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Chapter 3 of The Landlord at Lion's Head — Complete is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Not at all. I shall be very glad. Your mountain air is drugging me, Mrs. Durgin. I shall have to say good-night, or I shall tumble asleep before I get upstairs. Oh, I can find the way, I guess; this part of the house seems the same.”
Chapter 3 of The Landlord at Lion's Head — Complete is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
in a state of sleep
From this reading “I shall have to say good-night, or I shall tumble asleep before I get upstairs.”
the administration of a sedative agent or drug
From this reading “Your mountain air is drugging me, Mrs. Durgin.”
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “I shall be very glad.”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “Oh, I can find the way, I guess; this part of the house seems the same.””
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading “Your mountain air is drugging me, Mrs. Durgin.”
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “Oh, I can find the way, I guess; this part of the house seems the same.””
fall down, as if collapsing
From this reading “I shall have to say good-night, or I shall tumble asleep before I get upstairs.”
on a floor above
From this reading “I shall have to say good-night, or I shall tumble asleep before I get upstairs.”
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.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Your mountain air is drugging me, Mrs. Durgin.
(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 “Not at all.
in a state of sleep
From this reading I shall have to say good-night, or I shall tumble asleep before I get upstairs.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Not at all.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I shall be very glad.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I shall have to say good-night, or I shall tumble asleep before I get upstairs.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Oh, I can find the way, I guess; this part of the house seems the same.”
the administration of a sedative agent or drug
From this reading Your mountain air is drugging me, Mrs. Durgin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your mountain air is drugging me, Mrs. Durgin.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Oh, I can find the way, I guess; this part of the house seems the same.”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I shall have to say good-night, or I shall tumble asleep before I get upstairs.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading I shall be very glad.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shall have to say good-night, or I shall tumble asleep before I get upstairs.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading Oh, I can find the way, I guess; this part of the house seems the same.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I shall have to say good-night, or I shall tumble asleep before I get upstairs.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Oh, I can find the way, I guess; this part of the house seems the same.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shall be very glad.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Your mountain air is drugging me, Mrs. Durgin.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Your mountain air is drugging me, Mrs. Durgin.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading Your mountain air is drugging me, Mrs. Durgin.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Your mountain air is drugging me, Mrs. Durgin.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not at all.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Oh, I can find the way, I guess; this part of the house seems the same.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, I can find the way, I guess; this part of the house seems the same.”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I shall have to say good-night, or I shall tumble asleep before I get upstairs.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Oh, I can find the way, I guess; this part of the house seems the same.”
Identical; not different.
From this reading Oh, I can find the way, I guess; this part of the house seems the same.”
express in words
From this reading I shall have to say good-night, or I shall tumble asleep before I get upstairs.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Oh, I can find the way, I guess; this part of the house seems the same.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall be very glad.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Oh, I can find the way, I guess; this part of the house seems the same.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Oh, I can find the way, I guess; this part of the house seems the same.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I shall have to say good-night, or I shall tumble asleep before I get upstairs.
fall down, as if collapsing
From this reading I shall have to say good-night, or I shall tumble asleep before I get upstairs.
on a floor above
From this reading I shall have to say good-night, or I shall tumble asleep before I get upstairs.
precisely as stated
From this reading I shall be very glad.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Oh, I can find the way, I guess; this part of the house seems the same.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your mountain air is drugging me, Mrs. Durgin.
Chapter 3 of The Landlord at Lion's Head — Complete by William Dean Howells holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 3 holds 401 sentences of The Landlord at Lion's Head — Complete, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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