Chapter 18 of The Incomplete Amorist is here in full — 325 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 18 of The Incomplete Amorist is here in full — 325 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE TRUTH. There was a silence. "Come, my pretty Jasmine lady, speak the truth." "I will: What a brute you are!" "So another lady told me a few months ago.
Chapter 18 of The Incomplete Amorist is here in full — 325 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/65 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
in the past
From this reading “"So another lady told me a few months ago.”
a cruelly rapacious person
From this reading “"I will: What a brute you are!"”
any of several shrubs and vines of the genus Jasminum chiefly native to Asia
From this reading “"Come, my pretty Jasmine lady, speak the truth."”
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “"So another lady told me a few months ago.”
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading “"Come, my pretty Jasmine lady, speak the truth."”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “There was a silence.”
express in speech
From this reading “"Come, my pretty Jasmine lady, speak the truth."”
a fact that has been verified
From this reading “THE TRUTH.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was a silence.
in the past
From this reading "So another lady told me a few months ago.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "So another lady told me a few months ago.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I will: What a brute you are!"
a cruelly rapacious person
From this reading "I will: What a brute you are!"
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come, my pretty Jasmine lady, speak the truth."
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading "So another lady told me a few months ago.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I will: What a brute you are!"
any of several shrubs and vines of the genus Jasminum chiefly native to Asia
From this reading "Come, my pretty Jasmine lady, speak the truth."
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "Come, my pretty Jasmine lady, speak the truth."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "So another lady told me a few months ago.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading "So another lady told me a few months ago.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Come, my pretty Jasmine lady, speak the truth."
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading "Come, my pretty Jasmine lady, speak the truth."
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading There was a silence.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So another lady told me a few months ago.
express in speech
From this reading "Come, my pretty Jasmine lady, speak the truth."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TRUTH.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a silence.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "So another lady told me a few months ago.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading THE TRUTH.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a silence.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I will: What a brute you are!"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I will: What a brute you are!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I will: What a brute you are!"
Chapter 18 of The Incomplete Amorist by E. (Edith) Nesbit holds 325 sentences, grouped into 65 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 18 holds 325 sentences of The Incomplete Amorist, unabridged, divided into 65 reading sections.
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