Chapter 21 of Langford of the Three Bars is here in full — 324 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Langford of the Three Bars is here in full — 324 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MOVING SHADOW “I’d rather not talk about it to-night. I’m not equal to it. It’s—too—too it’s devilish, Paul. I don’t seem to be able to grasp it. I can’t think about it with any coherence.
Chapter 21 of Langford of the Three Bars is here in full — 324 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the state of cohering or sticking together
From this reading “I can’t think about it with any coherence.”
showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil
From this reading “It’s—too—too it’s devilish, Paul.”
be identical or equivalent to
From this reading “I’m not equal to it.”
hold firmly
From this reading “I don’t seem to be able to grasp it.”
in motion
From this reading “THE MOVING SHADOW “I’d rather not talk about it to-night.”
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading “It’s—too—too it’s devilish, Paul.”
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “I don’t seem to be able to grasp it.”
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “THE MOVING SHADOW “I’d rather not talk about it to-night.”
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.
to consider or examine in speech or writing
In this reading “THE MOVING SHADOW “I’d rather not talk about it to-night.”
In this reading “THE MOVING SHADOW “I’d rather not talk about it to-night.”
have on one's mind, think about actively
In this reading “I can’t think about it with any coherence.”
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(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading I don’t seem to be able to grasp it.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE MOVING SHADOW “I’d rather not talk about it to-night.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I can’t think about it with any coherence.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I don’t seem to be able to grasp it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I can’t think about it with any coherence.
the state of cohering or sticking together
From this reading I can’t think about it with any coherence.
showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil
From this reading It’s—too—too it’s devilish, Paul.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don’t seem to be able to grasp it.
be identical or equivalent to
From this reading I’m not equal to it.
hold firmly
From this reading I don’t seem to be able to grasp it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don’t seem to be able to grasp it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MOVING SHADOW “I’d rather not talk about it to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m not equal to it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE MOVING SHADOW “I’d rather not talk about it to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s—too—too it’s devilish, Paul.
in motion
From this reading THE MOVING SHADOW “I’d rather not talk about it to-night.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE MOVING SHADOW “I’d rather not talk about it to-night.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading It’s—too—too it’s devilish, Paul.
on the contrary
From this reading THE MOVING SHADOW “I’d rather not talk about it to-night.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading I don’t seem to be able to grasp it.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading THE MOVING SHADOW “I’d rather not talk about it to-night.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading THE MOVING SHADOW “I’d rather not talk about it to-night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MOVING SHADOW “I’d rather not talk about it to-night.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I can’t think about it with any coherence.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I’m not equal to it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MOVING SHADOW “I’d rather not talk about it to-night.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading It’s—too—too it’s devilish, Paul.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I can’t think about it with any coherence.
Chapter 21 of Langford of the Three Bars by Kate Boyles Bingham holds 324 sentences, grouped into 65 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 324 sentences of Langford of the Three Bars, unabridged, divided into 65 reading sections.
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