Chapter 13 of Plashers Mead: A Novel is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Plashers Mead: A Novel is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What do you mean by 'bad'?" he asked. "You talk as if we were.... Really, darling, you don't grasp life at all." "Guy," she said, turning to him with fierce earnestness, "don't persuade me I've done nothing. I have.
Chapter 13 of Plashers Mead: A Novel is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading “"What do you mean by 'bad'?" he asked.”
a special loved one
From this reading “Really, darling, you don't grasp life at all."”
an earnest and sincere feeling
From this reading “"Guy," she said, turning to him with fierce earnestness, "don't persuade me I've done nothing.”
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading “"Guy," she said, turning to him with fierce earnestness, "don't persuade me I've done nothing.”
hold firmly
From this reading “Really, darling, you don't grasp life at all."”
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading “"Guy," she said, turning to him with fierce earnestness, "don't persuade me I've done nothing.”
win approval or support for
From this reading “"Guy," she said, turning to him with fierce earnestness, "don't persuade me I've done nothing.”
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading “"Guy," she said, turning to him with fierce earnestness, "don't persuade me I've done nothing.”
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.
In this reading “"What do you mean by 'bad'?" he asked.”
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.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Really, darling, you don't grasp life at all."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "You talk as if we were....
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What do you mean by 'bad'?" he asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Really, darling, you don't grasp life at all."
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading "What do you mean by 'bad'?" he asked.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "What do you mean by 'bad'?" he asked.
a special loved one
From this reading Really, darling, you don't grasp life at all."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you mean by 'bad'?" he asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Really, darling, you don't grasp life at all."
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "Guy," she said, turning to him with fierce earnestness, "don't persuade me I've done nothing.
an earnest and sincere feeling
From this reading "Guy," she said, turning to him with fierce earnestness, "don't persuade me I've done nothing.
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading "Guy," she said, turning to him with fierce earnestness, "don't persuade me I've done nothing.
hold firmly
From this reading Really, darling, you don't grasp life at all."
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading "Guy," she said, turning to him with fierce earnestness, "don't persuade me I've done nothing.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What do you mean by 'bad'?" he asked.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Guy," she said, turning to him with fierce earnestness, "don't persuade me I've done nothing.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Guy," she said, turning to him with fierce earnestness, "don't persuade me I've done nothing.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "You talk as if we were....
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Really, darling, you don't grasp life at all."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Guy," she said, turning to him with fierce earnestness, "don't persuade me I've done nothing.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "What do you mean by 'bad'?" he asked.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Guy," she said, turning to him with fierce earnestness, "don't persuade me I've done nothing.
win approval or support for
From this reading "Guy," she said, turning to him with fierce earnestness, "don't persuade me I've done nothing.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Really, darling, you don't grasp life at all."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Guy," she said, turning to him with fierce earnestness, "don't persuade me I've done nothing.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Guy," she said, turning to him with fierce earnestness, "don't persuade me I've done nothing.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "You talk as if we were....
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Guy," she said, turning to him with fierce earnestness, "don't persuade me I've done nothing.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading "Guy," she said, turning to him with fierce earnestness, "don't persuade me I've done nothing.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "You talk as if we were....
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You talk as if we were....
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What do you mean by 'bad'?" he asked.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Guy," she said, turning to him with fierce earnestness, "don't persuade me I've done nothing.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What do you mean by 'bad'?" he asked.
Chapter 13 of Plashers Mead: A Novel by Compton MacKenzie holds 392 sentences, grouped into 79 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.
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