Chapter 11 of Sylvia Arden Decides is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Sylvia Arden Decides is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"It isn’t the kind of work for a young man," she went on. "It is too disillusioning. Don’t you think so? It might have made you a little--just a little--cynical, you know. Mightn’t it?
Chapter 11 of Sylvia Arden Decides is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others
From this reading “It might have made you a little--just a little--cynical, you know.”
freeing from illusion or false belief
From this reading “"It is too disillusioning.”
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading “"It isn’t the kind of work for a young man," she went on.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “It might have made you a little--just a little--cynical, you know.”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “Don’t you think so?”
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “"It isn’t the kind of work for a young man," she went on.”
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “"It isn’t the kind of work for a young man," she went on.”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “"It isn’t the kind of work for a young man," she went on.”
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a teenager or a young adult male
In this reading “"It isn’t the kind of work for a young man," she went on.”
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
In this reading “"It isn’t the kind of work for a young man," she went on.”
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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 "It isn’t the kind of work for a young man," she went on.
believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others
From this reading It might have made you a little--just a little--cynical, you know.
freeing from illusion or false belief
From this reading "It is too disillusioning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don’t you think so?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "It isn’t the kind of work for a young man," she went on.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It might have made you a little--just a little--cynical, you know.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is too disillusioning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It isn’t the kind of work for a young man," she went on.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It isn’t the kind of work for a young man," she went on.
and nothing more
From this reading It might have made you a little--just a little--cynical, you know.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading "It isn’t the kind of work for a young man," she went on.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading It might have made you a little--just a little--cynical, you know.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It might have made you a little--just a little--cynical, you know.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It might have made you a little--just a little--cynical, you know.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "It isn’t the kind of work for a young man," she went on.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It might have made you a little--just a little--cynical, you know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mightn’t it?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It isn’t the kind of work for a young man," she went on.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "It isn’t the kind of work for a young man," she went on.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It isn’t the kind of work for a young man," she went on.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Don’t you think so?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It isn’t the kind of work for a young man," she went on.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Don’t you think so?
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "It is too disillusioning.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "It isn’t the kind of work for a young man," she went on.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading "It isn’t the kind of work for a young man," she went on.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Don’t you think so?
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "It isn’t the kind of work for a young man," she went on.
Chapter 11 of Sylvia Arden Decides by Margaret Piper Chalmers holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
Chapter 11 holds 415 sentences of Sylvia Arden Decides, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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