Chapter 11 of The poisoned paradise is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The poisoned paradise is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I really believe I can say the same. It’s been awfully jolly. What a pity all pleasant things must end! We both have the future to face. But I’ll take care you have your share of happiness.
Chapter 11 of The poisoned paradise is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
used as intensifiers
From this reading “It’s been awfully jolly.”
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “But I’ll take care you have your share of happiness.”
yet to be or coming
From this reading “We both have the future to face.”
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading “But I’ll take care you have your share of happiness.”
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading “It’s been awfully jolly.”
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading “What a pity all pleasant things must end!”
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading “What a pity all pleasant things must end!”
have in common
From this reading “But I’ll take care you have your share of happiness.”
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.
In this reading “It’s been awfully jolly.”
be careful, prudent, or watchful
In this reading “But I’ll take care you have your share of happiness.”
In this reading “What a pity all pleasant things must end!”
In this reading “But I’ll take care you have your share of happiness.”
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 What a pity all pleasant things must end!
(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 What a pity all pleasant things must end!
used as intensifiers
From this reading It’s been awfully jolly.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It’s been awfully jolly.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “I really believe I can say the same.
the two together, not just one
From this reading We both have the future to face.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I’ll take care you have your share of happiness.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “I really believe I can say the same.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading But I’ll take care you have your share of happiness.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading What a pity all pleasant things must end!
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading We both have the future to face.
yet to be or coming
From this reading We both have the future to face.
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading But I’ll take care you have your share of happiness.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We both have the future to face.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I really believe I can say the same.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I’ll take care you have your share of happiness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s been awfully jolly.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading It’s been awfully jolly.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading What a pity all pleasant things must end!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But I’ll take care you have your share of happiness.
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading What a pity all pleasant things must end!
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading What a pity all pleasant things must end!
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “I really believe I can say the same.
Identical; not different.
From this reading “I really believe I can say the same.
express in words
From this reading “I really believe I can say the same.
have in common
From this reading But I’ll take care you have your share of happiness.
carry out
From this reading But I’ll take care you have your share of happiness.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I really believe I can say the same.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading What a pity all pleasant things must end!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We both have the future to face.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We both have the future to face.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a pity all pleasant things must end!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But I’ll take care you have your share of happiness.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But I’ll take care you have your share of happiness.
Chapter 11 of The poisoned paradise by Robert W. (Robert William) Service holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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.
Chapter 11 holds 407 sentences of The poisoned paradise, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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