Chapter 14 of May Fair is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of May Fair is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Dig,” said the woman with the revolvers. Mr. Maturin threw down his spade. “Dig,” said the woman with the revolvers. Mr. Trevor dug. Mr. Maturin said: “Dig yourself!”
Chapter 14 of May Fair is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 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.
turn up, loosen, or remove earth
From this reading ““Dig,” said the woman with the revolvers.”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “Mr. Maturin threw down his spade.”
an udder or breast or teat
From this reading “Mr. Trevor dug.”
plural of “revolver” — a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
From this reading ““Dig,” said the woman with the revolvers.”
a playing card in the major suit that has one or more black figures on it
From this reading “Mr. Maturin threw down his spade.”
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading “Mr. Maturin threw down his spade.”
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading ““Dig,” said the woman with the revolvers.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “Mr. Maturin said: “Dig yourself!””
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 “Mr. Maturin threw down his spade.”
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.
turn up, loosen, or remove earth
From this reading “Dig,” said the woman with the revolvers.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Mr. Maturin threw down his spade.
an udder or breast or teat
From this reading Mr. Trevor dug.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Maturin threw down his spade.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Maturin threw down his spade.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Maturin threw down his spade.
plural of “revolver” — a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
From this reading “Dig,” said the woman with the revolvers.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Dig,” said the woman with the revolvers.
a playing card in the major suit that has one or more black figures on it
From this reading Mr. Maturin threw down his spade.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Dig,” said the woman with the revolvers.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading Mr. Maturin threw down his spade.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Trevor dug.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Dig,” said the woman with the revolvers.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “Dig,” said the woman with the revolvers.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Mr. Maturin said: “Dig yourself!”
Chapter 14 of May Fair by Michael Arlen holds 401 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.
Chapter 14 holds 401 sentences of May Fair, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 14 of May Fair by Michael Arlen exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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.
Work through the 81 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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