Chapter 2 of The Man with a Shadow is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Man with a Shadow is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"If Leo tells me she won't have any more to say to me, I shall go; but as for you--hark here. I shall write to her, I shall meet her, and I shall ask her to meet me just as often as I please. Not her equal, I! Why, you miserable, beggarly, hundred-a-year, threadbare curate, how dare you address me as you do? Do you know who I am?"
Chapter 2 of The Man with a Shadow is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
speak to
From this reading “Why, you miserable, beggarly, hundred-a-year, threadbare curate, how dare you address me as you do?”
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading “Why, you miserable, beggarly, hundred-a-year, threadbare curate, how dare you address me as you do?”
be identical or equivalent to
From this reading “Not her equal, I!”
listen; used mostly in the imperative
From this reading “"If Leo tells me she won't have any more to say to me, I shall go; but as for you--hark here.”
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo
From this reading “"If Leo tells me she won't have any more to say to me, I shall go; but as for you--hark here.”
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading “Why, you miserable, beggarly, hundred-a-year, threadbare curate, how dare you address me as you do?”
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading “"If Leo tells me she won't have any more to say to me, I shall go; but as for you--hark here.”
repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
From this reading “Why, you miserable, beggarly, hundred-a-year, threadbare curate, how dare you address me as you do?”
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.
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speak to
From this reading Why, you miserable, beggarly, hundred-a-year, threadbare curate, how dare you address me as you do?
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Do you know who I am?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I shall write to her, I shall meet her, and I shall ask her to meet me just as often as I please.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "If Leo tells me she won't have any more to say to me, I shall go; but as for you--hark here.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "If Leo tells me she won't have any more to say to me, I shall go; but as for you--hark here.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I shall write to her, I shall meet her, and I shall ask her to meet me just as often as I please.
marked by poverty befitting a beggar
From this reading Why, you miserable, beggarly, hundred-a-year, threadbare curate, how dare you address me as you do?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "If Leo tells me she won't have any more to say to me, I shall go; but as for you--hark here.
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading Why, you miserable, beggarly, hundred-a-year, threadbare curate, how dare you address me as you do?
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading Why, you miserable, beggarly, hundred-a-year, threadbare curate, how dare you address me as you do?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Why, you miserable, beggarly, hundred-a-year, threadbare curate, how dare you address me as you do?
be identical or equivalent to
From this reading Not her equal, I!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "If Leo tells me she won't have any more to say to me, I shall go; but as for you--hark here.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "If Leo tells me she won't have any more to say to me, I shall go; but as for you--hark here.
listen; used mostly in the imperative
From this reading "If Leo tells me she won't have any more to say to me, I shall go; but as for you--hark here.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "If Leo tells me she won't have any more to say to me, I shall go; but as for you--hark here.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I shall write to her, I shall meet her, and I shall ask her to meet me just as often as I please.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "If Leo tells me she won't have any more to say to me, I shall go; but as for you--hark here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why, you miserable, beggarly, hundred-a-year, threadbare curate, how dare you address me as you do?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why, you miserable, beggarly, hundred-a-year, threadbare curate, how dare you address me as you do?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "If Leo tells me she won't have any more to say to me, I shall go; but as for you--hark here.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If Leo tells me she won't have any more to say to me, I shall go; but as for you--hark here.
and nothing more
From this reading I shall write to her, I shall meet her, and I shall ask her to meet me just as often as I please.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Do you know who I am?"
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo
From this reading "If Leo tells me she won't have any more to say to me, I shall go; but as for you--hark here.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "If Leo tells me she won't have any more to say to me, I shall go; but as for you--hark here.
come together
From this reading I shall write to her, I shall meet her, and I shall ask her to meet me just as often as I please.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading Why, you miserable, beggarly, hundred-a-year, threadbare curate, how dare you address me as you do?
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "If Leo tells me she won't have any more to say to me, I shall go; but as for you--hark here.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not her equal, I!
many times at short intervals
From this reading I shall write to her, I shall meet her, and I shall ask her to meet me just as often as I please.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading I shall write to her, I shall meet her, and I shall ask her to meet me just as often as I please.
express in words
From this reading "If Leo tells me she won't have any more to say to me, I shall go; but as for you--hark here.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "If Leo tells me she won't have any more to say to me, I shall go; but as for you--hark here.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "If Leo tells me she won't have any more to say to me, I shall go; but as for you--hark here.
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading "If Leo tells me she won't have any more to say to me, I shall go; but as for you--hark here.
repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
From this reading Why, you miserable, beggarly, hundred-a-year, threadbare curate, how dare you address me as you do?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "If Leo tells me she won't have any more to say to me, I shall go; but as for you--hark here.
which person or people
From this reading Do you know who I am?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, you miserable, beggarly, hundred-a-year, threadbare curate, how dare you address me as you do?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If Leo tells me she won't have any more to say to me, I shall go; but as for you--hark here.
produce a literary work
From this reading I shall write to her, I shall meet her, and I shall ask her to meet me just as often as I please.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If Leo tells me she won't have any more to say to me, I shall go; but as for you--hark here.
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