Chapter 16 of The Interpreter: A Tale of the War is here in full — 60 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Interpreter: A Tale of the War is here in full — 60 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE COMMON LOT "And so, you see, my dear Egerton, it is out of the question. I own to a great liking for your character. I think you behaved yesterday like a trump. I am too old for romance, and all that, but I can understand your feeling, my boy, and I am sorry for you. The objection I have named would alone be sufficient.
Chapter 16 of The Interpreter: A Tale of the War is here in full — 60 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “behave” — behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
From this reading “I think you behaved yesterday like a trump.”
a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment
From this reading “I own to a great liking for your character.”
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “The objection I have named would alone be sufficient.”
the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
From this reading “The objection I have named would alone be sufficient.”
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading “I am too old for romance, and all that, but I can understand your feeling, my boy, and I am sorry for you.”
of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant
From this reading “The objection I have named would alone be sufficient.”
produce a sound as if from a trumpet
From this reading “I think you behaved yesterday like a trump.”
the day immediately before today
From this reading “I think you behaved yesterday like a trump.”
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.
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In this reading “THE COMMON LOT "And so, you see, my dear Egerton, it is out of the question.”
In this reading “I own to a great liking for your character.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 I own to a great liking for your character.
(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 I am too old for romance, and all that, but I can understand your feeling, my boy, and I am sorry for you.
Having no one else present.
From this reading The objection I have named would alone be sufficient.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am too old for romance, and all that, but I can understand your feeling, my boy, and I am sorry for you.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE COMMON LOT "And so, you see, my dear Egerton, it is out of the question.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The objection I have named would alone be sufficient.
past form of “behave” — behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
From this reading I think you behaved yesterday like a trump.
a youthful male person
From this reading I am too old for romance, and all that, but I can understand your feeling, my boy, and I am sorry for you.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I am too old for romance, and all that, but I can understand your feeling, my boy, and I am sorry for you.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I am too old for romance, and all that, but I can understand your feeling, my boy, and I am sorry for you.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading I own to a great liking for your character.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading THE COMMON LOT "And so, you see, my dear Egerton, it is out of the question.
dearly loved
From this reading THE COMMON LOT "And so, you see, my dear Egerton, it is out of the question.
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From this reading THE COMMON LOT "And so, you see, my dear Egerton, it is out of the question.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading I am too old for romance, and all that, but I can understand your feeling, my boy, and I am sorry for you.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I own to a great liking for your character.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading I own to a great liking for your character.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The objection I have named would alone be sufficient.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I own to a great liking for your character.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE COMMON LOT "And so, you see, my dear Egerton, it is out of the question.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE COMMON LOT "And so, you see, my dear Egerton, it is out of the question.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I think you behaved yesterday like a trump.
a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment
From this reading I own to a great liking for your character.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading THE COMMON LOT "And so, you see, my dear Egerton, it is out of the question.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE COMMON LOT "And so, you see, my dear Egerton, it is out of the question.
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The objection I have named would alone be sufficient.
the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
From this reading The objection I have named would alone be sufficient.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE COMMON LOT "And so, you see, my dear Egerton, it is out of the question.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading I am too old for romance, and all that, but I can understand your feeling, my boy, and I am sorry for you.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading THE COMMON LOT "And so, you see, my dear Egerton, it is out of the question.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading I own to a great liking for your character.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading THE COMMON LOT "And so, you see, my dear Egerton, it is out of the question.
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading I am too old for romance, and all that, but I can understand your feeling, my boy, and I am sorry for you.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading THE COMMON LOT "And so, you see, my dear Egerton, it is out of the question.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE COMMON LOT "And so, you see, my dear Egerton, it is out of the question.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading I am too old for romance, and all that, but I can understand your feeling, my boy, and I am sorry for you.
of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant
From this reading The objection I have named would alone be sufficient.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I am too old for romance, and all that, but I can understand your feeling, my boy, and I am sorry for you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COMMON LOT "And so, you see, my dear Egerton, it is out of the question.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I think you behaved yesterday like a trump.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I own to a great liking for your character.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I am too old for romance, and all that, but I can understand your feeling, my boy, and I am sorry for you.
produce a sound as if from a trumpet
From this reading I think you behaved yesterday like a trump.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading I am too old for romance, and all that, but I can understand your feeling, my boy, and I am sorry for you.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The objection I have named would alone be sufficient.
the day immediately before today
From this reading I think you behaved yesterday like a trump.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE COMMON LOT "And so, you see, my dear Egerton, it is out of the question.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I own to a great liking for your character.
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