Chapter 12 of The Landloper: The Romance of a Man on Foot is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 12 of The Landloper: The Romance of a Man on Foot is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“There is no man.” “If you say that and mean it, then you don't know women as well as I know them. You don't know even yourself!” he declared. “I want to say to you, Kate, that we are all walking on mighty thin ice. The sooner you and I take hold of hands and get safely ashore--just you and I--the better it will be.
Chapter 12 of The Landloper: The Romance of a Man on Foot is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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towards the shore from the water
From this reading “The sooner you and I take hold of hands and get safely ashore--just you and I--the better it will be.”
made known or openly avowed
From this reading “You don't know even yourself!” he declared.”
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading ““I want to say to you, Kate, that we are all walking on mighty thin ice.”
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading ““I want to say to you, Kate, that we are all walking on mighty thin ice.”
with safety; in a safe manner
From this reading “The sooner you and I take hold of hands and get safely ashore--just you and I--the better it will be.”
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading “The sooner you and I take hold of hands and get safely ashore--just you and I--the better it will be.”
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading ““I want to say to you, Kate, that we are all walking on mighty thin ice.”
close enough to be walked to
From this reading ““I want to say to you, Kate, that we are all walking on mighty thin ice.”
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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 “I want to say to you, Kate, that we are all walking on mighty thin ice.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “If you say that and mean it, then you don't know women as well as I know them.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I want to say to you, Kate, that we are all walking on mighty thin ice.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “If you say that and mean it, then you don't know women as well as I know them.
towards the shore from the water
From this reading The sooner you and I take hold of hands and get safely ashore--just you and I--the better it will be.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The sooner you and I take hold of hands and get safely ashore--just you and I--the better it will be.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading The sooner you and I take hold of hands and get safely ashore--just you and I--the better it will be.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading You don't know even yourself!” he declared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If you say that and mean it, then you don't know women as well as I know them.
divisible by two
From this reading You don't know even yourself!” he declared.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The sooner you and I take hold of hands and get safely ashore--just you and I--the better it will be.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading The sooner you and I take hold of hands and get safely ashore--just you and I--the better it will be.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading You don't know even yourself!” he declared.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading The sooner you and I take hold of hands and get safely ashore--just you and I--the better it will be.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “If you say that and mean it, then you don't know women as well as I know them.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading “I want to say to you, Kate, that we are all walking on mighty thin ice.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If you say that and mean it, then you don't know women as well as I know them.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There is no man.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “If you say that and mean it, then you don't know women as well as I know them.
and nothing more
From this reading The sooner you and I take hold of hands and get safely ashore--just you and I--the better it will be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I want to say to you, Kate, that we are all walking on mighty thin ice.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “If you say that and mean it, then you don't know women as well as I know them.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “There is no man.”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “If you say that and mean it, then you don't know women as well as I know them.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading “I want to say to you, Kate, that we are all walking on mighty thin ice.
not any; not one
From this reading “There is no man.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sooner you and I take hold of hands and get safely ashore--just you and I--the better it will be.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I want to say to you, Kate, that we are all walking on mighty thin ice.
with safety; in a safe manner
From this reading The sooner you and I take hold of hands and get safely ashore--just you and I--the better it will be.
express in words
From this reading “If you say that and mean it, then you don't know women as well as I know them.
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading The sooner you and I take hold of hands and get safely ashore--just you and I--the better it will be.
carry out
From this reading The sooner you and I take hold of hands and get safely ashore--just you and I--the better it will be.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “If you say that and mean it, then you don't know women as well as I know them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sooner you and I take hold of hands and get safely ashore--just you and I--the better it will be.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “If you say that and mean it, then you don't know women as well as I know them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “If you say that and mean it, then you don't know women as well as I know them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There is no man.”
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “I want to say to you, Kate, that we are all walking on mighty thin ice.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I want to say to you, Kate, that we are all walking on mighty thin ice.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading “I want to say to you, Kate, that we are all walking on mighty thin ice.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “I want to say to you, Kate, that we are all walking on mighty thin ice.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “I want to say to you, Kate, that we are all walking on mighty thin ice.
(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 “If you say that and mean it, then you don't know women as well as I know them.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The sooner you and I take hold of hands and get safely ashore--just you and I--the better it will be.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “If you say that and mean it, then you don't know women as well as I know them.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “If you say that and mean it, then you don't know women as well as I know them.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading You don't know even yourself!” he declared.
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