Chapter 24 of The One Woman: A Story of Modern Utopia is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of The One Woman: A Story of Modern Utopia is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
COURTIER AND QUEEN Overman was quick to detect the hostility of his friend's unusual silence, and hastily rose. "Excuse me, old boy," he said, apologetically, "if I've hit too hard. I think the world of you in spite of your fool theories. You know that." "Don't worry, Mark," he answered, carelessly.
Chapter 24 of The One Woman: A Story of Modern Utopia is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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in an apologetic manner
From this reading “"Excuse me, old boy," he said, apologetically, "if I've hit too hard.”
without care or concern
From this reading “"Don't worry, Mark," he answered, carelessly.”
an attendant at the court of a sovereign
From this reading “COURTIER AND QUEEN Overman was quick to detect the hostility of his friend's unusual silence, and hastily rose.”
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading “COURTIER AND QUEEN Overman was quick to detect the hostility of his friend's unusual silence, and hastily rose.”
possessive form of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “COURTIER AND QUEEN Overman was quick to detect the hostility of his friend's unusual silence, and hastily rose.”
a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition
From this reading “COURTIER AND QUEEN Overman was quick to detect the hostility of his friend's unusual silence, and hastily rose.”
plural of “theory” — a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena
From this reading “I think the world of you in spite of your fool theories.”
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading “"Don't worry, Mark," he answered, carelessly.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading COURTIER AND QUEEN Overman was quick to detect the hostility of his friend's unusual silence, and hastily rose.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Don't worry, Mark," he answered, carelessly.
in an apologetic manner
From this reading "Excuse me, old boy," he said, apologetically, "if I've hit too hard.
a youthful male person
From this reading "Excuse me, old boy," he said, apologetically, "if I've hit too hard.
without care or concern
From this reading "Don't worry, Mark," he answered, carelessly.
an attendant at the court of a sovereign
From this reading COURTIER AND QUEEN Overman was quick to detect the hostility of his friend's unusual silence, and hastily rose.
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading COURTIER AND QUEEN Overman was quick to detect the hostility of his friend's unusual silence, and hastily rose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't worry, Mark," he answered, carelessly.
accept an excuse for
From this reading "Excuse me, old boy," he said, apologetically, "if I've hit too hard.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading I think the world of you in spite of your fool theories.
possessive form of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading COURTIER AND QUEEN Overman was quick to detect the hostility of his friend's unusual silence, and hastily rose.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading "Excuse me, old boy," he said, apologetically, "if I've hit too hard.
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading COURTIER AND QUEEN Overman was quick to detect the hostility of his friend's unusual silence, and hastily rose.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Excuse me, old boy," he said, apologetically, "if I've hit too hard.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading COURTIER AND QUEEN Overman was quick to detect the hostility of his friend's unusual silence, and hastily rose.
cause to move by striking
From this reading "Excuse me, old boy," he said, apologetically, "if I've hit too hard.
a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition
From this reading COURTIER AND QUEEN Overman was quick to detect the hostility of his friend's unusual silence, and hastily rose.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I think the world of you in spite of your fool theories.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Excuse me, old boy," he said, apologetically, "if I've hit too hard.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Excuse me, old boy," he said, apologetically, "if I've hit too hard.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I think the world of you in spite of your fool theories.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You know that."
attach a tag or label to
From this reading "Don't worry, Mark," he answered, carelessly.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Excuse me, old boy," he said, apologetically, "if I've hit too hard.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading COURTIER AND QUEEN Overman was quick to detect the hostility of his friend's unusual silence, and hastily rose.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Excuse me, old boy," he said, apologetically, "if I've hit too hard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading COURTIER AND QUEEN Overman was quick to detect the hostility of his friend's unusual silence, and hastily rose.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading COURTIER AND QUEEN Overman was quick to detect the hostility of his friend's unusual silence, and hastily rose.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading COURTIER AND QUEEN Overman was quick to detect the hostility of his friend's unusual silence, and hastily rose.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading COURTIER AND QUEEN Overman was quick to detect the hostility of his friend's unusual silence, and hastily rose.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Excuse me, old boy," he said, apologetically, "if I've hit too hard.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading COURTIER AND QUEEN Overman was quick to detect the hostility of his friend's unusual silence, and hastily rose.
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading I think the world of you in spite of your fool theories.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You know that."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading COURTIER AND QUEEN Overman was quick to detect the hostility of his friend's unusual silence, and hastily rose.
plural of “theory” — a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena
From this reading I think the world of you in spite of your fool theories.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I think the world of you in spite of your fool theories.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading COURTIER AND QUEEN Overman was quick to detect the hostility of his friend's unusual silence, and hastily rose.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Excuse me, old boy," he said, apologetically, "if I've hit too hard.
not usual or common or ordinary
From this reading COURTIER AND QUEEN Overman was quick to detect the hostility of his friend's unusual silence, and hastily rose.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading COURTIER AND QUEEN Overman was quick to detect the hostility of his friend's unusual silence, and hastily rose.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading I think the world of you in spite of your fool theories.
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading "Don't worry, Mark," he answered, carelessly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I think the world of you in spite of your fool theories.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I think the world of you in spite of your fool theories.
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