Chapter 14 of The Angel and the Author, and Others is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Angel and the Author, and Others is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Europe and the bright American Girl. "How does she do it?" That is what the European girl wants to know. The American girl! She comes over here, and, as a British matron, reduced to slang by force of indignation, once exclaimed to me: "You'd think the whole blessed show belonged to her."
Chapter 14 of The Angel and the Author, and Others is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading “She comes over here, and, as a British matron, reduced to slang by force of indignation, once exclaimed to me: "You'd think the whole blessed show belonged to her."”
highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
From this reading “She comes over here, and, as a British matron, reduced to slang by force of indignation, once exclaimed to me: "You'd think the whole blessed show belonged to her."”
the people of Great Britain
From this reading “She comes over here, and, as a British matron, reduced to slang by force of indignation, once exclaimed to me: "You'd think the whole blessed show belonged to her."”
a native or inhabitant of Europe
From this reading “That is what the European girl wants to know.”
a feeling of righteous anger
From this reading “She comes over here, and, as a British matron, reduced to slang by force of indignation, once exclaimed to me: "You'd think the whole blessed show belonged to her."”
a married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified
From this reading “She comes over here, and, as a British matron, reduced to slang by force of indignation, once exclaimed to me: "You'd think the whole blessed show belonged to her."”
made less in size or amount or degree
From this reading “She comes over here, and, as a British matron, reduced to slang by force of indignation, once exclaimed to me: "You'd think the whole blessed show belonged to her."”
use slang or vulgar language
From this reading “She comes over here, and, as a British matron, reduced to slang by force of indignation, once exclaimed to me: "You'd think the whole blessed show belonged to her."”
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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 She comes over here, and, as a British matron, reduced to slang by force of indignation, once exclaimed to me: "You'd think the whole blessed show belonged to her."
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading Europe and the bright American Girl.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Europe and the bright American Girl.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She comes over here, and, as a British matron, reduced to slang by force of indignation, once exclaimed to me: "You'd think the whole blessed show belonged to her."
past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading She comes over here, and, as a British matron, reduced to slang by force of indignation, once exclaimed to me: "You'd think the whole blessed show belonged to her."
highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
From this reading She comes over here, and, as a British matron, reduced to slang by force of indignation, once exclaimed to me: "You'd think the whole blessed show belonged to her."
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Europe and the bright American Girl.
the people of Great Britain
From this reading She comes over here, and, as a British matron, reduced to slang by force of indignation, once exclaimed to me: "You'd think the whole blessed show belonged to her."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She comes over here, and, as a British matron, reduced to slang by force of indignation, once exclaimed to me: "You'd think the whole blessed show belonged to her."
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading She comes over here, and, as a British matron, reduced to slang by force of indignation, once exclaimed to me: "You'd think the whole blessed show belonged to her."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "How does she do it?"
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "How does she do it?"
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading Europe and the bright American Girl.
a native or inhabitant of Europe
From this reading That is what the European girl wants to know.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading She comes over here, and, as a British matron, reduced to slang by force of indignation, once exclaimed to me: "You'd think the whole blessed show belonged to her."
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading She comes over here, and, as a British matron, reduced to slang by force of indignation, once exclaimed to me: "You'd think the whole blessed show belonged to her."
a young female
From this reading Europe and the bright American Girl.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She comes over here, and, as a British matron, reduced to slang by force of indignation, once exclaimed to me: "You'd think the whole blessed show belonged to her."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading She comes over here, and, as a British matron, reduced to slang by force of indignation, once exclaimed to me: "You'd think the whole blessed show belonged to her."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How does she do it?"
a feeling of righteous anger
From this reading She comes over here, and, as a British matron, reduced to slang by force of indignation, once exclaimed to me: "You'd think the whole blessed show belonged to her."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is what the European girl wants to know.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "How does she do it?"
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading That is what the European girl wants to know.
a married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified
From this reading She comes over here, and, as a British matron, reduced to slang by force of indignation, once exclaimed to me: "You'd think the whole blessed show belonged to her."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She comes over here, and, as a British matron, reduced to slang by force of indignation, once exclaimed to me: "You'd think the whole blessed show belonged to her."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She comes over here, and, as a British matron, reduced to slang by force of indignation, once exclaimed to me: "You'd think the whole blessed show belonged to her."
on one occasion
From this reading She comes over here, and, as a British matron, reduced to slang by force of indignation, once exclaimed to me: "You'd think the whole blessed show belonged to her."
above and across; more than
From this reading She comes over here, and, as a British matron, reduced to slang by force of indignation, once exclaimed to me: "You'd think the whole blessed show belonged to her."
made less in size or amount or degree
From this reading She comes over here, and, as a British matron, reduced to slang by force of indignation, once exclaimed to me: "You'd think the whole blessed show belonged to her."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "How does she do it?"
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading She comes over here, and, as a British matron, reduced to slang by force of indignation, once exclaimed to me: "You'd think the whole blessed show belonged to her."
use slang or vulgar language
From this reading She comes over here, and, as a British matron, reduced to slang by force of indignation, once exclaimed to me: "You'd think the whole blessed show belonged to her."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is what the European girl wants to know.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Europe and the bright American Girl.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading She comes over here, and, as a British matron, reduced to slang by force of indignation, once exclaimed to me: "You'd think the whole blessed show belonged to her."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That is what the European girl wants to know.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading That is what the European girl wants to know.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading That is what the European girl wants to know.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading She comes over here, and, as a British matron, reduced to slang by force of indignation, once exclaimed to me: "You'd think the whole blessed show belonged to her."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She comes over here, and, as a British matron, reduced to slang by force of indignation, once exclaimed to me: "You'd think the whole blessed show belonged to her."
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