Chapter 14 of Oliver October is here in full — 261 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Oliver October is here in full — 261 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JEALOUSY WITHOUT LOVE “Did you notice, Oliver, that he spoke of my mother a little while ago?” “Did he?” “Certainly. You must have heard him.” Oliver was silent.
Chapter 14 of Oliver October is here in full — 261 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in the past
From this reading “JEALOUSY WITHOUT LOVE “Did you notice, Oliver, that he spoke of my mother a little while ago?””
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading ““Certainly.”
a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival)
From this reading “JEALOUSY WITHOUT LOVE “Did you notice, Oliver, that he spoke of my mother a little while ago?””
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “JEALOUSY WITHOUT LOVE “Did you notice, Oliver, that he spoke of my mother a little while ago?””
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading “JEALOUSY WITHOUT LOVE “Did you notice, Oliver, that he spoke of my mother a little while ago?””
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading “JEALOUSY WITHOUT LOVE “Did you notice, Oliver, that he spoke of my mother a little while ago?””
marked by absence of sound
From this reading “Oliver was silent.”
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading “JEALOUSY WITHOUT LOVE “Did you notice, Oliver, that he spoke of my mother a little while ago?””
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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 JEALOUSY WITHOUT LOVE “Did you notice, Oliver, that he spoke of my mother a little while ago?”
in the past
From this reading JEALOUSY WITHOUT LOVE “Did you notice, Oliver, that he spoke of my mother a little while ago?”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “Certainly.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading JEALOUSY WITHOUT LOVE “Did you notice, Oliver, that he spoke of my mother a little while ago?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You must have heard him.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading JEALOUSY WITHOUT LOVE “Did you notice, Oliver, that he spoke of my mother a little while ago?”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading You must have heard him.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You must have heard him.”
a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival)
From this reading JEALOUSY WITHOUT LOVE “Did you notice, Oliver, that he spoke of my mother a little while ago?”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading JEALOUSY WITHOUT LOVE “Did you notice, Oliver, that he spoke of my mother a little while ago?”
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading JEALOUSY WITHOUT LOVE “Did you notice, Oliver, that he spoke of my mother a little while ago?”
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading JEALOUSY WITHOUT LOVE “Did you notice, Oliver, that he spoke of my mother a little while ago?”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must have heard him.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading JEALOUSY WITHOUT LOVE “Did you notice, Oliver, that he spoke of my mother a little while ago?”
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading JEALOUSY WITHOUT LOVE “Did you notice, Oliver, that he spoke of my mother a little while ago?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JEALOUSY WITHOUT LOVE “Did you notice, Oliver, that he spoke of my mother a little while ago?”
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading JEALOUSY WITHOUT LOVE “Did you notice, Oliver, that he spoke of my mother a little while ago?”
marked by absence of sound
From this reading Oliver was silent.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading JEALOUSY WITHOUT LOVE “Did you notice, Oliver, that he spoke of my mother a little while ago?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading JEALOUSY WITHOUT LOVE “Did you notice, Oliver, that he spoke of my mother a little while ago?”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Oliver was silent.
during the time that
From this reading JEALOUSY WITHOUT LOVE “Did you notice, Oliver, that he spoke of my mother a little while ago?”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading JEALOUSY WITHOUT LOVE “Did you notice, Oliver, that he spoke of my mother a little while ago?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading JEALOUSY WITHOUT LOVE “Did you notice, Oliver, that he spoke of my mother a little while ago?”
Chapter 14 of Oliver October by George Barr McCutcheon holds 261 sentences, grouped into 53 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 14 holds 261 sentences of Oliver October, unabridged, divided into 53 reading sections.
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