Chapter 5 of One of My Sons is here in full — 686 sentences across 138 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of One of My Sons is here in full — 686 sentences across 138 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh, Alph! He's a deuced handsome chap, too, but not such a universal favourite as George. More moral though. I think his sole vice is an inordinate love of doing nothing. I have known him to lie out half the night on a club-divan, saying nothing, doing nothing, not even smoking.
Chapter 5 of One of My Sons is here in full — 686 sentences across 138 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a boy or man
From this reading “He's a deuced handsome chap, too, but not such a universal favourite as George.”
a competitor thought likely to win
From this reading “He's a deuced handsome chap, too, but not such a universal favourite as George.”
beyond normal limits
From this reading “I think his sole vice is an inordinate love of doing nothing.”
concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
From this reading “More moral though.”
the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
From this reading “I have known him to lie out half the night on a club-divan, saying nothing, doing nothing, not even smoking.”
the underside of footwear or a golf club
From this reading “I think his sole vice is an inordinate love of doing nothing.”
of worldwide scope or applicability
From this reading “He's a deuced handsome chap, too, but not such a universal favourite as George.”
moral weakness
From this reading “I think his sole vice is an inordinate love of doing nothing.”
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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 He's a deuced handsome chap, too, but not such a universal favourite as George.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, Alph!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I think his sole vice is an inordinate love of doing nothing.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He's a deuced handsome chap, too, but not such a universal favourite as George.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He's a deuced handsome chap, too, but not such a universal favourite as George.
a boy or man
From this reading He's a deuced handsome chap, too, but not such a universal favourite as George.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have known him to lie out half the night on a club-divan, saying nothing, doing nothing, not even smoking.
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading He's a deuced handsome chap, too, but not such a universal favourite as George.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading I think his sole vice is an inordinate love of doing nothing.
divisible by two
From this reading I have known him to lie out half the night on a club-divan, saying nothing, doing nothing, not even smoking.
a competitor thought likely to win
From this reading He's a deuced handsome chap, too, but not such a universal favourite as George.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading He's a deuced handsome chap, too, but not such a universal favourite as George.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading I have known him to lie out half the night on a club-divan, saying nothing, doing nothing, not even smoking.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading He's a deuced handsome chap, too, but not such a universal favourite as George.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have known him to lie out half the night on a club-divan, saying nothing, doing nothing, not even smoking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He's a deuced handsome chap, too, but not such a universal favourite as George.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have known him to lie out half the night on a club-divan, saying nothing, doing nothing, not even smoking.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I think his sole vice is an inordinate love of doing nothing.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I think his sole vice is an inordinate love of doing nothing.
beyond normal limits
From this reading I think his sole vice is an inordinate love of doing nothing.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I think his sole vice is an inordinate love of doing nothing.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading I have known him to lie out half the night on a club-divan, saying nothing, doing nothing, not even smoking.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading I have known him to lie out half the night on a club-divan, saying nothing, doing nothing, not even smoking.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading I think his sole vice is an inordinate love of doing nothing.
concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
From this reading More moral though.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading More moral though.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading I have known him to lie out half the night on a club-divan, saying nothing, doing nothing, not even smoking.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He's a deuced handsome chap, too, but not such a universal favourite as George.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I think his sole vice is an inordinate love of doing nothing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I think his sole vice is an inordinate love of doing nothing.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Alph!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I have known him to lie out half the night on a club-divan, saying nothing, doing nothing, not even smoking.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I have known him to lie out half the night on a club-divan, saying nothing, doing nothing, not even smoking.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading I have known him to lie out half the night on a club-divan, saying nothing, doing nothing, not even smoking.
the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
From this reading I have known him to lie out half the night on a club-divan, saying nothing, doing nothing, not even smoking.
the underside of footwear or a golf club
From this reading I think his sole vice is an inordinate love of doing nothing.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He's a deuced handsome chap, too, but not such a universal favourite as George.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have known him to lie out half the night on a club-divan, saying nothing, doing nothing, not even smoking.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I think his sole vice is an inordinate love of doing nothing.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading More moral though.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have known him to lie out half the night on a club-divan, saying nothing, doing nothing, not even smoking.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading He's a deuced handsome chap, too, but not such a universal favourite as George.
of worldwide scope or applicability
From this reading He's a deuced handsome chap, too, but not such a universal favourite as George.
moral weakness
From this reading I think his sole vice is an inordinate love of doing nothing.
Chapter 5 of One of My Sons by Anna Katharine Green holds 686 sentences, grouped into 138 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 5 holds 686 sentences of One of My Sons, unabridged, divided into 138 reading sections.
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