Chapter 5 of Infatuation is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of Infatuation is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Nick-el," murmured that impersonal arbiter of human destinies. "I don’t understand--please give me my number, I’m in such a hurry." "Nick-el!" "Drop a nickel in the slot, Miss," said the clerk helpfully. She had come away without her purse.
Chapter 5 of Infatuation is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
someone with the power to settle matters at will
From this reading “"Nick-el," murmured that impersonal arbiter of human destinies.”
an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading “"Drop a nickel in the slot, Miss," said the clerk helpfully.”
plural of “destiny” — an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading “"Nick-el," murmured that impersonal arbiter of human destinies.”
in a helpful manner
From this reading “"Drop a nickel in the slot, Miss," said the clerk helpfully.”
not relating to or responsive to individual persons
From this reading “"Nick-el," murmured that impersonal arbiter of human destinies.”
a hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion; used in alloys; occurs in pentlandite and smaltite and garnierite and millerite
From this reading “"Drop a nickel in the slot, Miss," said the clerk helpfully.”
a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
From this reading “She had come away without her purse.”
a position in a grammatical linguistic construction in which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable
From this reading “"Drop a nickel in the slot, Miss," said the clerk helpfully.”
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 “"Nick-el," murmured that impersonal arbiter of human destinies.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "I don’t understand--please give me my number, I’m in such a hurry."
someone with the power to settle matters at will
From this reading "Nick-el," murmured that impersonal arbiter of human destinies.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She had come away without her purse.
an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading "Drop a nickel in the slot, Miss," said the clerk helpfully.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She had come away without her purse.
plural of “destiny” — an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading "Nick-el," murmured that impersonal arbiter of human destinies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don’t understand--please give me my number, I’m in such a hurry."
let fall to the ground
From this reading "Drop a nickel in the slot, Miss," said the clerk helpfully.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "I don’t understand--please give me my number, I’m in such a hurry."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had come away without her purse.
in a helpful manner
From this reading "Drop a nickel in the slot, Miss," said the clerk helpfully.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had come away without her purse.
characteristic of humanity
From this reading "Nick-el," murmured that impersonal arbiter of human destinies.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading "I don’t understand--please give me my number, I’m in such a hurry."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don’t understand--please give me my number, I’m in such a hurry."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don’t understand--please give me my number, I’m in such a hurry."
not relating to or responsive to individual persons
From this reading "Nick-el," murmured that impersonal arbiter of human destinies.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I don’t understand--please give me my number, I’m in such a hurry."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I don’t understand--please give me my number, I’m in such a hurry."
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "Drop a nickel in the slot, Miss," said the clerk helpfully.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading "Nick-el," murmured that impersonal arbiter of human destinies.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I don’t understand--please give me my number, I’m in such a hurry."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nick-el," murmured that impersonal arbiter of human destinies.
a hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion; used in alloys; occurs in pentlandite and smaltite and garnierite and millerite
From this reading "Drop a nickel in the slot, Miss," said the clerk helpfully.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading "I don’t understand--please give me my number, I’m in such a hurry."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Nick-el," murmured that impersonal arbiter of human destinies.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "I don’t understand--please give me my number, I’m in such a hurry."
a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
From this reading She had come away without her purse.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Drop a nickel in the slot, Miss," said the clerk helpfully.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had come away without her purse.
a position in a grammatical linguistic construction in which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable
From this reading "Drop a nickel in the slot, Miss," said the clerk helpfully.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "I don’t understand--please give me my number, I’m in such a hurry."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Nick-el," murmured that impersonal arbiter of human destinies.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Drop a nickel in the slot, Miss," said the clerk helpfully.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading "I don’t understand--please give me my number, I’m in such a hurry."
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She had come away without her purse.
Chapter 5 of Infatuation by Lloyd Osbourne holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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 5 holds 404 sentences of Infatuation, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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