Chapter 14 of For love and life is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of For love and life is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A new Friend. “I hope I should have done exactly as you did in that Arden business,” said Mr. Tottenham; “but I can’t tell. The amount of meanness and falseness to all one’s own rules which one feels in one’s self in a great emergency is wonderful. I never put any dependence on myself. Now I will tell who, or rather what I am.
Chapter 14 of For love and life is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a quantity of money
From this reading “The amount of meanness and falseness to all one’s own rules which one feels in one’s self in a great emergency is wonderful.”
the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else
From this reading “I never put any dependence on myself.”
a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action
From this reading “The amount of meanness and falseness to all one’s own rules which one feels in one’s self in a great emergency is wonderful.”
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading ““I hope I should have done exactly as you did in that Arden business,” said Mr. Tottenham; “but I can’t tell.”
plural of “feel” — an intuitive awareness
From this reading “The amount of meanness and falseness to all one’s own rules which one feels in one’s self in a great emergency is wonderful.”
the quality of being deliberately mean
From this reading “The amount of meanness and falseness to all one’s own rules which one feels in one’s self in a great emergency is wonderful.”
plural of “rule” — a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading “The amount of meanness and falseness to all one’s own rules which one feels in one’s self in a great emergency is wonderful.”
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading “The amount of meanness and falseness to all one’s own rules which one feels in one’s self in a great emergency is wonderful.”
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In this reading “The amount of meanness and falseness to all one’s own rules which one feels in one’s self in a great emergency is wonderful.”
In this reading “A new Friend.”
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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 A new Friend.
(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 The amount of meanness and falseness to all one’s own rules which one feels in one’s self in a great emergency is wonderful.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Now I will tell who, or rather what I am.
a quantity of money
From this reading The amount of meanness and falseness to all one’s own rules which one feels in one’s self in a great emergency is wonderful.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The amount of meanness and falseness to all one’s own rules which one feels in one’s self in a great emergency is wonderful.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I never put any dependence on myself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I hope I should have done exactly as you did in that Arden business,” said Mr. Tottenham; “but I can’t tell.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I hope I should have done exactly as you did in that Arden business,” said Mr. Tottenham; “but I can’t tell.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading “I hope I should have done exactly as you did in that Arden business,” said Mr. Tottenham; “but I can’t tell.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I hope I should have done exactly as you did in that Arden business,” said Mr. Tottenham; “but I can’t tell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I hope I should have done exactly as you did in that Arden business,” said Mr. Tottenham; “but I can’t tell.
the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else
From this reading I never put any dependence on myself.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “I hope I should have done exactly as you did in that Arden business,” said Mr. Tottenham; “but I can’t tell.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “I hope I should have done exactly as you did in that Arden business,” said Mr. Tottenham; “but I can’t tell.
a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action
From this reading The amount of meanness and falseness to all one’s own rules which one feels in one’s self in a great emergency is wonderful.
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading “I hope I should have done exactly as you did in that Arden business,” said Mr. Tottenham; “but I can’t tell.
the state of being false or untrue
From this reading The amount of meanness and falseness to all one’s own rules which one feels in one’s self in a great emergency is wonderful.
plural of “feel” — an intuitive awareness
From this reading The amount of meanness and falseness to all one’s own rules which one feels in one’s self in a great emergency is wonderful.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading A new Friend.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The amount of meanness and falseness to all one’s own rules which one feels in one’s self in a great emergency is wonderful.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I hope I should have done exactly as you did in that Arden business,” said Mr. Tottenham; “but I can’t tell.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading “I hope I should have done exactly as you did in that Arden business,” said Mr. Tottenham; “but I can’t tell.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I hope I should have done exactly as you did in that Arden business,” said Mr. Tottenham; “but I can’t tell.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I hope I should have done exactly as you did in that Arden business,” said Mr. Tottenham; “but I can’t tell.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The amount of meanness and falseness to all one’s own rules which one feels in one’s self in a great emergency is wonderful.
the quality of being deliberately mean
From this reading The amount of meanness and falseness to all one’s own rules which one feels in one’s self in a great emergency is wonderful.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “I hope I should have done exactly as you did in that Arden business,” said Mr. Tottenham; “but I can’t tell.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I never put any dependence on myself.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I never put any dependence on myself.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading A new Friend.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now I will tell who, or rather what I am.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The amount of meanness and falseness to all one’s own rules which one feels in one’s self in a great emergency is wonderful.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I never put any dependence on myself.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The amount of meanness and falseness to all one’s own rules which one feels in one’s self in a great emergency is wonderful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The amount of meanness and falseness to all one’s own rules which one feels in one’s self in a great emergency is wonderful.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Now I will tell who, or rather what I am.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading The amount of meanness and falseness to all one’s own rules which one feels in one’s self in a great emergency is wonderful.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I never put any dependence on myself.
on the contrary
From this reading Now I will tell who, or rather what I am.
plural of “rule” — a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading The amount of meanness and falseness to all one’s own rules which one feels in one’s self in a great emergency is wonderful.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I hope I should have done exactly as you did in that Arden business,” said Mr. Tottenham; “but I can’t tell.
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading The amount of meanness and falseness to all one’s own rules which one feels in one’s self in a great emergency is wonderful.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “I hope I should have done exactly as you did in that Arden business,” said Mr. Tottenham; “but I can’t tell.
express in words
From this reading “I hope I should have done exactly as you did in that Arden business,” said Mr. Tottenham; “but I can’t tell.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I hope I should have done exactly as you did in that Arden business,” said Mr. Tottenham; “but I can’t tell.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The amount of meanness and falseness to all one’s own rules which one feels in one’s self in a great emergency is wonderful.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The amount of meanness and falseness to all one’s own rules which one feels in one’s self in a great emergency is wonderful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I hope I should have done exactly as you did in that Arden business,” said Mr. Tottenham; “but I can’t tell.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Now I will tell who, or rather what I am.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The amount of meanness and falseness to all one’s own rules which one feels in one’s self in a great emergency is wonderful.
which person or people
From this reading Now I will tell who, or rather what I am.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Now I will tell who, or rather what I am.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading The amount of meanness and falseness to all one’s own rules which one feels in one’s self in a great emergency is wonderful.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I hope I should have done exactly as you did in that Arden business,” said Mr. Tottenham; “but I can’t tell.
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