Chapter 13 of Footlights is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Footlights is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
My dear Miss Stokes, This will be the fourth time I’ve seen the show and the third time I’ve asked you to go to supper. If you tell me you can’t again, I’ll think you don’t want to—and quit. No, on the whole, I won’t quit. I’ve never done that in my life. I’ll just hang round and bother you till you come, so better come to-night.
Chapter 13 of Footlights is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading “I’ll just hang round and bother you till you come, so better come to-night.”
following the third position; number four in a countable series
From this reading “My dear Miss Stokes, This will be the fourth time I’ve seen the show and the third time I’ve asked you to go to supper.”
be suspended or hanging
From this reading “I’ll just hang round and bother you till you come, so better come to-night.”
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading “If you tell me you can’t again, I’ll think you don’t want to—and quit.”
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “My dear Miss Stokes, This will be the fourth time I’ve seen the show and the third time I’ve asked you to go to supper.”
third-person singular of “stoke” — stir up or tend; of a fire
From this reading “My dear Miss Stokes, This will be the fourth time I’ve seen the show and the third time I’ve asked you to go to supper.”
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading “My dear Miss Stokes, This will be the fourth time I’ve seen the show and the third time I’ve asked you to go to supper.”
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading “My dear Miss Stokes, This will be the fourth time I’ve seen the show and the third time I’ve asked you to go to supper.”
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 “My dear Miss Stokes, This will be the fourth time I’ve seen the show and the third time I’ve asked you to go to supper.”
In this reading “I’ll just hang round and bother you till you come, so better come to-night.”
In this reading “My dear Miss Stokes, This will be the fourth time I’ve seen the show and the third time I’ve asked you to go to supper.”
In this reading “I’ve never done that in my life.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
anew
From this reading If you tell me you can’t again, I’ll think you don’t want to—and quit.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My dear Miss Stokes, This will be the fourth time I’ve seen the show and the third time I’ve asked you to go to supper.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading My dear Miss Stokes, This will be the fourth time I’ve seen the show and the third time I’ve asked you to go to supper.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading My dear Miss Stokes, This will be the fourth time I’ve seen the show and the third time I’ve asked you to go to supper.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading I’ll just hang round and bother you till you come, so better come to-night.
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading I’ll just hang round and bother you till you come, so better come to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you tell me you can’t again, I’ll think you don’t want to—and quit.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I’ll just hang round and bother you till you come, so better come to-night.
dearly loved
From this reading My dear Miss Stokes, This will be the fourth time I’ve seen the show and the third time I’ve asked you to go to supper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you tell me you can’t again, I’ll think you don’t want to—and quit.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading I’ve never done that in my life.
following the third position; number four in a countable series
From this reading My dear Miss Stokes, This will be the fourth time I’ve seen the show and the third time I’ve asked you to go to supper.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading My dear Miss Stokes, This will be the fourth time I’ve seen the show and the third time I’ve asked you to go to supper.
be suspended or hanging
From this reading I’ll just hang round and bother you till you come, so better come to-night.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading No, on the whole, I won’t quit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you tell me you can’t again, I’ll think you don’t want to—and quit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My dear Miss Stokes, This will be the fourth time I’ve seen the show and the third time I’ve asked you to go to supper.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you tell me you can’t again, I’ll think you don’t want to—and quit.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I’ve never done that in my life.
and nothing more
From this reading I’ll just hang round and bother you till you come, so better come to-night.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I’ve never done that in my life.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If you tell me you can’t again, I’ll think you don’t want to—and quit.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading My dear Miss Stokes, This will be the fourth time I’ve seen the show and the third time I’ve asked you to go to supper.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My dear Miss Stokes, This will be the fourth time I’ve seen the show and the third time I’ve asked you to go to supper.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I’ve never done that in my life.
not any; not one
From this reading No, on the whole, I won’t quit.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading No, on the whole, I won’t quit.
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading If you tell me you can’t again, I’ll think you don’t want to—and quit.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading I’ll just hang round and bother you till you come, so better come to-night.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading My dear Miss Stokes, This will be the fourth time I’ve seen the show and the third time I’ve asked you to go to supper.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading My dear Miss Stokes, This will be the fourth time I’ve seen the show and the third time I’ve asked you to go to supper.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I’ll just hang round and bother you till you come, so better come to-night.
third-person singular of “stoke” — stir up or tend; of a fire
From this reading My dear Miss Stokes, This will be the fourth time I’ve seen the show and the third time I’ve asked you to go to supper.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading My dear Miss Stokes, This will be the fourth time I’ve seen the show and the third time I’ve asked you to go to supper.
express in words
From this reading If you tell me you can’t again, I’ll think you don’t want to—and quit.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I’ve never done that in my life.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My dear Miss Stokes, This will be the fourth time I’ve seen the show and the third time I’ve asked you to go to supper.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading If you tell me you can’t again, I’ll think you don’t want to—and quit.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading My dear Miss Stokes, This will be the fourth time I’ve seen the show and the third time I’ve asked you to go to supper.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading My dear Miss Stokes, This will be the fourth time I’ve seen the show and the third time I’ve asked you to go to supper.
up to a particular time
From this reading I’ll just hang round and bother you till you come, so better come to-night.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading My dear Miss Stokes, This will be the fourth time I’ve seen the show and the third time I’ve asked you to go to supper.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My dear Miss Stokes, This will be the fourth time I’ve seen the show and the third time I’ve asked you to go to supper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ll just hang round and bother you till you come, so better come to-night.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading If you tell me you can’t again, I’ll think you don’t want to—and quit.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading No, on the whole, I won’t quit.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading My dear Miss Stokes, This will be the fourth time I’ve seen the show and the third time I’ve asked you to go to supper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No, on the whole, I won’t quit.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My dear Miss Stokes, This will be the fourth time I’ve seen the show and the third time I’ve asked you to go to supper.
Chapter 13 of Footlights by Rita Weiman holds 159 sentences, grouped into 32 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 13 holds 159 sentences of Footlights, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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