Chapter 12 of Halfway House: A Comedy of Degrees is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Halfway House: A Comedy of Degrees is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Oh, he’d come, you know. He’s mighty affable.” “I should be very pleased to see him. I like him extremely.” He laughed.
Chapter 12 of Halfway House: A Comedy of Degrees is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
diffusing warmth and friendliness
From this reading “He’s mighty affable.””
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading ““Oh, he’d come, you know.”
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading “I like him extremely.””
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading ““Oh, he’d come, you know.”
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “He laughed.”
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading “He’s mighty affable.””
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading ““I should be very pleased to see him.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading ““I should be very pleased to see him.”
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diffusing warmth and friendliness
From this reading He’s mighty affable.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I should be very pleased to see him.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Oh, he’d come, you know.
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading I like him extremely.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He laughed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, he’d come, you know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He’s mighty affable.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I should be very pleased to see him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I should be very pleased to see him.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Oh, he’d come, you know.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading He laughed.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I like him extremely.”
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading He’s mighty affable.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, he’d come, you know.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading “I should be very pleased to see him.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I should be very pleased to see him.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “I should be very pleased to see him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I should be very pleased to see him.
precisely as stated
From this reading “I should be very pleased to see him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh, he’d come, you know.
Chapter 12 of Halfway House: A Comedy of Degrees by Maurice Hewlett holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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 12 holds 412 sentences of Halfway House: A Comedy of Degrees, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of Halfway House: A Comedy of Degrees by Maurice Hewlett exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 412 sentences, grouped into 83 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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