Chapter 18 of Maurice Guest is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Maurice Guest is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"To hear you talk, one would think I had no wish but to spoil your pleasure." "Oh, I didn't mean that. You misunderstand everything." "What I say or think has surely no weight with you?" She gave up the attempt to pacify him, and leaning back in her chair, stifled a yawn.
Chapter 18 of Maurice Guest is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading “She gave up the attempt to pacify him, and leaning back in her chair, stifled a yawn.”
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading “She gave up the attempt to pacify him, and leaning back in her chair, stifled a yawn.”
interpret in the wrong way
From this reading “You misunderstand everything."”
cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
From this reading “She gave up the attempt to pacify him, and leaning back in her chair, stifled a yawn.”
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
From this reading “"To hear you talk, one would think I had no wish but to spoil your pleasure."”
held in check with difficulty
From this reading “She gave up the attempt to pacify him, and leaning back in her chair, stifled a yawn.”
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading “"What I say or think has surely no weight with you?"”
utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired
From this reading “She gave up the attempt to pacify him, and leaning back in her chair, stifled a yawn.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She gave up the attempt to pacify him, and leaning back in her chair, stifled a yawn.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She gave up the attempt to pacify him, and leaning back in her chair, stifled a yawn.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading She gave up the attempt to pacify him, and leaning back in her chair, stifled a yawn.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She gave up the attempt to pacify him, and leaning back in her chair, stifled a yawn.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "To hear you talk, one would think I had no wish but to spoil your pleasure."
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading She gave up the attempt to pacify him, and leaning back in her chair, stifled a yawn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, I didn't mean that.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading You misunderstand everything."
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading She gave up the attempt to pacify him, and leaning back in her chair, stifled a yawn.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "To hear you talk, one would think I had no wish but to spoil your pleasure."
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What I say or think has surely no weight with you?"
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "To hear you talk, one would think I had no wish but to spoil your pleasure."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She gave up the attempt to pacify him, and leaning back in her chair, stifled a yawn.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She gave up the attempt to pacify him, and leaning back in her chair, stifled a yawn.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "To hear you talk, one would think I had no wish but to spoil your pleasure."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She gave up the attempt to pacify him, and leaning back in her chair, stifled a yawn.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading She gave up the attempt to pacify him, and leaning back in her chair, stifled a yawn.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "Oh, I didn't mean that.
interpret in the wrong way
From this reading You misunderstand everything."
not any; not one
From this reading "To hear you talk, one would think I had no wish but to spoil your pleasure."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, I didn't mean that.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "To hear you talk, one would think I had no wish but to spoil your pleasure."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "What I say or think has surely no weight with you?"
cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
From this reading She gave up the attempt to pacify him, and leaning back in her chair, stifled a yawn.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading "To hear you talk, one would think I had no wish but to spoil your pleasure."
express in words
From this reading "What I say or think has surely no weight with you?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She gave up the attempt to pacify him, and leaning back in her chair, stifled a yawn.
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
From this reading "To hear you talk, one would think I had no wish but to spoil your pleasure."
held in check with difficulty
From this reading She gave up the attempt to pacify him, and leaning back in her chair, stifled a yawn.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "What I say or think has surely no weight with you?"
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "To hear you talk, one would think I had no wish but to spoil your pleasure."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Oh, I didn't mean that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She gave up the attempt to pacify him, and leaning back in her chair, stifled a yawn.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "To hear you talk, one would think I had no wish but to spoil your pleasure."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "To hear you talk, one would think I had no wish but to spoil your pleasure."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She gave up the attempt to pacify him, and leaning back in her chair, stifled a yawn.
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading "What I say or think has surely no weight with you?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What I say or think has surely no weight with you?"
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "To hear you talk, one would think I had no wish but to spoil your pleasure."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "What I say or think has surely no weight with you?"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "To hear you talk, one would think I had no wish but to spoil your pleasure."
utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired
From this reading She gave up the attempt to pacify him, and leaning back in her chair, stifled a yawn.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "To hear you talk, one would think I had no wish but to spoil your pleasure."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "To hear you talk, one would think I had no wish but to spoil your pleasure."
Chapter 18 of Maurice Guest by Henry Handel Richardson holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 18 holds 421 sentences of Maurice Guest, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 18 of Maurice Guest by Henry Handel Richardson exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 421 sentences, grouped into 85 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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