Chapter 6 of The Second Thoughts of an Idle Fellow is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Second Thoughts of an Idle Fellow is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“_No_, sir! Well, of course, it would not do for every one’s taste to be the same. Perhaps something dark would suit you better. Bring out those two brunettes, Miss Circumstance. Charming girls both of them, don’t you think so, sir?
Chapter 6 of The Second Thoughts of an Idle Fellow is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “Bring out those two brunettes, Miss Circumstance.”
plural of “brunette” — a person with dark (brown) hair
From this reading “Bring out those two brunettes, Miss Circumstance.”
pleasing or delighting
From this reading “Charming girls both of them, don’t you think so, sir?”
a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity
From this reading “Bring out those two brunettes, Miss Circumstance.”
absence of light or illumination
From this reading “Perhaps something dark would suit you better.”
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading “Charming girls both of them, don’t you think so, sir?”
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading “Perhaps something dark would suit you better.”
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading “Well, of course, it would not do for every one’s taste to be the same.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Well, of course, it would not do for every one’s taste to be the same.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Perhaps something dark would suit you better.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Charming girls both of them, don’t you think so, sir?
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Bring out those two brunettes, Miss Circumstance.
plural of “brunette” — a person with dark (brown) hair
From this reading Bring out those two brunettes, Miss Circumstance.
pleasing or delighting
From this reading Charming girls both of them, don’t you think so, sir?
a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity
From this reading Bring out those two brunettes, Miss Circumstance.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Well, of course, it would not do for every one’s taste to be the same.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Perhaps something dark would suit you better.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Well, of course, it would not do for every one’s taste to be the same.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Charming girls both of them, don’t you think so, sir?
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Well, of course, it would not do for every one’s taste to be the same.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Well, of course, it would not do for every one’s taste to be the same.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Charming girls both of them, don’t you think so, sir?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Well, of course, it would not do for every one’s taste to be the same.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Bring out those two brunettes, Miss Circumstance.
not any; not one
From this reading “_No_, sir!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Well, of course, it would not do for every one’s taste to be the same.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Well, of course, it would not do for every one’s taste to be the same.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, of course, it would not do for every one’s taste to be the same.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Bring out those two brunettes, Miss Circumstance.
by chance
From this reading Perhaps something dark would suit you better.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Well, of course, it would not do for every one’s taste to be the same.
term of address for a man
From this reading “_No_, sir!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Charming girls both of them, don’t you think so, sir?
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Perhaps something dark would suit you better.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading Perhaps something dark would suit you better.
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading Well, of course, it would not do for every one’s taste to be the same.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Well, of course, it would not do for every one’s taste to be the same.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Charming girls both of them, don’t you think so, sir?
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Charming girls both of them, don’t you think so, sir?
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Bring out those two brunettes, Miss Circumstance.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Well, of course, it would not do for every one’s taste to be the same.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Bring out those two brunettes, Miss Circumstance.
(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 Well, of course, it would not do for every one’s taste to be the same.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Well, of course, it would not do for every one’s taste to be the same.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Perhaps something dark would suit you better.
Chapter 6 of The Second Thoughts of an Idle Fellow by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome holds 208 sentences, grouped into 42 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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