Chapter 21 of The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I'm very sorry, Mr. Maper. But really, life is too horribly amusing." "I'm very sorry it's me that affords you amusement," he said stiffly. "No, it isn't you at all, it's just the whole thing. You've been most kind all along.
Chapter 21 of The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “afford” — be able to spare or give up
From this reading “"I'm very sorry it's me that affords you amusement," he said stiffly.”
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “You've been most kind all along.”
a feeling of delight at being entertained
From this reading “"I'm very sorry it's me that affords you amusement," he said stiffly.”
providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining
From this reading “But really, life is too horribly amusing."”
of a dreadful kind
From this reading “But really, life is too horribly amusing."”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “But really, life is too horribly amusing."”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “"I'm very sorry, Mr. Maper.”
in a stiff manner
From this reading “"I'm very sorry it's me that affords you amusement," he said stiffly.”
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third-person singular of “afford” — be able to spare or give up
From this reading "I'm very sorry it's me that affords you amusement," he said stiffly.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "No, it isn't you at all, it's just the whole thing.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading You've been most kind all along.
a feeling of delight at being entertained
From this reading "I'm very sorry it's me that affords you amusement," he said stiffly.
providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining
From this reading But really, life is too horribly amusing."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "No, it isn't you at all, it's just the whole thing.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading You've been most kind all along.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But really, life is too horribly amusing."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I'm very sorry it's me that affords you amusement," he said stiffly.
of a dreadful kind
From this reading But really, life is too horribly amusing."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm very sorry, Mr. Maper.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But really, life is too horribly amusing."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, it isn't you at all, it's just the whole thing.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "No, it isn't you at all, it's just the whole thing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm very sorry it's me that affords you amusement," he said stiffly.
and nothing more
From this reading "No, it isn't you at all, it's just the whole thing.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading You've been most kind all along.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading But really, life is too horribly amusing."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm very sorry, Mr. Maper.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I'm very sorry it's me that affords you amusement," he said stiffly.
used to form the superlative
From this reading You've been most kind all along.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "I'm very sorry, Mr. Maper.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, it isn't you at all, it's just the whole thing.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading But really, life is too horribly amusing."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I'm very sorry it's me that affords you amusement," he said stiffly.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading "I'm very sorry, Mr. Maper.
in a stiff manner
From this reading "I'm very sorry it's me that affords you amusement," he said stiffly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I'm very sorry it's me that affords you amusement," he said stiffly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "No, it isn't you at all, it's just the whole thing.
a special situation
From this reading "No, it isn't you at all, it's just the whole thing.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading But really, life is too horribly amusing."
precisely as stated
From this reading "I'm very sorry, Mr. Maper.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading "No, it isn't you at all, it's just the whole thing.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I'm very sorry it's me that affords you amusement," he said stiffly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You've been most kind all along.
Chapter 21 of The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes by Israel Zangwill holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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.
Chapter 21 holds 419 sentences of The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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