Chapter 13 of The Restless Sex is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Restless Sex is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Such a nice, polite boy! So well brought up! But unfortunately I heard you say the same thing to Helen.... Where have you been, Jim? I called you up an hour ago."
Chapter 13 of The Restless Sex is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 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.
in the past
From this reading “I called you up an hour ago."”
a youthful male person
From this reading “"Such a nice, polite boy!”
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “So well brought up!”
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading “But unfortunately I heard you say the same thing to Helen....”
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading “I called you up an hour ago."”
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “"Such a nice, polite boy!”
showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.
From this reading “"Such a nice, polite boy!”
by bad luck
From this reading “But unfortunately I heard you say the same thing to Helen....”
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 “But unfortunately I heard you say the same thing to Helen....”
summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
In this reading “So well brought up!”
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 "Such a nice, polite boy!
in the past
From this reading I called you up an hour ago."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I called you up an hour ago."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Where have you been, Jim?
a youthful male person
From this reading "Such a nice, polite boy!
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading So well brought up!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But unfortunately I heard you say the same thing to Helen....
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I called you up an hour ago."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Where have you been, Jim?
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading But unfortunately I heard you say the same thing to Helen....
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading But unfortunately I heard you say the same thing to Helen....
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading I called you up an hour ago."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But unfortunately I heard you say the same thing to Helen....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Where have you been, Jim?
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading "Such a nice, polite boy!
showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.
From this reading "Such a nice, polite boy!
Identical; not different.
From this reading But unfortunately I heard you say the same thing to Helen....
express in words
From this reading But unfortunately I heard you say the same thing to Helen....
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So well brought up!
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Such a nice, polite boy!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But unfortunately I heard you say the same thing to Helen....
a special situation
From this reading But unfortunately I heard you say the same thing to Helen....
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But unfortunately I heard you say the same thing to Helen....
by bad luck
From this reading But unfortunately I heard you say the same thing to Helen....
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading So well brought up!
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading So well brought up!
in or at the place that
From this reading Where have you been, Jim?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But unfortunately I heard you say the same thing to Helen....
Chapter 13 of The Restless Sex by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers holds 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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 13 holds 398 sentences of The Restless Sex, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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