Chapter 32 of Maurice Guest is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 32 of Maurice Guest is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yes, don't faint, it's I, Maurice.--But what's the matter? Why are you so angry with the person? Does she pry on you?" "Pry!" he echoed, and his colour deepened. "Pry's not the word for it.
Chapter 32 of Maurice Guest is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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feeling or showing anger
From this reading “Why are you so angry with the person?”
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading “"Pry!" he echoed, and his colour deepened.”
past form of “deepen” — make more intense, stronger, or more marked
From this reading “"Pry!" he echoed, and his colour deepened.”
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading “"Pry!" he echoed, and his colour deepened.”
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading “"Yes, don't faint, it's I, Maurice.--But what's the matter?”
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “"Yes, don't faint, it's I, Maurice.--But what's the matter?”
a human being
From this reading “Why are you so angry with the person?”
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading “Does she pry on you?"”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Pry!" he echoed, and his colour deepened.
feeling or showing anger
From this reading Why are you so angry with the person?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Why are you so angry with the person?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Yes, don't faint, it's I, Maurice.--But what's the matter?
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading "Pry!" he echoed, and his colour deepened.
past form of “deepen” — make more intense, stronger, or more marked
From this reading "Pry!" he echoed, and his colour deepened.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Does she pry on you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, don't faint, it's I, Maurice.--But what's the matter?
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading "Pry!" he echoed, and his colour deepened.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading "Yes, don't faint, it's I, Maurice.--But what's the matter?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Pry's not the word for it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Pry!" he echoed, and his colour deepened.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Pry!" he echoed, and his colour deepened.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, don't faint, it's I, Maurice.--But what's the matter?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Pry's not the word for it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, don't faint, it's I, Maurice.--But what's the matter?
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "Yes, don't faint, it's I, Maurice.--But what's the matter?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, don't faint, it's I, Maurice.--But what's the matter?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Pry's not the word for it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Does she pry on you?"
a human being
From this reading Why are you so angry with the person?
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading Does she pry on you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Pry's not the word for it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Does she pry on you?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Why are you so angry with the person?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes, don't faint, it's I, Maurice.--But what's the matter?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, don't faint, it's I, Maurice.--But what's the matter?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why are you so angry with the person?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Why are you so angry with the person?
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading "Pry's not the word for it.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, don't faint, it's I, Maurice.--But what's the matter?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Why are you so angry with the person?
Chapter 32 of Maurice Guest by Henry Handel Richardson holds 400 sentences, grouped into 80 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.
Chapter 32 holds 400 sentences of Maurice Guest, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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