Chapter 9 of The Bigamist is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Bigamist is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Well, really! Dickie, you might be more helpful," she said. "That is being helpful," he insisted. "It's a much more reasonable idea than yours, and more discreet in the circumstances. If things are anything like so bad as you are trying to make out, the less I run in there the better."
Chapter 9 of The Bigamist is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading “"It's a much more reasonable idea than yours, and more discreet in the circumstances.”
a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater
From this reading “Dickie, you might be more helpful," she said.”
marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint
From this reading “"It's a much more reasonable idea than yours, and more discreet in the circumstances.”
providing assistance or serving a useful function
From this reading “Dickie, you might be more helpful," she said.”
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading “"That is being helpful," he insisted.”
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading “"It's a much more reasonable idea than yours, and more discreet in the circumstances.”
hard to endure
From this reading “If things are anything like so bad as you are trying to make out, the less I run in there the better."”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “"It's a much more reasonable idea than yours, and more discreet in the circumstances.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “"It's a much more reasonable idea than yours, and more discreet in the circumstances.”
detect with the senses
In this reading “If things are anything like so bad as you are trying to make out, the less I run in there the better."”
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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's a much more reasonable idea than yours, and more discreet in the circumstances.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "It's a much more reasonable idea than yours, and more discreet in the circumstances.
any thing at all
From this reading If things are anything like so bad as you are trying to make out, the less I run in there the better."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If things are anything like so bad as you are trying to make out, the less I run in there the better."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If things are anything like so bad as you are trying to make out, the less I run in there the better."
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading If things are anything like so bad as you are trying to make out, the less I run in there the better."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Dickie, you might be more helpful," she said.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "That is being helpful," he insisted.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading If things are anything like so bad as you are trying to make out, the less I run in there the better."
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading "It's a much more reasonable idea than yours, and more discreet in the circumstances.
a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater
From this reading Dickie, you might be more helpful," she said.
marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint
From this reading "It's a much more reasonable idea than yours, and more discreet in the circumstances.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That is being helpful," he insisted.
providing assistance or serving a useful function
From this reading Dickie, you might be more helpful," she said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If things are anything like so bad as you are trying to make out, the less I run in there the better."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "It's a much more reasonable idea than yours, and more discreet in the circumstances.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If things are anything like so bad as you are trying to make out, the less I run in there the better."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "It's a much more reasonable idea than yours, and more discreet in the circumstances.
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading "That is being helpful," he insisted.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That is being helpful," he insisted.
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From this reading "It's a much more reasonable idea than yours, and more discreet in the circumstances.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading If things are anything like so bad as you are trying to make out, the less I run in there the better."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading If things are anything like so bad as you are trying to make out, the less I run in there the better."
engage in
From this reading If things are anything like so bad as you are trying to make out, the less I run in there the better."
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Dickie, you might be more helpful," she said.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Dickie, you might be more helpful," she said.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "It's a much more reasonable idea than yours, and more discreet in the circumstances.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading If things are anything like so bad as you are trying to make out, the less I run in there the better."
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "Well, really!
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading "It's a much more reasonable idea than yours, and more discreet in the circumstances.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading If things are anything like so bad as you are trying to make out, the less I run in there the better."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Dickie, you might be more helpful," she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dickie, you might be more helpful," she said.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading If things are anything like so bad as you are trying to make out, the less I run in there the better."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "It's a much more reasonable idea than yours, and more discreet in the circumstances.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That is being helpful," he insisted.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It's a much more reasonable idea than yours, and more discreet in the circumstances.
in or at that place or location
From this reading If things are anything like so bad as you are trying to make out, the less I run in there the better."
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading If things are anything like so bad as you are trying to make out, the less I run in there the better."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If things are anything like so bad as you are trying to make out, the less I run in there the better."
hard to endure
From this reading If things are anything like so bad as you are trying to make out, the less I run in there the better."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, really!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Dickie, you might be more helpful," she said.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading "It's a much more reasonable idea than yours, and more discreet in the circumstances.
Chapter 9 of The Bigamist by F. E. Mills (Florence Ethel Mills) Young holds 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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 9 holds 424 sentences of The Bigamist, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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