Chapter 19 of The Awkward Age is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of The Awkward Age is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
At the drop of the Duchess’s fan he restored his nippers. “And he doesn’t--not a bit--want HER!” “There it is. She has put down her money, as it were, without a return. She has given Mitchy up and got nothing instead.”
Chapter 19 of The Awkward Age is here in full — 414 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.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading ““And he doesn’t--not a bit--want HER!””
let fall to the ground
From this reading “At the drop of the Duchess’s fan he restored his nippers.”
strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher)
From this reading “At the drop of the Duchess’s fan he restored his nippers.”
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading “She has given Mitchy up and got nothing instead.””
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading “She has given Mitchy up and got nothing instead.””
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading “She has put down her money, as it were, without a return.”
past form of “restore” — return to its original or usable and functioning condition
From this reading “At the drop of the Duchess’s fan he restored his nippers.”
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “She has put down her money, as it were, without a return.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “And he doesn’t--not a bit--want HER!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And he doesn’t--not a bit--want HER!”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She has put down her money, as it were, without a return.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the drop of the Duchess’s fan he restored his nippers.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “And he doesn’t--not a bit--want HER!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And he doesn’t--not a bit--want HER!”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She has put down her money, as it were, without a return.
let fall to the ground
From this reading At the drop of the Duchess’s fan he restored his nippers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the drop of the Duchess’s fan he restored his nippers.
strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher)
From this reading At the drop of the Duchess’s fan he restored his nippers.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading She has given Mitchy up and got nothing instead.”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading She has given Mitchy up and got nothing instead.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She has put down her money, as it were, without a return.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the drop of the Duchess’s fan he restored his nippers.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “And he doesn’t--not a bit--want HER!”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At the drop of the Duchess’s fan he restored his nippers.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading She has given Mitchy up and got nothing instead.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There it is.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “There it is.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She has given Mitchy up and got nothing instead.”
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading She has put down her money, as it were, without a return.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the drop of the Duchess’s fan he restored his nippers.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “And he doesn’t--not a bit--want HER!”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She has given Mitchy up and got nothing instead.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the drop of the Duchess’s fan he restored his nippers.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She has put down her money, as it were, without a return.
past form of “restore” — return to its original or usable and functioning condition
From this reading At the drop of the Duchess’s fan he restored his nippers.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading She has put down her money, as it were, without a return.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She has put down her money, as it were, without a return.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the drop of the Duchess’s fan he restored his nippers.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There it is.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She has given Mitchy up and got nothing instead.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “And he doesn’t--not a bit--want HER!”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She has put down her money, as it were, without a return.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She has put down her money, as it were, without a return.
Chapter 19 of The Awkward Age by Henry James holds 414 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 19 holds 414 sentences of The Awkward Age, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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