Chapter 20 of V. V.'s Eyes is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of V. V.'s Eyes is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
But the result of that was only to bring new stiffness into the strange young man's manner. "My Settlement!... Oh, I beg that you won't speak or think of it in that way. I assure you I've nothing at all to do with it, other than as one worker out of many." Her unwarlike reply was: "Well, I haven't told anybody."
Chapter 20 of V. V.'s Eyes is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any person at all
From this reading “Her unwarlike reply was: "Well, I haven't told anybody."”
make certain of
From this reading “I assure you I've nothing at all to do with it, other than as one worker out of many."”
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “Oh, I beg that you won't speak or think of it in that way.”
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “But the result of that was only to bring new stiffness into the strange young man's manner.”
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading “But the result of that was only to bring new stiffness into the strange young man's manner.”
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading “"My Settlement!...”
the physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend
From this reading “But the result of that was only to bring new stiffness into the strange young man's manner.”
a person who works at a specific occupation
From this reading “I assure you I've nothing at all to do with it, other than as one worker out of many."”
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(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 I assure you I've nothing at all to do with it, other than as one worker out of many."
any person at all
From this reading Her unwarlike reply was: "Well, I haven't told anybody."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I assure you I've nothing at all to do with it, other than as one worker out of many."
make certain of
From this reading I assure you I've nothing at all to do with it, other than as one worker out of many."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I assure you I've nothing at all to do with it, other than as one worker out of many."
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading Oh, I beg that you won't speak or think of it in that way.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading But the result of that was only to bring new stiffness into the strange young man's manner.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the result of that was only to bring new stiffness into the strange young man's manner.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I assure you I've nothing at all to do with it, other than as one worker out of many."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her unwarlike reply was: "Well, I haven't told anybody."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her unwarlike reply was: "Well, I haven't told anybody."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Oh, I beg that you won't speak or think of it in that way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I assure you I've nothing at all to do with it, other than as one worker out of many."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Oh, I beg that you won't speak or think of it in that way.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But the result of that was only to bring new stiffness into the strange young man's manner.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Oh, I beg that you won't speak or think of it in that way.
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading But the result of that was only to bring new stiffness into the strange young man's manner.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading But the result of that was only to bring new stiffness into the strange young man's manner.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading I assure you I've nothing at all to do with it, other than as one worker out of many."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My Settlement!...
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading But the result of that was only to bring new stiffness into the strange young man's manner.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I assure you I've nothing at all to do with it, other than as one worker out of many."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But the result of that was only to bring new stiffness into the strange young man's manner.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, I beg that you won't speak or think of it in that way.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I assure you I've nothing at all to do with it, other than as one worker out of many."
and nothing more
From this reading But the result of that was only to bring new stiffness into the strange young man's manner.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Oh, I beg that you won't speak or think of it in that way.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading I assure you I've nothing at all to do with it, other than as one worker out of many."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I assure you I've nothing at all to do with it, other than as one worker out of many."
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading Her unwarlike reply was: "Well, I haven't told anybody."
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading But the result of that was only to bring new stiffness into the strange young man's manner.
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading "My Settlement!...
express in speech
From this reading Oh, I beg that you won't speak or think of it in that way.
the physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend
From this reading But the result of that was only to bring new stiffness into the strange young man's manner.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading But the result of that was only to bring new stiffness into the strange young man's manner.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I assure you I've nothing at all to do with it, other than as one worker out of many."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But the result of that was only to bring new stiffness into the strange young man's manner.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the result of that was only to bring new stiffness into the strange young man's manner.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Oh, I beg that you won't speak or think of it in that way.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But the result of that was only to bring new stiffness into the strange young man's manner.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Her unwarlike reply was: "Well, I haven't told anybody."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her unwarlike reply was: "Well, I haven't told anybody."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the result of that was only to bring new stiffness into the strange young man's manner.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Oh, I beg that you won't speak or think of it in that way.
(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 Her unwarlike reply was: "Well, I haven't told anybody."
in the company of; together with
From this reading I assure you I've nothing at all to do with it, other than as one worker out of many."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, I beg that you won't speak or think of it in that way.
a person who works at a specific occupation
From this reading I assure you I've nothing at all to do with it, other than as one worker out of many."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Oh, I beg that you won't speak or think of it in that way.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading But the result of that was only to bring new stiffness into the strange young man's manner.
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