Chapter 3 of The Romantic is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Romantic is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"If you _did_ think you'd know it was you." "_Me_?" "If it wasn't you just at first it was your face. There are faces that do things to you, that hurt you when they're not there. Faces of people you don't know in the least.
Chapter 3 of The Romantic is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “"If it wasn't you just at first it was your face.”
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “There are faces that do things to you, that hurt you when they're not there.”
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “"If it wasn't you just at first it was your face.”
be the source of pain
From this reading “There are faces that do things to you, that hurt you when they're not there.”
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading “Faces of people you don't know in the least.”
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading “Faces of people you don't know in the least.”
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “There are faces that do things to you, that hurt you when they're not there.”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “"If you _did_ think you'd know it was you."”
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the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are faces that do things to you, that hurt you when they're not there.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "If it wasn't you just at first it was your face.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "If you _did_ think you'd know it was you."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading There are faces that do things to you, that hurt you when they're not there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Faces of people you don't know in the least.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "If it wasn't you just at first it was your face.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading There are faces that do things to you, that hurt you when they're not there.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "If it wasn't you just at first it was your face.
be the source of pain
From this reading There are faces that do things to you, that hurt you when they're not there.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you _did_ think you'd know it was you."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Faces of people you don't know in the least.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "If you _did_ think you'd know it was you."
and nothing more
From this reading "If it wasn't you just at first it was your face.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "If you _did_ think you'd know it was you."
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading Faces of people you don't know in the least.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "_Me_?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There are faces that do things to you, that hurt you when they're not there.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Faces of people you don't know in the least.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Faces of people you don't know in the least.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There are faces that do things to you, that hurt you when they're not there.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Faces of people you don't know in the least.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are faces that do things to you, that hurt you when they're not there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are faces that do things to you, that hurt you when they're not there.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading There are faces that do things to you, that hurt you when they're not there.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "If you _did_ think you'd know it was you."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There are faces that do things to you, that hurt you when they're not there.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "If you _did_ think you'd know it was you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If it wasn't you just at first it was your face.
at the time that
From this reading There are faces that do things to you, that hurt you when they're not there.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you _did_ think you'd know it was you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you _did_ think you'd know it was you."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If it wasn't you just at first it was your face.
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