Chapter 5 of The Return of Peter Grimm Novelised From is here in full — 350 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Return of Peter Grimm Novelised From is here in full — 350 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A QUEER COMPACT "Have you done?" rasped McPherson. "Have you quite done?" "Why, what----?" "Then listen to me. Abuse is not argument.
Chapter 5 of The Return of Peter Grimm Novelised From is here in full — 350 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
treat badly
From this reading “Abuse is not argument.”
a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
From this reading “Abuse is not argument.”
a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse
From this reading “A QUEER COMPACT "Have you done?" rasped McPherson.”
hear with intention
From this reading “"Then listen to me.”
United States evangelist (born in Canada) noted for her extravagant religious services (1890-1944)
From this reading “A QUEER COMPACT "Have you done?" rasped McPherson.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “A QUEER COMPACT "Have you done?" rasped McPherson.”
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading “"Have you quite done?"”
past form of “rasp” — scrape with a rasp
From this reading “A QUEER COMPACT "Have you done?" rasped McPherson.”
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 A QUEER COMPACT "Have you done?" rasped McPherson.
treat badly
From this reading Abuse is not argument.
a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
From this reading Abuse is not argument.
a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse
From this reading A QUEER COMPACT "Have you done?" rasped McPherson.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading A QUEER COMPACT "Have you done?" rasped McPherson.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A QUEER COMPACT "Have you done?" rasped McPherson.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Abuse is not argument.
hear with intention
From this reading "Then listen to me.
United States evangelist (born in Canada) noted for her extravagant religious services (1890-1944)
From this reading A QUEER COMPACT "Have you done?" rasped McPherson.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Then listen to me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Abuse is not argument.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading A QUEER COMPACT "Have you done?" rasped McPherson.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "Have you quite done?"
past form of “rasp” — scrape with a rasp
From this reading A QUEER COMPACT "Have you done?" rasped McPherson.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then listen to me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Then listen to me.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Why, what----?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, what----?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A QUEER COMPACT "Have you done?" rasped McPherson.
Chapter 5 of The Return of Peter Grimm Novelised From by David Belasco holds 350 sentences, grouped into 70 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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