Chapter 4 of The Poems and Prose of Ernest Dowson, With is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Poems and Prose of Ernest Dowson, With is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He looked up at me with a curious expression of surprise. 'I live here,' he said, 'almost always.' I have done so for years....' Presently he added hurriedly, 'You have come back. I thought you would come back, but you have been gone a long time--oh, a long time!
Chapter 4 of The Poems and Prose of Ernest Dowson, With is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading “Presently he added hurriedly, 'You have come back.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “He looked up at me with a curious expression of surprise.”
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “He looked up at me with a curious expression of surprise.”
destroyed or killed
From this reading “I thought you would come back, but you have been gone a long time--oh, a long time!”
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading “Presently he added hurriedly, 'You have come back.”
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “'I live here,' he said, 'almost always.'”
in the near future
From this reading “Presently he added hurriedly, 'You have come back.”
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading “He looked up at me with a curious expression of surprise.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He looked up at me with a curious expression of surprise.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading Presently he added hurriedly, 'You have come back.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading 'I live here,' he said, 'almost always.'
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading 'I live here,' he said, 'almost always.'
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He looked up at me with a curious expression of surprise.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Presently he added hurriedly, 'You have come back.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I thought you would come back, but you have been gone a long time--oh, a long time!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I thought you would come back, but you have been gone a long time--oh, a long time!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Presently he added hurriedly, 'You have come back.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading He looked up at me with a curious expression of surprise.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading I have done so for years....'
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading He looked up at me with a curious expression of surprise.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I have done so for years....'
destroyed or killed
From this reading I thought you would come back, but you have been gone a long time--oh, a long time!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have done so for years....'
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked up at me with a curious expression of surprise.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading 'I live here,' he said, 'almost always.'
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading Presently he added hurriedly, 'You have come back.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I live here,' he said, 'almost always.'
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading 'I live here,' he said, 'almost always.'
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading I thought you would come back, but you have been gone a long time--oh, a long time!
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He looked up at me with a curious expression of surprise.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He looked up at me with a curious expression of surprise.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He looked up at me with a curious expression of surprise.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading I thought you would come back, but you have been gone a long time--oh, a long time!
in the near future
From this reading Presently he added hurriedly, 'You have come back.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'I live here,' he said, 'almost always.'
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I have done so for years....'
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading He looked up at me with a curious expression of surprise.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought you would come back, but you have been gone a long time--oh, a long time!
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I thought you would come back, but you have been gone a long time--oh, a long time!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He looked up at me with a curious expression of surprise.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He looked up at me with a curious expression of surprise.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I thought you would come back, but you have been gone a long time--oh, a long time!
a late time of life
From this reading I have done so for years....'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Presently he added hurriedly, 'You have come back.
Chapter 4 of The Poems and Prose of Ernest Dowson, With by Ernest Christopher Dowson holds 389 sentences, grouped into 78 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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