Chapter 18 of The Crime and the Criminal is here in full — 689 sentences across 138 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The Crime and the Criminal is here in full — 689 sentences across 138 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE VARIOUS MOODS OF A GENTLEMAN OF FASHION. Mr. Townsend was shaving himself. Advancing his face an inch or two nearer his shaving-glass, with his fingers he smoothed his chin. "Very awkward," he said. "Very!"
Chapter 18 of The Crime and the Criminal is here in full — 689 sentences across 138 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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moving forward
From this reading “Advancing his face an inch or two nearer his shaving-glass, with his fingers he smoothed his chin.”
causing inconvenience
From this reading “"Very awkward," he said.”
the protruding part of the lower jaw
From this reading “Advancing his face an inch or two nearer his shaving-glass, with his fingers he smoothed his chin.”
a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading “Advancing his face an inch or two nearer his shaving-glass, with his fingers he smoothed his chin.”
plural of “mood” — a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading “THE VARIOUS MOODS OF A GENTLEMAN OF FASHION.”
the act of removing hair with a razor
From this reading “Mr. Townsend was shaving himself.”
made smooth by ironing
From this reading “Advancing his face an inch or two nearer his shaving-glass, with his fingers he smoothed his chin.”
United States social reformer who proposed an old-age pension sponsored by the federal government; his plan was a precursor to Social Security (1867-1960)
From this reading “Mr. Townsend was shaving himself.”
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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 THE VARIOUS MOODS OF A GENTLEMAN OF FASHION.
moving forward
From this reading Advancing his face an inch or two nearer his shaving-glass, with his fingers he smoothed his chin.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Advancing his face an inch or two nearer his shaving-glass, with his fingers he smoothed his chin.
causing inconvenience
From this reading "Very awkward," he said.
the protruding part of the lower jaw
From this reading Advancing his face an inch or two nearer his shaving-glass, with his fingers he smoothed his chin.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Advancing his face an inch or two nearer his shaving-glass, with his fingers he smoothed his chin.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading THE VARIOUS MOODS OF A GENTLEMAN OF FASHION.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading Advancing his face an inch or two nearer his shaving-glass, with his fingers he smoothed his chin.
a man of refinement
From this reading THE VARIOUS MOODS OF A GENTLEMAN OF FASHION.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Advancing his face an inch or two nearer his shaving-glass, with his fingers he smoothed his chin.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mr. Townsend was shaving himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Advancing his face an inch or two nearer his shaving-glass, with his fingers he smoothed his chin.
a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading Advancing his face an inch or two nearer his shaving-glass, with his fingers he smoothed his chin.
plural of “mood” — a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading THE VARIOUS MOODS OF A GENTLEMAN OF FASHION.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Townsend was shaving himself.
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading Advancing his face an inch or two nearer his shaving-glass, with his fingers he smoothed his chin.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE VARIOUS MOODS OF A GENTLEMAN OF FASHION.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Advancing his face an inch or two nearer his shaving-glass, with his fingers he smoothed his chin.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Very awkward," he said.
the act of removing hair with a razor
From this reading Mr. Townsend was shaving himself.
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From this reading Advancing his face an inch or two nearer his shaving-glass, with his fingers he smoothed his chin.
made smooth by ironing
From this reading Advancing his face an inch or two nearer his shaving-glass, with his fingers he smoothed his chin.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VARIOUS MOODS OF A GENTLEMAN OF FASHION.
United States social reformer who proposed an old-age pension sponsored by the federal government; his plan was a precursor to Social Security (1867-1960)
From this reading Mr. Townsend was shaving himself.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Advancing his face an inch or two nearer his shaving-glass, with his fingers he smoothed his chin.
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading THE VARIOUS MOODS OF A GENTLEMAN OF FASHION.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Very awkward," he said.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Townsend was shaving himself.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Advancing his face an inch or two nearer his shaving-glass, with his fingers he smoothed his chin.
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