Chapter 20 of The Incomplete Amorist is here in full — 260 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Incomplete Amorist is here in full — 260 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WAKING-UP TIME. Dear Mr. Vernon. This is to thank you very much for all your help and criticism of my work, and to say good-bye. I am called away quite suddenly, so I can't thank you in person, but I shall never forget your kindness. Please remember me to Lady St. Craye.
Chapter 20 of The Incomplete Amorist is here in full — 260 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings
From this reading “This is to thank you very much for all your help and criticism of my work, and to say good-bye.”
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “I am called away quite suddenly, so I can't thank you in person, but I shall never forget your kindness.”
a farewell remark
From this reading “This is to thank you very much for all your help and criticism of my work, and to say good-bye.”
the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic
From this reading “I am called away quite suddenly, so I can't thank you in person, but I shall never forget your kindness.”
a human being
From this reading “I am called away quite suddenly, so I can't thank you in person, but I shall never forget your kindness.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “Please remember me to Lady St. Craye.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “Please remember me to Lady St. Craye.”
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “This is to thank you very much for all your help and criticism of my work, and to say good-bye.”
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(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 This is to thank you very much for all your help and criticism of my work, and to say good-bye.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am called away quite suddenly, so I can't thank you in person, but I shall never forget your kindness.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This is to thank you very much for all your help and criticism of my work, and to say good-bye.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I am called away quite suddenly, so I can't thank you in person, but I shall never forget your kindness.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I am called away quite suddenly, so I can't thank you in person, but I shall never forget your kindness.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I am called away quite suddenly, so I can't thank you in person, but I shall never forget your kindness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am called away quite suddenly, so I can't thank you in person, but I shall never forget your kindness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Please remember me to Lady St. Craye.
disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings
From this reading This is to thank you very much for all your help and criticism of my work, and to say good-bye.
dearly loved
From this reading Dear Mr. Vernon.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This is to thank you very much for all your help and criticism of my work, and to say good-bye.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading I am called away quite suddenly, so I can't thank you in person, but I shall never forget your kindness.
a farewell remark
From this reading This is to thank you very much for all your help and criticism of my work, and to say good-bye.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading This is to thank you very much for all your help and criticism of my work, and to say good-bye.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am called away quite suddenly, so I can't thank you in person, but I shall never forget your kindness.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I am called away quite suddenly, so I can't thank you in person, but I shall never forget your kindness.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is to thank you very much for all your help and criticism of my work, and to say good-bye.
the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic
From this reading I am called away quite suddenly, so I can't thank you in person, but I shall never forget your kindness.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Please remember me to Lady St. Craye.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Please remember me to Lady St. Craye.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Dear Mr. Vernon.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading This is to thank you very much for all your help and criticism of my work, and to say good-bye.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading This is to thank you very much for all your help and criticism of my work, and to say good-bye.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I am called away quite suddenly, so I can't thank you in person, but I shall never forget your kindness.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This is to thank you very much for all your help and criticism of my work, and to say good-bye.
a human being
From this reading I am called away quite suddenly, so I can't thank you in person, but I shall never forget your kindness.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Please remember me to Lady St. Craye.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading I am called away quite suddenly, so I can't thank you in person, but I shall never forget your kindness.
To recall to mind.
From this reading Please remember me to Lady St. Craye.
express in words
From this reading This is to thank you very much for all your help and criticism of my work, and to say good-bye.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I am called away quite suddenly, so I can't thank you in person, but I shall never forget your kindness.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I am called away quite suddenly, so I can't thank you in person, but I shall never forget your kindness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Please remember me to Lady St. Craye.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading I am called away quite suddenly, so I can't thank you in person, but I shall never forget your kindness.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading This is to thank you very much for all your help and criticism of my work, and to say good-bye.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is to thank you very much for all your help and criticism of my work, and to say good-bye.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading WAKING-UP TIME.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This is to thank you very much for all your help and criticism of my work, and to say good-bye.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dear Mr. Vernon.
precisely as stated
From this reading This is to thank you very much for all your help and criticism of my work, and to say good-bye.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WAKING-UP TIME.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading This is to thank you very much for all your help and criticism of my work, and to say good-bye.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading This is to thank you very much for all your help and criticism of my work, and to say good-bye.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading This is to thank you very much for all your help and criticism of my work, and to say good-bye.
Chapter 20 of The Incomplete Amorist by E. (Edith) Nesbit holds 260 sentences, grouped into 52 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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