Chapter 8 of Old Man Savarin Stories is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Old Man Savarin Stories is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Put down your head, Harry. Kiss me! Kiss me again!—how’s mother? Ah, I was afraid she might be dead—don’t tell her I’m dead, Harry." He groaned with the pain of the groin wound.
Chapter 8 of Old Man Savarin Stories is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 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.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “Ah, I was afraid she might be dead—don’t tell her I’m dead, Harry."”
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading “Ah, I was afraid she might be dead—don’t tell her I’m dead, Harry."”
past form of “groan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading “He groaned with the pain of the groin wound.”
the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals
From this reading “He groaned with the pain of the groin wound.”
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading “"Put down your head, Harry.”
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading “Kiss me!”
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading “He groaned with the pain of the groin wound.”
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading “He groaned with the pain of the groin wound.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place
In this reading “"Put down your head, Harry.”
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.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading Ah, I was afraid she might be dead—don’t tell her I’m dead, Harry."
anew
From this reading Kiss me again!—how’s mother?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah, I was afraid she might be dead—don’t tell her I’m dead, Harry."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Ah, I was afraid she might be dead—don’t tell her I’m dead, Harry."
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Ah, I was afraid she might be dead—don’t tell her I’m dead, Harry."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah, I was afraid she might be dead—don’t tell her I’m dead, Harry."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Put down your head, Harry.
past form of “groan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading He groaned with the pain of the groin wound.
the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals
From this reading He groaned with the pain of the groin wound.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading "Put down your head, Harry.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He groaned with the pain of the groin wound.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "Put down your head, Harry.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ah, I was afraid she might be dead—don’t tell her I’m dead, Harry."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kiss me again!—how’s mother?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Ah, I was afraid she might be dead—don’t tell her I’m dead, Harry."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah, I was afraid she might be dead—don’t tell her I’m dead, Harry."
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading Kiss me!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Kiss me!
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Ah, I was afraid she might be dead—don’t tell her I’m dead, Harry."
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Kiss me again!—how’s mother?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He groaned with the pain of the groin wound.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading He groaned with the pain of the groin wound.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Put down your head, Harry.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ah, I was afraid she might be dead—don’t tell her I’m dead, Harry."
express in words
From this reading Ah, I was afraid she might be dead—don’t tell her I’m dead, Harry."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He groaned with the pain of the groin wound.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ah, I was afraid she might be dead—don’t tell her I’m dead, Harry."
in the company of; together with
From this reading He groaned with the pain of the groin wound.
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading He groaned with the pain of the groin wound.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Put down your head, Harry.
Chapter 8 of Old Man Savarin Stories by Edward William Thomson holds 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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.
Chapter 8 holds 408 sentences of Old Man Savarin Stories, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Old Man Savarin Stories by Edward William Thomson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 408 sentences, grouped into 82 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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