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Chapter 14 of The Place of Honeymoons is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
EVERYTHING BUT THE TRUTH "I don't see why the colonel didn't invite some of the ladies," Mrs. Harrigan complained. "It's a man-party. He's giving it to please himself. And I do not blame him. The women about here treat him abominably.
Chapter 14 of The Place of Honeymoons is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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put or pin the blame on
From this reading “And I do not blame him.”
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading “EVERYTHING BUT THE TRUTH "I don't see why the colonel didn't invite some of the ladies," Mrs. Harrigan complained.”
past form of “complain” — express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
From this reading “EVERYTHING BUT THE TRUTH "I don't see why the colonel didn't invite some of the ladies," Mrs. Harrigan complained.”
the act of giving
From this reading “He's giving it to please himself.”
increase the likelihood of
From this reading “EVERYTHING BUT THE TRUTH "I don't see why the colonel didn't invite some of the ladies," Mrs. Harrigan complained.”
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading “EVERYTHING BUT THE TRUTH "I don't see why the colonel didn't invite some of the ladies," Mrs. Harrigan complained.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “He's giving it to please himself.”
interact in a certain way
From this reading “The women about here treat him abominably.”
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In this reading “EVERYTHING BUT THE TRUTH "I don't see why the colonel didn't invite some of the ladies," Mrs. Harrigan complained.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "It's a man-party.
in an offensive and hateful manner
From this reading The women about here treat him abominably.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The women about here treat him abominably.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And I do not blame him.
put or pin the blame on
From this reading And I do not blame him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading EVERYTHING BUT THE TRUTH "I don't see why the colonel didn't invite some of the ladies," Mrs. Harrigan complained.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading EVERYTHING BUT THE TRUTH "I don't see why the colonel didn't invite some of the ladies," Mrs. Harrigan complained.
past form of “complain” — express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
From this reading EVERYTHING BUT THE TRUTH "I don't see why the colonel didn't invite some of the ladies," Mrs. Harrigan complained.
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From this reading EVERYTHING BUT THE TRUTH "I don't see why the colonel didn't invite some of the ladies," Mrs. Harrigan complained.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And I do not blame him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EVERYTHING BUT THE TRUTH "I don't see why the colonel didn't invite some of the ladies," Mrs. Harrigan complained.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading EVERYTHING BUT THE TRUTH "I don't see why the colonel didn't invite some of the ladies," Mrs. Harrigan complained.
the act of giving
From this reading He's giving it to please himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EVERYTHING BUT THE TRUTH "I don't see why the colonel didn't invite some of the ladies," Mrs. Harrigan complained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He's giving it to please himself.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading The women about here treat him abominably.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And I do not blame him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He's giving it to please himself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading EVERYTHING BUT THE TRUTH "I don't see why the colonel didn't invite some of the ladies," Mrs. Harrigan complained.
increase the likelihood of
From this reading EVERYTHING BUT THE TRUTH "I don't see why the colonel didn't invite some of the ladies," Mrs. Harrigan complained.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He's giving it to please himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's a man-party.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading EVERYTHING BUT THE TRUTH "I don't see why the colonel didn't invite some of the ladies," Mrs. Harrigan complained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's a man-party.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading EVERYTHING BUT THE TRUTH "I don't see why the colonel didn't invite some of the ladies," Mrs. Harrigan complained.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And I do not blame him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading EVERYTHING BUT THE TRUTH "I don't see why the colonel didn't invite some of the ladies," Mrs. Harrigan complained.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading He's giving it to please himself.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading EVERYTHING BUT THE TRUTH "I don't see why the colonel didn't invite some of the ladies," Mrs. Harrigan complained.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading EVERYTHING BUT THE TRUTH "I don't see why the colonel didn't invite some of the ladies," Mrs. Harrigan complained.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading EVERYTHING BUT THE TRUTH "I don't see why the colonel didn't invite some of the ladies," Mrs. Harrigan complained.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He's giving it to please himself.
interact in a certain way
From this reading The women about here treat him abominably.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading EVERYTHING BUT THE TRUTH "I don't see why the colonel didn't invite some of the ladies," Mrs. Harrigan complained.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading EVERYTHING BUT THE TRUTH "I don't see why the colonel didn't invite some of the ladies," Mrs. Harrigan complained.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The women about here treat him abominably.
Chapter 14 of The Place of Honeymoons by Harold MacGrath holds 223 sentences, grouped into 45 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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