Chapter 4 of England, My England is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of England, My England is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Tonight?” said John Thomas. “Oh, I’m going home by myself tonight—all on my lonely-O.” “That’s me!” said Nora Purdy, using his own ejaculation. The girls laughed shrilly. “Me as well, Nora,” said John Thomas.
Chapter 4 of England, My England is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
an abrupt emphatic exclamation expressing emotion
From this reading ““That’s me!” said Nora Purdy, using his own ejaculation.”
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading “The girls laughed shrilly.”
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading ““Tonight?” said John Thomas.”
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “The girls laughed shrilly.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading ““Oh, I’m going home by myself tonight—all on my lonely-O.””
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading ““Tonight?” said John Thomas.”
On the present night.
From this reading ““Tonight?” said John Thomas.”
an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
From this reading ““That’s me!” said Nora Purdy, using his own ejaculation.”
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(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 “Oh, I’m going home by myself tonight—all on my lonely-O.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Me as well, Nora,” said John Thomas.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Oh, I’m going home by myself tonight—all on my lonely-O.”
an abrupt emphatic exclamation expressing emotion
From this reading “That’s me!” said Nora Purdy, using his own ejaculation.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The girls laughed shrilly.
the act of departing
From this reading “Oh, I’m going home by myself tonight—all on my lonely-O.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “That’s me!” said Nora Purdy, using his own ejaculation.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “Oh, I’m going home by myself tonight—all on my lonely-O.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, I’m going home by myself tonight—all on my lonely-O.”
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “Tonight?” said John Thomas.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading The girls laughed shrilly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, I’m going home by myself tonight—all on my lonely-O.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “That’s me!” said Nora Purdy, using his own ejaculation.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Oh, I’m going home by myself tonight—all on my lonely-O.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “Oh, I’m going home by myself tonight—all on my lonely-O.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s me!” said Nora Purdy, using his own ejaculation.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, I’m going home by myself tonight—all on my lonely-O.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Oh, I’m going home by myself tonight—all on my lonely-O.”
have ownership or possession of
From this reading “That’s me!” said Nora Purdy, using his own ejaculation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s me!” said Nora Purdy, using his own ejaculation.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Tonight?” said John Thomas.
in a shrill voice
From this reading The girls laughed shrilly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s me!” said Nora Purdy, using his own ejaculation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The girls laughed shrilly.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading “Tonight?” said John Thomas.
On the present night.
From this reading “Tonight?” said John Thomas.
an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
From this reading “That’s me!” said Nora Purdy, using his own ejaculation.
(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 “Me as well, Nora,” said John Thomas.
Chapter 4 of England, My England by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence holds 391 sentences, grouped into 79 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 4 holds 391 sentences of England, My England, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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