Chapter 12 of Here and Hereafter is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Here and Hereafter is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Really?" "No," she said. "I should have taken you for a man of leisure--wealthy--rather bored with life--clever perhaps--certainly selfish." And she would have taken him for very much what he was. "I will plead guilty to the last item.
Chapter 12 of Here and Hereafter is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
tired of the world
From this reading “"I should have taken you for a man of leisure--wealthy--rather bored with life--clever perhaps--certainly selfish."”
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading “"I should have taken you for a man of leisure--wealthy--rather bored with life--clever perhaps--certainly selfish."”
responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
From this reading “"I will plead guilty to the last item.”
a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
From this reading “"I will plead guilty to the last item.”
time available for ease and relaxation
From this reading “"I should have taken you for a man of leisure--wealthy--rather bored with life--clever perhaps--certainly selfish."”
appeal or request earnestly
From this reading “"I will plead guilty to the last item.”
concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others
From this reading “"I should have taken you for a man of leisure--wealthy--rather bored with life--clever perhaps--certainly selfish."”
having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
From this reading “"I should have taken you for a man of leisure--wealthy--rather bored with life--clever perhaps--certainly selfish."”
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 “"I will plead guilty to the last item.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I should have taken you for a man of leisure--wealthy--rather bored with life--clever perhaps--certainly selfish."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And she would have taken him for very much what he was.
tired of the world
From this reading "I should have taken you for a man of leisure--wealthy--rather bored with life--clever perhaps--certainly selfish."
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "I should have taken you for a man of leisure--wealthy--rather bored with life--clever perhaps--certainly selfish."
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading "I should have taken you for a man of leisure--wealthy--rather bored with life--clever perhaps--certainly selfish."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I should have taken you for a man of leisure--wealthy--rather bored with life--clever perhaps--certainly selfish."
responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
From this reading "I will plead guilty to the last item.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I should have taken you for a man of leisure--wealthy--rather bored with life--clever perhaps--certainly selfish."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And she would have taken him for very much what he was.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And she would have taken him for very much what he was.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I should have taken you for a man of leisure--wealthy--rather bored with life--clever perhaps--certainly selfish."
a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
From this reading "I will plead guilty to the last item.
immediately past
From this reading "I will plead guilty to the last item.
time available for ease and relaxation
From this reading "I should have taken you for a man of leisure--wealthy--rather bored with life--clever perhaps--certainly selfish."
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "I should have taken you for a man of leisure--wealthy--rather bored with life--clever perhaps--certainly selfish."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "I should have taken you for a man of leisure--wealthy--rather bored with life--clever perhaps--certainly selfish."
to a great degree or extent
From this reading And she would have taken him for very much what he was.
not any; not one
From this reading "No," she said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I should have taken you for a man of leisure--wealthy--rather bored with life--clever perhaps--certainly selfish."
by chance
From this reading "I should have taken you for a man of leisure--wealthy--rather bored with life--clever perhaps--certainly selfish."
appeal or request earnestly
From this reading "I will plead guilty to the last item.
on the contrary
From this reading "I should have taken you for a man of leisure--wealthy--rather bored with life--clever perhaps--certainly selfish."
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "Really?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "No," she said.
concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others
From this reading "I should have taken you for a man of leisure--wealthy--rather bored with life--clever perhaps--certainly selfish."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "No," she said.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I should have taken you for a man of leisure--wealthy--rather bored with life--clever perhaps--certainly selfish."
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading "I should have taken you for a man of leisure--wealthy--rather bored with life--clever perhaps--certainly selfish."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I will plead guilty to the last item.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I will plead guilty to the last item.
precisely as stated
From this reading And she would have taken him for very much what he was.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And she would have taken him for very much what he was.
having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
From this reading "I should have taken you for a man of leisure--wealthy--rather bored with life--clever perhaps--certainly selfish."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And she would have taken him for very much what he was.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I will plead guilty to the last item.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I should have taken you for a man of leisure--wealthy--rather bored with life--clever perhaps--certainly selfish."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And she would have taken him for very much what he was.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I should have taken you for a man of leisure--wealthy--rather bored with life--clever perhaps--certainly selfish."
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