Chapter 15 of Idle Ideas in 1905 is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Idle Ideas in 1905 is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I know what Miss Sparhawk’s reply would be. “You say all this to me—to me, a lady? Great Heavens! What has become of chivalry?” A Frenchman was once put on trial for murdering his father and mother.
Chapter 15 of Idle Ideas in 1905 is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading “What has become of chivalry?””
courtesy towards women
From this reading “What has become of chivalry?””
a person of French nationality
From this reading “A Frenchman was once put on trial for murdering his father and mother.”
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading “Great Heavens!”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “I know what Miss Sparhawk’s reply would be.”
-ing form of “murder” — kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading “A Frenchman was once put on trial for murdering his father and mother.”
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading “I know what Miss Sparhawk’s reply would be.”
the act of testing something
From this reading “A Frenchman was once put on trial for murdering his father and mother.”
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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 “You say all this to me—to me, a lady?
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “You say all this to me—to me, a lady?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A Frenchman was once put on trial for murdering his father and mother.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I know what Miss Sparhawk’s reply would be.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading What has become of chivalry?”
courtesy towards women
From this reading What has become of chivalry?”
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading A Frenchman was once put on trial for murdering his father and mother.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A Frenchman was once put on trial for murdering his father and mother.
a person of French nationality
From this reading A Frenchman was once put on trial for murdering his father and mother.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Great Heavens!
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What has become of chivalry?”
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading Great Heavens!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A Frenchman was once put on trial for murdering his father and mother.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I know what Miss Sparhawk’s reply would be.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I know what Miss Sparhawk’s reply would be.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “You say all this to me—to me, a lady?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You say all this to me—to me, a lady?
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading I know what Miss Sparhawk’s reply would be.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading A Frenchman was once put on trial for murdering his father and mother.
-ing form of “murder” — kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading A Frenchman was once put on trial for murdering his father and mother.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What has become of chivalry?”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A Frenchman was once put on trial for murdering his father and mother.
on one occasion
From this reading A Frenchman was once put on trial for murdering his father and mother.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading A Frenchman was once put on trial for murdering his father and mother.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading I know what Miss Sparhawk’s reply would be.
express in words
From this reading “You say all this to me—to me, a lady?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I know what Miss Sparhawk’s reply would be.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “You say all this to me—to me, a lady?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You say all this to me—to me, a lady?
the act of testing something
From this reading A Frenchman was once put on trial for murdering his father and mother.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A Frenchman was once put on trial for murdering his father and mother.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I know what Miss Sparhawk’s reply would be.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I know what Miss Sparhawk’s reply would be.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You say all this to me—to me, a lady?
Chapter 15 of Idle Ideas in 1905 by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome holds 190 sentences, grouped into 38 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 15 holds 190 sentences of Idle Ideas in 1905, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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