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Chapter 1 of How He Lied to Her Husband is here in full — 740 sentences across 148 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She pulls on one hastily and begins buttoning it with ostentatious unconcern]. Go further away from me, quick. [He walks doggedly away from her until the piano prevents his going farther]. If I button my glove, and you were to hum a tune, don't you think that-- HE. The tableau would be complete in its guiltiness.
Chapter 1 of How He Lied to Her Husband is here in full — 740 sentences across 148 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
From this reading “If I button my glove, and you were to hum a tune, don't you think that-- HE.”
with obstinate determination
From this reading “[He walks doggedly away from her until the piano prevents his going farther].”
the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball
From this reading “If I button my glove, and you were to hum a tune, don't you think that-- HE.”
intended to attract notice and impress others
From this reading “She pulls on one hastily and begins buttoning it with ostentatious unconcern].”
third-person singular of “prevent” — keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading “[He walks doggedly away from her until the piano prevents his going farther].”
plural of “pull” — the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
From this reading “She pulls on one hastily and begins buttoning it with ostentatious unconcern].”
a group of people attractively arranged (as if in a painting)
From this reading “The tableau would be complete in its guiltiness.”
the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care; a casual lack of concern
From this reading “She pulls on one hastily and begins buttoning it with ostentatious unconcern].”
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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 If I button my glove, and you were to hum a tune, don't you think that-- HE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She pulls on one hastily and begins buttoning it with ostentatious unconcern].
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Go further away from me, quick.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The tableau would be complete in its guiltiness.
plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading She pulls on one hastily and begins buttoning it with ostentatious unconcern].
a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
From this reading If I button my glove, and you were to hum a tune, don't you think that-- HE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She pulls on one hastily and begins buttoning it with ostentatious unconcern].
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading The tableau would be complete in its guiltiness.
with obstinate determination
From this reading [He walks doggedly away from her until the piano prevents his going farther].
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If I button my glove, and you were to hum a tune, don't you think that-- HE.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading [He walks doggedly away from her until the piano prevents his going farther].
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Go further away from me, quick.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading Go further away from me, quick.
the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball
From this reading If I button my glove, and you were to hum a tune, don't you think that-- HE.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Go further away from me, quick.
the act of departing
From this reading [He walks doggedly away from her until the piano prevents his going farther].
the state of having committed an offense
From this reading The tableau would be complete in its guiltiness.
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading She pulls on one hastily and begins buttoning it with ostentatious unconcern].
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading [He walks doggedly away from her until the piano prevents his going farther].
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading [He walks doggedly away from her until the piano prevents his going farther].
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading [He walks doggedly away from her until the piano prevents his going farther].
sing with closed lips
From this reading If I button my glove, and you were to hum a tune, don't you think that-- HE.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If I button my glove, and you were to hum a tune, don't you think that-- HE.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I button my glove, and you were to hum a tune, don't you think that-- HE.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The tableau would be complete in its guiltiness.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She pulls on one hastily and begins buttoning it with ostentatious unconcern].
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The tableau would be complete in its guiltiness.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Go further away from me, quick.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading If I button my glove, and you were to hum a tune, don't you think that-- HE.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She pulls on one hastily and begins buttoning it with ostentatious unconcern].
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She pulls on one hastily and begins buttoning it with ostentatious unconcern].
intended to attract notice and impress others
From this reading She pulls on one hastily and begins buttoning it with ostentatious unconcern].
a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
From this reading [He walks doggedly away from her until the piano prevents his going farther].
third-person singular of “prevent” — keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading [He walks doggedly away from her until the piano prevents his going farther].
plural of “pull” — the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
From this reading She pulls on one hastily and begins buttoning it with ostentatious unconcern].
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading Go further away from me, quick.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She pulls on one hastily and begins buttoning it with ostentatious unconcern].
a group of people attractively arranged (as if in a painting)
From this reading The tableau would be complete in its guiltiness.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If I button my glove, and you were to hum a tune, don't you think that-- HE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [He walks doggedly away from her until the piano prevents his going farther].
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading If I button my glove, and you were to hum a tune, don't you think that-- HE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If I button my glove, and you were to hum a tune, don't you think that-- HE.
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading If I button my glove, and you were to hum a tune, don't you think that-- HE.
the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care; a casual lack of concern
From this reading She pulls on one hastily and begins buttoning it with ostentatious unconcern].
up to a particular time
From this reading [He walks doggedly away from her until the piano prevents his going farther].
plural of “walk” — the act of traveling by foot
From this reading [He walks doggedly away from her until the piano prevents his going farther].
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If I button my glove, and you were to hum a tune, don't you think that-- HE.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She pulls on one hastily and begins buttoning it with ostentatious unconcern].
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The tableau would be complete in its guiltiness.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If I button my glove, and you were to hum a tune, don't you think that-- HE.
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