Chapter 17 of The professor's experiment — Vol. 2 is here in full — 235 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The professor's experiment — Vol. 2 is here in full — 235 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
‘To feel every prompting of pleasure, To know every pulsing of pain; To dream of Life’s happiest measure, And find all her promises vain.’ Susan sees him first, and, pushing Bonnie gently from her, rises to meet him. ‘How do you do?’ says she. ‘That you, Wyndham?’ cries Crosby. ‘You are just in time to hear Tommy’s story.
Chapter 17 of The professor's experiment — Vol. 2 is here in full — 235 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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very pleasing to the eye
From this reading “Susan sees him first, and, pushing Bonnie gently from her, rises to meet him.”
United States singer and film actor (1903-1977)
From this reading “‘That you, Wyndham?’ cries Crosby.”
superlative of “happy” — enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading “‘To feel every prompting of pleasure, To know every pulsing of pain; To dream of Life’s happiest measure, And find all her promises vain.’”
possessive form of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
plural of “promise” — a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future
From this reading “‘To feel every prompting of pleasure, To know every pulsing of pain; To dream of Life’s happiest measure, And find all her promises vain.’”
persuasion formulated as a suggestion
From this reading “‘To feel every prompting of pleasure, To know every pulsing of pain; To dream of Life’s happiest measure, And find all her promises vain.’”
(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
From this reading “‘To feel every prompting of pleasure, To know every pulsing of pain; To dream of Life’s happiest measure, And find all her promises vain.’”
plural of “rise” — a growth in strength or number or importance
From this reading “Susan sees him first, and, pushing Bonnie gently from her, rises to meet him.”
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(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 ‘To feel every prompting of pleasure, To know every pulsing of pain; To dream of Life’s happiest measure, And find all her promises vain.’
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘To feel every prompting of pleasure, To know every pulsing of pain; To dream of Life’s happiest measure, And find all her promises vain.’
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ‘You are just in time to hear Tommy’s story.
very pleasing to the eye
From this reading Susan sees him first, and, pushing Bonnie gently from her, rises to meet him.
plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading ‘That you, Wyndham?’ cries Crosby.
United States singer and film actor (1903-1977)
From this reading ‘That you, Wyndham?’ cries Crosby.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading ‘How do you do?’ says she.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading ‘To feel every prompting of pleasure, To know every pulsing of pain; To dream of Life’s happiest measure, And find all her promises vain.’
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading ‘To feel every prompting of pleasure, To know every pulsing of pain; To dream of Life’s happiest measure, And find all her promises vain.’
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading ‘To feel every prompting of pleasure, To know every pulsing of pain; To dream of Life’s happiest measure, And find all her promises vain.’
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading ‘To feel every prompting of pleasure, To know every pulsing of pain; To dream of Life’s happiest measure, And find all her promises vain.’
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Susan sees him first, and, pushing Bonnie gently from her, rises to meet him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Susan sees him first, and, pushing Bonnie gently from her, rises to meet him.
in a gradual manner
From this reading Susan sees him first, and, pushing Bonnie gently from her, rises to meet him.
superlative of “happy” — enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading ‘To feel every prompting of pleasure, To know every pulsing of pain; To dream of Life’s happiest measure, And find all her promises vain.’
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading ‘You are just in time to hear Tommy’s story.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘To feel every prompting of pleasure, To know every pulsing of pain; To dream of Life’s happiest measure, And find all her promises vain.’
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Susan sees him first, and, pushing Bonnie gently from her, rises to meet him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘How do you do?’ says she.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘You are just in time to hear Tommy’s story.
and nothing more
From this reading ‘You are just in time to hear Tommy’s story.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading ‘To feel every prompting of pleasure, To know every pulsing of pain; To dream of Life’s happiest measure, And find all her promises vain.’
possessive form of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading ‘To feel every prompting of pleasure, To know every pulsing of pain; To dream of Life’s happiest measure, And find all her promises vain.’
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading ‘To feel every prompting of pleasure, To know every pulsing of pain; To dream of Life’s happiest measure, And find all her promises vain.’
come together
From this reading Susan sees him first, and, pushing Bonnie gently from her, rises to meet him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘To feel every prompting of pleasure, To know every pulsing of pain; To dream of Life’s happiest measure, And find all her promises vain.’
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading ‘To feel every prompting of pleasure, To know every pulsing of pain; To dream of Life’s happiest measure, And find all her promises vain.’
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading ‘To feel every prompting of pleasure, To know every pulsing of pain; To dream of Life’s happiest measure, And find all her promises vain.’
plural of “promise” — a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future
From this reading ‘To feel every prompting of pleasure, To know every pulsing of pain; To dream of Life’s happiest measure, And find all her promises vain.’
persuasion formulated as a suggestion
From this reading ‘To feel every prompting of pleasure, To know every pulsing of pain; To dream of Life’s happiest measure, And find all her promises vain.’
(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
From this reading ‘To feel every prompting of pleasure, To know every pulsing of pain; To dream of Life’s happiest measure, And find all her promises vain.’
the act of applying force in order to move something away
From this reading Susan sees him first, and, pushing Bonnie gently from her, rises to meet him.
plural of “rise” — a growth in strength or number or importance
From this reading Susan sees him first, and, pushing Bonnie gently from her, rises to meet him.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading ‘How do you do?’ says she.
plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
From this reading Susan sees him first, and, pushing Bonnie gently from her, rises to meet him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘How do you do?’ says she.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading ‘You are just in time to hear Tommy’s story.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Susan sees him first, and, pushing Bonnie gently from her, rises to meet him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘That you, Wyndham?’ cries Crosby.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading ‘You are just in time to hear Tommy’s story.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘To feel every prompting of pleasure, To know every pulsing of pain; To dream of Life’s happiest measure, And find all her promises vain.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘You are just in time to hear Tommy’s story.
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading ‘To feel every prompting of pleasure, To know every pulsing of pain; To dream of Life’s happiest measure, And find all her promises vain.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘That you, Wyndham?’ cries Crosby.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘How do you do?’ says she.
Chapter 17 of The professor's experiment — Vol. 2 by Duchess holds 235 sentences, grouped into 47 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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