Chapter 32 of The American Baron: A Novel is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 32 of The American Baron: A Novel is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
UNDER ARREST. Girasole retreated half-way down the stairs, and then he stopped for some time and thought. Then he came back and motioned to Ethel. "You must come," he said, gruffly. "You shall not," said Minnie.
Chapter 32 of The American Baron: A Novel is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
take into custody
From this reading “UNDER ARREST.”
in a gruff manner
From this reading “"You must come," he said, gruffly.”
past form of “motion” — show, express or direct through movement
From this reading “Then he came back and motioned to Ethel.”
people who have retreated
From this reading “Girasole retreated half-way down the stairs, and then he stopped for some time and thought.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"You shall not," said Minnie.”
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading “Girasole retreated half-way down the stairs, and then he stopped for some time and thought.”
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading “Girasole retreated half-way down the stairs, and then he stopped for some time and thought.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “UNDER ARREST.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Girasole retreated half-way down the stairs, and then he stopped for some time and thought.
take into custody
From this reading UNDER ARREST.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Then he came back and motioned to Ethel.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then he came back and motioned to Ethel.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "You must come," he said, gruffly.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Girasole retreated half-way down the stairs, and then he stopped for some time and thought.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then he came back and motioned to Ethel.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Girasole retreated half-way down the stairs, and then he stopped for some time and thought.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Girasole retreated half-way down the stairs, and then he stopped for some time and thought.
in a gruff manner
From this reading "You must come," he said, gruffly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Girasole retreated half-way down the stairs, and then he stopped for some time and thought.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Girasole retreated half-way down the stairs, and then he stopped for some time and thought.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You shall not," said Minnie.
past form of “motion” — show, express or direct through movement
From this reading Then he came back and motioned to Ethel.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "You must come," he said, gruffly.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You shall not," said Minnie.
people who have retreated
From this reading Girasole retreated half-way down the stairs, and then he stopped for some time and thought.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You must come," he said, gruffly.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "You shall not," said Minnie.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Girasole retreated half-way down the stairs, and then he stopped for some time and thought.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading Girasole retreated half-way down the stairs, and then he stopped for some time and thought.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Girasole retreated half-way down the stairs, and then he stopped for some time and thought.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Girasole retreated half-way down the stairs, and then he stopped for some time and thought.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Girasole retreated half-way down the stairs, and then he stopped for some time and thought.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Girasole retreated half-way down the stairs, and then he stopped for some time and thought.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Girasole retreated half-way down the stairs, and then he stopped for some time and thought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then he came back and motioned to Ethel.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading UNDER ARREST.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You must come," he said, gruffly.
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