Chapter 9 of The Definite Object: A Romance of New York is here in full — 371 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Definite Object: A Romance of New York is here in full — 371 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ANTAGONISM IS BORN AND WAR DECLARED "Why--hello, Hermy!" exclaimed Spike, pausing in the doorway. "Gee, I thought you was--were in Englewood." Hermione lifted her golden head, stayed her humming sewing-machine, and smiled at him. "And I thought I'd come home and surprise you. Aren't you glad to see me, boy dear?"
Chapter 9 of The Definite Object: A Romance of New York is here in full — 371 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a state of deep-seated ill-will
From this reading “ANTAGONISM IS BORN AND WAR DECLARED "Why--hello, Hermy!" exclaimed Spike, pausing in the doorway.”
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading “ANTAGONISM IS BORN AND WAR DECLARED "Why--hello, Hermy!" exclaimed Spike, pausing in the doorway.”
a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
From this reading “"Gee, I thought you was--were in Englewood."”
an expression of greeting
From this reading “ANTAGONISM IS BORN AND WAR DECLARED "Why--hello, Hermy!" exclaimed Spike, pausing in the doorway.”
a humming noise
From this reading “Hermione lifted her golden head, stayed her humming sewing-machine, and smiled at him.”
-ing form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading “ANTAGONISM IS BORN AND WAR DECLARED "Why--hello, Hermy!" exclaimed Spike, pausing in the doorway.”
a transient variation in voltage or current
From this reading “ANTAGONISM IS BORN AND WAR DECLARED "Why--hello, Hermy!" exclaimed Spike, pausing in the doorway.”
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “Hermione lifted her golden head, stayed her humming sewing-machine, and smiled at him.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ANTAGONISM IS BORN AND WAR DECLARED "Why--hello, Hermy!" exclaimed Spike, pausing in the doorway.
a state of deep-seated ill-will
From this reading ANTAGONISM IS BORN AND WAR DECLARED "Why--hello, Hermy!" exclaimed Spike, pausing in the doorway.
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From this reading Aren't you glad to see me, boy dear?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Hermione lifted her golden head, stayed her humming sewing-machine, and smiled at him.
brought into existence
From this reading ANTAGONISM IS BORN AND WAR DECLARED "Why--hello, Hermy!" exclaimed Spike, pausing in the doorway.
a youthful male person
From this reading Aren't you glad to see me, boy dear?"
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "And I thought I'd come home and surprise you.
dearly loved
From this reading Aren't you glad to see me, boy dear?"
made known or openly avowed
From this reading ANTAGONISM IS BORN AND WAR DECLARED "Why--hello, Hermy!" exclaimed Spike, pausing in the doorway.
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading ANTAGONISM IS BORN AND WAR DECLARED "Why--hello, Hermy!" exclaimed Spike, pausing in the doorway.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Gee, I thought you was--were in Englewood."
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading ANTAGONISM IS BORN AND WAR DECLARED "Why--hello, Hermy!" exclaimed Spike, pausing in the doorway.
a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
From this reading "Gee, I thought you was--were in Englewood."
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading Aren't you glad to see me, boy dear?"
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading Hermione lifted her golden head, stayed her humming sewing-machine, and smiled at him.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Hermione lifted her golden head, stayed her humming sewing-machine, and smiled at him.
an expression of greeting
From this reading ANTAGONISM IS BORN AND WAR DECLARED "Why--hello, Hermy!" exclaimed Spike, pausing in the doorway.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Hermione lifted her golden head, stayed her humming sewing-machine, and smiled at him.
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From this reading Hermione lifted her golden head, stayed her humming sewing-machine, and smiled at him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ANTAGONISM IS BORN AND WAR DECLARED "Why--hello, Hermy!" exclaimed Spike, pausing in the doorway.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Hermione lifted her golden head, stayed her humming sewing-machine, and smiled at him.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "And I thought I'd come home and surprise you.
a humming noise
From this reading Hermione lifted her golden head, stayed her humming sewing-machine, and smiled at him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Gee, I thought you was--were in Englewood."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And I thought I'd come home and surprise you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ANTAGONISM IS BORN AND WAR DECLARED "Why--hello, Hermy!" exclaimed Spike, pausing in the doorway.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ANTAGONISM IS BORN AND WAR DECLARED "Why--hello, Hermy!" exclaimed Spike, pausing in the doorway.
held up in the air
From this reading Hermione lifted her golden head, stayed her humming sewing-machine, and smiled at him.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Aren't you glad to see me, boy dear?"
-ing form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading ANTAGONISM IS BORN AND WAR DECLARED "Why--hello, Hermy!" exclaimed Spike, pausing in the doorway.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Aren't you glad to see me, boy dear?"
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From this reading Hermione lifted her golden head, stayed her humming sewing-machine, and smiled at him.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Hermione lifted her golden head, stayed her humming sewing-machine, and smiled at him.
a transient variation in voltage or current
From this reading ANTAGONISM IS BORN AND WAR DECLARED "Why--hello, Hermy!" exclaimed Spike, pausing in the doorway.
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Hermione lifted her golden head, stayed her humming sewing-machine, and smiled at him.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading "And I thought I'd come home and surprise you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ANTAGONISM IS BORN AND WAR DECLARED "Why--hello, Hermy!" exclaimed Spike, pausing in the doorway.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Gee, I thought you was--were in Englewood."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Aren't you glad to see me, boy dear?"
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading ANTAGONISM IS BORN AND WAR DECLARED "Why--hello, Hermy!" exclaimed Spike, pausing in the doorway.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Gee, I thought you was--were in Englewood."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Gee, I thought you was--were in Englewood."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading ANTAGONISM IS BORN AND WAR DECLARED "Why--hello, Hermy!" exclaimed Spike, pausing in the doorway.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Gee, I thought you was--were in Englewood."
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