Chapter 12 of The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne : a Novel is here in full — 258 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne : a Novel is here in full — 258 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
September 30th. Something is wrong with Antoinette. The dinner she served up this evening was all but uneatable. Something is wrong with Stenson, who has taken to playing his lugubrious hymn-tunes on the concertina while I am in the house; I won’t have it. Something is wrong with the cat.
Chapter 12 of The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne : a Novel is here in full — 258 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading “Something is wrong with the cat.”
coiled barbed wire used as an obstacle
From this reading “Something is wrong with Stenson, who has taken to playing his lugubrious hymn-tunes on the concertina while I am in the house; I won’t have it.”
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading “The dinner she served up this evening was all but uneatable.”
excessively mournful
From this reading “Something is wrong with Stenson, who has taken to playing his lugubrious hymn-tunes on the concertina while I am in the house; I won’t have it.”
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading “Something is wrong with Stenson, who has taken to playing his lugubrious hymn-tunes on the concertina while I am in the house; I won’t have it.”
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading “September 30th.”
past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading “The dinner she served up this evening was all but uneatable.”
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading “Something is wrong with Antoinette.”
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From this reading September 30th.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The dinner she served up this evening was all but uneatable.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Something is wrong with Stenson, who has taken to playing his lugubrious hymn-tunes on the concertina while I am in the house; I won’t have it.
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From this reading Something is wrong with Antoinette.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The dinner she served up this evening was all but uneatable.
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading Something is wrong with the cat.
coiled barbed wire used as an obstacle
From this reading Something is wrong with Stenson, who has taken to playing his lugubrious hymn-tunes on the concertina while I am in the house; I won’t have it.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading The dinner she served up this evening was all but uneatable.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading The dinner she served up this evening was all but uneatable.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Something is wrong with Stenson, who has taken to playing his lugubrious hymn-tunes on the concertina while I am in the house; I won’t have it.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Something is wrong with Stenson, who has taken to playing his lugubrious hymn-tunes on the concertina while I am in the house; I won’t have it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Something is wrong with Stenson, who has taken to playing his lugubrious hymn-tunes on the concertina while I am in the house; I won’t have it.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Something is wrong with Stenson, who has taken to playing his lugubrious hymn-tunes on the concertina while I am in the house; I won’t have it.
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From this reading Something is wrong with Stenson, who has taken to playing his lugubrious hymn-tunes on the concertina while I am in the house; I won’t have it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Something is wrong with Stenson, who has taken to playing his lugubrious hymn-tunes on the concertina while I am in the house; I won’t have it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Something is wrong with Stenson, who has taken to playing his lugubrious hymn-tunes on the concertina while I am in the house; I won’t have it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Something is wrong with Antoinette.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Something is wrong with Stenson, who has taken to playing his lugubrious hymn-tunes on the concertina while I am in the house; I won’t have it.
excessively mournful
From this reading Something is wrong with Stenson, who has taken to playing his lugubrious hymn-tunes on the concertina while I am in the house; I won’t have it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Something is wrong with Stenson, who has taken to playing his lugubrious hymn-tunes on the concertina while I am in the house; I won’t have it.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading Something is wrong with Stenson, who has taken to playing his lugubrious hymn-tunes on the concertina while I am in the house; I won’t have it.
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading September 30th.
past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading The dinner she served up this evening was all but uneatable.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The dinner she served up this evening was all but uneatable.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something is wrong with Antoinette.
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From this reading Something is wrong with Stenson, who has taken to playing his lugubrious hymn-tunes on the concertina while I am in the house; I won’t have it.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Something is wrong with Stenson, who has taken to playing his lugubrious hymn-tunes on the concertina while I am in the house; I won’t have it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The dinner she served up this evening was all but uneatable.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The dinner she served up this evening was all but uneatable.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Something is wrong with Stenson, who has taken to playing his lugubrious hymn-tunes on the concertina while I am in the house; I won’t have it.
not suitable for food
From this reading The dinner she served up this evening was all but uneatable.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The dinner she served up this evening was all but uneatable.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The dinner she served up this evening was all but uneatable.
during the time that
From this reading Something is wrong with Stenson, who has taken to playing his lugubrious hymn-tunes on the concertina while I am in the house; I won’t have it.
which person or people
From this reading Something is wrong with Stenson, who has taken to playing his lugubrious hymn-tunes on the concertina while I am in the house; I won’t have it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Something is wrong with Antoinette.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Something is wrong with Stenson, who has taken to playing his lugubrious hymn-tunes on the concertina while I am in the house; I won’t have it.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading Something is wrong with Antoinette.
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