Chapter 35 of Love's Shadow is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 35 of Love's Shadow is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Raggett's Sense of Humour 'Edith,' said Bruce, 'I'm rather worried about Raggett.' 'Are you? Why?' 'Well, the last time I met him, he came up and asked me if I knew the difference between a sardine and a hedgehog. Of course I said no, thinking it was some riddle, but he only answered, "Then you _must_ be a fool!"'
Chapter 35 of Love's Shadow is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/26 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
From this reading “Raggett's Sense of Humour 'Edith,' said Bruce, 'I'm rather worried about Raggett.'”
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading “'Well, the last time I met him, he came up and asked me if I knew the difference between a sardine and a hedgehog.”
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading “Of course I said no, thinking it was some riddle, but he only answered, "Then you _must_ be a fool!"'”
relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur
From this reading “'Well, the last time I met him, he came up and asked me if I knew the difference between a sardine and a hedgehog.”
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading “Raggett's Sense of Humour 'Edith,' said Bruce, 'I'm rather worried about Raggett.'”
pierce with many holes
From this reading “Of course I said no, thinking it was some riddle, but he only answered, "Then you _must_ be a fool!"'”
small fatty fish usually canned
From this reading “'Well, the last time I met him, he came up and asked me if I knew the difference between a sardine and a hedgehog.”
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading “Raggett's Sense of Humour 'Edith,' said Bruce, 'I'm rather worried about Raggett.'”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 'Well, the last time I met him, he came up and asked me if I knew the difference between a sardine and a hedgehog.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Raggett's Sense of Humour 'Edith,' said Bruce, 'I'm rather worried about Raggett.'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'Well, the last time I met him, he came up and asked me if I knew the difference between a sardine and a hedgehog.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading Of course I said no, thinking it was some riddle, but he only answered, "Then you _must_ be a fool!"'
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'Are you?
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading 'Well, the last time I met him, he came up and asked me if I knew the difference between a sardine and a hedgehog.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Of course I said no, thinking it was some riddle, but he only answered, "Then you _must_ be a fool!"'
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading 'Well, the last time I met him, he came up and asked me if I knew the difference between a sardine and a hedgehog.
Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
From this reading Raggett's Sense of Humour 'Edith,' said Bruce, 'I'm rather worried about Raggett.'
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Of course I said no, thinking it was some riddle, but he only answered, "Then you _must_ be a fool!"'
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading 'Well, the last time I met him, he came up and asked me if I knew the difference between a sardine and a hedgehog.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course I said no, thinking it was some riddle, but he only answered, "Then you _must_ be a fool!"'
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading 'Well, the last time I met him, he came up and asked me if I knew the difference between a sardine and a hedgehog.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Raggett's Sense of Humour 'Edith,' said Bruce, 'I'm rather worried about Raggett.'
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading Of course I said no, thinking it was some riddle, but he only answered, "Then you _must_ be a fool!"'
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Well, the last time I met him, he came up and asked me if I knew the difference between a sardine and a hedgehog.
relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur
From this reading 'Well, the last time I met him, he came up and asked me if I knew the difference between a sardine and a hedgehog.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Well, the last time I met him, he came up and asked me if I knew the difference between a sardine and a hedgehog.
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading Raggett's Sense of Humour 'Edith,' said Bruce, 'I'm rather worried about Raggett.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Well, the last time I met him, he came up and asked me if I knew the difference between a sardine and a hedgehog.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Raggett's Sense of Humour 'Edith,' said Bruce, 'I'm rather worried about Raggett.'
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading 'Well, the last time I met him, he came up and asked me if I knew the difference between a sardine and a hedgehog.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Of course I said no, thinking it was some riddle, but he only answered, "Then you _must_ be a fool!"'
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading 'Well, the last time I met him, he came up and asked me if I knew the difference between a sardine and a hedgehog.
immediately past
From this reading 'Well, the last time I met him, he came up and asked me if I knew the difference between a sardine and a hedgehog.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Well, the last time I met him, he came up and asked me if I knew the difference between a sardine and a hedgehog.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading 'Well, the last time I met him, he came up and asked me if I knew the difference between a sardine and a hedgehog.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Of course I said no, thinking it was some riddle, but he only answered, "Then you _must_ be a fool!"'
not any; not one
From this reading Of course I said no, thinking it was some riddle, but he only answered, "Then you _must_ be a fool!"'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Raggett's Sense of Humour 'Edith,' said Bruce, 'I'm rather worried about Raggett.'
and nothing more
From this reading Of course I said no, thinking it was some riddle, but he only answered, "Then you _must_ be a fool!"'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Raggett's Sense of Humour 'Edith,' said Bruce, 'I'm rather worried about Raggett.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Raggett's Sense of Humour 'Edith,' said Bruce, 'I'm rather worried about Raggett.'
on the contrary
From this reading Raggett's Sense of Humour 'Edith,' said Bruce, 'I'm rather worried about Raggett.'
pierce with many holes
From this reading Of course I said no, thinking it was some riddle, but he only answered, "Then you _must_ be a fool!"'
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Raggett's Sense of Humour 'Edith,' said Bruce, 'I'm rather worried about Raggett.'
small fatty fish usually canned
From this reading 'Well, the last time I met him, he came up and asked me if I knew the difference between a sardine and a hedgehog.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading Raggett's Sense of Humour 'Edith,' said Bruce, 'I'm rather worried about Raggett.'
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Of course I said no, thinking it was some riddle, but he only answered, "Then you _must_ be a fool!"'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Well, the last time I met him, he came up and asked me if I knew the difference between a sardine and a hedgehog.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Of course I said no, thinking it was some riddle, but he only answered, "Then you _must_ be a fool!"'
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading Of course I said no, thinking it was some riddle, but he only answered, "Then you _must_ be a fool!"'
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading 'Well, the last time I met him, he came up and asked me if I knew the difference between a sardine and a hedgehog.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading 'Well, the last time I met him, he came up and asked me if I knew the difference between a sardine and a hedgehog.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of course I said no, thinking it was some riddle, but he only answered, "Then you _must_ be a fool!"'
(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, the last time I met him, he came up and asked me if I knew the difference between a sardine and a hedgehog.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why?'
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading Raggett's Sense of Humour 'Edith,' said Bruce, 'I'm rather worried about Raggett.'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Are you?
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