Chapter 5 of The Foolish Lovers is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Foolish Lovers is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You're a desperate fellow," she said, half scared, and she laughed a little. She glanced about her for a moment. "I must run now," she said, holding out her hand. "Not yet," he said again. "Oh, but I must.
Chapter 5 of The Foolish Lovers is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading “"You're a desperate fellow," she said, half scared, and she laughed a little.”
a boy or man
From this reading “"You're a desperate fellow," she said, half scared, and she laughed a little.”
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading “She glanced about her for a moment.”
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading “"You're a desperate fellow," she said, half scared, and she laughed a little.”
the act of retaining something
From this reading “"I must run now," she said, holding out her hand.”
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “"You're a desperate fellow," she said, half scared, and she laughed a little.”
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “"I must run now," she said, holding out her hand.”
made afraid
From this reading “"You're a desperate fellow," she said, half scared, and she laughed a little.”
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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 "You're a desperate fellow," she said, half scared, and she laughed a little.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She glanced about her for a moment.
anew
From this reading "Not yet," he said again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You're a desperate fellow," she said, half scared, and she laughed a little.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Oh, but I must.
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading "You're a desperate fellow," she said, half scared, and she laughed a little.
a boy or man
From this reading "You're a desperate fellow," she said, half scared, and she laughed a little.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She glanced about her for a moment.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading She glanced about her for a moment.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading "You're a desperate fellow," she said, half scared, and she laughed a little.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "I must run now," she said, holding out her hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Not yet," he said again.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She glanced about her for a moment.
the act of retaining something
From this reading "I must run now," she said, holding out her hand.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I must run now," she said, holding out her hand.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading "You're a desperate fellow," she said, half scared, and she laughed a little.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "You're a desperate fellow," she said, half scared, and she laughed a little.
a particular point in time
From this reading She glanced about her for a moment.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I must run now," she said, holding out her hand.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not yet," he said again.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "I must run now," she said, holding out her hand.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, but I must.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "I must run now," she said, holding out her hand.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading "I must run now," she said, holding out her hand.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You're a desperate fellow," she said, half scared, and she laughed a little.
made afraid
From this reading "You're a desperate fellow," she said, half scared, and she laughed a little.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You're a desperate fellow," she said, half scared, and she laughed a little.
but in spite of that
From this reading "Not yet," he said again.
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From this reading "You're a desperate fellow," she said, half scared, and she laughed a little.
Chapter 5 of The Foolish Lovers by St. John G. (St. John Greer) Ervine holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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.
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