Chapter 4 of The Light That Lies is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Light That Lies is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Whatcheb say your name was?” demanded No. 8, aggressively. “I didn't say,” said Sampson coolly. “Call me No. 3, if you don't mind. I'll answer to it.” “Well, my name is Hooper, and that's what I want to be called.”
Chapter 4 of The Light That Lies is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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in an aggressive manner
From this reading “Whatcheb say your name was?” demanded No. 8, aggressively.”
react verbally
From this reading “I'll answer to it.””
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading ““Call me No. 3, if you don't mind.”
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading ““Well, my name is Hooper, and that's what I want to be called.””
in a composed and unconcerned manner
From this reading ““I didn't say,” said Sampson coolly.”
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “Whatcheb say your name was?” demanded No. 8, aggressively.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Whatcheb say your name was?” demanded No. 8, aggressively.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading ““Well, my name is Hooper, and that's what I want to be called.””
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Call me No. 3, if you don't mind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whatcheb say your name was?” demanded No. 8, aggressively.
in an aggressive manner
From this reading Whatcheb say your name was?” demanded No. 8, aggressively.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Well, my name is Hooper, and that's what I want to be called.”
react verbally
From this reading I'll answer to it.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Well, my name is Hooper, and that's what I want to be called.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Call me No. 3, if you don't mind.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Well, my name is Hooper, and that's what I want to be called.”
in a composed and unconcerned manner
From this reading “I didn't say,” said Sampson coolly.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading Whatcheb say your name was?” demanded No. 8, aggressively.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I didn't say,” said Sampson coolly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Call me No. 3, if you don't mind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, my name is Hooper, and that's what I want to be called.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I didn't say,” said Sampson coolly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll answer to it.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Call me No. 3, if you don't mind.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Well, my name is Hooper, and that's what I want to be called.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I'll answer to it.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Call me No. 3, if you don't mind.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “Call me No. 3, if you don't mind.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Well, my name is Hooper, and that's what I want to be called.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Whatcheb say your name was?” demanded No. 8, aggressively.
not any; not one
From this reading Whatcheb say your name was?” demanded No. 8, aggressively.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I didn't say,” said Sampson coolly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I didn't say,” said Sampson coolly.
express in words
From this reading Whatcheb say your name was?” demanded No. 8, aggressively.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, my name is Hooper, and that's what I want to be called.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I'll answer to it.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “Well, my name is Hooper, and that's what I want to be called.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Whatcheb say your name was?” demanded No. 8, aggressively.
(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, my name is Hooper, and that's what I want to be called.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Well, my name is Hooper, and that's what I want to be called.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whatcheb say your name was?” demanded No. 8, aggressively.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Call me No. 3, if you don't mind.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Whatcheb say your name was?” demanded No. 8, aggressively.
Chapter 4 of The Light That Lies by George Barr McCutcheon holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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 4 holds 416 sentences of The Light That Lies, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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