Chapter 24 of Sparrows: The Story of an Unprotected Girl is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of Sparrows: The Story of an Unprotected Girl is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What I say. That for all your grand appearance you were much too knowing. Since you couldn't get him one way, you thought you'd have him another." "You mean---" "By doing as you did." "You insult me!" cried Mavis, now roused from her lethargy.
Chapter 24 of Sparrows: The Story of an Unprotected Girl is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading “That for all your grand appearance you were much too knowing.”
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading “"You mean---" "By doing as you did."”
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading “That for all your grand appearance you were much too knowing.”
a rude expression intended to offend or hurt
From this reading “"You insult me!" cried Mavis, now roused from her lethargy.”
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading “That for all your grand appearance you were much too knowing.”
a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness)
From this reading “"You insult me!" cried Mavis, now roused from her lethargy.”
common Old World thrush noted for its song
From this reading “"You insult me!" cried Mavis, now roused from her lethargy.”
past form of “rouse” — become active
From this reading “"You insult me!" cried Mavis, now roused from her lethargy.”
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 That for all your grand appearance you were much too knowing.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Since you couldn't get him one way, you thought you'd have him another."
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading That for all your grand appearance you were much too knowing.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "You mean---" "By doing as you did."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "You mean---" "By doing as you did."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Since you couldn't get him one way, you thought you'd have him another."
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "You insult me!" cried Mavis, now roused from her lethargy.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "You mean---" "By doing as you did."
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading "You mean---" "By doing as you did."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That for all your grand appearance you were much too knowing.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "You insult me!" cried Mavis, now roused from her lethargy.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Since you couldn't get him one way, you thought you'd have him another."
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading That for all your grand appearance you were much too knowing.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Since you couldn't get him one way, you thought you'd have him another."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "You insult me!" cried Mavis, now roused from her lethargy.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Since you couldn't get him one way, you thought you'd have him another."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "What I say.
a rude expression intended to offend or hurt
From this reading "You insult me!" cried Mavis, now roused from her lethargy.
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading That for all your grand appearance you were much too knowing.
a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness)
From this reading "You insult me!" cried Mavis, now roused from her lethargy.
common Old World thrush noted for its song
From this reading "You insult me!" cried Mavis, now roused from her lethargy.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You insult me!" cried Mavis, now roused from her lethargy.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "You mean---" "By doing as you did."
to a great degree or extent
From this reading That for all your grand appearance you were much too knowing.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "You insult me!" cried Mavis, now roused from her lethargy.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Since you couldn't get him one way, you thought you'd have him another."
past form of “rouse” — become active
From this reading "You insult me!" cried Mavis, now roused from her lethargy.
express in words
From this reading "What I say.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since you couldn't get him one way, you thought you'd have him another."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That for all your grand appearance you were much too knowing.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Since you couldn't get him one way, you thought you'd have him another."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading That for all your grand appearance you were much too knowing.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Since you couldn't get him one way, you thought you'd have him another."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading That for all your grand appearance you were much too knowing.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What I say.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading That for all your grand appearance you were much too knowing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Since you couldn't get him one way, you thought you'd have him another."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading That for all your grand appearance you were much too knowing.
Chapter 24 of Sparrows: The Story of an Unprotected Girl by Horace W. C. (Horace Wykeham Can) Newte holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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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