Chapter 4 of My Friend Prospero is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of My Friend Prospero is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Give it to me," said Annunziata, holding out her hands, and dancing up and down in glee and in impatience. "Nenni-dà," said John. "Not till after dinner. I'm not going to be a party to the spoiling of a fair, young, healthy appetite." Pain wrote itself upon Annunziata's brow.
Chapter 4 of My Friend Prospero is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a feeling of craving something
From this reading “I'm not going to be a party to the spoiling of a fair, young, healthy appetite."”
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading “Pain wrote itself upon Annunziata's brow.”
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
From this reading “"Give it to me," said Annunziata, holding out her hands, and dancing up and down in glee and in impatience.”
great merriment
From this reading “"Give it to me," said Annunziata, holding out her hands, and dancing up and down in glee and in impatience.”
having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease
From this reading “I'm not going to be a party to the spoiling of a fair, young, healthy appetite."”
the act of retaining something
From this reading “"Give it to me," said Annunziata, holding out her hands, and dancing up and down in glee and in impatience.”
a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
From this reading “"Give it to me," said Annunziata, holding out her hands, and dancing up and down in glee and in impatience.”
the process of becoming spoiled
From this reading “I'm not going to be a party to the spoiling of a fair, young, healthy appetite."”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I'm not going to be a party to the spoiling of a fair, young, healthy appetite."
later than; following
From this reading "Not till after dinner.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Give it to me," said Annunziata, holding out her hands, and dancing up and down in glee and in impatience.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Give it to me," said Annunziata, holding out her hands, and dancing up and down in glee and in impatience.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pain wrote itself upon Annunziata's brow.
a feeling of craving something
From this reading I'm not going to be a party to the spoiling of a fair, young, healthy appetite."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I'm not going to be a party to the spoiling of a fair, young, healthy appetite."
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading Pain wrote itself upon Annunziata's brow.
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
From this reading "Give it to me," said Annunziata, holding out her hands, and dancing up and down in glee and in impatience.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading "Not till after dinner.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Give it to me," said Annunziata, holding out her hands, and dancing up and down in glee and in impatience.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading I'm not going to be a party to the spoiling of a fair, young, healthy appetite."
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Give it to me," said Annunziata, holding out her hands, and dancing up and down in glee and in impatience.
great merriment
From this reading "Give it to me," said Annunziata, holding out her hands, and dancing up and down in glee and in impatience.
the act of departing
From this reading I'm not going to be a party to the spoiling of a fair, young, healthy appetite."
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading "Give it to me," said Annunziata, holding out her hands, and dancing up and down in glee and in impatience.
having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease
From this reading I'm not going to be a party to the spoiling of a fair, young, healthy appetite."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Give it to me," said Annunziata, holding out her hands, and dancing up and down in glee and in impatience.
the act of retaining something
From this reading "Give it to me," said Annunziata, holding out her hands, and dancing up and down in glee and in impatience.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm not going to be a party to the spoiling of a fair, young, healthy appetite."
a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
From this reading "Give it to me," said Annunziata, holding out her hands, and dancing up and down in glee and in impatience.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Give it to me," said Annunziata, holding out her hands, and dancing up and down in glee and in impatience.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Give it to me," said Annunziata, holding out her hands, and dancing up and down in glee and in impatience.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Pain wrote itself upon Annunziata's brow.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading "Nenni-dà," said John.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Give it to me," said Annunziata, holding out her hands, and dancing up and down in glee and in impatience.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nenni-dà," said John.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not till after dinner.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I'm not going to be a party to the spoiling of a fair, young, healthy appetite."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Give it to me," said Annunziata, holding out her hands, and dancing up and down in glee and in impatience.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading Pain wrote itself upon Annunziata's brow.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading I'm not going to be a party to the spoiling of a fair, young, healthy appetite."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Give it to me," said Annunziata, holding out her hands, and dancing up and down in glee and in impatience.
the process of becoming spoiled
From this reading I'm not going to be a party to the spoiling of a fair, young, healthy appetite."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I'm not going to be a party to the spoiling of a fair, young, healthy appetite."
up to a particular time
From this reading "Not till after dinner.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Give it to me," said Annunziata, holding out her hands, and dancing up and down in glee and in impatience.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Give it to me," said Annunziata, holding out her hands, and dancing up and down in glee and in impatience.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Pain wrote itself upon Annunziata's brow.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading Pain wrote itself upon Annunziata's brow.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading I'm not going to be a party to the spoiling of a fair, young, healthy appetite."
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