Chapter 12 of Mr. Waddington of Wyck is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Mr. Waddington of Wyck is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Horry, old thing, you must buck up. You mustn't let your nerve go like this." "Nerve? Your nerve would go if you were me. I tell you, Barbara, I wouldn't care a hang about his being ill--I mean I shouldn't care so infernally if I'd been decent to him.
Chapter 12 of Mr. Waddington of Wyck is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
to strive with determination
From this reading “"Horry, old thing, you must buck up.”
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “I tell you, Barbara, I wouldn't care a hang about his being ill--I mean I shouldn't care so infernally if I'd been decent to him.”
socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
From this reading “I tell you, Barbara, I wouldn't care a hang about his being ill--I mean I shouldn't care so infernally if I'd been decent to him.”
be suspended or hanging
From this reading “I tell you, Barbara, I wouldn't care a hang about his being ill--I mean I shouldn't care so infernally if I'd been decent to him.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “I tell you, Barbara, I wouldn't care a hang about his being ill--I mean I shouldn't care so infernally if I'd been decent to him.”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “I tell you, Barbara, I wouldn't care a hang about his being ill--I mean I shouldn't care so infernally if I'd been decent to him.”
any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
From this reading “You mustn't let your nerve go like this."”
a special situation
From this reading “"Horry, old thing, you must buck up.”
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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 I tell you, Barbara, I wouldn't care a hang about his being ill--I mean I shouldn't care so infernally if I'd been decent to him.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I tell you, Barbara, I wouldn't care a hang about his being ill--I mean I shouldn't care so infernally if I'd been decent to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I tell you, Barbara, I wouldn't care a hang about his being ill--I mean I shouldn't care so infernally if I'd been decent to him.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I tell you, Barbara, I wouldn't care a hang about his being ill--I mean I shouldn't care so infernally if I'd been decent to him.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I tell you, Barbara, I wouldn't care a hang about his being ill--I mean I shouldn't care so infernally if I'd been decent to him.
to strive with determination
From this reading "Horry, old thing, you must buck up.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading I tell you, Barbara, I wouldn't care a hang about his being ill--I mean I shouldn't care so infernally if I'd been decent to him.
socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
From this reading I tell you, Barbara, I wouldn't care a hang about his being ill--I mean I shouldn't care so infernally if I'd been decent to him.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading You mustn't let your nerve go like this."
be suspended or hanging
From this reading I tell you, Barbara, I wouldn't care a hang about his being ill--I mean I shouldn't care so infernally if I'd been decent to him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I tell you, Barbara, I wouldn't care a hang about his being ill--I mean I shouldn't care so infernally if I'd been decent to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I tell you, Barbara, I wouldn't care a hang about his being ill--I mean I shouldn't care so infernally if I'd been decent to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Horry, old thing, you must buck up.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I tell you, Barbara, I wouldn't care a hang about his being ill--I mean I shouldn't care so infernally if I'd been decent to him.
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From this reading I tell you, Barbara, I wouldn't care a hang about his being ill--I mean I shouldn't care so infernally if I'd been decent to him.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Your nerve would go if you were me.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading I tell you, Barbara, I wouldn't care a hang about his being ill--I mean I shouldn't care so infernally if I'd been decent to him.
extremely
From this reading I tell you, Barbara, I wouldn't care a hang about his being ill--I mean I shouldn't care so infernally if I'd been decent to him.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading You mustn't let your nerve go like this."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading You mustn't let your nerve go like this."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Your nerve would go if you were me.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading I tell you, Barbara, I wouldn't care a hang about his being ill--I mean I shouldn't care so infernally if I'd been decent to him.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Horry, old thing, you must buck up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You mustn't let your nerve go like this."
any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
From this reading You mustn't let your nerve go like this."
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Horry, old thing, you must buck up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I tell you, Barbara, I wouldn't care a hang about his being ill--I mean I shouldn't care so infernally if I'd been decent to him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I tell you, Barbara, I wouldn't care a hang about his being ill--I mean I shouldn't care so infernally if I'd been decent to him.
express in words
From this reading I tell you, Barbara, I wouldn't care a hang about his being ill--I mean I shouldn't care so infernally if I'd been decent to him.
a special situation
From this reading "Horry, old thing, you must buck up.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading You mustn't let your nerve go like this."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I tell you, Barbara, I wouldn't care a hang about his being ill--I mean I shouldn't care so infernally if I'd been decent to him.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Horry, old thing, you must buck up.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Your nerve would go if you were me.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Your nerve would go if you were me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I tell you, Barbara, I wouldn't care a hang about his being ill--I mean I shouldn't care so infernally if I'd been decent to him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Horry, old thing, you must buck up.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You mustn't let your nerve go like this."
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