Chapter 9 of Vain oblations is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Vain oblations is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“My very spirit revolted at the way they had laid hands on me. Anything I said was bound to be damnable for one or the other of them. I swore I’d get out of the thing non-partisan if I insulted them both. “‘I won’t ask her,’ I said. ‘I won’t have anything more to do with it.
Chapter 9 of Vain oblations is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/88 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
any thing at all
From this reading “Anything I said was bound to be damnable for one or the other of them.”
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading ““‘I won’t ask her,’ I said.”
confined by bonds
From this reading “Anything I said was bound to be damnable for one or the other of them.”
past form of “insult” — treat, mention, or speak to rudely
From this reading “I swore I’d get out of the thing non-partisan if I insulted them both.”
set down according to a plan
From this reading ““My very spirit revolted at the way they had laid hands on me.”
past form of “revolt” — make revolution
From this reading ““My very spirit revolted at the way they had laid hands on me.”
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading ““My very spirit revolted at the way they had laid hands on me.”
inflected form of “swear” — utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading “I swore I’d get out of the thing non-partisan if I insulted them both.”
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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move out of or depart from
In this reading “I swore I’d get out of the thing non-partisan if I insulted them both.”
In this reading ““My very spirit revolted at the way they had laid hands on me.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
any thing at all
From this reading Anything I said was bound to be damnable for one or the other of them.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “‘I won’t ask her,’ I said.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “My very spirit revolted at the way they had laid hands on me.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Anything I said was bound to be damnable for one or the other of them.
the two together, not just one
From this reading I swore I’d get out of the thing non-partisan if I insulted them both.
confined by bonds
From this reading Anything I said was bound to be damnable for one or the other of them.
deserving a curse
From this reading Anything I said was bound to be damnable for one or the other of them.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading ‘I won’t have anything more to do with it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Anything I said was bound to be damnable for one or the other of them.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I swore I’d get out of the thing non-partisan if I insulted them both.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “My very spirit revolted at the way they had laid hands on me.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading “My very spirit revolted at the way they had laid hands on me.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ‘I won’t have anything more to do with it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “‘I won’t ask her,’ I said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Anything I said was bound to be damnable for one or the other of them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I swore I’d get out of the thing non-partisan if I insulted them both.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I swore I’d get out of the thing non-partisan if I insulted them both.
past form of “insult” — treat, mention, or speak to rudely
From this reading I swore I’d get out of the thing non-partisan if I insulted them both.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘I won’t have anything more to do with it.
set down according to a plan
From this reading “My very spirit revolted at the way they had laid hands on me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “My very spirit revolted at the way they had laid hands on me.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading ‘I won’t have anything more to do with it.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My very spirit revolted at the way they had laid hands on me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I swore I’d get out of the thing non-partisan if I insulted them both.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Anything I said was bound to be damnable for one or the other of them.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “My very spirit revolted at the way they had laid hands on me.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Anything I said was bound to be damnable for one or the other of them.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Anything I said was bound to be damnable for one or the other of them.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Anything I said was bound to be damnable for one or the other of them.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I swore I’d get out of the thing non-partisan if I insulted them both.
past form of “revolt” — make revolution
From this reading “My very spirit revolted at the way they had laid hands on me.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Anything I said was bound to be damnable for one or the other of them.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading “My very spirit revolted at the way they had laid hands on me.
inflected form of “swear” — utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading I swore I’d get out of the thing non-partisan if I insulted them both.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “My very spirit revolted at the way they had laid hands on me.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Anything I said was bound to be damnable for one or the other of them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “My very spirit revolted at the way they had laid hands on me.
a special situation
From this reading I swore I’d get out of the thing non-partisan if I insulted them both.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Anything I said was bound to be damnable for one or the other of them.
precisely as stated
From this reading “My very spirit revolted at the way they had laid hands on me.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Anything I said was bound to be damnable for one or the other of them.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “My very spirit revolted at the way they had laid hands on me.
in the company of; together with
From this reading ‘I won’t have anything more to do with it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘I won’t ask her,’ I said.
Chapter 9 of Vain oblations by Katharine Fullerton Gerould holds 443 sentences, grouped into 89 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 443 sentences of Vain oblations, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
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