Chapter 3 of Lewis and Irene is here in full — 466 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Lewis and Irene is here in full — 466 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Your honest mouth and your Byzantine eyes, like the eyes in a peacock's tail. I don't want you to be my mistress." "Let me alone." "Will you marry me?" "Certainly not.
Chapter 3 of Lewis and Irene is here in full — 466 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Having no one else present.
From this reading “"Let me alone."”
of or relating to the Eastern Orthodox Church or the rites performed in it
From this reading “"Your honest mouth and your Byzantine eyes, like the eyes in a peacock's tail.”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “"Certainly not.”
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading “"Your honest mouth and your Byzantine eyes, like the eyes in a peacock's tail.”
take in marriage
From this reading “"Will you marry me?"”
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading “I don't want you to be my mistress."”
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading “"Your honest mouth and your Byzantine eyes, like the eyes in a peacock's tail.”
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading “"Your honest mouth and your Byzantine eyes, like the eyes in a peacock's tail.”
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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 "Your honest mouth and your Byzantine eyes, like the eyes in a peacock's tail.
Having no one else present.
From this reading "Let me alone."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Your honest mouth and your Byzantine eyes, like the eyes in a peacock's tail.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I don't want you to be my mistress."
of or relating to the Eastern Orthodox Church or the rites performed in it
From this reading "Your honest mouth and your Byzantine eyes, like the eyes in a peacock's tail.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "Certainly not.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't want you to be my mistress."
opinion or judgment
From this reading "Your honest mouth and your Byzantine eyes, like the eyes in a peacock's tail.
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading "Your honest mouth and your Byzantine eyes, like the eyes in a peacock's tail.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don't want you to be my mistress."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Your honest mouth and your Byzantine eyes, like the eyes in a peacock's tail.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let me alone."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Your honest mouth and your Byzantine eyes, like the eyes in a peacock's tail.
take in marriage
From this reading "Will you marry me?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let me alone."
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading I don't want you to be my mistress."
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading "Your honest mouth and your Byzantine eyes, like the eyes in a peacock's tail.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I don't want you to be my mistress."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Certainly not.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Your honest mouth and your Byzantine eyes, like the eyes in a peacock's tail.
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading "Your honest mouth and your Byzantine eyes, like the eyes in a peacock's tail.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Your honest mouth and your Byzantine eyes, like the eyes in a peacock's tail.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I don't want you to be my mistress."
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I don't want you to be my mistress."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Will you marry me?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I don't want you to be my mistress."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your honest mouth and your Byzantine eyes, like the eyes in a peacock's tail.
Chapter 3 of Lewis and Irene by Paul Morand holds 466 sentences, grouped into 94 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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