Chapter 3 of The Incomplete Amorist is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Incomplete Amorist is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
VOLUNTARY. Mr. Eustace Vernon is not by any error to be imagined as a villain of the deepest dye, coldly planning to bring misery to a simple village maiden for his own selfish pleasure. Not at all. As he himself would have put it, he meant no harm to the girl. He was a master of two arts, and to these he had devoted himself wholly.
Chapter 3 of The Incomplete Amorist is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)
From this reading “He was a master of two arts, and to these he had devoted himself wholly.”
lacking warmth of feeling; in a cold, unemotional manner
From this reading “Mr. Eustace Vernon is not by any error to be imagined as a villain of the deepest dye, coldly planning to bring misery to a simple village maiden for his own selfish pleasure.”
superlative of “deep” — relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading “Mr. Eustace Vernon is not by any error to be imagined as a villain of the deepest dye, coldly planning to bring misery to a simple village maiden for his own selfish pleasure.”
color with dye
From this reading “Mr. Eustace Vernon is not by any error to be imagined as a villain of the deepest dye, coldly planning to bring misery to a simple village maiden for his own selfish pleasure.”
an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action
From this reading “Mr. Eustace Vernon is not by any error to be imagined as a villain of the deepest dye, coldly planning to bring misery to a simple village maiden for his own selfish pleasure.”
concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others
From this reading “Mr. Eustace Vernon is not by any error to be imagined as a villain of the deepest dye, coldly planning to bring misery to a simple village maiden for his own selfish pleasure.”
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading “Mr. Eustace Vernon is not by any error to be imagined as a villain of the deepest dye, coldly planning to bring misery to a simple village maiden for his own selfish pleasure.”
of your own free will or design; done by choice; not forced or compelled
From this reading “VOLUNTARY.”
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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 Mr. Eustace Vernon is not by any error to be imagined as a villain of the deepest dye, coldly planning to bring misery to a simple village maiden for his own selfish pleasure.
(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 Not at all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was a master of two arts, and to these he had devoted himself wholly.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Mr. Eustace Vernon is not by any error to be imagined as a villain of the deepest dye, coldly planning to bring misery to a simple village maiden for his own selfish pleasure.
studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)
From this reading He was a master of two arts, and to these he had devoted himself wholly.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mr. Eustace Vernon is not by any error to be imagined as a villain of the deepest dye, coldly planning to bring misery to a simple village maiden for his own selfish pleasure.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Not at all.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mr. Eustace Vernon is not by any error to be imagined as a villain of the deepest dye, coldly planning to bring misery to a simple village maiden for his own selfish pleasure.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Mr. Eustace Vernon is not by any error to be imagined as a villain of the deepest dye, coldly planning to bring misery to a simple village maiden for his own selfish pleasure.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mr. Eustace Vernon is not by any error to be imagined as a villain of the deepest dye, coldly planning to bring misery to a simple village maiden for his own selfish pleasure.
lacking warmth of feeling; in a cold, unemotional manner
From this reading Mr. Eustace Vernon is not by any error to be imagined as a villain of the deepest dye, coldly planning to bring misery to a simple village maiden for his own selfish pleasure.
superlative of “deep” — relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Mr. Eustace Vernon is not by any error to be imagined as a villain of the deepest dye, coldly planning to bring misery to a simple village maiden for his own selfish pleasure.
zealous in devotion or affection
From this reading He was a master of two arts, and to these he had devoted himself wholly.
color with dye
From this reading Mr. Eustace Vernon is not by any error to be imagined as a villain of the deepest dye, coldly planning to bring misery to a simple village maiden for his own selfish pleasure.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading Mr. Eustace Vernon is not by any error to be imagined as a villain of the deepest dye, coldly planning to bring misery to a simple village maiden for his own selfish pleasure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Eustace Vernon is not by any error to be imagined as a villain of the deepest dye, coldly planning to bring misery to a simple village maiden for his own selfish pleasure.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mr. Eustace Vernon is not by any error to be imagined as a villain of the deepest dye, coldly planning to bring misery to a simple village maiden for his own selfish pleasure.
a young female
From this reading As he himself would have put it, he meant no harm to the girl.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was a master of two arts, and to these he had devoted himself wholly.
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading As he himself would have put it, he meant no harm to the girl.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As he himself would have put it, he meant no harm to the girl.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he himself would have put it, he meant no harm to the girl.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading As he himself would have put it, he meant no harm to the girl.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Eustace Vernon is not by any error to be imagined as a villain of the deepest dye, coldly planning to bring misery to a simple village maiden for his own selfish pleasure.
past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading Mr. Eustace Vernon is not by any error to be imagined as a villain of the deepest dye, coldly planning to bring misery to a simple village maiden for his own selfish pleasure.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Eustace Vernon is not by any error to be imagined as a villain of the deepest dye, coldly planning to bring misery to a simple village maiden for his own selfish pleasure.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As he himself would have put it, he meant no harm to the girl.
an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
From this reading Mr. Eustace Vernon is not by any error to be imagined as a villain of the deepest dye, coldly planning to bring misery to a simple village maiden for his own selfish pleasure.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading He was a master of two arts, and to these he had devoted himself wholly.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading As he himself would have put it, he meant no harm to the girl.
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading Mr. Eustace Vernon is not by any error to be imagined as a villain of the deepest dye, coldly planning to bring misery to a simple village maiden for his own selfish pleasure.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Eustace Vernon is not by any error to be imagined as a villain of the deepest dye, coldly planning to bring misery to a simple village maiden for his own selfish pleasure.
not any; not one
From this reading As he himself would have put it, he meant no harm to the girl.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mr. Eustace Vernon is not by any error to be imagined as a villain of the deepest dye, coldly planning to bring misery to a simple village maiden for his own selfish pleasure.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Eustace Vernon is not by any error to be imagined as a villain of the deepest dye, coldly planning to bring misery to a simple village maiden for his own selfish pleasure.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Mr. Eustace Vernon is not by any error to be imagined as a villain of the deepest dye, coldly planning to bring misery to a simple village maiden for his own selfish pleasure.
an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action
From this reading Mr. Eustace Vernon is not by any error to be imagined as a villain of the deepest dye, coldly planning to bring misery to a simple village maiden for his own selfish pleasure.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Mr. Eustace Vernon is not by any error to be imagined as a villain of the deepest dye, coldly planning to bring misery to a simple village maiden for his own selfish pleasure.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading As he himself would have put it, he meant no harm to the girl.
concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others
From this reading Mr. Eustace Vernon is not by any error to be imagined as a villain of the deepest dye, coldly planning to bring misery to a simple village maiden for his own selfish pleasure.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading Mr. Eustace Vernon is not by any error to be imagined as a villain of the deepest dye, coldly planning to bring misery to a simple village maiden for his own selfish pleasure.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Eustace Vernon is not by any error to be imagined as a villain of the deepest dye, coldly planning to bring misery to a simple village maiden for his own selfish pleasure.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading He was a master of two arts, and to these he had devoted himself wholly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Eustace Vernon is not by any error to be imagined as a villain of the deepest dye, coldly planning to bring misery to a simple village maiden for his own selfish pleasure.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading He was a master of two arts, and to these he had devoted himself wholly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Eustace Vernon is not by any error to be imagined as a villain of the deepest dye, coldly planning to bring misery to a simple village maiden for his own selfish pleasure.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading Mr. Eustace Vernon is not by any error to be imagined as a villain of the deepest dye, coldly planning to bring misery to a simple village maiden for his own selfish pleasure.
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading Mr. Eustace Vernon is not by any error to be imagined as a villain of the deepest dye, coldly planning to bring misery to a simple village maiden for his own selfish pleasure.
of your own free will or design; done by choice; not forced or compelled
From this reading VOLUNTARY.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a master of two arts, and to these he had devoted himself wholly.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading He was a master of two arts, and to these he had devoted himself wholly.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading As he himself would have put it, he meant no harm to the girl.
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