Chapter 18 of The Kingdom Round the Corner: A Novel is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The Kingdom Round the Corner: A Novel is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I don't. I never thought it for a moment. What I thought was that you were unhappy. People do a lot of foolish things when they're unhappy." "It seems so long since I was unhappy," he said gently.
Chapter 18 of The Kingdom Round the Corner: A Novel is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading “People do a lot of foolish things when they're unhappy."”
in a gradual manner
From this reading “"It seems so long since I was unhappy," he said gently.”
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading “People do a lot of foolish things when they're unhappy."”
a particular point in time
From this reading “I never thought it for a moment.”
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “"It seems so long since I was unhappy," he said gently.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “"It seems so long since I was unhappy," he said gently.”
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “People do a lot of foolish things when they're unhappy."”
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading “What I thought was that you were unhappy.”
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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 never thought it for a moment.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading People do a lot of foolish things when they're unhappy."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't.
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading People do a lot of foolish things when they're unhappy."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I never thought it for a moment.
in a gradual manner
From this reading "It seems so long since I was unhappy," he said gently.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It seems so long since I was unhappy," he said gently.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I never thought it for a moment.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "It seems so long since I was unhappy," he said gently.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading People do a lot of foolish things when they're unhappy."
a particular point in time
From this reading I never thought it for a moment.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I never thought it for a moment.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading People do a lot of foolish things when they're unhappy."
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading People do a lot of foolish things when they're unhappy."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It seems so long since I was unhappy," he said gently.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "It seems so long since I was unhappy," he said gently.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "It seems so long since I was unhappy," he said gently.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "It seems so long since I was unhappy," he said gently.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What I thought was that you were unhappy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading People do a lot of foolish things when they're unhappy."
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading People do a lot of foolish things when they're unhappy."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I never thought it for a moment.
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading What I thought was that you were unhappy.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What I thought was that you were unhappy.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What I thought was that you were unhappy.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What I thought was that you were unhappy.
at the time that
From this reading People do a lot of foolish things when they're unhappy."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What I thought was that you were unhappy.
Chapter 18 of The Kingdom Round the Corner: A Novel by Coningsby Dawson holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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 421 sentences of The Kingdom Round the Corner: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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