Chapter 33 of My Wife and I is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 33 of My Wife and I is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BOLTON. I returned to my room past midnight, excited and wakeful. Seeing a light through the crack of Bolton's door, I went up and knocked and was bidden to enter. I found him seated under his study-lamp, looking over a portfolio of papers, some of which lay strewed around him open. I observed at a glance that the hand-writing was that of Caroline.
Chapter 33 of My Wife and I is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “bid” — propose a payment
From this reading “Seeing a light through the crack of Bolton's door, I went up and knocked and was bidden to enter.”
of or relating to the life and times of kings Charles I or Charles II of England
From this reading “I observed at a glance that the hand-writing was that of Caroline.”
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
From this reading “Seeing a light through the crack of Bolton's door, I went up and knocked and was bidden to enter.”
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading “I returned to my room past midnight, excited and wakeful.”
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading “Seeing a light through the crack of Bolton's door, I went up and knocked and was bidden to enter.”
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading “I returned to my room past midnight, excited and wakeful.”
a large, flat, thin case for carrying loose papers or drawings or maps; usually leather
From this reading “I found him seated under his study-lamp, looking over a portfolio of papers, some of which lay strewed around him open.”
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading “I found him seated under his study-lamp, looking over a portfolio of papers, some of which lay strewed around him open.”
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In this reading “I returned to my room past midnight, excited and wakeful.”
move upward
In this reading “Seeing a light through the crack of Bolton's door, I went up and knocked and was bidden to enter.”
In this reading “Seeing a light through the crack of Bolton's door, I went up and knocked and was bidden to enter.”
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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 Seeing a light through the crack of Bolton's door, I went up and knocked and was bidden to enter.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I returned to my room past midnight, excited and wakeful.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading I found him seated under his study-lamp, looking over a portfolio of papers, some of which lay strewed around him open.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I observed at a glance that the hand-writing was that of Caroline.
inflected form of “bid” — propose a payment
From this reading Seeing a light through the crack of Bolton's door, I went up and knocked and was bidden to enter.
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From this reading BOLTON.
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From this reading Seeing a light through the crack of Bolton's door, I went up and knocked and was bidden to enter.
of or relating to the life and times of kings Charles I or Charles II of England
From this reading I observed at a glance that the hand-writing was that of Caroline.
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
From this reading Seeing a light through the crack of Bolton's door, I went up and knocked and was bidden to enter.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Seeing a light through the crack of Bolton's door, I went up and knocked and was bidden to enter.
to come or go into
From this reading Seeing a light through the crack of Bolton's door, I went up and knocked and was bidden to enter.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading I returned to my room past midnight, excited and wakeful.
set up or found
From this reading I found him seated under his study-lamp, looking over a portfolio of papers, some of which lay strewed around him open.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading I observed at a glance that the hand-writing was that of Caroline.
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From this reading I observed at a glance that the hand-writing was that of Caroline.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I found him seated under his study-lamp, looking over a portfolio of papers, some of which lay strewed around him open.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I found him seated under his study-lamp, looking over a portfolio of papers, some of which lay strewed around him open.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I returned to my room past midnight, excited and wakeful.
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading Seeing a light through the crack of Bolton's door, I went up and knocked and was bidden to enter.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I found him seated under his study-lamp, looking over a portfolio of papers, some of which lay strewed around him open.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Seeing a light through the crack of Bolton's door, I went up and knocked and was bidden to enter.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading I found him seated under his study-lamp, looking over a portfolio of papers, some of which lay strewed around him open.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading I returned to my room past midnight, excited and wakeful.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I returned to my room past midnight, excited and wakeful.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading I observed at a glance that the hand-writing was that of Caroline.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Seeing a light through the crack of Bolton's door, I went up and knocked and was bidden to enter.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading I found him seated under his study-lamp, looking over a portfolio of papers, some of which lay strewed around him open.
above and across; more than
From this reading I found him seated under his study-lamp, looking over a portfolio of papers, some of which lay strewed around him open.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading I found him seated under his study-lamp, looking over a portfolio of papers, some of which lay strewed around him open.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading I returned to my room past midnight, excited and wakeful.
a large, flat, thin case for carrying loose papers or drawings or maps; usually leather
From this reading I found him seated under his study-lamp, looking over a portfolio of papers, some of which lay strewed around him open.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading I returned to my room past midnight, excited and wakeful.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading I returned to my room past midnight, excited and wakeful.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading I found him seated under his study-lamp, looking over a portfolio of papers, some of which lay strewed around him open.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading Seeing a light through the crack of Bolton's door, I went up and knocked and was bidden to enter.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I found him seated under his study-lamp, looking over a portfolio of papers, some of which lay strewed around him open.
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From this reading I found him seated under his study-lamp, looking over a portfolio of papers, some of which lay strewed around him open.
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From this reading I found him seated under his study-lamp, looking over a portfolio of papers, some of which lay strewed around him open.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I observed at a glance that the hand-writing was that of Caroline.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Seeing a light through the crack of Bolton's door, I went up and knocked and was bidden to enter.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Seeing a light through the crack of Bolton's door, I went up and knocked and was bidden to enter.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I returned to my room past midnight, excited and wakeful.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading I found him seated under his study-lamp, looking over a portfolio of papers, some of which lay strewed around him open.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Seeing a light through the crack of Bolton's door, I went up and knocked and was bidden to enter.
carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger
From this reading I returned to my room past midnight, excited and wakeful.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Seeing a light through the crack of Bolton's door, I went up and knocked and was bidden to enter.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Seeing a light through the crack of Bolton's door, I went up and knocked and was bidden to enter.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I found him seated under his study-lamp, looking over a portfolio of papers, some of which lay strewed around him open.
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