Chapter 10 of Lady Barbarina, The Siege of London, An International Episode, and Other is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Lady Barbarina, The Siege of London, An International Episode, and Other is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“How do people know I know you?” “You haven’t ‘blown’ about it? Is that what you mean? You can be a brute when you try. They do know it at any rate.
Chapter 10 of Lady Barbarina, The Siege of London, An International Episode, and Other is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 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.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ““You haven’t ‘blown’ about it?”
being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor
From this reading ““You haven’t ‘blown’ about it?”
a cruelly rapacious person
From this reading “You can be a brute when you try.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading ““How do people know I know you?””
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “Is that what you mean?”
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading ““How do people know I know you?””
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading “They do know it at any rate.”
make an effort or attempt
From this reading “You can be a brute when you try.”
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 “They do know it at any rate.”
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 You can be a brute when you try.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “You haven’t ‘blown’ about it?
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading They do know it at any rate.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They do know it at any rate.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You can be a brute when you try.
being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor
From this reading “You haven’t ‘blown’ about it?
a cruelly rapacious person
From this reading You can be a brute when you try.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You can be a brute when you try.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “How do people know I know you?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You haven’t ‘blown’ about it?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How do people know I know you?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “How do people know I know you?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is that what you mean?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “You haven’t ‘blown’ about it?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “How do people know I know you?”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading Is that what you mean?
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading “How do people know I know you?”
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading They do know it at any rate.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Is that what you mean?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They do know it at any rate.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading You can be a brute when you try.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Is that what you mean?
at the time that
From this reading You can be a brute when you try.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “How do people know I know you?”
Chapter 10 of Lady Barbarina, The Siege of London, An International Episode, and Other by Henry James holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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 10 holds 399 sentences of Lady Barbarina, The Siege of London, An International Episode, and Other, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of Lady Barbarina, The Siege of London, An International Episode, and Other by Henry James exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 399 sentences, grouped into 80 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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