Chapter 18 of To Love is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of To Love is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"To fill the hour--that is happiness: to fill The hour and leave no crevice for repentance." ANON. "Daddy Brown, this is the girl I spoke to you about; will she do?" That had been Joan's introduction to the manager of the Brown travelling company. He was a large man, with his neck set in such rolls of fat that quick movement was an impossibility.
Chapter 18 of To Love is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at another time
From this reading “ANON.”
a long narrow depression in a surface
From this reading “"To fill the hour--that is happiness: to fill The hour and leave no crevice for repentance."”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “"Daddy Brown, this is the girl I spoke to you about; will she do?"”
incapability of existing or occurring
From this reading “He was a large man, with his neck set in such rolls of fat that quick movement was an impossibility.”
the act of beginning something new
From this reading “That had been Joan's introduction to the manager of the Brown travelling company.”
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading “That had been Joan's introduction to the manager of the Brown travelling company.”
remorse for your past conduct
From this reading “"To fill the hour--that is happiness: to fill The hour and leave no crevice for repentance."”
plural of “roll” — rotary motion of an object around its own axis
From this reading “He was a large man, with his neck set in such rolls of fat that quick movement was an impossibility.”
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In this reading “He was a large man, with his neck set in such rolls of fat that quick movement was an impossibility.”
In this reading “He was a large man, with his neck set in such rolls of fat that quick movement was an impossibility.”
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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 He was a large man, with his neck set in such rolls of fat that quick movement was an impossibility.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Daddy Brown, this is the girl I spoke to you about; will she do?"
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was a large man, with his neck set in such rolls of fat that quick movement was an impossibility.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "To fill the hour--that is happiness: to fill The hour and leave no crevice for repentance."
at another time
From this reading ANON.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading That had been Joan's introduction to the manager of the Brown travelling company.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading "Daddy Brown, this is the girl I spoke to you about; will she do?"
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading That had been Joan's introduction to the manager of the Brown travelling company.
a long narrow depression in a surface
From this reading "To fill the hour--that is happiness: to fill The hour and leave no crevice for repentance."
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading "Daddy Brown, this is the girl I spoke to you about; will she do?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Daddy Brown, this is the girl I spoke to you about; will she do?"
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading He was a large man, with his neck set in such rolls of fat that quick movement was an impossibility.
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading "To fill the hour--that is happiness: to fill The hour and leave no crevice for repentance."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "To fill the hour--that is happiness: to fill The hour and leave no crevice for repentance."
a young female
From this reading "Daddy Brown, this is the girl I spoke to you about; will she do?"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That had been Joan's introduction to the manager of the Brown travelling company.
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading "To fill the hour--that is happiness: to fill The hour and leave no crevice for repentance."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a large man, with his neck set in such rolls of fat that quick movement was an impossibility.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was a large man, with his neck set in such rolls of fat that quick movement was an impossibility.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading "To fill the hour--that is happiness: to fill The hour and leave no crevice for repentance."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Daddy Brown, this is the girl I spoke to you about; will she do?"
incapability of existing or occurring
From this reading He was a large man, with his neck set in such rolls of fat that quick movement was an impossibility.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was a large man, with his neck set in such rolls of fat that quick movement was an impossibility.
the act of beginning something new
From this reading That had been Joan's introduction to the manager of the Brown travelling company.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "To fill the hour--that is happiness: to fill The hour and leave no crevice for repentance."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That had been Joan's introduction to the manager of the Brown travelling company.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He was a large man, with his neck set in such rolls of fat that quick movement was an impossibility.
go away from a place
From this reading "To fill the hour--that is happiness: to fill The hour and leave no crevice for repentance."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He was a large man, with his neck set in such rolls of fat that quick movement was an impossibility.
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading That had been Joan's introduction to the manager of the Brown travelling company.
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading He was a large man, with his neck set in such rolls of fat that quick movement was an impossibility.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading He was a large man, with his neck set in such rolls of fat that quick movement was an impossibility.
not any; not one
From this reading "To fill the hour--that is happiness: to fill The hour and leave no crevice for repentance."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That had been Joan's introduction to the manager of the Brown travelling company.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading He was a large man, with his neck set in such rolls of fat that quick movement was an impossibility.
remorse for your past conduct
From this reading "To fill the hour--that is happiness: to fill The hour and leave no crevice for repentance."
plural of “roll” — rotary motion of an object around its own axis
From this reading He was a large man, with his neck set in such rolls of fat that quick movement was an impossibility.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He was a large man, with his neck set in such rolls of fat that quick movement was an impossibility.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Daddy Brown, this is the girl I spoke to you about; will she do?"
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading "Daddy Brown, this is the girl I spoke to you about; will she do?"
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He was a large man, with his neck set in such rolls of fat that quick movement was an impossibility.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "To fill the hour--that is happiness: to fill The hour and leave no crevice for repentance."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "To fill the hour--that is happiness: to fill The hour and leave no crevice for repentance."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Daddy Brown, this is the girl I spoke to you about; will she do?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "To fill the hour--that is happiness: to fill The hour and leave no crevice for repentance."
the act of going from one place to another
From this reading That had been Joan's introduction to the manager of the Brown travelling company.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a large man, with his neck set in such rolls of fat that quick movement was an impossibility.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Daddy Brown, this is the girl I spoke to you about; will she do?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was a large man, with his neck set in such rolls of fat that quick movement was an impossibility.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Daddy Brown, this is the girl I spoke to you about; will she do?"
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