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Chapter 12 of The End of the Tether is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
On another occasion, leaning back at ease, he remarked, “You have treated me most--most humanely, my dear Mr. Van Wyk, from the very first.” “You’ll admit there was some merit,” Mr. Van Wyk hinted slyly. “An associate of that excellent Massy.
Chapter 12 of The End of the Tether is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading ““You’ll admit there was some merit,” Mr. Van Wyk hinted slyly.”
make a logical or causal connection
From this reading ““An associate of that excellent Massy.”
past form of “hint” — drop a hint; intimate by a hint
From this reading ““You’ll admit there was some merit,” Mr. Van Wyk hinted slyly.”
in a humane manner
From this reading “On another occasion, leaning back at ease, he remarked, “You have treated me most--most humanely, my dear Mr. Van Wyk, from the very first.””
any admirable quality or attribute
From this reading ““You’ll admit there was some merit,” Mr. Van Wyk hinted slyly.”
in an artful manner
From this reading ““You’ll admit there was some merit,” Mr. Van Wyk hinted slyly.”
subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent
From this reading “On another occasion, leaning back at ease, he remarked, “You have treated me most--most humanely, my dear Mr. Van Wyk, from the very first.””
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading “On another occasion, leaning back at ease, he remarked, “You have treated me most--most humanely, my dear Mr. Van Wyk, from the very first.””
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declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading “You’ll admit there was some merit,” Mr. Van Wyk hinted slyly.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “An associate of that excellent Massy.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading On another occasion, leaning back at ease, he remarked, “You have treated me most--most humanely, my dear Mr. Van Wyk, from the very first.”
make a logical or causal connection
From this reading “An associate of that excellent Massy.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On another occasion, leaning back at ease, he remarked, “You have treated me most--most humanely, my dear Mr. Van Wyk, from the very first.”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading On another occasion, leaning back at ease, he remarked, “You have treated me most--most humanely, my dear Mr. Van Wyk, from the very first.”
dearly loved
From this reading On another occasion, leaning back at ease, he remarked, “You have treated me most--most humanely, my dear Mr. Van Wyk, from the very first.”
move gently or carefully
From this reading On another occasion, leaning back at ease, he remarked, “You have treated me most--most humanely, my dear Mr. Van Wyk, from the very first.”
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading “An associate of that excellent Massy.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading On another occasion, leaning back at ease, he remarked, “You have treated me most--most humanely, my dear Mr. Van Wyk, from the very first.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On another occasion, leaning back at ease, he remarked, “You have treated me most--most humanely, my dear Mr. Van Wyk, from the very first.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading On another occasion, leaning back at ease, he remarked, “You have treated me most--most humanely, my dear Mr. Van Wyk, from the very first.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On another occasion, leaning back at ease, he remarked, “You have treated me most--most humanely, my dear Mr. Van Wyk, from the very first.”
past form of “hint” — drop a hint; intimate by a hint
From this reading “You’ll admit there was some merit,” Mr. Van Wyk hinted slyly.
in a humane manner
From this reading On another occasion, leaning back at ease, he remarked, “You have treated me most--most humanely, my dear Mr. Van Wyk, from the very first.”
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading On another occasion, leaning back at ease, he remarked, “You have treated me most--most humanely, my dear Mr. Van Wyk, from the very first.”
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From this reading “An associate of that excellent Massy.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On another occasion, leaning back at ease, he remarked, “You have treated me most--most humanely, my dear Mr. Van Wyk, from the very first.”
any admirable quality or attribute
From this reading “You’ll admit there was some merit,” Mr. Van Wyk hinted slyly.
used to form the superlative
From this reading On another occasion, leaning back at ease, he remarked, “You have treated me most--most humanely, my dear Mr. Van Wyk, from the very first.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading On another occasion, leaning back at ease, he remarked, “You have treated me most--most humanely, my dear Mr. Van Wyk, from the very first.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading On another occasion, leaning back at ease, he remarked, “You have treated me most--most humanely, my dear Mr. Van Wyk, from the very first.”
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading On another occasion, leaning back at ease, he remarked, “You have treated me most--most humanely, my dear Mr. Van Wyk, from the very first.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “An associate of that excellent Massy.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On another occasion, leaning back at ease, he remarked, “You have treated me most--most humanely, my dear Mr. Van Wyk, from the very first.”
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading On another occasion, leaning back at ease, he remarked, “You have treated me most--most humanely, my dear Mr. Van Wyk, from the very first.”
in an artful manner
From this reading “You’ll admit there was some merit,” Mr. Van Wyk hinted slyly.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “You’ll admit there was some merit,” Mr. Van Wyk hinted slyly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “An associate of that excellent Massy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On another occasion, leaning back at ease, he remarked, “You have treated me most--most humanely, my dear Mr. Van Wyk, from the very first.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading “You’ll admit there was some merit,” Mr. Van Wyk hinted slyly.
subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent
From this reading On another occasion, leaning back at ease, he remarked, “You have treated me most--most humanely, my dear Mr. Van Wyk, from the very first.”
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading On another occasion, leaning back at ease, he remarked, “You have treated me most--most humanely, my dear Mr. Van Wyk, from the very first.”
precisely as stated
From this reading On another occasion, leaning back at ease, he remarked, “You have treated me most--most humanely, my dear Mr. Van Wyk, from the very first.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “You’ll admit there was some merit,” Mr. Van Wyk hinted slyly.
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From this reading On another occasion, leaning back at ease, he remarked, “You have treated me most--most humanely, my dear Mr. Van Wyk, from the very first.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading On another occasion, leaning back at ease, he remarked, “You have treated me most--most humanely, my dear Mr. Van Wyk, from the very first.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’ll admit there was some merit,” Mr. Van Wyk hinted slyly.
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