Chapter 11 of Mr. Waddington of Wyck is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Mr. Waddington of Wyck is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yes," said Mr. Waddington, "there's something." Something. He wasn't going to let Corbett think him so middle-aged that he was impervious to its charm. "What is it?" said Sir John. "She isn't handsome, yet she gets all the young fellows running after her.
Chapter 11 of Mr. Waddington of Wyck is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
From this reading “He wasn't going to let Corbett think him so middle-aged that he was impervious to its charm.”
United States heavyweight boxing champion (1866-1933)
From this reading “He wasn't going to let Corbett think him so middle-aged that he was impervious to its charm.”
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading “"She isn't handsome, yet she gets all the young fellows running after her.”
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading “"She isn't handsome, yet she gets all the young fellows running after her.”
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading “"She isn't handsome, yet she gets all the young fellows running after her.”
not admitting of passage or capable of being affected
From this reading “He wasn't going to let Corbett think him so middle-aged that he was impervious to its charm.”
being roughly between 45 and 65 years old
From this reading “He wasn't going to let Corbett think him so middle-aged that he was impervious to its charm.”
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading “"She isn't handsome, yet she gets all the young fellows running after her.”
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later than; following
From this reading "She isn't handsome, yet she gets all the young fellows running after her.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "She isn't handsome, yet she gets all the young fellows running after her.
attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
From this reading He wasn't going to let Corbett think him so middle-aged that he was impervious to its charm.
United States heavyweight boxing champion (1866-1933)
From this reading He wasn't going to let Corbett think him so middle-aged that he was impervious to its charm.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading "She isn't handsome, yet she gets all the young fellows running after her.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading "She isn't handsome, yet she gets all the young fellows running after her.
the act of departing
From this reading He wasn't going to let Corbett think him so middle-aged that he was impervious to its charm.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading "She isn't handsome, yet she gets all the young fellows running after her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wasn't going to let Corbett think him so middle-aged that he was impervious to its charm.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "She isn't handsome, yet she gets all the young fellows running after her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He wasn't going to let Corbett think him so middle-aged that he was impervious to its charm.
not admitting of passage or capable of being affected
From this reading He wasn't going to let Corbett think him so middle-aged that he was impervious to its charm.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What is it?" said Sir John.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She isn't handsome, yet she gets all the young fellows running after her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "What is it?" said Sir John.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He wasn't going to let Corbett think him so middle-aged that he was impervious to its charm.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading "What is it?" said Sir John.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading He wasn't going to let Corbett think him so middle-aged that he was impervious to its charm.
being roughly between 45 and 65 years old
From this reading He wasn't going to let Corbett think him so middle-aged that he was impervious to its charm.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Yes," said Mr. Waddington, "there's something."
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading "She isn't handsome, yet she gets all the young fellows running after her.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Yes," said Mr. Waddington, "there's something."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She isn't handsome, yet she gets all the young fellows running after her.
term of address for a man
From this reading "What is it?" said Sir John.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He wasn't going to let Corbett think him so middle-aged that he was impervious to its charm.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Yes," said Mr. Waddington, "there's something."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He wasn't going to let Corbett think him so middle-aged that he was impervious to its charm.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "She isn't handsome, yet she gets all the young fellows running after her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes," said Mr. Waddington, "there's something."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading He wasn't going to let Corbett think him so middle-aged that he was impervious to its charm.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He wasn't going to let Corbett think him so middle-aged that he was impervious to its charm.
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From this reading "Yes," said Mr. Waddington, "there's something."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He wasn't going to let Corbett think him so middle-aged that he was impervious to its charm.
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From this reading He wasn't going to let Corbett think him so middle-aged that he was impervious to its charm.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is it?" said Sir John.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," said Mr. Waddington, "there's something."
but in spite of that
From this reading "She isn't handsome, yet she gets all the young fellows running after her.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "She isn't handsome, yet she gets all the young fellows running after her.
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