Chapter 30 of People Like That: A Novel is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of People Like That: A Novel is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
My hands in his, Selwyn looked long at me, then again drew me to him, again raised my face to his. "A thousand times I've asked. A thousand times could give myself no answer. Why did you wire me to come back, Danny?" "You were staying too long."
Chapter 30 of People Like That: A Novel is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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react verbally
From this reading “A thousand times could give myself no answer.”
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading “My hands in his, Selwyn looked long at me, then again drew me to him, again raised my face to his.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “A thousand times could give myself no answer.”
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading “My hands in his, Selwyn looked long at me, then again drew me to him, again raised my face to his.”
-ing form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “"You were staying too long."”
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading “"A thousand times I've asked.”
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading “"A thousand times I've asked.”
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading “Why did you wire me to come back, Danny?"”
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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 "A thousand times I've asked.
anew
From this reading My hands in his, Selwyn looked long at me, then again drew me to him, again raised my face to his.
react verbally
From this reading A thousand times could give myself no answer.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "A thousand times I've asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My hands in his, Selwyn looked long at me, then again drew me to him, again raised my face to his.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Why did you wire me to come back, Danny?"
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Why did you wire me to come back, Danny?"
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A thousand times could give myself no answer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why did you wire me to come back, Danny?"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Why did you wire me to come back, Danny?"
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading My hands in his, Selwyn looked long at me, then again drew me to him, again raised my face to his.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading My hands in his, Selwyn looked long at me, then again drew me to him, again raised my face to his.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading A thousand times could give myself no answer.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading My hands in his, Selwyn looked long at me, then again drew me to him, again raised my face to his.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My hands in his, Selwyn looked long at me, then again drew me to him, again raised my face to his.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading My hands in his, Selwyn looked long at me, then again drew me to him, again raised my face to his.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A thousand times I've asked.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My hands in his, Selwyn looked long at me, then again drew me to him, again raised my face to his.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading My hands in his, Selwyn looked long at me, then again drew me to him, again raised my face to his.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading My hands in his, Selwyn looked long at me, then again drew me to him, again raised my face to his.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My hands in his, Selwyn looked long at me, then again drew me to him, again raised my face to his.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My hands in his, Selwyn looked long at me, then again drew me to him, again raised my face to his.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading A thousand times could give myself no answer.
not any; not one
From this reading A thousand times could give myself no answer.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading My hands in his, Selwyn looked long at me, then again drew me to him, again raised my face to his.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My hands in his, Selwyn looked long at me, then again drew me to him, again raised my face to his.
-ing form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading "You were staying too long."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading My hands in his, Selwyn looked long at me, then again drew me to him, again raised my face to his.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading "A thousand times I've asked.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading "A thousand times I've asked.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My hands in his, Selwyn looked long at me, then again drew me to him, again raised my face to his.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "You were staying too long."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You were staying too long."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why did you wire me to come back, Danny?"
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading Why did you wire me to come back, Danny?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Why did you wire me to come back, Danny?"
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