Chapter 10 of Tommy and Co. is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Tommy and Co. is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"If you had fallen in love with the right man," had said Susan Fossett, "those ideas would not have come to you." "I know," said Miss Ramsbotham. "He will have to like me thin and in these clothes, just because I am nice, and good company, and helpful. That is the man I am waiting for." He never came along.
Chapter 10 of Tommy and Co. is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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clothing in general
From this reading “"He will have to like me thin and in these clothes, just because I am nice, and good company, and helpful.”
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading “"He will have to like me thin and in these clothes, just because I am nice, and good company, and helpful.”
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading “"If you had fallen in love with the right man," had said Susan Fossett, "those ideas would not have come to you."”
providing assistance or serving a useful function
From this reading “"He will have to like me thin and in these clothes, just because I am nice, and good company, and helpful.”
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “"If you had fallen in love with the right man," had said Susan Fossett, "those ideas would not have come to you."”
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “"He will have to like me thin and in these clothes, just because I am nice, and good company, and helpful.”
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “"He will have to like me thin and in these clothes, just because I am nice, and good company, and helpful.”
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading “That is the man I am waiting for."”
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading He never came along.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "He will have to like me thin and in these clothes, just because I am nice, and good company, and helpful.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "He will have to like me thin and in these clothes, just because I am nice, and good company, and helpful.
for the reason that
From this reading "He will have to like me thin and in these clothes, just because I am nice, and good company, and helpful.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He never came along.
clothing in general
From this reading "He will have to like me thin and in these clothes, just because I am nice, and good company, and helpful.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "If you had fallen in love with the right man," had said Susan Fossett, "those ideas would not have come to you."
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading "He will have to like me thin and in these clothes, just because I am nice, and good company, and helpful.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading "If you had fallen in love with the right man," had said Susan Fossett, "those ideas would not have come to you."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That is the man I am waiting for."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you had fallen in love with the right man," had said Susan Fossett, "those ideas would not have come to you."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "He will have to like me thin and in these clothes, just because I am nice, and good company, and helpful.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "If you had fallen in love with the right man," had said Susan Fossett, "those ideas would not have come to you."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "If you had fallen in love with the right man," had said Susan Fossett, "those ideas would not have come to you."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He will have to like me thin and in these clothes, just because I am nice, and good company, and helpful.
providing assistance or serving a useful function
From this reading "He will have to like me thin and in these clothes, just because I am nice, and good company, and helpful.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I know," said Miss Ramsbotham.
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "If you had fallen in love with the right man," had said Susan Fossett, "those ideas would not have come to you."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you had fallen in love with the right man," had said Susan Fossett, "those ideas would not have come to you."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "If you had fallen in love with the right man," had said Susan Fossett, "those ideas would not have come to you."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is the man I am waiting for."
and nothing more
From this reading "He will have to like me thin and in these clothes, just because I am nice, and good company, and helpful.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I know," said Miss Ramsbotham.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "He will have to like me thin and in these clothes, just because I am nice, and good company, and helpful.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "If you had fallen in love with the right man," had said Susan Fossett, "those ideas would not have come to you."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "If you had fallen in love with the right man," had said Susan Fossett, "those ideas would not have come to you."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He will have to like me thin and in these clothes, just because I am nice, and good company, and helpful.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "I know," said Miss Ramsbotham.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading He never came along.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading "He will have to like me thin and in these clothes, just because I am nice, and good company, and helpful.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "If you had fallen in love with the right man," had said Susan Fossett, "those ideas would not have come to you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I know," said Miss Ramsbotham.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "If you had fallen in love with the right man," had said Susan Fossett, "those ideas would not have come to you."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "If you had fallen in love with the right man," had said Susan Fossett, "those ideas would not have come to you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you had fallen in love with the right man," had said Susan Fossett, "those ideas would not have come to you."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is the man I am waiting for."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "If you had fallen in love with the right man," had said Susan Fossett, "those ideas would not have come to you."
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "He will have to like me thin and in these clothes, just because I am nice, and good company, and helpful.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading "He will have to like me thin and in these clothes, just because I am nice, and good company, and helpful.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "If you had fallen in love with the right man," had said Susan Fossett, "those ideas would not have come to you."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "If you had fallen in love with the right man," had said Susan Fossett, "those ideas would not have come to you."
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading That is the man I am waiting for."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "He will have to like me thin and in these clothes, just because I am nice, and good company, and helpful.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "If you had fallen in love with the right man," had said Susan Fossett, "those ideas would not have come to you."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "If you had fallen in love with the right man," had said Susan Fossett, "those ideas would not have come to you."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you had fallen in love with the right man," had said Susan Fossett, "those ideas would not have come to you."
Chapter 10 of Tommy and Co. by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome holds 206 sentences, grouped into 42 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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