Chapter 33 of Gay Lawless is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 33 of Gay Lawless is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE GODS DECIDE Rensslaer never spoke of Chris, but one night, when Carlton had gone back to town after spending the day at Elsinore, he said: "Mr. Mackrell seems to dislike Captain Conant very much." "Yes." "Then he had better cut out Captain Conant, and marry Miss Lossie himself," said Rensslaer quietly. Gay laughed.
Chapter 33 of Gay Lawless is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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reach, make, or come to a decision about something
From this reading “THE GODS DECIDE Rensslaer never spoke of Chris, but one night, when Carlton had gone back to town after spending the day at Elsinore, he said:”
an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
From this reading “"Mr. Mackrell seems to dislike Captain Conant very much."”
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading “Gay laughed.”
plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “THE GODS DECIDE Rensslaer never spoke of Chris, but one night, when Carlton had gone back to town after spending the day at Elsinore, he said:”
take in marriage
From this reading “"Then he had better cut out Captain Conant, and marry Miss Lossie himself," said Rensslaer quietly.”
with low volume
From this reading “"Then he had better cut out Captain Conant, and marry Miss Lossie himself," said Rensslaer quietly.”
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “"Mr. Mackrell seems to dislike Captain Conant very much."”
the act of spending or disbursing money
From this reading “THE GODS DECIDE Rensslaer never spoke of Chris, but one night, when Carlton had gone back to town after spending the day at Elsinore, he said:”
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 “THE GODS DECIDE Rensslaer never spoke of Chris, but one night, when Carlton had gone back to town after spending the day at Elsinore, he said:”
In this reading “Gay laughed.”
delete or remove
In this reading “"Then he had better cut out Captain Conant, and marry Miss Lossie himself," said Rensslaer quietly.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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later than; following
From this reading THE GODS DECIDE Rensslaer never spoke of Chris, but one night, when Carlton had gone back to town after spending the day at Elsinore, he said:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Then he had better cut out Captain Conant, and marry Miss Lossie himself," said Rensslaer quietly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE GODS DECIDE Rensslaer never spoke of Chris, but one night, when Carlton had gone back to town after spending the day at Elsinore, he said:
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading THE GODS DECIDE Rensslaer never spoke of Chris, but one night, when Carlton had gone back to town after spending the day at Elsinore, he said:
(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 "Then he had better cut out Captain Conant, and marry Miss Lossie himself," said Rensslaer quietly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE GODS DECIDE Rensslaer never spoke of Chris, but one night, when Carlton had gone back to town after spending the day at Elsinore, he said:
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "Mr. Mackrell seems to dislike Captain Conant very much."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE GODS DECIDE Rensslaer never spoke of Chris, but one night, when Carlton had gone back to town after spending the day at Elsinore, he said:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE GODS DECIDE Rensslaer never spoke of Chris, but one night, when Carlton had gone back to town after spending the day at Elsinore, he said:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mr. Mackrell seems to dislike Captain Conant very much."
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading "Then he had better cut out Captain Conant, and marry Miss Lossie himself," said Rensslaer quietly.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE GODS DECIDE Rensslaer never spoke of Chris, but one night, when Carlton had gone back to town after spending the day at Elsinore, he said:
reach, make, or come to a decision about something
From this reading THE GODS DECIDE Rensslaer never spoke of Chris, but one night, when Carlton had gone back to town after spending the day at Elsinore, he said:
an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
From this reading "Mr. Mackrell seems to dislike Captain Conant very much."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE GODS DECIDE Rensslaer never spoke of Chris, but one night, when Carlton had gone back to town after spending the day at Elsinore, he said:
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading Gay laughed.
plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading THE GODS DECIDE Rensslaer never spoke of Chris, but one night, when Carlton had gone back to town after spending the day at Elsinore, he said:
destroyed or killed
From this reading THE GODS DECIDE Rensslaer never spoke of Chris, but one night, when Carlton had gone back to town after spending the day at Elsinore, he said:
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE GODS DECIDE Rensslaer never spoke of Chris, but one night, when Carlton had gone back to town after spending the day at Elsinore, he said:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE GODS DECIDE Rensslaer never spoke of Chris, but one night, when Carlton had gone back to town after spending the day at Elsinore, he said:
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Then he had better cut out Captain Conant, and marry Miss Lossie himself," said Rensslaer quietly.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Gay laughed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then he had better cut out Captain Conant, and marry Miss Lossie himself," said Rensslaer quietly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mr. Mackrell seems to dislike Captain Conant very much."
take in marriage
From this reading "Then he had better cut out Captain Conant, and marry Miss Lossie himself," said Rensslaer quietly.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "Then he had better cut out Captain Conant, and marry Miss Lossie himself," said Rensslaer quietly.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Mr. Mackrell seems to dislike Captain Conant very much."
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "Mr. Mackrell seems to dislike Captain Conant very much."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading THE GODS DECIDE Rensslaer never spoke of Chris, but one night, when Carlton had gone back to town after spending the day at Elsinore, he said:
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading THE GODS DECIDE Rensslaer never spoke of Chris, but one night, when Carlton had gone back to town after spending the day at Elsinore, he said:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GODS DECIDE Rensslaer never spoke of Chris, but one night, when Carlton had gone back to town after spending the day at Elsinore, he said:
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE GODS DECIDE Rensslaer never spoke of Chris, but one night, when Carlton had gone back to town after spending the day at Elsinore, he said:
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Then he had better cut out Captain Conant, and marry Miss Lossie himself," said Rensslaer quietly.
with low volume
From this reading "Then he had better cut out Captain Conant, and marry Miss Lossie himself," said Rensslaer quietly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE GODS DECIDE Rensslaer never spoke of Chris, but one night, when Carlton had gone back to town after spending the day at Elsinore, he said:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE GODS DECIDE Rensslaer never spoke of Chris, but one night, when Carlton had gone back to town after spending the day at Elsinore, he said:
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "Mr. Mackrell seems to dislike Captain Conant very much."
the act of spending or disbursing money
From this reading THE GODS DECIDE Rensslaer never spoke of Chris, but one night, when Carlton had gone back to town after spending the day at Elsinore, he said:
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading THE GODS DECIDE Rensslaer never spoke of Chris, but one night, when Carlton had gone back to town after spending the day at Elsinore, he said:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GODS DECIDE Rensslaer never spoke of Chris, but one night, when Carlton had gone back to town after spending the day at Elsinore, he said:
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then he had better cut out Captain Conant, and marry Miss Lossie himself," said Rensslaer quietly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE GODS DECIDE Rensslaer never spoke of Chris, but one night, when Carlton had gone back to town after spending the day at Elsinore, he said:
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading THE GODS DECIDE Rensslaer never spoke of Chris, but one night, when Carlton had gone back to town after spending the day at Elsinore, he said:
precisely as stated
From this reading "Mr. Mackrell seems to dislike Captain Conant very much."
at the time that
From this reading THE GODS DECIDE Rensslaer never spoke of Chris, but one night, when Carlton had gone back to town after spending the day at Elsinore, he said:
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes."
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