Chapter 15 of The Middle of the Road: A Novel is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Middle of the Road: A Novel is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Why that, Madame? We cannot forget.” She shrugged her shoulders and smiled bitterly. “Your Lloyd George forgets. He makes friends with the Germans.
Chapter 15 of The Middle of the Road: A Novel is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with bitterness; in a resentful manner
From this reading “She shrugged her shoulders and smiled bitterly.”
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “We cannot forget.””
third-person singular of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading ““Your Lloyd George forgets.”
plural of “german” — a person of German nationality
From this reading “He makes friends with the Germans.”
United States comic actor in silent films; he used physical danger as a source of comedy (1893-1971)
From this reading ““Your Lloyd George forgets.”
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading ““Why that, Madame?”
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading “She shrugged her shoulders and smiled bitterly.”
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading “She shrugged her shoulders and smiled bitterly.”
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In this reading “She shrugged her shoulders and smiled bitterly.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She shrugged her shoulders and smiled bitterly.
with bitterness; in a resentful manner
From this reading She shrugged her shoulders and smiled bitterly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We cannot forget.”
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading We cannot forget.”
third-person singular of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “Your Lloyd George forgets.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading He makes friends with the Germans.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading “Your Lloyd George forgets.
plural of “german” — a person of German nationality
From this reading He makes friends with the Germans.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He makes friends with the Germans.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She shrugged her shoulders and smiled bitterly.
United States comic actor in silent films; he used physical danger as a source of comedy (1893-1971)
From this reading “Your Lloyd George forgets.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading “Why that, Madame?
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading He makes friends with the Germans.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She shrugged her shoulders and smiled bitterly.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading She shrugged her shoulders and smiled bitterly.
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading She shrugged her shoulders and smiled bitterly.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading She shrugged her shoulders and smiled bitterly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Why that, Madame?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He makes friends with the Germans.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We cannot forget.”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why that, Madame?
in the company of; together with
From this reading He makes friends with the Germans.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Your Lloyd George forgets.
Chapter 15 of The Middle of the Road: A Novel by Philip Gibbs holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
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