Chapter 3 of Love's Usuries is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Love's Usuries is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Be civil to him, my dear," she advised when in private. "Half the women on board would give their eyes to get him in tow. He is very _difficile_." Mrs Willis affected the slangy in talking to young girls. She thought it gave a contemporaneous flavour to the intercourse.
Chapter 3 of Love's Usuries is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having the benefit of careful prior consideration or counsel
From this reading “"Be civil to him, my dear," she advised when in private.”
acted upon; influenced
From this reading “Mrs Willis affected the slangy in talking to young girls.”
applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military
From this reading “"Be civil to him, my dear," she advised when in private.”
occurring in the same period of time
From this reading “She thought it gave a contemporaneous flavour to the intercourse.”
communication between individuals
From this reading “She thought it gave a contemporaneous flavour to the intercourse.”
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading “"Be civil to him, my dear," she advised when in private.”
the act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope
From this reading “"Half the women on board would give their eyes to get him in tow.”
English physician who was a pioneer in the study of the brain (1621-1675)
From this reading “Mrs Willis affected the slangy in talking to young girls.”
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on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
In this reading “"Half the women on board would give their eyes to get him in tow.”
a girl or young woman who is unmarried
In this reading “Mrs Willis affected the slangy in talking to young girls.”
In this reading “"Half the women on board would give their eyes to get him in tow.”
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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 She thought it gave a contemporaneous flavour to the intercourse.
having the benefit of careful prior consideration or counsel
From this reading "Be civil to him, my dear," she advised when in private.
acted upon; influenced
From this reading Mrs Willis affected the slangy in talking to young girls.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Be civil to him, my dear," she advised when in private.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading "Half the women on board would give their eyes to get him in tow.
applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military
From this reading "Be civil to him, my dear," she advised when in private.
occurring in the same period of time
From this reading She thought it gave a contemporaneous flavour to the intercourse.
dearly loved
From this reading "Be civil to him, my dear," she advised when in private.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He is very _difficile_."
opinion or judgment
From this reading "Half the women on board would give their eyes to get him in tow.
the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
From this reading She thought it gave a contemporaneous flavour to the intercourse.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading She thought it gave a contemporaneous flavour to the intercourse.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Half the women on board would give their eyes to get him in tow.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Mrs Willis affected the slangy in talking to young girls.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Half the women on board would give their eyes to get him in tow.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading "Half the women on board would give their eyes to get him in tow.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is very _difficile_."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Be civil to him, my dear," she advised when in private.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Be civil to him, my dear," she advised when in private.
communication between individuals
From this reading She thought it gave a contemporaneous flavour to the intercourse.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is very _difficile_."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She thought it gave a contemporaneous flavour to the intercourse.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs Willis affected the slangy in talking to young girls.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Be civil to him, my dear," she advised when in private.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Half the women on board would give their eyes to get him in tow.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading "Be civil to him, my dear," she advised when in private.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Be civil to him, my dear," she advised when in private.
constituting or expressed in slang or given to the use of slang
From this reading Mrs Willis affected the slangy in talking to young girls.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading Mrs Willis affected the slangy in talking to young girls.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Half the women on board would give their eyes to get him in tow.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "Half the women on board would give their eyes to get him in tow.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She thought it gave a contemporaneous flavour to the intercourse.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Be civil to him, my dear," she advised when in private.
the act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope
From this reading "Half the women on board would give their eyes to get him in tow.
precisely as stated
From this reading He is very _difficile_."
at the time that
From this reading "Be civil to him, my dear," she advised when in private.
English physician who was a pioneer in the study of the brain (1621-1675)
From this reading Mrs Willis affected the slangy in talking to young girls.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "Half the women on board would give their eyes to get him in tow.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Half the women on board would give their eyes to get him in tow.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Mrs Willis affected the slangy in talking to young girls.
Chapter 3 of Love's Usuries by Louis Creswicke holds 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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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