Chapter 14 of The Wings of Icarus is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Wings of Icarus is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GRAYSMILL, October 23d. You are a dear to take such becoming interest in my friend. I have a great deal more to tell you about the lunatic, as you call him, who, by the way, is a great deal saner than either you or I. Well, I went last Thursday. It took me some time to find the cottage.
Chapter 14 of The Wings of Icarus is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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according with custom or propriety
From this reading “You are a dear to take such becoming interest in my friend.”
a small house with a single story
From this reading “It took me some time to find the cottage.”
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading “I have a great deal more to tell you about the lunatic, as you call him, who, by the way, is a great deal saner than either you or I.”
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading “You are a dear to take such becoming interest in my friend.”
insane and believed to be affected by the phases of the moon
From this reading “I have a great deal more to tell you about the lunatic, as you call him, who, by the way, is a great deal saner than either you or I.”
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading “GRAYSMILL, October 23d.”
comparative of “sane” — mentally healthy; free from mental disorder
From this reading “I have a great deal more to tell you about the lunatic, as you call him, who, by the way, is a great deal saner than either you or I.”
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading “Well, I went last Thursday.”
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From this reading GRAYSMILL, October 23d.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading You are a dear to take such becoming interest in my friend.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I have a great deal more to tell you about the lunatic, as you call him, who, by the way, is a great deal saner than either you or I.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are a dear to take such becoming interest in my friend.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I have a great deal more to tell you about the lunatic, as you call him, who, by the way, is a great deal saner than either you or I.
according with custom or propriety
From this reading You are a dear to take such becoming interest in my friend.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I have a great deal more to tell you about the lunatic, as you call him, who, by the way, is a great deal saner than either you or I.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I have a great deal more to tell you about the lunatic, as you call him, who, by the way, is a great deal saner than either you or I.
a small house with a single story
From this reading It took me some time to find the cottage.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading GRAYSMILL, October 23d.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading I have a great deal more to tell you about the lunatic, as you call him, who, by the way, is a great deal saner than either you or I.
dearly loved
From this reading You are a dear to take such becoming interest in my friend.
one or the other of two
From this reading I have a great deal more to tell you about the lunatic, as you call him, who, by the way, is a great deal saner than either you or I.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading It took me some time to find the cottage.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading You are a dear to take such becoming interest in my friend.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GRAYSMILL, October 23d.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading I have a great deal more to tell you about the lunatic, as you call him, who, by the way, is a great deal saner than either you or I.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have a great deal more to tell you about the lunatic, as you call him, who, by the way, is a great deal saner than either you or I.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have a great deal more to tell you about the lunatic, as you call him, who, by the way, is a great deal saner than either you or I.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have a great deal more to tell you about the lunatic, as you call him, who, by the way, is a great deal saner than either you or I.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You are a dear to take such becoming interest in my friend.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading You are a dear to take such becoming interest in my friend.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have a great deal more to tell you about the lunatic, as you call him, who, by the way, is a great deal saner than either you or I.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It took me some time to find the cottage.
immediately past
From this reading Well, I went last Thursday.
insane and believed to be affected by the phases of the moon
From this reading I have a great deal more to tell you about the lunatic, as you call him, who, by the way, is a great deal saner than either you or I.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It took me some time to find the cottage.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I have a great deal more to tell you about the lunatic, as you call him, who, by the way, is a great deal saner than either you or I.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You are a dear to take such becoming interest in my friend.
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading GRAYSMILL, October 23d.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I have a great deal more to tell you about the lunatic, as you call him, who, by the way, is a great deal saner than either you or I.
comparative of “sane” — mentally healthy; free from mental disorder
From this reading I have a great deal more to tell you about the lunatic, as you call him, who, by the way, is a great deal saner than either you or I.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It took me some time to find the cottage.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading You are a dear to take such becoming interest in my friend.
carry out
From this reading You are a dear to take such becoming interest in my friend.
express in words
From this reading I have a great deal more to tell you about the lunatic, as you call him, who, by the way, is a great deal saner than either you or I.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I have a great deal more to tell you about the lunatic, as you call him, who, by the way, is a great deal saner than either you or I.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have a great deal more to tell you about the lunatic, as you call him, who, by the way, is a great deal saner than either you or I.
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading Well, I went last Thursday.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It took me some time to find the cottage.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You are a dear to take such becoming interest in my friend.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading It took me some time to find the cottage.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I have a great deal more to tell you about the lunatic, as you call him, who, by the way, is a great deal saner than either you or I.
(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, I went last Thursday.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Well, I went last Thursday.
which person or people
From this reading I have a great deal more to tell you about the lunatic, as you call him, who, by the way, is a great deal saner than either you or I.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You are a dear to take such becoming interest in my friend.
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