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Floyd Grandon's Honor
Floyd Grandon's Honor

Chapter XIX · Chapter 19

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"Thou on one side, I on the other."
All her life Violet Grandon will remember "Lohengrin," the perfect evening to the rather imperfect day.
In good truth the day disappoints madame as well.
Gertrude comes down with Violet, and there is a little shopping to finish.
Laura and Gertrude cannot agree in one or two points concerning the wedding.
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Floyd Grandon's Honor

Chapter XIX · Chapter 19

Chapter 19 of Floyd Grandon's Honor is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Thou on one side, I on the other."
/ðaʊ ɑːn wʌn saɪd aɪ ɑːn ðə ˈʌðər/
Line 2
All her life Violet Grandon will remember "Lohengrin," the perfect evening to the rather imperfect day.
Line 3
In good truth the day disappoints madame as well.
/ɪn ɡʊd truːθ ðə deɪ ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnts ˈmædəm æz wel/
Line 4
Gertrude comes down with Violet, and there is a little shopping to finish.
Line 5
Laura and Gertrude cannot agree in one or two points concerning the wedding.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

agree verb US /əˈɡriː/

be in accord; be in agreement

From this reading “Laura and Gertrude cannot agree in one or two points concerning the wedding.”

disappoints verb US /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnts/

third-person singular of “disappoint” — fail to meet the hopes or expectations of

From this reading “In good truth the day disappoints madame as well.”

finish verb US /ˈfɪnɪʃ/

come or bring to a finish or an end

From this reading “Gertrude comes down with Violet, and there is a little shopping to finish.”

imperfect adjective US /ˌɪmˈpɜːrfɪkt/

not perfect; defective or inadequate

From this reading “All her life Violet Grandon will remember "Lohengrin," the perfect evening to the rather imperfect day.”

points noun US /pɔɪnts/

plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading “Laura and Gertrude cannot agree in one or two points concerning the wedding.”

shopping noun US /ˈʃɑːpɪŋ/

searching for or buying goods or services

From this reading “Gertrude comes down with Violet, and there is a little shopping to finish.”

Violet noun US /ˈvaɪəlɪt/

any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers

From this reading “All her life Violet Grandon will remember "Lohengrin," the perfect evening to the rather imperfect day.”

wedding noun US /ˈwedɪŋ/

the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed

From this reading “Laura and Gertrude cannot agree in one or two points concerning the wedding.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Gertrude comes down with Violet, and there is a little shopping to finish.

agreeverbUS /əˈɡriː/

be in accord; be in agreement

From this reading Laura and Gertrude cannot agree in one or two points concerning the wedding.

AlladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 All her life Violet Grandon will remember "Lohengrin," the perfect evening to the rather imperfect day.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Gertrude comes down with Violet, and there is a little shopping to finish.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading In good truth the day disappoints madame as well.

cannot

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Laura and Gertrude cannot agree in one or two points concerning the wedding.

comesnounUS /kʌmz/

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading Gertrude comes down with Violet, and there is a little shopping to finish.

concerningverbUS /kənˈsɜːrnɪŋ/

-ing form of “concern” — be relevant to

From this reading Laura and Gertrude cannot agree in one or two points concerning the wedding.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading All her life Violet Grandon will remember "Lohengrin," the perfect evening to the rather imperfect day.

disappointsverbUS /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnts/

third-person singular of “disappoint” — fail to meet the hopes or expectations of

From this reading In good truth the day disappoints madame as well.

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Gertrude comes down with Violet, and there is a little shopping to finish.

eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading All her life Violet Grandon will remember "Lohengrin," the perfect evening to the rather imperfect day.

finishverbUS /ˈfɪnɪʃ/

come or bring to a finish or an end

From this reading Gertrude comes down with Violet, and there is a little shopping to finish.

Gertrude

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Gertrude comes down with Violet, and there is a little shopping to finish.

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading In good truth the day disappoints madame as well.

Grandon

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading All her life Violet Grandon will remember "Lohengrin," the perfect evening to the rather imperfect day.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading All her life Violet Grandon will remember "Lohengrin," the perfect evening to the rather imperfect day.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "Thou on one side, I on the other."

imperfectadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpɜːrfɪkt/

not perfect; defective or inadequate

From this reading All her life Violet Grandon will remember "Lohengrin," the perfect evening to the rather imperfect day.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading In good truth the day disappoints madame as well.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Gertrude comes down with Violet, and there is a little shopping to finish.

Laura

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Laura and Gertrude cannot agree in one or two points concerning the wedding.

lifenounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading All her life Violet Grandon will remember "Lohengrin," the perfect evening to the rather imperfect day.

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Gertrude comes down with Violet, and there is a little shopping to finish.

Lohengrin

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading All her life Violet Grandon will remember "Lohengrin," the perfect evening to the rather imperfect day.

madamenounUS /ˈmædəm/

title used for a married Frenchwoman

From this reading In good truth the day disappoints madame as well.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "Thou on one side, I on the other."

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "Thou on one side, I on the other."

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Laura and Gertrude cannot agree in one or two points concerning the wedding.

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading "Thou on one side, I on the other."

perfectadjectiveUS /pərˈfekt/

being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish

From this reading All her life Violet Grandon will remember "Lohengrin," the perfect evening to the rather imperfect day.

pointsnounUS /pɔɪnts/

plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading Laura and Gertrude cannot agree in one or two points concerning the wedding.

ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/

on the contrary

From this reading All her life Violet Grandon will remember "Lohengrin," the perfect evening to the rather imperfect day.

rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading All her life Violet Grandon will remember "Lohengrin," the perfect evening to the rather imperfect day.

shoppingnounUS /ˈʃɑːpɪŋ/

searching for or buying goods or services

From this reading Gertrude comes down with Violet, and there is a little shopping to finish.

sidenounUS /saɪd/

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading "Thou on one side, I on the other."

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "Thou on one side, I on the other."

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading Gertrude comes down with Violet, and there is a little shopping to finish.

ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading "Thou on one side, I on the other."

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading All her life Violet Grandon will remember "Lohengrin," the perfect evening to the rather imperfect day.

truthnounUS /truːθ/

a fact that has been verified

From this reading In good truth the day disappoints madame as well.

twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Laura and Gertrude cannot agree in one or two points concerning the wedding.

VioletnounUS /ˈvaɪəlɪt/

any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers

From this reading All her life Violet Grandon will remember "Lohengrin," the perfect evening to the rather imperfect day.

weddingnounUS /ˈwedɪŋ/

the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed

From this reading Laura and Gertrude cannot agree in one or two points concerning the wedding.

welladverbUS /wel/

(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 In good truth the day disappoints madame as well.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading All her life Violet Grandon will remember "Lohengrin," the perfect evening to the rather imperfect day.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Gertrude comes down with Violet, and there is a little shopping to finish.

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Courtesy
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