Chapter 11 of Personal reminiscences of Henry Irving is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Personal reminiscences of Henry Irving is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Who is that man?” “Why,” he said, “I thought I introduced you!” “So you did, but you did not mention the names of the others!” He looked at me for an instant and said inquiringly as though something had struck him: “Tell me, why do you want to know?”
Chapter 11 of Personal reminiscences of Henry Irving is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading “He looked at me for an instant and said inquiringly as though something had struck him:”
past form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally
From this reading ““Why,” he said, “I thought I introduced you!””
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “He looked at me for an instant and said inquiringly as though something had struck him:”
make reference to
From this reading ““So you did, but you did not mention the names of the others!””
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
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a thing, without saying which
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(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading “He looked at me for an instant and said inquiringly as though something had struck him:”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading ““Tell me, why do you want to know?””
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take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “He looked at me for an instant and said inquiringly as though something had struck him:”
In this reading ““So you did, but you did not mention the names of the others!””
In this reading “He looked at me for an instant and said inquiringly as though something had struck him:”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He looked at me for an instant and said inquiringly as though something had struck him:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He looked at me for an instant and said inquiringly as though something had struck him:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He looked at me for an instant and said inquiringly as though something had struck him:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He looked at me for an instant and said inquiringly as though something had struck him:
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “So you did, but you did not mention the names of the others!”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He looked at me for an instant and said inquiringly as though something had struck him:
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He looked at me for an instant and said inquiringly as though something had struck him:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He looked at me for an instant and said inquiringly as though something had struck him:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Why,” he said, “I thought I introduced you!”
in an inquiring manner
From this reading He looked at me for an instant and said inquiringly as though something had struck him:
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading He looked at me for an instant and said inquiringly as though something had struck him:
past form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally
From this reading “Why,” he said, “I thought I introduced you!”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Who is that man?”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Tell me, why do you want to know?”
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He looked at me for an instant and said inquiringly as though something had struck him:
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Who is that man?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He looked at me for an instant and said inquiringly as though something had struck him:
make reference to
From this reading “So you did, but you did not mention the names of the others!”
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading “So you did, but you did not mention the names of the others!”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “So you did, but you did not mention the names of the others!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “So you did, but you did not mention the names of the others!”
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From this reading “So you did, but you did not mention the names of the others!”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
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for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So you did, but you did not mention the names of the others!”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He looked at me for an instant and said inquiringly as though something had struck him:
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading He looked at me for an instant and said inquiringly as though something had struck him:
express in words
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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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in spite of the fact that
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the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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feel or have a desire for; want strongly
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which person or people
From this reading “Who is that man?”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
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the person or people being spoken to
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