Chapter 14 of Washington Square is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Washington Square is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I am very angry,” he replied, more sharply. “Why has it taken you so suddenly?” “It has not taken me suddenly. I have been raging inwardly for the last six months. But just now this seemed a good place to flare out.
Chapter 14 of Washington Square is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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feeling or showing anger
From this reading ““I am very angry,” he replied, more sharply.”
a shape that spreads outward
From this reading “But just now this seemed a good place to flare out.”
with respect to private feelings
From this reading “I have been raging inwardly for the last six months.”
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “I have been raging inwardly for the last six months.”
characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense
From this reading “I have been raging inwardly for the last six months.”
in an aggressive manner
From this reading ““I am very angry,” he replied, more sharply.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading “I have been raging inwardly for the last six months.”
happening unexpectedly
From this reading ““Why has it taken you so suddenly?””
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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 But just now this seemed a good place to flare out.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am very angry,” he replied, more sharply.
feeling or showing anger
From this reading “I am very angry,” he replied, more sharply.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have been raging inwardly for the last six months.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But just now this seemed a good place to flare out.
a shape that spreads outward
From this reading But just now this seemed a good place to flare out.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I have been raging inwardly for the last six months.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading But just now this seemed a good place to flare out.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Why has it taken you so suddenly?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have been raging inwardly for the last six months.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I am very angry,” he replied, more sharply.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am very angry,” he replied, more sharply.
with respect to private feelings
From this reading I have been raging inwardly for the last six months.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Why has it taken you so suddenly?”
and nothing more
From this reading But just now this seemed a good place to flare out.
immediately past
From this reading I have been raging inwardly for the last six months.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It has not taken me suddenly.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading I have been raging inwardly for the last six months.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “I am very angry,” he replied, more sharply.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “It has not taken me suddenly.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But just now this seemed a good place to flare out.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But just now this seemed a good place to flare out.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading But just now this seemed a good place to flare out.
characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense
From this reading I have been raging inwardly for the last six months.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “I am very angry,” he replied, more sharply.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading But just now this seemed a good place to flare out.
in an aggressive manner
From this reading “I am very angry,” he replied, more sharply.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading I have been raging inwardly for the last six months.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Why has it taken you so suddenly?”
happening unexpectedly
From this reading “Why has it taken you so suddenly?”
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading “Why has it taken you so suddenly?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have been raging inwardly for the last six months.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But just now this seemed a good place to flare out.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But just now this seemed a good place to flare out.
precisely as stated
From this reading “I am very angry,” he replied, more sharply.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why has it taken you so suddenly?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Why has it taken you so suddenly?”
Chapter 14 of Washington Square by Henry James holds 202 sentences, grouped into 41 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 14 holds 202 sentences of Washington Square, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
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