Chapter 8 of Stories by English Authors — London is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Stories by English Authors — London is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“No; I have not asked her father yet.” “Then how do you know she will have you?” “I--I know,” stammered Leibel, feeling himself somehow a liar as well as a thief. His brain was in a whirl; he could not remember how the thing had come about. Certainly he had not proposed; nor could he say that she had.
Chapter 8 of Stories by English Authors — London is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading “His brain was in a whirl; he could not remember how the thing had come about.”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “Certainly he had not proposed; nor could he say that she had.”
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading ““I--I know,” stammered Leibel, feeling himself somehow a liar as well as a thief.”
a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly
From this reading ““I--I know,” stammered Leibel, feeling himself somehow a liar as well as a thief.”
past form of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “Certainly he had not proposed; nor could he say that she had.”
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading ““I--I know,” stammered Leibel, feeling himself somehow a liar as well as a thief.”
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading ““I--I know,” stammered Leibel, feeling himself somehow a liar as well as a thief.”
turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading “His brain was in a whirl; he could not remember how the thing had come about.”
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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--I know,” stammered Leibel, feeling himself somehow a liar as well as a thief.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading His brain was in a whirl; he could not remember how the thing had come about.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I--I know,” stammered Leibel, feeling himself somehow a liar as well as a thief.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “No; I have not asked her father yet.”
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading His brain was in a whirl; he could not remember how the thing had come about.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Certainly he had not proposed; nor could he say that she had.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading His brain was in a whirl; he could not remember how the thing had come about.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading His brain was in a whirl; he could not remember how the thing had come about.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Then how do you know she will have you?”
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “No; I have not asked her father yet.”
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading “I--I know,” stammered Leibel, feeling himself somehow a liar as well as a thief.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His brain was in a whirl; he could not remember how the thing had come about.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “No; I have not asked her father yet.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His brain was in a whirl; he could not remember how the thing had come about.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “No; I have not asked her father yet.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “I--I know,” stammered Leibel, feeling himself somehow a liar as well as a thief.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His brain was in a whirl; he could not remember how the thing had come about.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Then how do you know she will have you?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “No; I have not asked her father yet.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His brain was in a whirl; he could not remember how the thing had come about.
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 she will have you?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I--I know,” stammered Leibel, feeling himself somehow a liar as well as a thief.
a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly
From this reading “I--I know,” stammered Leibel, feeling himself somehow a liar as well as a thief.
not any; not one
From this reading “No; I have not asked her father yet.”
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Certainly he had not proposed; nor could he say that she had.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “No; I have not asked her father yet.”
past form of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading Certainly he had not proposed; nor could he say that she had.
To recall to mind.
From this reading His brain was in a whirl; he could not remember how the thing had come about.
express in words
From this reading Certainly he had not proposed; nor could he say that she had.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Then how do you know she will have you?”
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading “I--I know,” stammered Leibel, feeling himself somehow a liar as well as a thief.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I--I know,” stammered Leibel, feeling himself somehow a liar as well as a thief.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Certainly he had not proposed; nor could he say that she had.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His brain was in a whirl; he could not remember how the thing had come about.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Then how do you know she will have you?”
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading “I--I know,” stammered Leibel, feeling himself somehow a liar as well as a thief.
a special situation
From this reading His brain was in a whirl; he could not remember how the thing had come about.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His brain was in a whirl; he could not remember how the thing had come about.
(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 “I--I know,” stammered Leibel, feeling himself somehow a liar as well as a thief.
turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading His brain was in a whirl; he could not remember how the thing had come about.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Then how do you know she will have you?”
but in spite of that
From this reading “No; I have not asked her father yet.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Then how do you know she will have you?”
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