Chapter 3 of The Romantic Lady is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Romantic Lady is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"'And you don't deserve ever to see me again.... Good-bye, Howard.' "'Fay!' I cried. Her name seemed to be on the wall before me, a written word.
Chapter 3 of The Romantic Lady is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “I cried.”
be worthy or deserving
From this reading “"'And you don't deserve ever to see me again....”
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading “"'Fay!'”
a farewell remark
From this reading “Good-bye, Howard.'”
English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)
From this reading “Good-bye, Howard.'”
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading “Her name seemed to be on the wall before me, a written word.”
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading “Her name seemed to be on the wall before me, a written word.”
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading “Her name seemed to be on the wall before me, a written word.”
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 “Her name seemed to be on the wall before me, a written word.”
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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 Her name seemed to be on the wall before me, a written word.
anew
From this reading "'And you don't deserve ever to see me again....
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "'And you don't deserve ever to see me again....
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Her name seemed to be on the wall before me, a written word.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Her name seemed to be on the wall before me, a written word.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading I cried.
be worthy or deserving
From this reading "'And you don't deserve ever to see me again....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'And you don't deserve ever to see me again....
at any time
From this reading "'And you don't deserve ever to see me again....
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading "'Fay!'
a farewell remark
From this reading Good-bye, Howard.'
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her name seemed to be on the wall before me, a written word.
English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)
From this reading Good-bye, Howard.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I cried.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "'And you don't deserve ever to see me again....
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Her name seemed to be on the wall before me, a written word.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her name seemed to be on the wall before me, a written word.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "'And you don't deserve ever to see me again....
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Her name seemed to be on the wall before me, a written word.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her name seemed to be on the wall before me, a written word.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "'And you don't deserve ever to see me again....
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Her name seemed to be on the wall before me, a written word.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Her name seemed to be on the wall before me, a written word.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading Her name seemed to be on the wall before me, a written word.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "'And you don't deserve ever to see me again....
Chapter 3 of The Romantic Lady by Michael Arlen holds 430 sentences, grouped into 86 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 3 holds 430 sentences of The Romantic Lady, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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