Chapter 11 of The pretender: A story of the Latin Quarter is here in full — 319 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The pretender: A story of the Latin Quarter is here in full — 319 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE YOUNG MAN WHO MAKES GOOD “Why did you do it?” I demanded angrily. “Why couldn’t we have gone through with it?” Then for the first time the girl seemed to find her voice, and it was a very faint voice indeed. “No, no, I could not.
Chapter 11 of The pretender: A story of the Latin Quarter is here in full — 319 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with anger
From this reading “I demanded angrily.”
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “I demanded angrily.”
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading “Then for the first time the girl seemed to find her voice, and it was a very faint voice indeed.”
a young female
From this reading “Then for the first time the girl seemed to find her voice, and it was a very faint voice indeed.”
destroyed or killed
From this reading ““Why couldn’t we have gone through with it?””
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading “Then for the first time the girl seemed to find her voice, and it was a very faint voice indeed.”
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading “THE YOUNG MAN WHO MAKES GOOD “Why did you do it?””
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “Then for the first time the girl seemed to find her voice, and it was a very faint voice indeed.”
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.
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a teenager or a young adult male
In this reading “THE YOUNG MAN WHO MAKES GOOD “Why did you do it?””
In this reading “Then for the first time the girl seemed to find her voice, and it was a very faint voice indeed.”
In this reading “Then for the first time the girl seemed to find her voice, and it was a very faint voice indeed.”
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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 Then for the first time the girl seemed to find her voice, and it was a very faint voice indeed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then for the first time the girl seemed to find her voice, and it was a very faint voice indeed.
with anger
From this reading I demanded angrily.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “No, no, I could not.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why couldn’t we have gone through with it?”
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading I demanded angrily.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading THE YOUNG MAN WHO MAKES GOOD “Why did you do it?”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading THE YOUNG MAN WHO MAKES GOOD “Why did you do it?”
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading Then for the first time the girl seemed to find her voice, and it was a very faint voice indeed.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Then for the first time the girl seemed to find her voice, and it was a very faint voice indeed.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Then for the first time the girl seemed to find her voice, and it was a very faint voice indeed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then for the first time the girl seemed to find her voice, and it was a very faint voice indeed.
a young female
From this reading Then for the first time the girl seemed to find her voice, and it was a very faint voice indeed.
destroyed or killed
From this reading “Why couldn’t we have gone through with it?”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading THE YOUNG MAN WHO MAKES GOOD “Why did you do it?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Why couldn’t we have gone through with it?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then for the first time the girl seemed to find her voice, and it was a very faint voice indeed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I demanded angrily.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Then for the first time the girl seemed to find her voice, and it was a very faint voice indeed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE YOUNG MAN WHO MAKES GOOD “Why did you do it?”
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading THE YOUNG MAN WHO MAKES GOOD “Why did you do it?”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading THE YOUNG MAN WHO MAKES GOOD “Why did you do it?”
not any; not one
From this reading “No, no, I could not.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “No, no, I could not.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Then for the first time the girl seemed to find her voice, and it was a very faint voice indeed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE YOUNG MAN WHO MAKES GOOD “Why did you do it?”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then for the first time the girl seemed to find her voice, and it was a very faint voice indeed.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading “Why couldn’t we have gone through with it?”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Then for the first time the girl seemed to find her voice, and it was a very faint voice indeed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then for the first time the girl seemed to find her voice, and it was a very faint voice indeed.
precisely as stated
From this reading Then for the first time the girl seemed to find her voice, and it was a very faint voice indeed.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Then for the first time the girl seemed to find her voice, and it was a very faint voice indeed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then for the first time the girl seemed to find her voice, and it was a very faint voice indeed.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Why couldn’t we have gone through with it?”
which person or people
From this reading THE YOUNG MAN WHO MAKES GOOD “Why did you do it?”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading THE YOUNG MAN WHO MAKES GOOD “Why did you do it?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Why couldn’t we have gone through with it?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE YOUNG MAN WHO MAKES GOOD “Why did you do it?”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading THE YOUNG MAN WHO MAKES GOOD “Why did you do it?”
Chapter 11 of The pretender: A story of the Latin Quarter by Robert W. (Robert William) Service holds 319 sentences, grouped into 64 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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