Chapter 9 of These charming people is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of These charming people is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Antony looked at his wrist-watch, and jumped up in a mighty hurry. “God, the time’s gone! Excuse me a moment.” “We will not!” cried Tarlyon, and had his back against the library door almost before you saw him leave the table. But Antony walked his way to the library door without a word.
Chapter 9 of These charming people is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading “Antony looked at his wrist-watch, and jumped up in a mighty hurry.”
accept an excuse for
From this reading “Excuse me a moment.””
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading “Antony looked at his wrist-watch, and jumped up in a mighty hurry.”
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “Antony looked at his wrist-watch, and jumped up in a mighty hurry.”
a room where books are kept
From this reading ““We will not!” cried Tarlyon, and had his back against the library door almost before you saw him leave the table.”
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading “Antony looked at his wrist-watch, and jumped up in a mighty hurry.”
possessive form of “time” — an instance or single occasion for some event
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading “But Antony walked his way to the library door without a word.”
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 “Antony looked at his wrist-watch, and jumped up in a mighty hurry.”
In this reading “But Antony walked his way to the library door without a word.”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “Antony looked at his wrist-watch, and jumped up in a mighty hurry.”
In this reading ““We will not!” cried Tarlyon, and had his back against the library door almost before you saw him leave the table.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Antony looked at his wrist-watch, and jumped up in a mighty hurry.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “We will not!” cried Tarlyon, and had his back against the library door almost before you saw him leave the table.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading “We will not!” cried Tarlyon, and had his back against the library door almost before you saw him leave the table.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Antony looked at his wrist-watch, and jumped up in a mighty hurry.
Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading Antony looked at his wrist-watch, and jumped up in a mighty hurry.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Antony looked at his wrist-watch, and jumped up in a mighty hurry.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “We will not!” cried Tarlyon, and had his back against the library door almost before you saw him leave the table.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “We will not!” cried Tarlyon, and had his back against the library door almost before you saw him leave the table.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Antony walked his way to the library door without a word.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “We will not!” cried Tarlyon, and had his back against the library door almost before you saw him leave the table.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “We will not!” cried Tarlyon, and had his back against the library door almost before you saw him leave the table.
accept an excuse for
From this reading Excuse me a moment.”
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “God, the time’s gone!
destroyed or killed
From this reading “God, the time’s gone!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “We will not!” cried Tarlyon, and had his back against the library door almost before you saw him leave the table.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “We will not!” cried Tarlyon, and had his back against the library door almost before you saw him leave the table.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Antony looked at his wrist-watch, and jumped up in a mighty hurry.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading Antony looked at his wrist-watch, and jumped up in a mighty hurry.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Antony looked at his wrist-watch, and jumped up in a mighty hurry.
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Antony looked at his wrist-watch, and jumped up in a mighty hurry.
go away from a place
From this reading “We will not!” cried Tarlyon, and had his back against the library door almost before you saw him leave the table.
a room where books are kept
From this reading “We will not!” cried Tarlyon, and had his back against the library door almost before you saw him leave the table.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Antony looked at his wrist-watch, and jumped up in a mighty hurry.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Excuse me a moment.”
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading Antony looked at his wrist-watch, and jumped up in a mighty hurry.
a particular point in time
From this reading Excuse me a moment.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “We will not!” cried Tarlyon, and had his back against the library door almost before you saw him leave the table.
cut with a saw
From this reading “We will not!” cried Tarlyon, and had his back against the library door almost before you saw him leave the table.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading “We will not!” cried Tarlyon, and had his back against the library door almost before you saw him leave the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We will not!” cried Tarlyon, and had his back against the library door almost before you saw him leave the table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “God, the time’s gone!
possessive form of “time” — an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “God, the time’s gone!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But Antony walked his way to the library door without a word.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Antony looked at his wrist-watch, and jumped up in a mighty hurry.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading But Antony walked his way to the library door without a word.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading But Antony walked his way to the library door without a word.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We will not!” cried Tarlyon, and had his back against the library door almost before you saw him leave the table.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “We will not!” cried Tarlyon, and had his back against the library door almost before you saw him leave the table.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading But Antony walked his way to the library door without a word.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading But Antony walked his way to the library door without a word.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Antony looked at his wrist-watch, and jumped up in a mighty hurry.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “We will not!” cried Tarlyon, and had his back against the library door almost before you saw him leave the table.
Chapter 9 of These charming people by Michael Arlen holds 437 sentences, grouped into 88 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 9 holds 437 sentences of These charming people, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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