Chapter 9 of The Landlord at Lion's Head — Volume 1 is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Landlord at Lion's Head — Volume 1 is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"And you're at Harvard? I'm so interested! My own boy will be going there soon." "Well, there's no place like Harvard," said Jeff. "I'm in my Sophomore year now."
Chapter 9 of The Landlord at Lion's Head — Volume 1 is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a youthful male person
From this reading “My own boy will be going there soon."”
the act of departing
From this reading “My own boy will be going there soon."”
a university in Massachusetts
From this reading “"And you're at Harvard?”
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
From this reading “I'm so interested!”
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “"Well, there's no place like Harvard," said Jeff.”
in the near future
From this reading “My own boy will be going there soon."”
a second-year undergraduate
From this reading “"I'm in my Sophomore year now."”
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading “"I'm in my Sophomore year now."”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And you're at Harvard?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "And you're at Harvard?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading My own boy will be going there soon."
a youthful male person
From this reading My own boy will be going there soon."
the act of departing
From this reading My own boy will be going there soon."
a university in Massachusetts
From this reading "And you're at Harvard?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm so interested!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I'm in my Sophomore year now."
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
From this reading I'm so interested!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, there's no place like Harvard," said Jeff.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Well, there's no place like Harvard," said Jeff.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My own boy will be going there soon."
not any; not one
From this reading "Well, there's no place like Harvard," said Jeff.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "I'm in my Sophomore year now."
have ownership or possession of
From this reading My own boy will be going there soon."
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "Well, there's no place like Harvard," said Jeff.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well, there's no place like Harvard," said Jeff.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I'm so interested!
in the near future
From this reading My own boy will be going there soon."
a second-year undergraduate
From this reading "I'm in my Sophomore year now."
in or at that place or location
From this reading My own boy will be going there soon."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, there's no place like Harvard," said Jeff.
(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, there's no place like Harvard," said Jeff.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading My own boy will be going there soon."
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading "I'm in my Sophomore year now."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And you're at Harvard?
Chapter 9 of The Landlord at Lion's Head — Volume 1 by William Dean Howells holds 188 sentences, grouped into 38 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 9 holds 188 sentences of The Landlord at Lion's Head — Volume 1, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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