Chapter 14 of The dark mother is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The dark mother is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Why you should be sleepy, my dear man! I’ll bet you slept ten hours.” “Well,” after a pause, “it’s Sunday.” Tom laughed again. “You’re still a lazy country lout.”
Chapter 14 of The dark mother is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading “I’ll bet you slept ten hours.””
moving slowly and gently
From this reading ““You’re still a lazy country lout.””
an awkward stupid person
From this reading ““You’re still a lazy country lout.””
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading ““Well,” after a pause, “it’s Sunday.””
ready to fall asleep
From this reading ““Why you should be sleepy, my dear man!”
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading “I’ll bet you slept ten hours.””
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading ““Well,” after a pause, “it’s Sunday.””
male cat
From this reading “Tom laughed again.”
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In this reading ““Well,” after a pause, “it’s Sunday.””
In this reading “I’ll bet you slept ten hours.””
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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 “Well,” after a pause, “it’s Sunday.”
later than; following
From this reading “Well,” after a pause, “it’s Sunday.”
anew
From this reading Tom laughed again.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Why you should be sleepy, my dear man!
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading I’ll bet you slept ten hours.”
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading “You’re still a lazy country lout.”
dearly loved
From this reading “Why you should be sleepy, my dear man!
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading I’ll bet you slept ten hours.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ll bet you slept ten hours.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well,” after a pause, “it’s Sunday.”
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Tom laughed again.
moving slowly and gently
From this reading “You’re still a lazy country lout.”
an awkward stupid person
From this reading “You’re still a lazy country lout.”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Why you should be sleepy, my dear man!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Why you should be sleepy, my dear man!
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading “Well,” after a pause, “it’s Sunday.”
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “Why you should be sleepy, my dear man!
ready to fall asleep
From this reading “Why you should be sleepy, my dear man!
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading I’ll bet you slept ten hours.”
not in physical motion
From this reading “You’re still a lazy country lout.”
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading “Well,” after a pause, “it’s Sunday.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading I’ll bet you slept ten hours.”
male cat
From this reading Tom laughed again.
(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,” after a pause, “it’s Sunday.”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why you should be sleepy, my dear man!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Why you should be sleepy, my dear man!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’re still a lazy country lout.”
Chapter 14 of The dark mother by Waldo David Frank holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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 14 holds 417 sentences of The dark mother, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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