Chapter 14 of Plashers Mead: A Novel is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Plashers Mead: A Novel is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Then how do you know?" he asked. "Well, perhaps because I'm so much in love with Guy," Pauline whispered. "I don't see how that quite works. I'm a very dull sort of chap after that Guy of yours." "But you're not at all," Pauline declared.
Chapter 14 of Plashers Mead: A Novel is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a boy or man
From this reading “I'm a very dull sort of chap after that Guy of yours."”
made known or openly avowed
From this reading “"But you're not at all," Pauline declared.”
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading “I'm a very dull sort of chap after that Guy of yours."”
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading “"Well, perhaps because I'm so much in love with Guy," Pauline whispered.”
relating to Paul the Apostle or his doctrines
From this reading “"Well, perhaps because I'm so much in love with Guy," Pauline whispered.”
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “"Well, perhaps because I'm so much in love with Guy," Pauline whispered.”
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading “"I don't see how that quite works.”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “I'm a very dull sort of chap after that Guy of yours."”
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.
marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness
In this reading “"Well, perhaps because I'm so much in love with Guy," Pauline whispered.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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'm a very dull sort of chap after that Guy of yours."
later than; following
From this reading I'm a very dull sort of chap after that Guy of yours."
(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 "But you're not at all," Pauline declared.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Then how do you know?" he asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "But you're not at all," Pauline declared.
for the reason that
From this reading "Well, perhaps because I'm so much in love with Guy," Pauline whispered.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But you're not at all," Pauline declared.
a boy or man
From this reading I'm a very dull sort of chap after that Guy of yours."
made known or openly avowed
From this reading "But you're not at all," Pauline declared.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Then how do you know?" he asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't see how that quite works.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading I'm a very dull sort of chap after that Guy of yours."
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading "Well, perhaps because I'm so much in love with Guy," Pauline whispered.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Then how do you know?" he asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then how do you know?" he asked.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't see how that quite works.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, perhaps because I'm so much in love with Guy," Pauline whispered.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Well, perhaps because I'm so much in love with Guy," Pauline whispered.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Then how do you know?" he asked.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "Well, perhaps because I'm so much in love with Guy," Pauline whispered.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "Well, perhaps because I'm so much in love with Guy," Pauline whispered.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "But you're not at all," Pauline declared.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I'm a very dull sort of chap after that Guy of yours."
relating to Paul the Apostle or his doctrines
From this reading "Well, perhaps because I'm so much in love with Guy," Pauline whispered.
by chance
From this reading "Well, perhaps because I'm so much in love with Guy," Pauline whispered.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "I don't see how that quite works.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I don't see how that quite works.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Well, perhaps because I'm so much in love with Guy," Pauline whispered.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading I'm a very dull sort of chap after that Guy of yours."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I don't see how that quite works.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then how do you know?" he asked.
precisely as stated
From this reading I'm a very dull sort of chap after that Guy of yours."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, perhaps because I'm so much in love with Guy," Pauline whispered.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading "Well, perhaps because I'm so much in love with Guy," Pauline whispered.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Well, perhaps because I'm so much in love with Guy," Pauline whispered.
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading "I don't see how that quite works.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Then how do you know?" he asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But you're not at all," Pauline declared.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading I'm a very dull sort of chap after that Guy of yours."
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