Chapter 16 of The Landloper: The Romance of a Man on Foot is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Landloper: The Romance of a Man on Foot is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“He won't consider less than I told you.” “Well, let the idiot talk to us--he can't do any harm.” The colonel pushed his nephew away. In spite of that applause he still half expected that the convention would close the nominations. What else was there to do?
Chapter 16 of The Landloper: The Romance of a Man on Foot is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together
From this reading “In spite of that applause he still half expected that the convention would close the nominations.”
deem to be
From this reading ““He won't consider less than I told you.””
a large formal assembly
From this reading “In spite of that applause he still half expected that the convention would close the nominations.”
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading ““Well, let the idiot talk to us--he can't do any harm.””
a person of subnormal intelligence
From this reading ““Well, let the idiot talk to us--he can't do any harm.””
a son of your brother or sister
From this reading “The colonel pushed his nephew away.”
plural of “nomination” — the act of officially naming a candidate
From this reading “In spite of that applause he still half expected that the convention would close the nominations.”
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading “The colonel pushed his nephew away.”
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.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “Well, let the idiot talk to us--he can't do any harm.”
a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together
From this reading In spite of that applause he still half expected that the convention would close the nominations.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The colonel pushed his nephew away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, let the idiot talk to us--he can't do any harm.”
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading In spite of that applause he still half expected that the convention would close the nominations.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading The colonel pushed his nephew away.
deem to be
From this reading “He won't consider less than I told you.”
a large formal assembly
From this reading In spite of that applause he still half expected that the convention would close the nominations.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Well, let the idiot talk to us--he can't do any harm.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What else was there to do?
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading In spite of that applause he still half expected that the convention would close the nominations.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading In spite of that applause he still half expected that the convention would close the nominations.
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading “Well, let the idiot talk to us--he can't do any harm.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He won't consider less than I told you.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The colonel pushed his nephew away.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “He won't consider less than I told you.”
a person of subnormal intelligence
From this reading “Well, let the idiot talk to us--he can't do any harm.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In spite of that applause he still half expected that the convention would close the nominations.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading “He won't consider less than I told you.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Well, let the idiot talk to us--he can't do any harm.”
a son of your brother or sister
From this reading The colonel pushed his nephew away.
plural of “nomination” — the act of officially naming a candidate
From this reading In spite of that applause he still half expected that the convention would close the nominations.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In spite of that applause he still half expected that the convention would close the nominations.
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading The colonel pushed his nephew away.
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading In spite of that applause he still half expected that the convention would close the nominations.
not in physical motion
From this reading In spite of that applause he still half expected that the convention would close the nominations.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “Well, let the idiot talk to us--he can't do any harm.”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “He won't consider less than I told you.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In spite of that applause he still half expected that the convention would close the nominations.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Well, let the idiot talk to us--he can't do any harm.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading What else was there to do?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Well, let the idiot talk to us--he can't do any harm.”
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “He won't consider less than I told you.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Well, let the idiot talk to us--he can't do any harm.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What else was there to do?
(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, let the idiot talk to us--he can't do any harm.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What else was there to do?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He won't consider less than I told you.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In spite of that applause he still half expected that the convention would close the nominations.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “He won't consider less than I told you.”
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