Chapter 10 of V. V.'s Eyes is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of V. V.'s Eyes is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Why, I feel very, _very_ well, Mr. V.V., truly." "You're much too clever and pretty to be wearing your life out at this sort of thing.... Much too dear a little girl...." Kern turned away. Mr. V.V. had never said such a thing to her before, and he now made a mental note that he must be careful not to do it again.
Chapter 10 of V. V.'s Eyes is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading “Mr. V.V. had never said such a thing to her before, and he now made a mental note that he must be careful not to do it again.”
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading “"You're much too clever and pretty to be wearing your life out at this sort of thing....”
United States composer of musical comedies (1885-1945)
From this reading “Kern turned away.”
involving the mind or an intellectual process
From this reading “Mr. V.V. had never said such a thing to her before, and he now made a mental note that he must be careful not to do it again.”
a brief written record
From this reading “Mr. V.V. had never said such a thing to her before, and he now made a mental note that he must be careful not to do it again.”
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading “"You're much too clever and pretty to be wearing your life out at this sort of thing....”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “"Why, I feel very, _very_ well, Mr. V.V., truly."”
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
From this reading “"You're much too clever and pretty to be wearing your life out at this sort of thing....”
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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 Much too dear a little girl...."
anew
From this reading Mr. V.V. had never said such a thing to her before, and he now made a mental note that he must be careful not to do it again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You're much too clever and pretty to be wearing your life out at this sort of thing....
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "You're much too clever and pretty to be wearing your life out at this sort of thing....
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Kern turned away.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "You're much too clever and pretty to be wearing your life out at this sort of thing....
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Mr. V.V. had never said such a thing to her before, and he now made a mental note that he must be careful not to do it again.
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading Mr. V.V. had never said such a thing to her before, and he now made a mental note that he must be careful not to do it again.
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading "You're much too clever and pretty to be wearing your life out at this sort of thing....
dearly loved
From this reading Much too dear a little girl...."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Mr. V.V. had never said such a thing to her before, and he now made a mental note that he must be careful not to do it again.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading "Why, I feel very, _very_ well, Mr. V.V., truly."
a young female
From this reading Much too dear a little girl...."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr. V.V. had never said such a thing to her before, and he now made a mental note that he must be careful not to do it again.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. V.V. had never said such a thing to her before, and he now made a mental note that he must be careful not to do it again.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. V.V. had never said such a thing to her before, and he now made a mental note that he must be careful not to do it again.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Why, I feel very, _very_ well, Mr. V.V., truly."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mr. V.V. had never said such a thing to her before, and he now made a mental note that he must be careful not to do it again.
United States composer of musical comedies (1885-1945)
From this reading Kern turned away.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "You're much too clever and pretty to be wearing your life out at this sort of thing....
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Much too dear a little girl...."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Mr. V.V. had never said such a thing to her before, and he now made a mental note that he must be careful not to do it again.
involving the mind or an intellectual process
From this reading Mr. V.V. had never said such a thing to her before, and he now made a mental note that he must be careful not to do it again.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Why, I feel very, _very_ well, Mr. V.V., truly."
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "You're much too clever and pretty to be wearing your life out at this sort of thing....
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Mr. V.V. had never said such a thing to her before, and he now made a mental note that he must be careful not to do it again.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Mr. V.V. had never said such a thing to her before, and he now made a mental note that he must be careful not to do it again.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mr. V.V. had never said such a thing to her before, and he now made a mental note that he must be careful not to do it again.
a brief written record
From this reading Mr. V.V. had never said such a thing to her before, and he now made a mental note that he must be careful not to do it again.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Mr. V.V. had never said such a thing to her before, and he now made a mental note that he must be careful not to do it again.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You're much too clever and pretty to be wearing your life out at this sort of thing....
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "You're much too clever and pretty to be wearing your life out at this sort of thing....
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading "You're much too clever and pretty to be wearing your life out at this sort of thing....
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Mr. V.V. had never said such a thing to her before, and he now made a mental note that he must be careful not to do it again.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading "You're much too clever and pretty to be wearing your life out at this sort of thing....
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Mr. V.V. had never said such a thing to her before, and he now made a mental note that he must be careful not to do it again.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mr. V.V. had never said such a thing to her before, and he now made a mental note that he must be careful not to do it again.
a special situation
From this reading "You're much too clever and pretty to be wearing your life out at this sort of thing....
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "You're much too clever and pretty to be wearing your life out at this sort of thing....
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You're much too clever and pretty to be wearing your life out at this sort of thing....
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "You're much too clever and pretty to be wearing your life out at this sort of thing....
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "Why, I feel very, _very_ well, Mr. V.V., truly."
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Kern turned away.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading "Why, I feel very, _very_ well, Mr. V.V., truly."
precisely as stated
From this reading "Why, I feel very, _very_ well, Mr. V.V., truly."
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
From this reading "You're much too clever and pretty to be wearing your life out at this sort of thing....
(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 "Why, I feel very, _very_ well, Mr. V.V., truly."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, I feel very, _very_ well, Mr. V.V., truly."
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From this reading "You're much too clever and pretty to be wearing your life out at this sort of thing....
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You're much too clever and pretty to be wearing your life out at this sort of thing....
Chapter 10 of V. V.'s Eyes by Henry Sydnor Harrison holds 396 sentences, grouped into 80 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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