Chapter 17 of The Princess Casamassima: A Novel is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The Princess Casamassima: A Novel is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“You have a great deal left, for a person who has given everything away.” “These are not mine—these abominations—or I would give them, too!” Paul’s hostess rejoined, artlessly. Muniment got up from his chair, still looking about the room. “I would give my nose for such a place as this.
Chapter 17 of The Princess Casamassima: A Novel is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “abomination” — a person who is loathsome or disgusting
From this reading ““These are not mine—these abominations—or I would give them, too!””
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading “Muniment got up from his chair, still looking about the room.”
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading ““You have a great deal left, for a person who has given everything away.””
a woman host
From this reading “Paul’s hostess rejoined, artlessly.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ““These are not mine—these abominations—or I would give them, too!””
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading ““I would give my nose for such a place as this.”
possessive form of “paul” — United States feminist (1885-1977)
past form of “rejoin” — join again
From this reading “Paul’s hostess rejoined, artlessly.”
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rise to one's feet
In this reading “Muniment got up from his chair, still looking about the room.”
In this reading “Muniment got up from his chair, still looking about the room.”
In this reading “Muniment got up from his chair, still looking about the room.”
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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 “You have a great deal left, for a person who has given everything away.”
plural of “abomination” — a person who is loathsome or disgusting
From this reading “These are not mine—these abominations—or I would give them, too!”
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Muniment got up from his chair, still looking about the room.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “These are not mine—these abominations—or I would give them, too!”
in a crude and unskilled manner
From this reading Paul’s hostess rejoined, artlessly.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I would give my nose for such a place as this.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “You have a great deal left, for a person who has given everything away.”
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Muniment got up from his chair, still looking about the room.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading “You have a great deal left, for a person who has given everything away.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “You have a great deal left, for a person who has given everything away.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “You have a great deal left, for a person who has given everything away.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Muniment got up from his chair, still looking about the room.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “These are not mine—these abominations—or I would give them, too!”
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading “You have a great deal left, for a person who has given everything away.”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Muniment got up from his chair, still looking about the room.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading “You have a great deal left, for a person who has given everything away.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “You have a great deal left, for a person who has given everything away.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You have a great deal left, for a person who has given everything away.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Muniment got up from his chair, still looking about the room.
a woman host
From this reading Paul’s hostess rejoined, artlessly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “These are not mine—these abominations—or I would give them, too!”
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading “You have a great deal left, for a person who has given everything away.”
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Muniment got up from his chair, still looking about the room.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “These are not mine—these abominations—or I would give them, too!”
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From this reading Muniment got up from his chair, still looking about the room.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I would give my nose for such a place as this.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading “I would give my nose for such a place as this.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “These are not mine—these abominations—or I would give them, too!”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “These are not mine—these abominations—or I would give them, too!”
possessive form of “paul” — United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading Paul’s hostess rejoined, artlessly.
a human being
From this reading “You have a great deal left, for a person who has given everything away.”
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “I would give my nose for such a place as this.
past form of “rejoin” — join again
From this reading Paul’s hostess rejoined, artlessly.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Muniment got up from his chair, still looking about the room.
not in physical motion
From this reading Muniment got up from his chair, still looking about the room.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “I would give my nose for such a place as this.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Muniment got up from his chair, still looking about the room.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “These are not mine—these abominations—or I would give them, too!”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “These are not mine—these abominations—or I would give them, too!”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I would give my nose for such a place as this.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “These are not mine—these abominations—or I would give them, too!”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Muniment got up from his chair, still looking about the room.
which person or people
From this reading “You have a great deal left, for a person who has given everything away.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “These are not mine—these abominations—or I would give them, too!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You have a great deal left, for a person who has given everything away.”
Chapter 17 of The Princess Casamassima: A Novel by Henry James holds 402 sentences, grouped into 81 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 17 holds 402 sentences of The Princess Casamassima: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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