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Chapter 4 of The Career of Claudia is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"There's nothing so wonderful about it, is there?" he said slowly. "I suppose it began from the first moment I saw you, and it has gone on. Can't you give me a little hope? I know you're a lot too good for me--" "Oh, don't say any more, don't!" She tried to rise, but he laid his hand on her arm.
Chapter 4 of The Career of Claudia is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading “She tried to rise, but he laid his hand on her arm.”
set down according to a plan
From this reading “She tried to rise, but he laid his hand on her arm.”
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading “I know you're a lot too good for me--" "Oh, don't say any more, don't!"”
move upward
From this reading “She tried to rise, but he laid his hand on her arm.”
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading “"There's nothing so wonderful about it, is there?" he said slowly.”
express a supposition
From this reading “"I suppose it began from the first moment I saw you, and it has gone on.”
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading “She tried to rise, but he laid his hand on her arm.”
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading “"There's nothing so wonderful about it, is there?" he said slowly.”
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In this reading “I know you're a lot too good for me--" "Oh, don't say any more, don't!"”
the sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values
In this reading “"I suppose it began from the first moment I saw you, and it has gone on.”
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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 Can't you give me a little hope?
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "There's nothing so wonderful about it, is there?" he said slowly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I suppose it began from the first moment I saw you, and it has gone on.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I know you're a lot too good for me--" "Oh, don't say any more, don't!"
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading She tried to rise, but he laid his hand on her arm.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "I suppose it began from the first moment I saw you, and it has gone on.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She tried to rise, but he laid his hand on her arm.
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From this reading Can't you give me a little hope?
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From this reading I know you're a lot too good for me--" "Oh, don't say any more, don't!"
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "I suppose it began from the first moment I saw you, and it has gone on.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I know you're a lot too good for me--" "Oh, don't say any more, don't!"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I suppose it began from the first moment I saw you, and it has gone on.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Can't you give me a little hope?
destroyed or killed
From this reading "I suppose it began from the first moment I saw you, and it has gone on.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I know you're a lot too good for me--" "Oh, don't say any more, don't!"
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading She tried to rise, but he laid his hand on her arm.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I suppose it began from the first moment I saw you, and it has gone on.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "There's nothing so wonderful about it, is there?" he said slowly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She tried to rise, but he laid his hand on her arm.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She tried to rise, but he laid his hand on her arm.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Can't you give me a little hope?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I suppose it began from the first moment I saw you, and it has gone on.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There's nothing so wonderful about it, is there?" he said slowly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "There's nothing so wonderful about it, is there?" he said slowly.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I know you're a lot too good for me--" "Oh, don't say any more, don't!"
set down according to a plan
From this reading She tried to rise, but he laid his hand on her arm.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Can't you give me a little hope?
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading I know you're a lot too good for me--" "Oh, don't say any more, don't!"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Can't you give me a little hope?
a particular point in time
From this reading "I suppose it began from the first moment I saw you, and it has gone on.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I know you're a lot too good for me--" "Oh, don't say any more, don't!"
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "There's nothing so wonderful about it, is there?" he said slowly.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading I know you're a lot too good for me--" "Oh, don't say any more, don't!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I suppose it began from the first moment I saw you, and it has gone on.
move upward
From this reading She tried to rise, but he laid his hand on her arm.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "There's nothing so wonderful about it, is there?" he said slowly.
cut with a saw
From this reading "I suppose it began from the first moment I saw you, and it has gone on.
express in words
From this reading I know you're a lot too good for me--" "Oh, don't say any more, don't!"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She tried to rise, but he laid his hand on her arm.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading "There's nothing so wonderful about it, is there?" he said slowly.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "There's nothing so wonderful about it, is there?" he said slowly.
express a supposition
From this reading "I suppose it began from the first moment I saw you, and it has gone on.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I suppose it began from the first moment I saw you, and it has gone on.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There's nothing so wonderful about it, is there?" he said slowly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's nothing so wonderful about it, is there?" he said slowly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She tried to rise, but he laid his hand on her arm.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I know you're a lot too good for me--" "Oh, don't say any more, don't!"
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading She tried to rise, but he laid his hand on her arm.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading "There's nothing so wonderful about it, is there?" he said slowly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I suppose it began from the first moment I saw you, and it has gone on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I know you're a lot too good for me--" "Oh, don't say any more, don't!"
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