Chapter 14 of Guy and Pauline is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Guy and Pauline is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh, dear me, you must not involve me in such a responsibility. Now, if you were a nice rational iris I would talk to you, but for a talented young man with his life before him I shouldn't even be a good quack. Come along, let's go out and look at the tulips." "You _will_ glance through my poems?" Guy asked diffidently.
Chapter 14 of Guy and Pauline is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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connect closely and often incriminatingly
From this reading “"Oh, dear me, you must not involve me in such a responsibility.”
plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
From this reading “Now, if you were a nice rational iris I would talk to you, but for a talented young man with his life before him I shouldn't even be a good quack.”
plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading “"You _will_ glance through my poems?"”
an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice
From this reading “Now, if you were a nice rational iris I would talk to you, but for a talented young man with his life before him I shouldn't even be a good quack.”
Based on or in accordance with reason or logic rather than turbulent emotions.
From this reading “Now, if you were a nice rational iris I would talk to you, but for a talented young man with his life before him I shouldn't even be a good quack.”
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading “"Oh, dear me, you must not involve me in such a responsibility.”
endowed with talent or talents
From this reading “Now, if you were a nice rational iris I would talk to you, but for a talented young man with his life before him I shouldn't even be a good quack.”
plural of “tulip” — any of numerous perennial bulbous herbs having linear or broadly lanceolate leaves and usually a single showy flower
From this reading “Come along, let's go out and look at the tulips."”
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a teenager or a young adult male
In this reading “Now, if you were a nice rational iris I would talk to you, but for a talented young man with his life before him I shouldn't even be a good quack.”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “Come along, let's go out and look at the tulips."”
come into being or existence, or appear on the scene
In this reading “Come along, let's go out and look at the tulips."”
move out of or depart from
In this reading “Come along, let's go out and look at the tulips."”
In this reading “"You _will_ glance through my poems?"”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "Oh, dear me, you must not involve me in such a responsibility.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Come along, let's go out and look at the tulips."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Come along, let's go out and look at the tulips."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Guy asked diffidently.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Come along, let's go out and look at the tulips."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Now, if you were a nice rational iris I would talk to you, but for a talented young man with his life before him I shouldn't even be a good quack.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Now, if you were a nice rational iris I would talk to you, but for a talented young man with his life before him I shouldn't even be a good quack.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Now, if you were a nice rational iris I would talk to you, but for a talented young man with his life before him I shouldn't even be a good quack.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come along, let's go out and look at the tulips."
dearly loved
From this reading "Oh, dear me, you must not involve me in such a responsibility.
in a diffident manner
From this reading Guy asked diffidently.
divisible by two
From this reading Now, if you were a nice rational iris I would talk to you, but for a talented young man with his life before him I shouldn't even be a good quack.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now, if you were a nice rational iris I would talk to you, but for a talented young man with his life before him I shouldn't even be a good quack.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading "You _will_ glance through my poems?"
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Come along, let's go out and look at the tulips."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Now, if you were a nice rational iris I would talk to you, but for a talented young man with his life before him I shouldn't even be a good quack.
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading Guy asked diffidently.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now, if you were a nice rational iris I would talk to you, but for a talented young man with his life before him I shouldn't even be a good quack.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now, if you were a nice rational iris I would talk to you, but for a talented young man with his life before him I shouldn't even be a good quack.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Now, if you were a nice rational iris I would talk to you, but for a talented young man with his life before him I shouldn't even be a good quack.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Now, if you were a nice rational iris I would talk to you, but for a talented young man with his life before him I shouldn't even be a good quack.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Oh, dear me, you must not involve me in such a responsibility.
connect closely and often incriminatingly
From this reading "Oh, dear me, you must not involve me in such a responsibility.
plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
From this reading Now, if you were a nice rational iris I would talk to you, but for a talented young man with his life before him I shouldn't even be a good quack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come along, let's go out and look at the tulips."
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Now, if you were a nice rational iris I would talk to you, but for a talented young man with his life before him I shouldn't even be a good quack.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Come along, let's go out and look at the tulips."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Now, if you were a nice rational iris I would talk to you, but for a talented young man with his life before him I shouldn't even be a good quack.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh, dear me, you must not involve me in such a responsibility.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Oh, dear me, you must not involve me in such a responsibility.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "You _will_ glance through my poems?"
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading Now, if you were a nice rational iris I would talk to you, but for a talented young man with his life before him I shouldn't even be a good quack.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Oh, dear me, you must not involve me in such a responsibility.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, if you were a nice rational iris I would talk to you, but for a talented young man with his life before him I shouldn't even be a good quack.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, dear me, you must not involve me in such a responsibility.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Come along, let's go out and look at the tulips."
plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading "You _will_ glance through my poems?"
an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice
From this reading Now, if you were a nice rational iris I would talk to you, but for a talented young man with his life before him I shouldn't even be a good quack.
Based on or in accordance with reason or logic rather than turbulent emotions.
From this reading Now, if you were a nice rational iris I would talk to you, but for a talented young man with his life before him I shouldn't even be a good quack.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading "Oh, dear me, you must not involve me in such a responsibility.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now, if you were a nice rational iris I would talk to you, but for a talented young man with his life before him I shouldn't even be a good quack.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, dear me, you must not involve me in such a responsibility.
endowed with talent or talents
From this reading Now, if you were a nice rational iris I would talk to you, but for a talented young man with his life before him I shouldn't even be a good quack.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Now, if you were a nice rational iris I would talk to you, but for a talented young man with his life before him I shouldn't even be a good quack.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Come along, let's go out and look at the tulips."
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "You _will_ glance through my poems?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now, if you were a nice rational iris I would talk to you, but for a talented young man with his life before him I shouldn't even be a good quack.
plural of “tulip” — any of numerous perennial bulbous herbs having linear or broadly lanceolate leaves and usually a single showy flower
From this reading Come along, let's go out and look at the tulips."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now, if you were a nice rational iris I would talk to you, but for a talented young man with his life before him I shouldn't even be a good quack.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "You _will_ glance through my poems?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now, if you were a nice rational iris I would talk to you, but for a talented young man with his life before him I shouldn't even be a good quack.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Now, if you were a nice rational iris I would talk to you, but for a talented young man with his life before him I shouldn't even be a good quack.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, dear me, you must not involve me in such a responsibility.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Now, if you were a nice rational iris I would talk to you, but for a talented young man with his life before him I shouldn't even be a good quack.
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