Chapter 10 of Living Too Fast is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Living Too Fast is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Not tell any one! Why not?” she asked, as if it would be a great hardship to deprive herself of the pleasure of telling her friends that she was going to Paris. “I will tell you why, Lilian. It is difficult and dangerous business. I am not sure of the position yet.
Chapter 10 of Living Too Fast is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading “It is difficult and dangerous business.”
take away possessions from someone
From this reading “Why not?” she asked, as if it would be a great hardship to deprive herself of the pleasure of telling her friends that she was going to Paris.”
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading “It is difficult and dangerous business.”
a state of misfortune or affliction
From this reading “Why not?” she asked, as if it would be a great hardship to deprive herself of the pleasure of telling her friends that she was going to Paris.”
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading “Why not?” she asked, as if it would be a great hardship to deprive herself of the pleasure of telling her friends that she was going to Paris.”
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading “Why not?” she asked, as if it would be a great hardship to deprive herself of the pleasure of telling her friends that she was going to Paris.”
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading “I am not sure of the position yet.”
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading “Why not?” she asked, as if it would be a great hardship to deprive herself of the pleasure of telling her friends that she was going to Paris.”
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In this reading “Why not?” she asked, as if it would be a great hardship to deprive herself of the pleasure of telling her friends that she was going to Paris.”
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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 Why not?” she asked, as if it would be a great hardship to deprive herself of the pleasure of telling her friends that she was going to Paris.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am not sure of the position yet.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is difficult and dangerous business.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “Not tell any one!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Why not?” she asked, as if it would be a great hardship to deprive herself of the pleasure of telling her friends that she was going to Paris.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Why not?” she asked, as if it would be a great hardship to deprive herself of the pleasure of telling her friends that she was going to Paris.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Why not?” she asked, as if it would be a great hardship to deprive herself of the pleasure of telling her friends that she was going to Paris.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading It is difficult and dangerous business.
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading It is difficult and dangerous business.
take away possessions from someone
From this reading Why not?” she asked, as if it would be a great hardship to deprive herself of the pleasure of telling her friends that she was going to Paris.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading It is difficult and dangerous business.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Why not?” she asked, as if it would be a great hardship to deprive herself of the pleasure of telling her friends that she was going to Paris.
the act of departing
From this reading Why not?” she asked, as if it would be a great hardship to deprive herself of the pleasure of telling her friends that she was going to Paris.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Why not?” she asked, as if it would be a great hardship to deprive herself of the pleasure of telling her friends that she was going to Paris.
a state of misfortune or affliction
From this reading Why not?” she asked, as if it would be a great hardship to deprive herself of the pleasure of telling her friends that she was going to Paris.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Why not?” she asked, as if it would be a great hardship to deprive herself of the pleasure of telling her friends that she was going to Paris.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Why not?” she asked, as if it would be a great hardship to deprive herself of the pleasure of telling her friends that she was going to Paris.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I will tell you why, Lilian.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Why not?” she asked, as if it would be a great hardship to deprive herself of the pleasure of telling her friends that she was going to Paris.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is difficult and dangerous business.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Why not?” she asked, as if it would be a great hardship to deprive herself of the pleasure of telling her friends that she was going to Paris.
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From this reading “I will tell you why, Lilian.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not tell any one!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Why not?” she asked, as if it would be a great hardship to deprive herself of the pleasure of telling her friends that she was going to Paris.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Not tell any one!
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading Why not?” she asked, as if it would be a great hardship to deprive herself of the pleasure of telling her friends that she was going to Paris.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Why not?” she asked, as if it would be a great hardship to deprive herself of the pleasure of telling her friends that she was going to Paris.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading I am not sure of the position yet.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why not?” she asked, as if it would be a great hardship to deprive herself of the pleasure of telling her friends that she was going to Paris.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading I am not sure of the position yet.
express in words
From this reading “Not tell any one!
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading Why not?” she asked, as if it would be a great hardship to deprive herself of the pleasure of telling her friends that she was going to Paris.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Why not?” she asked, as if it would be a great hardship to deprive herself of the pleasure of telling her friends that she was going to Paris.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Why not?” she asked, as if it would be a great hardship to deprive herself of the pleasure of telling her friends that she was going to Paris.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Why not?” she asked, as if it would be a great hardship to deprive herself of the pleasure of telling her friends that she was going to Paris.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Why not?” she asked, as if it would be a great hardship to deprive herself of the pleasure of telling her friends that she was going to Paris.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why not?” she asked, as if it would be a great hardship to deprive herself of the pleasure of telling her friends that she was going to Paris.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I will tell you why, Lilian.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Why not?” she asked, as if it would be a great hardship to deprive herself of the pleasure of telling her friends that she was going to Paris.
but in spite of that
From this reading I am not sure of the position yet.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I will tell you why, Lilian.
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