Chapter 21 of K is here in full — 298 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of K is here in full — 298 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“My God, Sidney, I'm asking you to marry me!” “I--I know that. I am asking you something else, Max.” “I have never been in love with her.” His voice was sulky.
Chapter 21 of K is here in full — 298 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading ““My God, Sidney, I'm asking you to marry me!””
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading ““My God, Sidney, I'm asking you to marry me!””
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading ““I have never been in love with her.””
take in marriage
From this reading ““My God, Sidney, I'm asking you to marry me!””
street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate
From this reading “I am asking you something else, Max.””
English poet (1554-1586)
From this reading ““My God, Sidney, I'm asking you to marry me!””
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “I am asking you something else, Max.””
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “His voice was sulky.”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am asking you something else, Max.”
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading “My God, Sidney, I'm asking you to marry me!”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I have never been in love with her.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am asking you something else, Max.”
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “My God, Sidney, I'm asking you to marry me!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have never been in love with her.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I have never been in love with her.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His voice was sulky.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I--I know that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My God, Sidney, I'm asking you to marry me!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I have never been in love with her.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I--I know that.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “I have never been in love with her.”
take in marriage
From this reading “My God, Sidney, I'm asking you to marry me!”
street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate
From this reading I am asking you something else, Max.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “My God, Sidney, I'm asking you to marry me!”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My God, Sidney, I'm asking you to marry me!”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “I have never been in love with her.”
English poet (1554-1586)
From this reading “My God, Sidney, I'm asking you to marry me!”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I am asking you something else, Max.”
sullen or moody
From this reading His voice was sulky.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I--I know that.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “My God, Sidney, I'm asking you to marry me!”
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading His voice was sulky.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His voice was sulky.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I have never been in love with her.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “My God, Sidney, I'm asking you to marry me!”
Chapter 21 of K by Mary Roberts Rinehart holds 298 sentences, grouped into 60 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 21 holds 298 sentences of K, unabridged, divided into 60 reading sections.
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