Chapter 13 of Main Currents in Nineteenth Century Literature is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Main Currents in Nineteenth Century Literature is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"And are you _really, truly_, now a Turk? With any other women did you wive? Is't true they use their fingers for a fork? Well, that's the prettiest shawl!--as I'm alive! You'll give it me!
Chapter 13 of Main Currents in Nineteenth Century Literature is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessing life
From this reading “Well, that's the prettiest shawl!--as I'm alive!”
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading “Is't true they use their fingers for a fork?”
cutlery used for serving and eating food
From this reading “Is't true they use their fingers for a fork?”
superlative of “pretty” — pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading “Well, that's the prettiest shawl!--as I'm alive!”
cloak consisting of an oblong piece of cloth used to cover the head and shoulders
From this reading “Well, that's the prettiest shawl!--as I'm alive!”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
a native or inhabitant of Turkey
From this reading “"And are you _really, truly_, now a Turk?”
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “With any other women did you wive?”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “With any other women did you wive?”
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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 "And are you _really, truly_, now a Turk?
possessing life
From this reading Well, that's the prettiest shawl!--as I'm alive!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And are you _really, truly_, now a Turk?
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading With any other women did you wive?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "And are you _really, truly_, now a Turk?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Well, that's the prettiest shawl!--as I'm alive!
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading With any other women did you wive?
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading Is't true they use their fingers for a fork?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Is't true they use their fingers for a fork?
cutlery used for serving and eating food
From this reading Is't true they use their fingers for a fork?
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading You'll give it me!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, that's the prettiest shawl!--as I'm alive!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Is't true they use their fingers for a fork?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You'll give it me!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You'll give it me!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "And are you _really, truly_, now a Turk?
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading With any other women did you wive?
superlative of “pretty” — pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Well, that's the prettiest shawl!--as I'm alive!
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "And are you _really, truly_, now a Turk?
cloak consisting of an oblong piece of cloth used to cover the head and shoulders
From this reading Well, that's the prettiest shawl!--as I'm alive!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, that's the prettiest shawl!--as I'm alive!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Well, that's the prettiest shawl!--as I'm alive!
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Is't true they use their fingers for a fork?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Is't true they use their fingers for a fork?
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading Is't true they use their fingers for a fork?
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "And are you _really, truly_, now a Turk?
a native or inhabitant of Turkey
From this reading "And are you _really, truly_, now a Turk?
the act of using
From this reading Is't true they use their fingers for a fork?
(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, that's the prettiest shawl!--as I'm alive!
in the company of; together with
From this reading With any other women did you wive?
take (someone) as a wife
From this reading With any other women did you wive?
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading With any other women did you wive?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And are you _really, truly_, now a Turk?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You'll give it me!
Chapter 13 of Main Currents in Nineteenth Century Literature by Georg Brandes holds 402 sentences, grouped into 81 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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