Chapter 26 of Peter Jameson: A Modern Romance is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of Peter Jameson: A Modern Romance is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“You mustn’t touch me, Pat. You mustn’t degrade yourself by touching me. I am unclean, a leper in the sight of God and man. The soul inside me has putrefied. Putrefied!
Chapter 26 of Peter Jameson: A Modern Romance is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
reduce the level of land, as by erosion
From this reading “You mustn’t degrade yourself by touching me.”
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading “The soul inside me has putrefied.”
a person afflicted with leprosy
From this reading “I am unclean, a leper in the sight of God and man.”
pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
From this reading ““You mustn’t touch me, Pat.”
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading ““You mustn’t touch me, Pat.”
arousing affect
From this reading “You mustn’t degrade yourself by touching me.”
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
From this reading “I am unclean, a leper in the sight of God and man.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “You mustn’t degrade yourself by touching me.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
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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 I am unclean, a leper in the sight of God and man.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am unclean, a leper in the sight of God and man.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I am unclean, a leper in the sight of God and man.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading You mustn’t degrade yourself by touching me.
reduce the level of land, as by erosion
From this reading You mustn’t degrade yourself by touching me.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading I am unclean, a leper in the sight of God and man.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The soul inside me has putrefied.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am unclean, a leper in the sight of God and man.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I am unclean, a leper in the sight of God and man.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading The soul inside me has putrefied.
a person afflicted with leprosy
From this reading I am unclean, a leper in the sight of God and man.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I am unclean, a leper in the sight of God and man.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You mustn’t touch me, Pat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You mustn’t touch me, Pat.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I am unclean, a leper in the sight of God and man.
pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
From this reading “You mustn’t touch me, Pat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The soul inside me has putrefied.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading I am unclean, a leper in the sight of God and man.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading The soul inside me has putrefied.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I am unclean, a leper in the sight of God and man.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading “You mustn’t touch me, Pat.
arousing affect
From this reading You mustn’t degrade yourself by touching me.
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
From this reading I am unclean, a leper in the sight of God and man.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You mustn’t touch me, Pat.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading You mustn’t degrade yourself by touching me.
Chapter 26 of Peter Jameson: A Modern Romance by Gilbert Frankau holds 414 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 26 holds 414 sentences of Peter Jameson: A Modern Romance, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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