Chapter 13 of Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You're too good a sort, you know, to whollop a woman. Why, you very near give me a licking. You must have forgot yourself, matey." The fellow interested me. I waited and walked on with him.
Chapter 13 of Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a boy or man
From this reading “The fellow interested me.”
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “You must have forgot yourself, matey."”
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
From this reading “The fellow interested me.”
an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
From this reading “Why, you very near give me a licking.”
(used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals
From this reading “You must have forgot yourself, matey."”
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “I waited and walked on with him.”
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading “I waited and walked on with him.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “You must have forgot yourself, matey."”
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 "You're too good a sort, you know, to whollop a woman.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I waited and walked on with him.
a boy or man
From this reading The fellow interested me.
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading You must have forgot yourself, matey."
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Why, you very near give me a licking.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "You're too good a sort, you know, to whollop a woman.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You must have forgot yourself, matey."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I waited and walked on with him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I waited and walked on with him.
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
From this reading The fellow interested me.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "You're too good a sort, you know, to whollop a woman.
an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
From this reading Why, you very near give me a licking.
(used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals
From this reading You must have forgot yourself, matey."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Why, you very near give me a licking.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must have forgot yourself, matey."
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Why, you very near give me a licking.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I waited and walked on with him.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading "You're too good a sort, you know, to whollop a woman.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The fellow interested me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You're too good a sort, you know, to whollop a woman.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "You're too good a sort, you know, to whollop a woman.
precisely as stated
From this reading Why, you very near give me a licking.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading I waited and walked on with him.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading I waited and walked on with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're too good a sort, you know, to whollop a woman.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, you very near give me a licking.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I waited and walked on with him.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "You're too good a sort, you know, to whollop a woman.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You're too good a sort, you know, to whollop a woman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're too good a sort, you know, to whollop a woman.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading You must have forgot yourself, matey."
Chapter 13 of Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome holds 202 sentences, grouped into 41 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.
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