Chapter 13 of The Awkward Age is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Awkward Age is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“There’s nothing in those things that need overwhelm you. It would be odd if you hadn’t yourself, about your value and your future a feeling quite as lively as any feeling of mine. There IS mine at all events. I can’t help it. Accept it.
Chapter 13 of The Awkward Age is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
consider or hold as true
From this reading “Accept it.”
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading “There IS mine at all events.”
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading “It would be odd if you hadn’t yourself, about your value and your future a feeling quite as lively as any feeling of mine.”
yet to be or coming
From this reading “It would be odd if you hadn’t yourself, about your value and your future a feeling quite as lively as any feeling of mine.”
full of life and energy
From this reading “It would be odd if you hadn’t yourself, about your value and your future a feeling quite as lively as any feeling of mine.”
not divisible by two
From this reading “It would be odd if you hadn’t yourself, about your value and your future a feeling quite as lively as any feeling of mine.”
overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
From this reading ““There’s nothing in those things that need overwhelm you.”
a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
From this reading “It would be odd if you hadn’t yourself, about your value and your future a feeling quite as lively as any feeling of mine.”
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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 would be odd if you hadn’t yourself, about your value and your future a feeling quite as lively as any feeling of mine.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It would be odd if you hadn’t yourself, about your value and your future a feeling quite as lively as any feeling of mine.
consider or hold as true
From this reading Accept it.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading There IS mine at all events.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It would be odd if you hadn’t yourself, about your value and your future a feeling quite as lively as any feeling of mine.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading It would be odd if you hadn’t yourself, about your value and your future a feeling quite as lively as any feeling of mine.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It would be odd if you hadn’t yourself, about your value and your future a feeling quite as lively as any feeling of mine.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There IS mine at all events.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would be odd if you hadn’t yourself, about your value and your future a feeling quite as lively as any feeling of mine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I can’t help it.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading There IS mine at all events.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading It would be odd if you hadn’t yourself, about your value and your future a feeling quite as lively as any feeling of mine.
yet to be or coming
From this reading It would be odd if you hadn’t yourself, about your value and your future a feeling quite as lively as any feeling of mine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It would be odd if you hadn’t yourself, about your value and your future a feeling quite as lively as any feeling of mine.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading I can’t help it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can’t help it.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It would be odd if you hadn’t yourself, about your value and your future a feeling quite as lively as any feeling of mine.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “There’s nothing in those things that need overwhelm you.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There IS mine at all events.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would be odd if you hadn’t yourself, about your value and your future a feeling quite as lively as any feeling of mine.
full of life and energy
From this reading It would be odd if you hadn’t yourself, about your value and your future a feeling quite as lively as any feeling of mine.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It would be odd if you hadn’t yourself, about your value and your future a feeling quite as lively as any feeling of mine.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading “There’s nothing in those things that need overwhelm you.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “There’s nothing in those things that need overwhelm you.
not divisible by two
From this reading It would be odd if you hadn’t yourself, about your value and your future a feeling quite as lively as any feeling of mine.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It would be odd if you hadn’t yourself, about your value and your future a feeling quite as lively as any feeling of mine.
overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
From this reading “There’s nothing in those things that need overwhelm you.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading It would be odd if you hadn’t yourself, about your value and your future a feeling quite as lively as any feeling of mine.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “There’s nothing in those things that need overwhelm you.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There IS mine at all events.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There’s nothing in those things that need overwhelm you.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “There’s nothing in those things that need overwhelm you.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “There’s nothing in those things that need overwhelm you.
a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
From this reading It would be odd if you hadn’t yourself, about your value and your future a feeling quite as lively as any feeling of mine.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would be odd if you hadn’t yourself, about your value and your future a feeling quite as lively as any feeling of mine.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “There’s nothing in those things that need overwhelm you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It would be odd if you hadn’t yourself, about your value and your future a feeling quite as lively as any feeling of mine.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading It would be odd if you hadn’t yourself, about your value and your future a feeling quite as lively as any feeling of mine.
Chapter 13 of The Awkward Age by Henry James holds 411 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 13 holds 411 sentences of The Awkward Age, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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