Chapter 33 of Some Do Not...: A Novel is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 33 of Some Do Not...: A Novel is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Will you be my mistress to-night? I am going out to-morrow at 8.30 from Waterloo." She had answered: "Yes! Be at such and such a studio just before twelve.
Chapter 33 of Some Do Not...: A Novel is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “She had answered: "Yes!”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Be at such and such a studio just before twelve.”
the act of departing
From this reading “I am going out to-morrow at 8.30 from Waterloo."”
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading “"Will you be my mistress to-night?”
workplace for the teaching or practice of an art
From this reading “Be at such and such a studio just before twelve.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading “Be at such and such a studio just before twelve.”
a town in central Belgium where in 1815 Napoleon met his final defeat
From this reading “I am going out to-morrow at 8.30 from Waterloo."”
an affirmative
From this reading “She had answered: "Yes!”
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From this reading I am going out to-morrow at 8.30 from Waterloo."
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Be at such and such a studio just before twelve.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am going out to-morrow at 8.30 from Waterloo."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Be at such and such a studio just before twelve.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading She had answered: "Yes!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I am going out to-morrow at 8.30 from Waterloo."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Will you be my mistress to-night?
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Be at such and such a studio just before twelve.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I am going out to-morrow at 8.30 from Waterloo."
the act of departing
From this reading I am going out to-morrow at 8.30 from Waterloo."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had answered: "Yes!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am going out to-morrow at 8.30 from Waterloo."
and nothing more
From this reading Be at such and such a studio just before twelve.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading "Will you be my mistress to-night?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Will you be my mistress to-night?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I am going out to-morrow at 8.30 from Waterloo."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had answered: "Yes!
workplace for the teaching or practice of an art
From this reading Be at such and such a studio just before twelve.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Be at such and such a studio just before twelve.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am going out to-morrow at 8.30 from Waterloo."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Will you be my mistress to-night?
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading Be at such and such a studio just before twelve.
a town in central Belgium where in 1815 Napoleon met his final defeat
From this reading I am going out to-morrow at 8.30 from Waterloo."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Will you be my mistress to-night?
an affirmative
From this reading She had answered: "Yes!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Will you be my mistress to-night?
Chapter 33 of Some Do Not...: A Novel by Ford Madox Ford holds 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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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