Chapter 11 of Light-Fingered Gentry is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of Light-Fingered Gentry is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I admit it all," he interrupted. "I married you—from a base motive, though I can plead that I glamoured it over to myself. Still, I owed it to myself and to you to have done my level best with and for you. And I shirked and skulked." She did not show the appreciation of this abjectness which he had, perhaps unconsciously, expected.
Chapter 11 of Light-Fingered Gentry is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something
From this reading “She did not show the appreciation of this abjectness which he had, perhaps unconsciously, expected.”
installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading “"I married you—from a base motive, though I can plead that I glamoured it over to myself.”
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading “Still, I owed it to myself and to you to have done my level best with and for you.”
the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
From this reading “"I married you—from a base motive, though I can plead that I glamoured it over to myself.”
past form of “owe” — be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading “Still, I owed it to myself and to you to have done my level best with and for you.”
appeal or request earnestly
From this reading “"I married you—from a base motive, though I can plead that I glamoured it over to myself.”
past form of “shirk” — avoid (one's assigned duties)
From this reading “And I shirked and skulked."”
without awareness
From this reading “She did not show the appreciation of this abjectness which he had, perhaps unconsciously, expected.”
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the greatest possible degree
In this reading “Still, I owed it to myself and to you to have done my level best with and for you.”
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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 "I married you—from a base motive, though I can plead that I glamoured it over to myself.
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From this reading She did not show the appreciation of this abjectness which he had, perhaps unconsciously, expected.
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading "I admit it all," he interrupted.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "I admit it all," he interrupted.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Still, I owed it to myself and to you to have done my level best with and for you.
understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something
From this reading She did not show the appreciation of this abjectness which he had, perhaps unconsciously, expected.
installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading "I married you—from a base motive, though I can plead that I glamoured it over to myself.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Still, I owed it to myself and to you to have done my level best with and for you.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I married you—from a base motive, though I can plead that I glamoured it over to myself.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not show the appreciation of this abjectness which he had, perhaps unconsciously, expected.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Still, I owed it to myself and to you to have done my level best with and for you.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading She did not show the appreciation of this abjectness which he had, perhaps unconsciously, expected.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Still, I owed it to myself and to you to have done my level best with and for you.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I married you—from a base motive, though I can plead that I glamoured it over to myself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I married you—from a base motive, though I can plead that I glamoured it over to myself.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She did not show the appreciation of this abjectness which he had, perhaps unconsciously, expected.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Still, I owed it to myself and to you to have done my level best with and for you.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I admit it all," he interrupted.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I admit it all," he interrupted.
discontinued temporarily
From this reading "I admit it all," he interrupted.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I admit it all," he interrupted.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading Still, I owed it to myself and to you to have done my level best with and for you.
joined in matrimony
From this reading "I married you—from a base motive, though I can plead that I glamoured it over to myself.
the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
From this reading "I married you—from a base motive, though I can plead that I glamoured it over to myself.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Still, I owed it to myself and to you to have done my level best with and for you.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "I married you—from a base motive, though I can plead that I glamoured it over to myself.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not show the appreciation of this abjectness which he had, perhaps unconsciously, expected.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She did not show the appreciation of this abjectness which he had, perhaps unconsciously, expected.
above and across; more than
From this reading "I married you—from a base motive, though I can plead that I glamoured it over to myself.
past form of “owe” — be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading Still, I owed it to myself and to you to have done my level best with and for you.
by chance
From this reading She did not show the appreciation of this abjectness which he had, perhaps unconsciously, expected.
appeal or request earnestly
From this reading "I married you—from a base motive, though I can plead that I glamoured it over to myself.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She did not show the appreciation of this abjectness which he had, perhaps unconsciously, expected.
past form of “shirk” — avoid (one's assigned duties)
From this reading And I shirked and skulked."
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading She did not show the appreciation of this abjectness which he had, perhaps unconsciously, expected.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And I shirked and skulked."
not in physical motion
From this reading Still, I owed it to myself and to you to have done my level best with and for you.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I married you—from a base motive, though I can plead that I glamoured it over to myself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She did not show the appreciation of this abjectness which he had, perhaps unconsciously, expected.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She did not show the appreciation of this abjectness which he had, perhaps unconsciously, expected.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "I married you—from a base motive, though I can plead that I glamoured it over to myself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I married you—from a base motive, though I can plead that I glamoured it over to myself.
without awareness
From this reading She did not show the appreciation of this abjectness which he had, perhaps unconsciously, expected.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She did not show the appreciation of this abjectness which he had, perhaps unconsciously, expected.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Still, I owed it to myself and to you to have done my level best with and for you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I married you—from a base motive, though I can plead that I glamoured it over to myself.
Chapter 11 of Light-Fingered Gentry by David Graham Phillips holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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 11 holds 410 sentences of Light-Fingered Gentry, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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