Chapter 13 of The Golden Bowl — Complete is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Golden Bowl — Complete is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“No—not only Maggie. A great many people in London—and small wonder!—bore him.” “Maggie only worst then?” But it was a question that he had promptly dropped at the returning brush of another, of which she had shortly before sown the seed. “You said just now that he would by this time be back with Charlotte ‘if they HAVE arrived.’
Chapter 13 of The Golden Bowl — Complete is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
From this reading “But it was a question that he had promptly dropped at the returning brush of another, of which she had shortly before sown the seed.”
the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolina
From this reading ““You said just now that he would by this time be back with Charlotte ‘if they HAVE arrived.’”
with little or no delay
From this reading “But it was a question that he had promptly dropped at the returning brush of another, of which she had shortly before sown the seed.”
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading “But it was a question that he had promptly dropped at the returning brush of another, of which she had shortly before sown the seed.”
a small hard fruit
From this reading “But it was a question that he had promptly dropped at the returning brush of another, of which she had shortly before sown the seed.”
for a short time
From this reading “But it was a question that he had promptly dropped at the returning brush of another, of which she had shortly before sown the seed.”
sprinkled with seed
From this reading “But it was a question that he had promptly dropped at the returning brush of another, of which she had shortly before sown the seed.”
the least favorable outcome
From this reading ““Maggie only worst then?””
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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 A great many people in London—and small wonder!—bore him.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A great many people in London—and small wonder!—bore him.”
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading But it was a question that he had promptly dropped at the returning brush of another, of which she had shortly before sown the seed.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading “You said just now that he would by this time be back with Charlotte ‘if they HAVE arrived.’
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But it was a question that he had promptly dropped at the returning brush of another, of which she had shortly before sown the seed.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “You said just now that he would by this time be back with Charlotte ‘if they HAVE arrived.’
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “You said just now that he would by this time be back with Charlotte ‘if they HAVE arrived.’
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But it was a question that he had promptly dropped at the returning brush of another, of which she had shortly before sown the seed.
cause to be bored
From this reading A great many people in London—and small wonder!—bore him.”
rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
From this reading But it was a question that he had promptly dropped at the returning brush of another, of which she had shortly before sown the seed.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it was a question that he had promptly dropped at the returning brush of another, of which she had shortly before sown the seed.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “You said just now that he would by this time be back with Charlotte ‘if they HAVE arrived.’
the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolina
From this reading “You said just now that he would by this time be back with Charlotte ‘if they HAVE arrived.’
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading But it was a question that he had promptly dropped at the returning brush of another, of which she had shortly before sown the seed.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading A great many people in London—and small wonder!—bore him.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But it was a question that he had promptly dropped at the returning brush of another, of which she had shortly before sown the seed.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You said just now that he would by this time be back with Charlotte ‘if they HAVE arrived.’
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But it was a question that he had promptly dropped at the returning brush of another, of which she had shortly before sown the seed.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A great many people in London—and small wonder!—bore him.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “You said just now that he would by this time be back with Charlotte ‘if they HAVE arrived.’
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A great many people in London—and small wonder!—bore him.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it was a question that he had promptly dropped at the returning brush of another, of which she had shortly before sown the seed.
and nothing more
From this reading “You said just now that he would by this time be back with Charlotte ‘if they HAVE arrived.’
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading A great many people in London—and small wonder!—bore him.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No—not only Maggie.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading A great many people in London—and small wonder!—bore him.”
not any; not one
From this reading “No—not only Maggie.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “No—not only Maggie.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “You said just now that he would by this time be back with Charlotte ‘if they HAVE arrived.’
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But it was a question that he had promptly dropped at the returning brush of another, of which she had shortly before sown the seed.
and nothing more
From this reading “No—not only Maggie.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading A great many people in London—and small wonder!—bore him.”
with little or no delay
From this reading But it was a question that he had promptly dropped at the returning brush of another, of which she had shortly before sown the seed.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading But it was a question that he had promptly dropped at the returning brush of another, of which she had shortly before sown the seed.
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading But it was a question that he had promptly dropped at the returning brush of another, of which she had shortly before sown the seed.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You said just now that he would by this time be back with Charlotte ‘if they HAVE arrived.’
a small hard fruit
From this reading But it was a question that he had promptly dropped at the returning brush of another, of which she had shortly before sown the seed.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But it was a question that he had promptly dropped at the returning brush of another, of which she had shortly before sown the seed.
for a short time
From this reading But it was a question that he had promptly dropped at the returning brush of another, of which she had shortly before sown the seed.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A great many people in London—and small wonder!—bore him.”
sprinkled with seed
From this reading But it was a question that he had promptly dropped at the returning brush of another, of which she had shortly before sown the seed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But it was a question that he had promptly dropped at the returning brush of another, of which she had shortly before sown the seed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But it was a question that he had promptly dropped at the returning brush of another, of which she had shortly before sown the seed.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Maggie only worst then?”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You said just now that he would by this time be back with Charlotte ‘if they HAVE arrived.’
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “You said just now that he would by this time be back with Charlotte ‘if they HAVE arrived.’
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “You said just now that he would by this time be back with Charlotte ‘if they HAVE arrived.’
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it was a question that he had promptly dropped at the returning brush of another, of which she had shortly before sown the seed.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But it was a question that he had promptly dropped at the returning brush of another, of which she had shortly before sown the seed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “You said just now that he would by this time be back with Charlotte ‘if they HAVE arrived.’
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading A great many people in London—and small wonder!—bore him.”
the least favorable outcome
From this reading “Maggie only worst then?”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “You said just now that he would by this time be back with Charlotte ‘if they HAVE arrived.’
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You said just now that he would by this time be back with Charlotte ‘if they HAVE arrived.’
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