Chapter 16 of The Splendid Outcast is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 16 of The Splendid Outcast is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What the H—— do you mean by staring at me all the time?" he asked. Weyl came to attention and saluted in excellent form. "I beg pardon, sir. I don’t understand," he said. "Why the H—— do you stare at me?"
Chapter 16 of The Splendid Outcast is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading “Weyl came to attention and saluted in excellent form.”
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “"I beg pardon, sir.”
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading “Weyl came to attention and saluted in excellent form.”
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading “Weyl came to attention and saluted in excellent form.”
accept an excuse for
From this reading “"I beg pardon, sir.”
past form of “salute” — propose a toast to
From this reading “Weyl came to attention and saluted in excellent form.”
look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “"Why the H—— do you stare at me?"”
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading “"What the H—— do you mean by staring at me all the time?" he asked.”
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.
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In this reading “"Why the H—— do you stare at me?"”
In this reading “"What the H—— do you mean by staring at me all the time?" he asked.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "What the H—— do you mean by staring at me all the time?" he asked.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Weyl came to attention and saluted in excellent form.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What the H—— do you mean by staring at me all the time?" he asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "What the H—— do you mean by staring at me all the time?" he asked.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading Weyl came to attention and saluted in excellent form.
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading "I beg pardon, sir.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "What the H—— do you mean by staring at me all the time?" he asked.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Weyl came to attention and saluted in excellent form.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What the H—— do you mean by staring at me all the time?" he asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don’t understand," he said.
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading Weyl came to attention and saluted in excellent form.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading Weyl came to attention and saluted in excellent form.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading "What the H—— do you mean by staring at me all the time?" he asked.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What the H—— do you mean by staring at me all the time?" he asked.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I beg pardon, sir.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Weyl came to attention and saluted in excellent form.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "What the H—— do you mean by staring at me all the time?" he asked.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "What the H—— do you mean by staring at me all the time?" he asked.
accept an excuse for
From this reading "I beg pardon, sir.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I don’t understand," he said.
past form of “salute” — propose a toast to
From this reading Weyl came to attention and saluted in excellent form.
term of address for a man
From this reading "I beg pardon, sir.
look at with fixed eyes
From this reading "Why the H—— do you stare at me?"
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading "What the H—— do you mean by staring at me all the time?" he asked.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What the H—— do you mean by staring at me all the time?" he asked.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "What the H—— do you mean by staring at me all the time?" he asked.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Weyl came to attention and saluted in excellent form.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading I don’t understand," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Weyl came to attention and saluted in excellent form.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What the H—— do you mean by staring at me all the time?" he asked.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why the H—— do you stare at me?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What the H—— do you mean by staring at me all the time?" he asked.
Chapter 16 of The Splendid Outcast by George Gibbs holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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 16 holds 411 sentences of The Splendid Outcast, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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