Chapter 17 of Paul Patoff is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Paul Patoff is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"And why must you check me? Am I rude or rough with you? Do I say anything that you should not hear? You know that I love you; why may I not tell you so? I know.
Chapter 17 of Paul Patoff is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 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.
any thing at all
From this reading “Do I say anything that you should not hear?”
examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
From this reading “"And why must you check me?”
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “Do I say anything that you should not hear?”
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “You know that I love you; why may I not tell you so?”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “You know that I love you; why may I not tell you so?”
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading “Am I rude or rough with you?”
socially incorrect in behavior
From this reading “Am I rude or rough with you?”
express in words
From this reading “You know that I love you; why may I not tell you so?”
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.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Am I rude or rough with you?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And why must you check me?
any thing at all
From this reading Do I say anything that you should not hear?
examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
From this reading "And why must you check me?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do I say anything that you should not hear?
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Do I say anything that you should not hear?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Am I rude or rough with you?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You know that I love you; why may I not tell you so?
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading You know that I love you; why may I not tell you so?
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading You know that I love you; why may I not tell you so?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And why must you check me?
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "And why must you check me?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Do I say anything that you should not hear?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Am I rude or rough with you?
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading Am I rude or rough with you?
socially incorrect in behavior
From this reading Am I rude or rough with you?
express in words
From this reading Do I say anything that you should not hear?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Do I say anything that you should not hear?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading You know that I love you; why may I not tell you so?
express in words
From this reading You know that I love you; why may I not tell you so?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Do I say anything that you should not hear?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "And why must you check me?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Am I rude or rough with you?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And why must you check me?
Chapter 17 of Paul Patoff by F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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 17 holds 415 sentences of Paul Patoff, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 17 of Paul Patoff by F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
Work through the 83 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 83 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 17 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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