Chapter 12 of The Place of Honeymoons is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Place of Honeymoons is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AT THE CRATER'S EDGE Harrigan declared that he would not go over to Caxley-Webster's to tea. "But I've promised for you!" expostulated his wife. "And he admires you so." "Bosh! You women can gad about as much as you please, but I'm in wrong when it comes to eating sponge-cake and knuckling my knees under a dinky willow table.
Chapter 12 of The Place of Honeymoons is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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third-person singular of “admire” — feel admiration for
From this reading “"And he admires you so."”
pretentious or silly talk or writing
From this reading “"Bosh!”
small and unimpressive
From this reading “You women can gad about as much as you please, but I'm in wrong when it comes to eating sponge-cake and knuckling my knees under a dinky willow table.”
the act of consuming food
From this reading “You women can gad about as much as you please, but I'm in wrong when it comes to eating sponge-cake and knuckling my knees under a dinky willow table.”
an anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling or lightheadedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months
From this reading “You women can gad about as much as you please, but I'm in wrong when it comes to eating sponge-cake and knuckling my knees under a dinky willow table.”
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading “You women can gad about as much as you please, but I'm in wrong when it comes to eating sponge-cake and knuckling my knees under a dinky willow table.”
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading “AT THE CRATER'S EDGE Harrigan declared that he would not go over to Caxley-Webster's to tea.”
any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix
From this reading “You women can gad about as much as you please, but I'm in wrong when it comes to eating sponge-cake and knuckling my knees under a dinky willow table.”
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.
hold a review (of troops)
In this reading “AT THE CRATER'S EDGE Harrigan declared that he would not go over to Caxley-Webster's to tea.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading You women can gad about as much as you please, but I'm in wrong when it comes to eating sponge-cake and knuckling my knees under a dinky willow table.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading You women can gad about as much as you please, but I'm in wrong when it comes to eating sponge-cake and knuckling my knees under a dinky willow table.
third-person singular of “admire” — feel admiration for
From this reading "And he admires you so."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And he admires you so."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You women can gad about as much as you please, but I'm in wrong when it comes to eating sponge-cake and knuckling my knees under a dinky willow table.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE CRATER'S EDGE Harrigan declared that he would not go over to Caxley-Webster's to tea.
pretentious or silly talk or writing
From this reading "Bosh!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I've promised for you!" expostulated his wife.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You women can gad about as much as you please, but I'm in wrong when it comes to eating sponge-cake and knuckling my knees under a dinky willow table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT THE CRATER'S EDGE Harrigan declared that he would not go over to Caxley-Webster's to tea.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading You women can gad about as much as you please, but I'm in wrong when it comes to eating sponge-cake and knuckling my knees under a dinky willow table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT THE CRATER'S EDGE Harrigan declared that he would not go over to Caxley-Webster's to tea.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading AT THE CRATER'S EDGE Harrigan declared that he would not go over to Caxley-Webster's to tea.
small and unimpressive
From this reading You women can gad about as much as you please, but I'm in wrong when it comes to eating sponge-cake and knuckling my knees under a dinky willow table.
the act of consuming food
From this reading You women can gad about as much as you please, but I'm in wrong when it comes to eating sponge-cake and knuckling my knees under a dinky willow table.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading AT THE CRATER'S EDGE Harrigan declared that he would not go over to Caxley-Webster's to tea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But I've promised for you!" expostulated his wife.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "But I've promised for you!" expostulated his wife.
an anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling or lightheadedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months
From this reading You women can gad about as much as you please, but I'm in wrong when it comes to eating sponge-cake and knuckling my knees under a dinky willow table.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading AT THE CRATER'S EDGE Harrigan declared that he would not go over to Caxley-Webster's to tea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT THE CRATER'S EDGE Harrigan declared that he would not go over to Caxley-Webster's to tea.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AT THE CRATER'S EDGE Harrigan declared that he would not go over to Caxley-Webster's to tea.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "But I've promised for you!" expostulated his wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You women can gad about as much as you please, but I'm in wrong when it comes to eating sponge-cake and knuckling my knees under a dinky willow table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But I've promised for you!" expostulated his wife.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You women can gad about as much as you please, but I'm in wrong when it comes to eating sponge-cake and knuckling my knees under a dinky willow table.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You women can gad about as much as you please, but I'm in wrong when it comes to eating sponge-cake and knuckling my knees under a dinky willow table.
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading You women can gad about as much as you please, but I'm in wrong when it comes to eating sponge-cake and knuckling my knees under a dinky willow table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You women can gad about as much as you please, but I'm in wrong when it comes to eating sponge-cake and knuckling my knees under a dinky willow table.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading You women can gad about as much as you please, but I'm in wrong when it comes to eating sponge-cake and knuckling my knees under a dinky willow table.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You women can gad about as much as you please, but I'm in wrong when it comes to eating sponge-cake and knuckling my knees under a dinky willow table.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading AT THE CRATER'S EDGE Harrigan declared that he would not go over to Caxley-Webster's to tea.
above and across; more than
From this reading AT THE CRATER'S EDGE Harrigan declared that he would not go over to Caxley-Webster's to tea.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading You women can gad about as much as you please, but I'm in wrong when it comes to eating sponge-cake and knuckling my knees under a dinky willow table.
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading "But I've promised for you!" expostulated his wife.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "And he admires you so."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You women can gad about as much as you please, but I'm in wrong when it comes to eating sponge-cake and knuckling my knees under a dinky willow table.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading You women can gad about as much as you please, but I'm in wrong when it comes to eating sponge-cake and knuckling my knees under a dinky willow table.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading AT THE CRATER'S EDGE Harrigan declared that he would not go over to Caxley-Webster's to tea.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AT THE CRATER'S EDGE Harrigan declared that he would not go over to Caxley-Webster's to tea.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE CRATER'S EDGE Harrigan declared that he would not go over to Caxley-Webster's to tea.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AT THE CRATER'S EDGE Harrigan declared that he would not go over to Caxley-Webster's to tea.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading You women can gad about as much as you please, but I'm in wrong when it comes to eating sponge-cake and knuckling my knees under a dinky willow table.
at the time that
From this reading You women can gad about as much as you please, but I'm in wrong when it comes to eating sponge-cake and knuckling my knees under a dinky willow table.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading "But I've promised for you!" expostulated his wife.
any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix
From this reading You women can gad about as much as you please, but I'm in wrong when it comes to eating sponge-cake and knuckling my knees under a dinky willow table.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading You women can gad about as much as you please, but I'm in wrong when it comes to eating sponge-cake and knuckling my knees under a dinky willow table.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading AT THE CRATER'S EDGE Harrigan declared that he would not go over to Caxley-Webster's to tea.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading You women can gad about as much as you please, but I'm in wrong when it comes to eating sponge-cake and knuckling my knees under a dinky willow table.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But I've promised for you!" expostulated his wife.
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