Chapter 21 of The Unclassed is here in full — 313 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of The Unclassed is here in full — 313 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
UNDER-CURRENTS "Well, how do you like her?" Julian asked, when their visitors had left them. "Oh, I dare say she's all right," was the reply. "She's got a good deal to say for herself." Julian turned away, and walked about the room.
Chapter 21 of The Unclassed is here in full — 313 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading “"Oh, I dare say she's all right," was the reply.”
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading “"She's got a good deal to say for herself."”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “"She's got a good deal to say for herself."”
Roman Emperor and nephew of Constantine; he restored paganism as the official religion of the Roman Empire and destroyed Christian temples but his decision was reversed after his death (331?-363)
From this reading “Julian asked, when their visitors had left them.”
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading “"Oh, I dare say she's all right," was the reply.”
moved around an axis or center
From this reading “Julian turned away, and walked about the room.”
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading “Julian asked, when their visitors had left them.”
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading “Julian turned away, and walked about the room.”
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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 "She's got a good deal to say for herself."
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Julian turned away, and walked about the room.
(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 "Oh, I dare say she's all right," was the reply.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Julian turned away, and walked about the room.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Julian asked, when their visitors had left them.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Julian turned away, and walked about the room.
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading "Oh, I dare say she's all right," was the reply.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading "She's got a good deal to say for herself."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading UNDER-CURRENTS "Well, how do you like her?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "She's got a good deal to say for herself."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "She's got a good deal to say for herself."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "She's got a good deal to say for herself."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Julian asked, when their visitors had left them.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading UNDER-CURRENTS "Well, how do you like her?"
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "She's got a good deal to say for herself."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading UNDER-CURRENTS "Well, how do you like her?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, I dare say she's all right," was the reply.
Roman Emperor and nephew of Constantine; he restored paganism as the official religion of the Roman Empire and destroyed Christian temples but his decision was reversed after his death (331?-363)
From this reading Julian asked, when their visitors had left them.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Julian asked, when their visitors had left them.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading UNDER-CURRENTS "Well, how do you like her?"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, I dare say she's all right," was the reply.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading "Oh, I dare say she's all right," was the reply.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Oh, I dare say she's all right," was the reply.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Julian turned away, and walked about the room.
express in words
From this reading "Oh, I dare say she's all right," was the reply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, I dare say she's all right," was the reply.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Oh, I dare say she's all right," was the reply.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Julian asked, when their visitors had left them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Julian asked, when their visitors had left them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "She's got a good deal to say for herself."
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Julian turned away, and walked about the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading UNDER-CURRENTS "Well, how do you like her?"
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading Julian asked, when their visitors had left them.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Julian turned away, and walked about the room.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, I dare say she's all right," was the reply.
(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 UNDER-CURRENTS "Well, how do you like her?"
at the time that
From this reading Julian asked, when their visitors had left them.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading UNDER-CURRENTS "Well, how do you like her?"
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