Chapter 15 of The Landlord at Lion's Head — Complete is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Landlord at Lion's Head — Complete is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“It's the only one I can give you. She's never tried to make you do what was right, and you'll never be tempted to hurt her.” “You're pretty rough on me, Cynthy,” Jeff protested, almost plaintively. He asked, more in character: “Ain't you afraid of making me do right, now?” “I'm not making you.
Chapter 15 of The Landlord at Lion's Head — Complete is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “He asked, more in character: “Ain't you afraid of making me do right, now?””
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading “He asked, more in character: “Ain't you afraid of making me do right, now?””
be the source of pain
From this reading “She's never tried to make you do what was right, and you'll never be tempted to hurt her.””
in a plaintive manner
From this reading ““You're pretty rough on me, Cynthy,” Jeff protested, almost plaintively.”
past form of “protest” — utter words of protest
From this reading ““You're pretty rough on me, Cynthy,” Jeff protested, almost plaintively.”
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading ““You're pretty rough on me, Cynthy,” Jeff protested, almost plaintively.”
past form of “tempt” — dispose or incline or entice to
From this reading “She's never tried to make you do what was right, and you'll never be tempted to hurt her.””
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading “She's never tried to make you do what was right, and you'll never be tempted to hurt her.””
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filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading He asked, more in character: “Ain't you afraid of making me do right, now?”
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From this reading He asked, more in character: “Ain't you afraid of making me do right, now?”
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading “You're pretty rough on me, Cynthy,” Jeff protested, almost plaintively.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She's never tried to make you do what was right, and you'll never be tempted to hurt her.”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading He asked, more in character: “Ain't you afraid of making me do right, now?”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She's never tried to make you do what was right, and you'll never be tempted to hurt her.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “It's the only one I can give you.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading He asked, more in character: “Ain't you afraid of making me do right, now?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You're pretty rough on me, Cynthy,” Jeff protested, almost plaintively.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She's never tried to make you do what was right, and you'll never be tempted to hurt her.”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “It's the only one I can give you.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He asked, more in character: “Ain't you afraid of making me do right, now?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She's never tried to make you do what was right, and you'll never be tempted to hurt her.”
be the source of pain
From this reading She's never tried to make you do what was right, and you'll never be tempted to hurt her.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “It's the only one I can give you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I'm not making you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He asked, more in character: “Ain't you afraid of making me do right, now?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It's the only one I can give you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You're pretty rough on me, Cynthy,” Jeff protested, almost plaintively.
engage in
From this reading She's never tried to make you do what was right, and you'll never be tempted to hurt her.”
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading He asked, more in character: “Ain't you afraid of making me do right, now?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You're pretty rough on me, Cynthy,” Jeff protested, almost plaintively.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading He asked, more in character: “Ain't you afraid of making me do right, now?”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading She's never tried to make you do what was right, and you'll never be tempted to hurt her.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I'm not making you.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He asked, more in character: “Ain't you afraid of making me do right, now?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He asked, more in character: “Ain't you afraid of making me do right, now?”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “You're pretty rough on me, Cynthy,” Jeff protested, almost plaintively.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “It's the only one I can give you.
and nothing more
From this reading “It's the only one I can give you.
in a plaintive manner
From this reading “You're pretty rough on me, Cynthy,” Jeff protested, almost plaintively.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading “You're pretty rough on me, Cynthy,” Jeff protested, almost plaintively.
past form of “protest” — utter words of protest
From this reading “You're pretty rough on me, Cynthy,” Jeff protested, almost plaintively.
precisely, exactly
From this reading She's never tried to make you do what was right, and you'll never be tempted to hurt her.”
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading “You're pretty rough on me, Cynthy,” Jeff protested, almost plaintively.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She's never tried to make you do what was right, and you'll never be tempted to hurt her.”
past form of “tempt” — dispose or incline or entice to
From this reading She's never tried to make you do what was right, and you'll never be tempted to hurt her.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “It's the only one I can give you.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She's never tried to make you do what was right, and you'll never be tempted to hurt her.”
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading She's never tried to make you do what was right, and you'll never be tempted to hurt her.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She's never tried to make you do what was right, and you'll never be tempted to hurt her.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She's never tried to make you do what was right, and you'll never be tempted to hurt her.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It's the only one I can give you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She's never tried to make you do what was right, and you'll never be tempted to hurt her.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You're pretty rough on me, Cynthy,” Jeff protested, almost plaintively.
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