Chapter 5 of Tales of Men and Ghosts is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Tales of Men and Ghosts is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He laughed, and stood up with a little shrug of disenchantment. “And so you’re impenitent?” I paused. “And yet you’re buying some of the things back?” Neave laughed again, ironically.
Chapter 5 of Tales of Men and Ghosts is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of buying
From this reading ““And yet you’re buying some of the things back?””
freeing from false belief or illusions
From this reading “He laughed, and stood up with a little shrug of disenchantment.”
contrary to plan or expectation
From this reading “Neave laughed again, ironically.”
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “He laughed, and stood up with a little shrug of disenchantment.”
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading “I paused.”
a gesture involving the shoulders
From this reading “He laughed, and stood up with a little shrug of disenchantment.”
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading “He laughed, and stood up with a little shrug of disenchantment.”
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading ““And yet you’re buying some of the things back?””
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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 He laughed, and stood up with a little shrug of disenchantment.
anew
From this reading Neave laughed again, ironically.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He laughed, and stood up with a little shrug of disenchantment.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “And yet you’re buying some of the things back?”
the act of buying
From this reading “And yet you’re buying some of the things back?”
freeing from false belief or illusions
From this reading He laughed, and stood up with a little shrug of disenchantment.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He laughed, and stood up with a little shrug of disenchantment.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I paused.
not penitent or remorseful
From this reading “And so you’re impenitent?”
contrary to plan or expectation
From this reading Neave laughed again, ironically.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading He laughed, and stood up with a little shrug of disenchantment.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He laughed, and stood up with a little shrug of disenchantment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Neave laughed again, ironically.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He laughed, and stood up with a little shrug of disenchantment.
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading I paused.
a gesture involving the shoulders
From this reading He laughed, and stood up with a little shrug of disenchantment.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “And so you’re impenitent?”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “And yet you’re buying some of the things back?”
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading He laughed, and stood up with a little shrug of disenchantment.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “And yet you’re buying some of the things back?”
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “And yet you’re buying some of the things back?”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He laughed, and stood up with a little shrug of disenchantment.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He laughed, and stood up with a little shrug of disenchantment.
but in spite of that
From this reading “And yet you’re buying some of the things back?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And so you’re impenitent?”
Chapter 5 of Tales of Men and Ghosts by Edith Wharton holds 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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.
Chapter 5 holds 424 sentences of Tales of Men and Ghosts, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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