Chapter 10 of Good for evil is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Good for evil is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE NEW PROJECT. WHEN the coffee was served with the dessert, Mr. Dudley, who had taken a cup, said with a bow to Miss Gilbert, "I suppose we are indebted to you for this luxury. Gertrude, I wish you would find out the method. This is really delicious." "You are giving me quite too much praise," Marion answered quietly.
Chapter 10 of Good for evil is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading “This is really delicious."”
a dish served as the last course of a meal
From this reading “WHEN the coffee was served with the dessert, Mr. Dudley, who had taken a cup, said with a bow to Miss Gilbert, "I suppose we are indebted to you for this luxury.”
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading “WHEN the coffee was served with the dessert, Mr. Dudley, who had taken a cup, said with a bow to Miss Gilbert, "I suppose we are indebted to you for this luxury.”
owing gratitude or recognition to another for help or favors etc
From this reading “WHEN the coffee was served with the dessert, Mr. Dudley, who had taken a cup, said with a bow to Miss Gilbert, "I suppose we are indebted to you for this luxury.”
something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity
From this reading “WHEN the coffee was served with the dessert, Mr. Dudley, who had taken a cup, said with a bow to Miss Gilbert, "I suppose we are indebted to you for this luxury.”
a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
From this reading “Gertrude, I wish you would find out the method.”
an expression of approval and commendation
From this reading “"You are giving me quite too much praise," Marion answered quietly.”
communicate vividly
From this reading “THE NEW PROJECT.”
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.
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establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
In this reading “Gertrude, I wish you would find out the method.”
In this reading “"You are giving me quite too much praise," Marion answered quietly.”
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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 WHEN the coffee was served with the dessert, Mr. Dudley, who had taken a cup, said with a bow to Miss Gilbert, "I suppose we are indebted to you for this luxury.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "You are giving me quite too much praise," Marion answered quietly.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading WHEN the coffee was served with the dessert, Mr. Dudley, who had taken a cup, said with a bow to Miss Gilbert, "I suppose we are indebted to you for this luxury.
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading WHEN the coffee was served with the dessert, Mr. Dudley, who had taken a cup, said with a bow to Miss Gilbert, "I suppose we are indebted to you for this luxury.
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading WHEN the coffee was served with the dessert, Mr. Dudley, who had taken a cup, said with a bow to Miss Gilbert, "I suppose we are indebted to you for this luxury.
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading WHEN the coffee was served with the dessert, Mr. Dudley, who had taken a cup, said with a bow to Miss Gilbert, "I suppose we are indebted to you for this luxury.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading This is really delicious."
a dish served as the last course of a meal
From this reading WHEN the coffee was served with the dessert, Mr. Dudley, who had taken a cup, said with a bow to Miss Gilbert, "I suppose we are indebted to you for this luxury.
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From this reading WHEN the coffee was served with the dessert, Mr. Dudley, who had taken a cup, said with a bow to Miss Gilbert, "I suppose we are indebted to you for this luxury.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Gertrude, I wish you would find out the method.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading WHEN the coffee was served with the dessert, Mr. Dudley, who had taken a cup, said with a bow to Miss Gilbert, "I suppose we are indebted to you for this luxury.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gertrude, I wish you would find out the method.
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading WHEN the coffee was served with the dessert, Mr. Dudley, who had taken a cup, said with a bow to Miss Gilbert, "I suppose we are indebted to you for this luxury.
the act of giving
From this reading "You are giving me quite too much praise," Marion answered quietly.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WHEN the coffee was served with the dessert, Mr. Dudley, who had taken a cup, said with a bow to Miss Gilbert, "I suppose we are indebted to you for this luxury.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading WHEN the coffee was served with the dessert, Mr. Dudley, who had taken a cup, said with a bow to Miss Gilbert, "I suppose we are indebted to you for this luxury.
owing gratitude or recognition to another for help or favors etc
From this reading WHEN the coffee was served with the dessert, Mr. Dudley, who had taken a cup, said with a bow to Miss Gilbert, "I suppose we are indebted to you for this luxury.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is really delicious."
something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity
From this reading WHEN the coffee was served with the dessert, Mr. Dudley, who had taken a cup, said with a bow to Miss Gilbert, "I suppose we are indebted to you for this luxury.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You are giving me quite too much praise," Marion answered quietly.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You are giving me quite too much praise," Marion answered quietly.
a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
From this reading Gertrude, I wish you would find out the method.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading WHEN the coffee was served with the dessert, Mr. Dudley, who had taken a cup, said with a bow to Miss Gilbert, "I suppose we are indebted to you for this luxury.
a form of address for a man
From this reading WHEN the coffee was served with the dessert, Mr. Dudley, who had taken a cup, said with a bow to Miss Gilbert, "I suppose we are indebted to you for this luxury.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "You are giving me quite too much praise," Marion answered quietly.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading THE NEW PROJECT.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Gertrude, I wish you would find out the method.
an expression of approval and commendation
From this reading "You are giving me quite too much praise," Marion answered quietly.
communicate vividly
From this reading THE NEW PROJECT.
with low volume
From this reading "You are giving me quite too much praise," Marion answered quietly.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "You are giving me quite too much praise," Marion answered quietly.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading This is really delicious."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading WHEN the coffee was served with the dessert, Mr. Dudley, who had taken a cup, said with a bow to Miss Gilbert, "I suppose we are indebted to you for this luxury.
past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading WHEN the coffee was served with the dessert, Mr. Dudley, who had taken a cup, said with a bow to Miss Gilbert, "I suppose we are indebted to you for this luxury.
express a supposition
From this reading WHEN the coffee was served with the dessert, Mr. Dudley, who had taken a cup, said with a bow to Miss Gilbert, "I suppose we are indebted to you for this luxury.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading WHEN the coffee was served with the dessert, Mr. Dudley, who had taken a cup, said with a bow to Miss Gilbert, "I suppose we are indebted to you for this luxury.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEW PROJECT.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading WHEN the coffee was served with the dessert, Mr. Dudley, who had taken a cup, said with a bow to Miss Gilbert, "I suppose we are indebted to you for this luxury.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WHEN the coffee was served with the dessert, Mr. Dudley, who had taken a cup, said with a bow to Miss Gilbert, "I suppose we are indebted to you for this luxury.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "You are giving me quite too much praise," Marion answered quietly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHEN the coffee was served with the dessert, Mr. Dudley, who had taken a cup, said with a bow to Miss Gilbert, "I suppose we are indebted to you for this luxury.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WHEN the coffee was served with the dessert, Mr. Dudley, who had taken a cup, said with a bow to Miss Gilbert, "I suppose we are indebted to you for this luxury.
at the time that
From this reading WHEN the coffee was served with the dessert, Mr. Dudley, who had taken a cup, said with a bow to Miss Gilbert, "I suppose we are indebted to you for this luxury.
which person or people
From this reading WHEN the coffee was served with the dessert, Mr. Dudley, who had taken a cup, said with a bow to Miss Gilbert, "I suppose we are indebted to you for this luxury.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading Gertrude, I wish you would find out the method.
in the company of; together with
From this reading WHEN the coffee was served with the dessert, Mr. Dudley, who had taken a cup, said with a bow to Miss Gilbert, "I suppose we are indebted to you for this luxury.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Gertrude, I wish you would find out the method.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading WHEN the coffee was served with the dessert, Mr. Dudley, who had taken a cup, said with a bow to Miss Gilbert, "I suppose we are indebted to you for this luxury.
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