Chapter 16 of Lady Lilith is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Lady Lilith is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Good-morning, Barbara. I tried to get through to you before, but your line was engaged. I hope you're better this morning. Well, I went to Eric Lane's party last night after leaving you; I've made him promise to dine with me on Thursday, it's his only free evening for weeks. Is that any good to you?
Chapter 16 of Lady Lilith is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
have supper; eat dinner
From this reading “Well, I went to Eric Lane's party last night after leaving you; I've made him promise to dine with me on Thursday, it's his only free evening for weeks.”
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading “I tried to get through to you before, but your line was engaged.”
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading “Well, I went to Eric Lane's party last night after leaving you; I've made him promise to dine with me on Thursday, it's his only free evening for weeks.”
possessive form of “lane” — a narrow way or road
From this reading “Well, I went to Eric Lane's party last night after leaving you; I've made him promise to dine with me on Thursday, it's his only free evening for weeks.”
the act of departing
From this reading “Well, I went to Eric Lane's party last night after leaving you; I've made him promise to dine with me on Thursday, it's his only free evening for weeks.”
make a promise or commitment
From this reading “Well, I went to Eric Lane's party last night after leaving you; I've made him promise to dine with me on Thursday, it's his only free evening for weeks.”
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading “Well, I went to Eric Lane's party last night after leaving you; I've made him promise to dine with me on Thursday, it's his only free evening for weeks.”
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “Well, I went to Eric Lane's party last night after leaving you; I've made him promise to dine with me on Thursday, it's his only free evening for weeks.”
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 “Well, I went to Eric Lane's party last night after leaving you; I've made him promise to dine with me on Thursday, it's his only free evening for weeks.”
In this reading “Well, I went to Eric Lane's party last night after leaving you; I've made him promise to dine with me on Thursday, it's his only free evening for weeks.”
In this reading “Well, I went to Eric Lane's party last night after leaving you; I've made him promise to dine with me on Thursday, it's his only free evening for weeks.”
finish a task completely
In this reading “I tried to get through to you before, but your line was engaged.”
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.
later than; following
From this reading Well, I went to Eric Lane's party last night after leaving you; I've made him promise to dine with me on Thursday, it's his only free evening for weeks.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Is that any good to you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Good-morning, Barbara.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I tried to get through to you before, but your line was engaged.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading I hope you're better this morning.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I tried to get through to you before, but your line was engaged.
have supper; eat dinner
From this reading Well, I went to Eric Lane's party last night after leaving you; I've made him promise to dine with me on Thursday, it's his only free evening for weeks.
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading I tried to get through to you before, but your line was engaged.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, I went to Eric Lane's party last night after leaving you; I've made him promise to dine with me on Thursday, it's his only free evening for weeks.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Well, I went to Eric Lane's party last night after leaving you; I've made him promise to dine with me on Thursday, it's his only free evening for weeks.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Well, I went to Eric Lane's party last night after leaving you; I've made him promise to dine with me on Thursday, it's his only free evening for weeks.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading Well, I went to Eric Lane's party last night after leaving you; I've made him promise to dine with me on Thursday, it's his only free evening for weeks.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I tried to get through to you before, but your line was engaged.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Is that any good to you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Good-morning, Barbara.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Well, I went to Eric Lane's party last night after leaving you; I've made him promise to dine with me on Thursday, it's his only free evening for weeks.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Well, I went to Eric Lane's party last night after leaving you; I've made him promise to dine with me on Thursday, it's his only free evening for weeks.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading I hope you're better this morning.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I tried to get through to you before, but your line was engaged.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, I went to Eric Lane's party last night after leaving you; I've made him promise to dine with me on Thursday, it's his only free evening for weeks.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is that any good to you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, I went to Eric Lane's party last night after leaving you; I've made him promise to dine with me on Thursday, it's his only free evening for weeks.
possessive form of “lane” — a narrow way or road
From this reading Well, I went to Eric Lane's party last night after leaving you; I've made him promise to dine with me on Thursday, it's his only free evening for weeks.
immediately past
From this reading Well, I went to Eric Lane's party last night after leaving you; I've made him promise to dine with me on Thursday, it's his only free evening for weeks.
the act of departing
From this reading Well, I went to Eric Lane's party last night after leaving you; I've made him promise to dine with me on Thursday, it's his only free evening for weeks.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading I tried to get through to you before, but your line was engaged.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Well, I went to Eric Lane's party last night after leaving you; I've made him promise to dine with me on Thursday, it's his only free evening for weeks.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Well, I went to Eric Lane's party last night after leaving you; I've made him promise to dine with me on Thursday, it's his only free evening for weeks.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading I hope you're better this morning.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Well, I went to Eric Lane's party last night after leaving you; I've made him promise to dine with me on Thursday, it's his only free evening for weeks.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Well, I went to Eric Lane's party last night after leaving you; I've made him promise to dine with me on Thursday, it's his only free evening for weeks.
and nothing more
From this reading Well, I went to Eric Lane's party last night after leaving you; I've made him promise to dine with me on Thursday, it's his only free evening for weeks.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading Well, I went to Eric Lane's party last night after leaving you; I've made him promise to dine with me on Thursday, it's his only free evening for weeks.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading Well, I went to Eric Lane's party last night after leaving you; I've made him promise to dine with me on Thursday, it's his only free evening for weeks.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Is that any good to you?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I hope you're better this morning.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading I tried to get through to you before, but your line was engaged.
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading Well, I went to Eric Lane's party last night after leaving you; I've made him promise to dine with me on Thursday, it's his only free evening for weeks.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I tried to get through to you before, but your line was engaged.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading I tried to get through to you before, but your line was engaged.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I tried to get through to you before, but your line was engaged.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Well, I went to Eric Lane's party last night after leaving you; I've made him promise to dine with me on Thursday, it's his only free evening for weeks.
(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 went to Eric Lane's party last night after leaving you; I've made him promise to dine with me on Thursday, it's his only free evening for weeks.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Well, I went to Eric Lane's party last night after leaving you; I've made him promise to dine with me on Thursday, it's his only free evening for weeks.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Well, I went to Eric Lane's party last night after leaving you; I've made him promise to dine with me on Thursday, it's his only free evening for weeks.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I tried to get through to you before, but your line was engaged.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hope you're better this morning.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I tried to get through to you before, but your line was engaged.
Chapter 16 of Lady Lilith by Stephen McKenna holds 402 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.
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