Chapter 3 of Their Son is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Their Son is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I don't call _that_ living, to work! I'd rather go hang myself, than live the way the old man lives!" You would have thought Rafaela was his slave, by the lack of decency and respect he showed her. When he called her, he would hardly condescend to look at her at all. He spoke little to his father, and what he said was rough and harsh.
Chapter 3 of Their Son is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
behave in a patronizing and condescending manner
From this reading “When he called her, he would hardly condescend to look at her at all.”
the quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality
From this reading “You would have thought Rafaela was his slave, by the lack of decency and respect he showed her.”
be suspended or hanging
From this reading “I'd rather go hang myself, than live the way the old man lives!"”
unpleasantly stern
From this reading “He spoke little to his father, and what he said was rough and harsh.”
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
From this reading “You would have thought Rafaela was his slave, by the lack of decency and respect he showed her.”
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading “You would have thought Rafaela was his slave, by the lack of decency and respect he showed her.”
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading “He spoke little to his father, and what he said was rough and harsh.”
a person who is owned by someone
From this reading “You would have thought Rafaela was his slave, by the lack of decency and respect he showed her.”
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.
a man who is very old
In this reading “I'd rather go hang myself, than live the way the old man lives!"”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “When he called her, he would hardly condescend to look at her at all.”
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 When he called her, he would hardly condescend to look at her at all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You would have thought Rafaela was his slave, by the lack of decency and respect he showed her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When he called her, he would hardly condescend to look at her at all.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading You would have thought Rafaela was his slave, by the lack of decency and respect he showed her.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "I don't call _that_ living, to work!
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading When he called her, he would hardly condescend to look at her at all.
behave in a patronizing and condescending manner
From this reading When he called her, he would hardly condescend to look at her at all.
the quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality
From this reading You would have thought Rafaela was his slave, by the lack of decency and respect he showed her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't call _that_ living, to work!
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading He spoke little to his father, and what he said was rough and harsh.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I'd rather go hang myself, than live the way the old man lives!"
be suspended or hanging
From this reading I'd rather go hang myself, than live the way the old man lives!"
only a very short time before
From this reading When he called her, he would hardly condescend to look at her at all.
unpleasantly stern
From this reading He spoke little to his father, and what he said was rough and harsh.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You would have thought Rafaela was his slave, by the lack of decency and respect he showed her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading You would have thought Rafaela was his slave, by the lack of decency and respect he showed her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading You would have thought Rafaela was his slave, by the lack of decency and respect he showed her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading You would have thought Rafaela was his slave, by the lack of decency and respect he showed her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't call _that_ living, to work!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'd rather go hang myself, than live the way the old man lives!"
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
From this reading You would have thought Rafaela was his slave, by the lack of decency and respect he showed her.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He spoke little to his father, and what he said was rough and harsh.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading I'd rather go hang myself, than live the way the old man lives!"
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I'd rather go hang myself, than live the way the old man lives!"
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading "I don't call _that_ living, to work!
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading When he called her, he would hardly condescend to look at her at all.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I'd rather go hang myself, than live the way the old man lives!"
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I'd rather go hang myself, than live the way the old man lives!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You would have thought Rafaela was his slave, by the lack of decency and respect he showed her.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading I'd rather go hang myself, than live the way the old man lives!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You would have thought Rafaela was his slave, by the lack of decency and respect he showed her.
on the contrary
From this reading I'd rather go hang myself, than live the way the old man lives!"
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading You would have thought Rafaela was his slave, by the lack of decency and respect he showed her.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading He spoke little to his father, and what he said was rough and harsh.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He spoke little to his father, and what he said was rough and harsh.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading You would have thought Rafaela was his slave, by the lack of decency and respect he showed her.
a person who is owned by someone
From this reading You would have thought Rafaela was his slave, by the lack of decency and respect he showed her.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading He spoke little to his father, and what he said was rough and harsh.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I'd rather go hang myself, than live the way the old man lives!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I don't call _that_ living, to work!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I'd rather go hang myself, than live the way the old man lives!"
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading You would have thought Rafaela was his slave, by the lack of decency and respect he showed her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I don't call _that_ living, to work!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You would have thought Rafaela was his slave, by the lack of decency and respect he showed her.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I'd rather go hang myself, than live the way the old man lives!"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He spoke little to his father, and what he said was rough and harsh.
at the time that
From this reading When he called her, he would hardly condescend to look at her at all.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading "I don't call _that_ living, to work!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading You would have thought Rafaela was his slave, by the lack of decency and respect he showed her.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You would have thought Rafaela was his slave, by the lack of decency and respect he showed her.
Chapter 3 of Their Son by Eduardo Zamacois holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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.
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