’
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading You didn’t mind my mentioning the little girl?’
a form of address for a man
From this reading ‘Stop, stop, Mr. Hartopp!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You didn’t mind my mentioning the little girl?’
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading ‘_Pity_ the poor blind!’
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading His appeal to the public was launched with an abrupt intonation which implied a final ‘D---- you!’ as plain as words.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading ‘_Pity_ the poor blind!’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘It’s _my_ little girl after all,’ said Prosser.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading His appeal to the public was launched with an abrupt intonation which implied a final ‘D---- you!’ as plain as words.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ‘It’s _my_ little girl after all,’ said Prosser.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading ‘Stop, stop, Mr. Hartopp!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You didn’t mind my mentioning the little girl?’
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His appeal to the public was launched with an abrupt intonation which implied a final ‘D---- you!’ as plain as words.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His appeal to the public was launched with an abrupt intonation which implied a final ‘D---- you!’ as plain as words.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading His appeal to the public was launched with an abrupt intonation which implied a final ‘D---- you!’ as plain as words.
in the company of; together with
From this reading His appeal to the public was launched with an abrupt intonation which implied a final ‘D---- you!’ as plain as words.
the words that are spoken
From this reading His appeal to the public was launched with an abrupt intonation which implied a final ‘D---- you!’ as plain as words.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You didn’t mind my mentioning the little girl?’
Chapter 5 of Dwala: A romance by George Calderon holds 431 sentences, grouped into 87 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 5 holds 431 sentences of Dwala: A romance, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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