Chapter XXXII of Jewel Sowers: A Novel, “Diplomacy,” is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XXXII
Chapter XXXII of Jewel Sowers: A Novel, “Diplomacy,” is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I have not the slightest inclination to dance, Mr. Barringcourt. I’ve spent one of the most delightfully lazy evenings I ever spent in my life.” “I envy you. I’ve been going through a species of treadmill. I’ve danced with every school-girl in the room.”
Chapter XXXII of Jewel Sowers: A Novel, “Diplomacy,” is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “dance” — move in a graceful and rhythmical way
From this reading “I’ve danced with every school-girl in the room.””
in a delightful manner
From this reading “I’ve spent one of the most delightfully lazy evenings I ever spent in my life.””
a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another
From this reading ““I envy you.”
plural of “evening” — the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading “I’ve spent one of the most delightfully lazy evenings I ever spent in my life.””
an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
From this reading ““I have not the slightest inclination to dance, Mr. Barringcourt.”
moving slowly and gently
From this reading “I’ve spent one of the most delightfully lazy evenings I ever spent in my life.””
(biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed
From this reading “I’ve been going through a species of treadmill.”
an exercise device consisting of an endless belt on which a person can walk or jog without changing place
From this reading “I’ve been going through a species of treadmill.”
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 have not the slightest inclination to dance, Mr. Barringcourt.”
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’ve been going through a species of treadmill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have not the slightest inclination to dance, Mr. Barringcourt.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I’ve been going through a species of treadmill.
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading “I have not the slightest inclination to dance, Mr. Barringcourt.
past form of “dance” — move in a graceful and rhythmical way
From this reading I’ve danced with every school-girl in the room.”
in a delightful manner
From this reading I’ve spent one of the most delightfully lazy evenings I ever spent in my life.”
a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another
From this reading “I envy you.
plural of “evening” — the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading I’ve spent one of the most delightfully lazy evenings I ever spent in my life.”
at any time
From this reading I’ve spent one of the most delightfully lazy evenings I ever spent in my life.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I’ve danced with every school-girl in the room.”
the act of departing
From this reading I’ve been going through a species of treadmill.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have not the slightest inclination to dance, Mr. Barringcourt.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have not the slightest inclination to dance, Mr. Barringcourt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ve spent one of the most delightfully lazy evenings I ever spent in my life.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I’ve spent one of the most delightfully lazy evenings I ever spent in my life.”
an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
From this reading “I have not the slightest inclination to dance, Mr. Barringcourt.
moving slowly and gently
From this reading I’ve spent one of the most delightfully lazy evenings I ever spent in my life.”
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I’ve spent one of the most delightfully lazy evenings I ever spent in my life.”
used to form the superlative
From this reading I’ve spent one of the most delightfully lazy evenings I ever spent in my life.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading “I have not the slightest inclination to dance, Mr. Barringcourt.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I’ve spent one of the most delightfully lazy evenings I ever spent in my life.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I have not the slightest inclination to dance, Mr. Barringcourt.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I’ve spent one of the most delightfully lazy evenings I ever spent in my life.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I’ve spent one of the most delightfully lazy evenings I ever spent in my life.”
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading I’ve danced with every school-girl in the room.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ve danced with every school-girl in the room.”
superlative of “slight” — (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with “a”) at least some
From this reading “I have not the slightest inclination to dance, Mr. Barringcourt.
(biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed
From this reading I’ve been going through a species of treadmill.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading I’ve spent one of the most delightfully lazy evenings I ever spent in my life.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I have not the slightest inclination to dance, Mr. Barringcourt.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading I’ve been going through a species of treadmill.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I have not the slightest inclination to dance, Mr. Barringcourt.
an exercise device consisting of an endless belt on which a person can walk or jog without changing place
From this reading I’ve been going through a species of treadmill.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I’ve danced with every school-girl in the room.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I envy you.
Chapter 32 of Jewel Sowers: A Novel by Edith Allonby holds 155 sentences, grouped into 31 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 32 holds 155 sentences of Jewel Sowers: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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