Chapter 22 of Mendel: A Story of Youth is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of Mendel: A Story of Youth is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You don't even know how bad I am. You have no more idea of what my life is like than a rose has of an onion's." "I don't like onions." "That's the trouble. You don't like the smell of onions, and so you don't eat them.
Chapter 22 of Mendel: A Story of Youth is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading “"You don't even know how bad I am.”
take in solid food
From this reading “You don't like the smell of onions, and so you don't eat them.”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “You have no more idea of what my life is like than a rose has of an onion's."”
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “You have no more idea of what my life is like than a rose has of an onion's."”
plural of “onion” — the bulb of an onion plant
From this reading “"I don't like onions."”
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading “You have no more idea of what my life is like than a rose has of an onion's."”
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading “You don't like the smell of onions, and so you don't eat them.”
a source of difficulty
From this reading “"That's the trouble.”
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.
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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 You have no more idea of what my life is like than a rose has of an onion's."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "You don't even know how bad I am.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading You have no more idea of what my life is like than a rose has of an onion's."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You don't like the smell of onions, and so you don't eat them.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading "You don't even know how bad I am.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You don't even know how bad I am.
take in solid food
From this reading You don't like the smell of onions, and so you don't eat them.
divisible by two
From this reading "You don't even know how bad I am.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You have no more idea of what my life is like than a rose has of an onion's."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have no more idea of what my life is like than a rose has of an onion's."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You don't even know how bad I am.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You don't even know how bad I am.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading You have no more idea of what my life is like than a rose has of an onion's."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You have no more idea of what my life is like than a rose has of an onion's."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "You don't even know how bad I am.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading You have no more idea of what my life is like than a rose has of an onion's."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading You have no more idea of what my life is like than a rose has of an onion's."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading You have no more idea of what my life is like than a rose has of an onion's."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You have no more idea of what my life is like than a rose has of an onion's."
not any; not one
From this reading You have no more idea of what my life is like than a rose has of an onion's."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You have no more idea of what my life is like than a rose has of an onion's."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You have no more idea of what my life is like than a rose has of an onion's."
plural of “onion” — the bulb of an onion plant
From this reading "I don't like onions."
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading You have no more idea of what my life is like than a rose has of an onion's."
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading You don't like the smell of onions, and so you don't eat them.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading You don't like the smell of onions, and so you don't eat them.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading You have no more idea of what my life is like than a rose has of an onion's."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's the trouble.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "That's the trouble.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading You don't like the smell of onions, and so you don't eat them.
a source of difficulty
From this reading "That's the trouble.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading You have no more idea of what my life is like than a rose has of an onion's."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You don't even know how bad I am.
Chapter 22 of Mendel: A Story of Youth by Gilbert Cannan holds 405 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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