Chapter 8 of Lady Barbarina, The Siege of London, An International Episode, and Other is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Lady Barbarina, The Siege of London, An International Episode, and Other is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Perhaps she won’t,” said Waterville perversely. “Well, I don’t care if she ain’t. He has never told me anything about her; never a word about any of his own belongings. If I wished I might believe he’s ashamed of them.” “I don’t think it’s that.”
Chapter 8 of Lady Barbarina, The Siege of London, An International Episode, and Other is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 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.
any thing at all
From this reading “He has never told me anything about her; never a word about any of his own belongings.”
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading “If I wished I might believe he’s ashamed of them.””
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “If I wished I might believe he’s ashamed of them.””
something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
From this reading “He has never told me anything about her; never a word about any of his own belongings.”
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading ““Well, I don’t care if she ain’t.”
deliberately deviant
From this reading ““Perhaps she won’t,” said Waterville perversely.”
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading “If I wished I might believe he’s ashamed of them.””
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading “He has never told me anything about her; never a word about any of his own belongings.”
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.
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 He has never told me anything about her; never a word about any of his own belongings.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He has never told me anything about her; never a word about any of his own belongings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, I don’t care if she ain’t.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading He has never told me anything about her; never a word about any of his own belongings.
any thing at all
From this reading He has never told me anything about her; never a word about any of his own belongings.
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading If I wished I might believe he’s ashamed of them.”
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading If I wished I might believe he’s ashamed of them.”
something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
From this reading He has never told me anything about her; never a word about any of his own belongings.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “Well, I don’t care if she ain’t.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, I don’t care if she ain’t.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He has never told me anything about her; never a word about any of his own belongings.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He has never told me anything about her; never a word about any of his own belongings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If I wished I might believe he’s ashamed of them.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He has never told me anything about her; never a word about any of his own belongings.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He has never told me anything about her; never a word about any of his own belongings.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well, I don’t care if she ain’t.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Well, I don’t care if she ain’t.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t think it’s that.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He has never told me anything about her; never a word about any of his own belongings.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading If I wished I might believe he’s ashamed of them.”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading He has never told me anything about her; never a word about any of his own belongings.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He has never told me anything about her; never a word about any of his own belongings.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading He has never told me anything about her; never a word about any of his own belongings.
by chance
From this reading “Perhaps she won’t,” said Waterville perversely.
deliberately deviant
From this reading “Perhaps she won’t,” said Waterville perversely.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Perhaps she won’t,” said Waterville perversely.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Perhaps she won’t,” said Waterville perversely.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I don’t think it’s that.”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading If I wished I might believe he’s ashamed of them.”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “I don’t think it’s that.”
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading He has never told me anything about her; never a word about any of his own belongings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Perhaps she won’t,” said Waterville perversely.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, I don’t care if she ain’t.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading If I wished I might believe he’s ashamed of them.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Perhaps she won’t,” said Waterville perversely.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading He has never told me anything about her; never a word about any of his own belongings.
Chapter 8 of Lady Barbarina, The Siege of London, An International Episode, and Other by Henry James holds 403 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 8 holds 403 sentences of Lady Barbarina, The Siege of London, An International Episode, and Other, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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