Chapter 22 of The Inevitable is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of The Inevitable is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She found Duco lying listlessly on the sofa. He had a bad headache and she sat down beside him. "Well?" he asked. "The man offered me eighty lire for the Memmo," she said, "but he declared that the panel was not by Gentile da Fabriano: he remembered having seen it here." "The man's crazy," he replied.
Chapter 22 of The Inevitable is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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affected with madness or insanity
From this reading “"The man's crazy," he replied.”
being ten more than seventy
From this reading “"The man offered me eighty lire for the Memmo," she said, "but he declared that the panel was not by Gentile da Fabriano: he remembered having seen it here."”
belonging to or characteristic of non-Jewish peoples
From this reading “"The man offered me eighty lire for the Memmo," she said, "but he declared that the panel was not by Gentile da Fabriano: he remembered having seen it here."”
something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
From this reading “He had a bad headache and she sat down beside him.”
plural of “lira” — the basic unit of money on Malta; equal to 100 cents
From this reading “"The man offered me eighty lire for the Memmo," she said, "but he declared that the panel was not by Gentile da Fabriano: he remembered having seen it here."”
in a listless manner
From this reading “She found Duco lying listlessly on the sofa.”
sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something
From this reading “"The man offered me eighty lire for the Memmo," she said, "but he declared that the panel was not by Gentile da Fabriano: he remembered having seen it here."”
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading “She found Duco lying listlessly on the sofa.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “He had a bad headache and she sat down beside him.”
In this reading “She found Duco lying listlessly on the sofa.”
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 He had a bad headache and she sat down beside him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had a bad headache and she sat down beside him.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Well?" he asked.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading He had a bad headache and she sat down beside him.
next to; at the side of
From this reading He had a bad headache and she sat down beside him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "The man offered me eighty lire for the Memmo," she said, "but he declared that the panel was not by Gentile da Fabriano: he remembered having seen it here."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "The man offered me eighty lire for the Memmo," she said, "but he declared that the panel was not by Gentile da Fabriano: he remembered having seen it here."
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading "The man's crazy," he replied.
an official prosecutor for a judicial district
From this reading "The man offered me eighty lire for the Memmo," she said, "but he declared that the panel was not by Gentile da Fabriano: he remembered having seen it here."
made known or openly avowed
From this reading "The man offered me eighty lire for the Memmo," she said, "but he declared that the panel was not by Gentile da Fabriano: he remembered having seen it here."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He had a bad headache and she sat down beside him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She found Duco lying listlessly on the sofa.
being ten more than seventy
From this reading "The man offered me eighty lire for the Memmo," she said, "but he declared that the panel was not by Gentile da Fabriano: he remembered having seen it here."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The man offered me eighty lire for the Memmo," she said, "but he declared that the panel was not by Gentile da Fabriano: he remembered having seen it here."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "The man offered me eighty lire for the Memmo," she said, "but he declared that the panel was not by Gentile da Fabriano: he remembered having seen it here."
set up or found
From this reading She found Duco lying listlessly on the sofa.
belonging to or characteristic of non-Jewish peoples
From this reading "The man offered me eighty lire for the Memmo," she said, "but he declared that the panel was not by Gentile da Fabriano: he remembered having seen it here."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had a bad headache and she sat down beside him.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading "The man offered me eighty lire for the Memmo," she said, "but he declared that the panel was not by Gentile da Fabriano: he remembered having seen it here."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had a bad headache and she sat down beside him.
something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
From this reading He had a bad headache and she sat down beside him.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "The man offered me eighty lire for the Memmo," she said, "but he declared that the panel was not by Gentile da Fabriano: he remembered having seen it here."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had a bad headache and she sat down beside him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "The man offered me eighty lire for the Memmo," she said, "but he declared that the panel was not by Gentile da Fabriano: he remembered having seen it here."
plural of “lira” — the basic unit of money on Malta; equal to 100 cents
From this reading "The man offered me eighty lire for the Memmo," she said, "but he declared that the panel was not by Gentile da Fabriano: he remembered having seen it here."
in a listless manner
From this reading She found Duco lying listlessly on the sofa.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading She found Duco lying listlessly on the sofa.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "The man offered me eighty lire for the Memmo," she said, "but he declared that the panel was not by Gentile da Fabriano: he remembered having seen it here."
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "The man's crazy," he replied.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "The man offered me eighty lire for the Memmo," she said, "but he declared that the panel was not by Gentile da Fabriano: he remembered having seen it here."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The man offered me eighty lire for the Memmo," she said, "but he declared that the panel was not by Gentile da Fabriano: he remembered having seen it here."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "The man offered me eighty lire for the Memmo," she said, "but he declared that the panel was not by Gentile da Fabriano: he remembered having seen it here."
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading "The man offered me eighty lire for the Memmo," she said, "but he declared that the panel was not by Gentile da Fabriano: he remembered having seen it here."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She found Duco lying listlessly on the sofa.
sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something
From this reading "The man offered me eighty lire for the Memmo," she said, "but he declared that the panel was not by Gentile da Fabriano: he remembered having seen it here."
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading "The man offered me eighty lire for the Memmo," she said, "but he declared that the panel was not by Gentile da Fabriano: he remembered having seen it here."
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "The man's crazy," he replied.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "The man offered me eighty lire for the Memmo," she said, "but he declared that the panel was not by Gentile da Fabriano: he remembered having seen it here."
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading He had a bad headache and she sat down beside him.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "The man offered me eighty lire for the Memmo," she said, "but he declared that the panel was not by Gentile da Fabriano: he remembered having seen it here."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She found Duco lying listlessly on the sofa.
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading She found Duco lying listlessly on the sofa.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "The man offered me eighty lire for the Memmo," she said, "but he declared that the panel was not by Gentile da Fabriano: he remembered having seen it here."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She found Duco lying listlessly on the sofa.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The man offered me eighty lire for the Memmo," she said, "but he declared that the panel was not by Gentile da Fabriano: he remembered having seen it here."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well?" he asked.
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