Chapter 5 of Hermione and Her Little Group of Serious is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Hermione and Her Little Group of Serious is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Don't you think people who take up things like that, after the real leaders have dropped them, are frightfully lacking in SUBTLETY? Oh, Subtlety! Subtlety! WHAT would modern thought be without Subtlety? Personally, I just simply HATE the Obvious.
Chapter 5 of Hermione and Her Little Group of Serious is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used as intensifiers
From this reading “Don't you think people who take up things like that, after the real leaders have dropped them, are frightfully lacking in SUBTLETY?”
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading “Personally, I just simply HATE the Obvious.”
inadequate in amount or degree
From this reading “Don't you think people who take up things like that, after the real leaders have dropped them, are frightfully lacking in SUBTLETY?”
the body of people who lead a group
From this reading “Don't you think people who take up things like that, after the real leaders have dropped them, are frightfully lacking in SUBTLETY?”
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
From this reading “WHAT would modern thought be without Subtlety?”
easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
From this reading “Personally, I just simply HATE the Obvious.”
as yourself
From this reading “Personally, I just simply HATE the Obvious.”
a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
From this reading “Don't you think people who take up things like that, after the real leaders have dropped them, are frightfully lacking in SUBTLETY?”
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later than; following
From this reading Don't you think people who take up things like that, after the real leaders have dropped them, are frightfully lacking in SUBTLETY?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Don't you think people who take up things like that, after the real leaders have dropped them, are frightfully lacking in SUBTLETY?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading WHAT would modern thought be without Subtlety?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't you think people who take up things like that, after the real leaders have dropped them, are frightfully lacking in SUBTLETY?
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading Don't you think people who take up things like that, after the real leaders have dropped them, are frightfully lacking in SUBTLETY?
used as intensifiers
From this reading Don't you think people who take up things like that, after the real leaders have dropped them, are frightfully lacking in SUBTLETY?
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading Personally, I just simply HATE the Obvious.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Don't you think people who take up things like that, after the real leaders have dropped them, are frightfully lacking in SUBTLETY?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Personally, I just simply HATE the Obvious.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Don't you think people who take up things like that, after the real leaders have dropped them, are frightfully lacking in SUBTLETY?
and nothing more
From this reading Personally, I just simply HATE the Obvious.
inadequate in amount or degree
From this reading Don't you think people who take up things like that, after the real leaders have dropped them, are frightfully lacking in SUBTLETY?
the body of people who lead a group
From this reading Don't you think people who take up things like that, after the real leaders have dropped them, are frightfully lacking in SUBTLETY?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Don't you think people who take up things like that, after the real leaders have dropped them, are frightfully lacking in SUBTLETY?
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
From this reading WHAT would modern thought be without Subtlety?
easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
From this reading Personally, I just simply HATE the Obvious.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, Subtlety!
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Don't you think people who take up things like that, after the real leaders have dropped them, are frightfully lacking in SUBTLETY?
as yourself
From this reading Personally, I just simply HATE the Obvious.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading Don't you think people who take up things like that, after the real leaders have dropped them, are frightfully lacking in SUBTLETY?
and nothing more
From this reading Personally, I just simply HATE the Obvious.
a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
From this reading Don't you think people who take up things like that, after the real leaders have dropped them, are frightfully lacking in SUBTLETY?
carry out
From this reading Don't you think people who take up things like that, after the real leaders have dropped them, are frightfully lacking in SUBTLETY?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Don't you think people who take up things like that, after the real leaders have dropped them, are frightfully lacking in SUBTLETY?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Don't you think people who take up things like that, after the real leaders have dropped them, are frightfully lacking in SUBTLETY?
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Don't you think people who take up things like that, after the real leaders have dropped them, are frightfully lacking in SUBTLETY?
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Don't you think people who take up things like that, after the real leaders have dropped them, are frightfully lacking in SUBTLETY?
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Don't you think people who take up things like that, after the real leaders have dropped them, are frightfully lacking in SUBTLETY?
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading WHAT would modern thought be without Subtlety?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Don't you think people who take up things like that, after the real leaders have dropped them, are frightfully lacking in SUBTLETY?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT would modern thought be without Subtlety?
which person or people
From this reading Don't you think people who take up things like that, after the real leaders have dropped them, are frightfully lacking in SUBTLETY?
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading WHAT would modern thought be without Subtlety?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading WHAT would modern thought be without Subtlety?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Don't you think people who take up things like that, after the real leaders have dropped them, are frightfully lacking in SUBTLETY?
Chapter 5 of Hermione and Her Little Group of Serious by Don Marquis holds 203 sentences, grouped into 41 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 5 holds 203 sentences of Hermione and Her Little Group of Serious, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
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