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Chapter 10 of Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"But the poor woman was utterly pumped out, and had not so much as a snort left. "Then he would shake his head sadly. 'No, she hasn't poor dear Susan's flow,' he would say. 'Ah! what a woman that was!' "At night she would do her best, but it was a lame and halting performance by comparison.
Chapter 10 of Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of examining resemblances
From this reading “"At night she would do her best, but it was a lame and halting performance by comparison.”
the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
From this reading “'No, she hasn't poor dear Susan's flow,' he would say.”
disabled in the feet or legs
From this reading “"At night she would do her best, but it was a lame and halting performance by comparison.”
someone who doesn't understand what is going on
From this reading “"At night she would do her best, but it was a lame and halting performance by comparison.”
a dramatic or musical entertainment
From this reading “"At night she would do her best, but it was a lame and halting performance by comparison.”
tense with excitement and enthusiasm as from a rush of adrenaline
From this reading “"But the poor woman was utterly pumped out, and had not so much as a snort left.”
in an unfortunate way
From this reading “"Then he would shake his head sadly.”
indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose
From this reading “"But the poor woman was utterly pumped out, and had not so much as a snort left.”
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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 "But the poor woman was utterly pumped out, and had not so much as a snort left.
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From this reading 'Ah! what a woman that was!'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "But the poor woman was utterly pumped out, and had not so much as a snort left.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "But the poor woman was utterly pumped out, and had not so much as a snort left.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "At night she would do her best, but it was a lame and halting performance by comparison.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading "At night she would do her best, but it was a lame and halting performance by comparison.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But the poor woman was utterly pumped out, and had not so much as a snort left.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "At night she would do her best, but it was a lame and halting performance by comparison.
the act of examining resemblances
From this reading "At night she would do her best, but it was a lame and halting performance by comparison.
dearly loved
From this reading 'No, she hasn't poor dear Susan's flow,' he would say.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "At night she would do her best, but it was a lame and halting performance by comparison.
the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
From this reading 'No, she hasn't poor dear Susan's flow,' he would say.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "But the poor woman was utterly pumped out, and had not so much as a snort left.
disabled in the feet or legs
From this reading "At night she would do her best, but it was a lame and halting performance by comparison.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'No, she hasn't poor dear Susan's flow,' he would say.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Then he would shake his head sadly.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "Then he would shake his head sadly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "At night she would do her best, but it was a lame and halting performance by comparison.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Then he would shake his head sadly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "At night she would do her best, but it was a lame and halting performance by comparison.
someone who doesn't understand what is going on
From this reading "At night she would do her best, but it was a lame and halting performance by comparison.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
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to a great degree or extent
From this reading "But the poor woman was utterly pumped out, and had not so much as a snort left.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "At night she would do her best, but it was a lame and halting performance by comparison.
not any; not one
From this reading 'No, she hasn't poor dear Susan's flow,' he would say.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "But the poor woman was utterly pumped out, and had not so much as a snort left.
a dramatic or musical entertainment
From this reading "At night she would do her best, but it was a lame and halting performance by comparison.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "But the poor woman was utterly pumped out, and had not so much as a snort left.
tense with excitement and enthusiasm as from a rush of adrenaline
From this reading "But the poor woman was utterly pumped out, and had not so much as a snort left.
in an unfortunate way
From this reading "Then he would shake his head sadly.
express in words
From this reading 'No, she hasn't poor dear Susan's flow,' he would say.
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading "Then he would shake his head sadly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'No, she hasn't poor dear Susan's flow,' he would say.
indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose
From this reading "But the poor woman was utterly pumped out, and had not so much as a snort left.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "But the poor woman was utterly pumped out, and had not so much as a snort left.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'No, she hasn't poor dear Susan's flow,' he would say.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'Ah! what a woman that was!'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then he would shake his head sadly.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading "But the poor woman was utterly pumped out, and had not so much as a snort left.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But the poor woman was utterly pumped out, and had not so much as a snort left.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'Ah! what a woman that was!'
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "But the poor woman was utterly pumped out, and had not so much as a snort left.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Then he would shake his head sadly.
Chapter 10 of Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome holds 195 sentences, grouped into 39 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 10 holds 195 sentences of Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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