Chapter 32 of The Truants is here in full — 283 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 32 of The Truants is here in full — 283 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HUSBAND AND WIFE The man who was no good had his triumph then. Only triumph was not at all in his thoughts. "Oh, please!" he said very quietly, "get up from your knees. I don't like to see you there. It hurts me."
Chapter 32 of The Truants is here in full — 283 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “hurt” — any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading “It hurts me."”
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading “HUSBAND AND WIFE The man who was no good had his triumph then.”
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading “"Oh, please!" he said very quietly, "get up from your knees.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “"Oh, please!" he said very quietly, "get up from your knees.”
with low volume
From this reading “"Oh, please!" he said very quietly, "get up from your knees.”
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Only triumph was not at all in his thoughts.”
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading “HUSBAND AND WIFE The man who was no good had his triumph then.”
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading “HUSBAND AND WIFE The man who was no good had his triumph then.”
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.
rise to one's feet
In this reading “"Oh, please!" he said very quietly, "get up from your knees.”
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.
(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 Only triumph was not at all in his thoughts.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE The man who was no good had his triumph then.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Only triumph was not at all in his thoughts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't like to see you there.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Oh, please!" he said very quietly, "get up from your knees.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Oh, please!" he said very quietly, "get up from your knees.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE The man who was no good had his triumph then.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE The man who was no good had his triumph then.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, please!" he said very quietly, "get up from your knees.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE The man who was no good had his triumph then.
plural of “hurt” — any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading It hurts me."
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE The man who was no good had his triumph then.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don't like to see you there.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Only triumph was not at all in his thoughts.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It hurts me."
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading "Oh, please!" he said very quietly, "get up from your knees.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I don't like to see you there.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE The man who was no good had his triumph then.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It hurts me."
not any; not one
From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE The man who was no good had his triumph then.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Only triumph was not at all in his thoughts.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, please!" he said very quietly, "get up from your knees.
and nothing more
From this reading Only triumph was not at all in his thoughts.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Oh, please!" he said very quietly, "get up from your knees.
with low volume
From this reading "Oh, please!" he said very quietly, "get up from your knees.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh, please!" he said very quietly, "get up from your knees.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I don't like to see you there.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE The man who was no good had his triumph then.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE The man who was no good had his triumph then.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I don't like to see you there.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Only triumph was not at all in his thoughts.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I don't like to see you there.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE The man who was no good had his triumph then.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Oh, please!" he said very quietly, "get up from your knees.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Oh, please!" he said very quietly, "get up from your knees.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE The man who was no good had his triumph then.
which person or people
From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE The man who was no good had his triumph then.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE The man who was no good had his triumph then.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I don't like to see you there.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, please!" he said very quietly, "get up from your knees.
Chapter 32 of The Truants by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason holds 283 sentences, grouped into 57 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 32 holds 283 sentences of The Truants, unabridged, divided into 57 reading sections.
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