Chapter 8 of The Foolish Lovers is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Foolish Lovers is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Uncle William shrugged his shoulders. "You must do as you please, I suppose, but I'll miss you sore when you do go. It'll be poor pleasure for me to live on here, with you gone and your Uncle Matthew dead!" "I'll come back every now and then to see you," John promised. "I'm not going to cut myself off from you altogether.
Chapter 8 of The Foolish Lovers is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading “"I'm not going to cut myself off from you altogether.”
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading “"I'm not going to cut myself off from you altogether.”
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel
From this reading “It'll be poor pleasure for me to live on here, with you gone and your Uncle Matthew dead!"”
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading “"I'll come back every now and then to see you," John promised.”
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading “Uncle William shrugged his shoulders.”
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading “Uncle William shrugged his shoulders.”
hurting
From this reading “"You must do as you please, I suppose, but I'll miss you sore when you do go.”
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading “Uncle William shrugged his shoulders.”
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to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading "I'm not going to cut myself off from you altogether.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It'll be poor pleasure for me to live on here, with you gone and your Uncle Matthew dead!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "You must do as you please, I suppose, but I'll miss you sore when you do go.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "I'll come back every now and then to see you," John promised.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It'll be poor pleasure for me to live on here, with you gone and your Uncle Matthew dead!"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "You must do as you please, I suppose, but I'll miss you sore when you do go.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "I'll come back every now and then to see you," John promised.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading "I'm not going to cut myself off from you altogether.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading It'll be poor pleasure for me to live on here, with you gone and your Uncle Matthew dead!"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "You must do as you please, I suppose, but I'll miss you sore when you do go.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "I'll come back every now and then to see you," John promised.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It'll be poor pleasure for me to live on here, with you gone and your Uncle Matthew dead!"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I'm not going to cut myself off from you altogether.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "You must do as you please, I suppose, but I'll miss you sore when you do go.
the act of departing
From this reading "I'm not going to cut myself off from you altogether.
destroyed or killed
From this reading It'll be poor pleasure for me to live on here, with you gone and your Uncle Matthew dead!"
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading It'll be poor pleasure for me to live on here, with you gone and your Uncle Matthew dead!"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Uncle William shrugged his shoulders.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You must do as you please, I suppose, but I'll miss you sore when you do go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You must do as you please, I suppose, but I'll miss you sore when you do go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm not going to cut myself off from you altogether.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It'll be poor pleasure for me to live on here, with you gone and your Uncle Matthew dead!"
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading "I'll come back every now and then to see you," John promised.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading It'll be poor pleasure for me to live on here, with you gone and your Uncle Matthew dead!"
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel
From this reading It'll be poor pleasure for me to live on here, with you gone and your Uncle Matthew dead!"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It'll be poor pleasure for me to live on here, with you gone and your Uncle Matthew dead!"
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "You must do as you please, I suppose, but I'll miss you sore when you do go.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "You must do as you please, I suppose, but I'll miss you sore when you do go.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "I'm not going to cut myself off from you altogether.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I'm not going to cut myself off from you altogether.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "I'll come back every now and then to see you," John promised.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "I'm not going to cut myself off from you altogether.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It'll be poor pleasure for me to live on here, with you gone and your Uncle Matthew dead!"
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "You must do as you please, I suppose, but I'll miss you sore when you do go.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading It'll be poor pleasure for me to live on here, with you gone and your Uncle Matthew dead!"
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading It'll be poor pleasure for me to live on here, with you gone and your Uncle Matthew dead!"
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading "I'll come back every now and then to see you," John promised.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I'll come back every now and then to see you," John promised.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading Uncle William shrugged his shoulders.
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading Uncle William shrugged his shoulders.
hurting
From this reading "You must do as you please, I suppose, but I'll miss you sore when you do go.
express a supposition
From this reading "You must do as you please, I suppose, but I'll miss you sore when you do go.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "I'll come back every now and then to see you," John promised.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It'll be poor pleasure for me to live on here, with you gone and your Uncle Matthew dead!"
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Uncle William shrugged his shoulders.
at the time that
From this reading "You must do as you please, I suppose, but I'll miss you sore when you do go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Uncle William shrugged his shoulders.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It'll be poor pleasure for me to live on here, with you gone and your Uncle Matthew dead!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You must do as you please, I suppose, but I'll miss you sore when you do go.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It'll be poor pleasure for me to live on here, with you gone and your Uncle Matthew dead!"
Chapter 8 of The Foolish Lovers by St. John G. (St. John Greer) Ervine holds 408 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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