Chapter 33 of What Will People Say? A Novel is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 33 of What Will People Say? A Novel is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I say, Persis, I lost track of you in that ghastly mob. I'm sorry. By the way, wasn't that tall fella in the uniform the same Lieutenant What's-his-name that was honeying around Mrs. Neff?" Persis was in too fierce a mood to continue that nonsense. She turned on Willie as a she-wolf turns on a terrier at her heels:
Chapter 33 of What Will People Say? A Novel is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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continue a certain state, condition, or activity
From this reading “Persis was in too fierce a mood to continue that nonsense.”
a boy or man
From this reading “By the way, wasn't that tall fella in the uniform the same Lieutenant What's-his-name that was honeying around Mrs. Neff?"”
shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
From this reading “"I say, Persis, I lost track of you in that ghastly mob.”
plural of “heel” — the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading “She turned on Willie as a she-wolf turns on a terrier at her heels:”
a disorderly crowd of people
From this reading “"I say, Persis, I lost track of you in that ghastly mob.”
any of several usually small short-bodied breeds originally trained to hunt animals living underground
From this reading “She turned on Willie as a she-wolf turns on a terrier at her heels:”
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading “She turned on Willie as a she-wolf turns on a terrier at her heels:”
always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences
From this reading “By the way, wasn't that tall fella in the uniform the same Lieutenant What's-his-name that was honeying around Mrs. Neff?"”
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In this reading “"I say, Persis, I lost track of you in that ghastly mob.”
introducing a different topic
In this reading “By the way, wasn't that tall fella in the uniform the same Lieutenant What's-his-name that was honeying around Mrs. Neff?"”
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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 Persis was in too fierce a mood to continue that nonsense.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading By the way, wasn't that tall fella in the uniform the same Lieutenant What's-his-name that was honeying around Mrs. Neff?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She turned on Willie as a she-wolf turns on a terrier at her heels:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She turned on Willie as a she-wolf turns on a terrier at her heels:
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the way, wasn't that tall fella in the uniform the same Lieutenant What's-his-name that was honeying around Mrs. Neff?"
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
From this reading Persis was in too fierce a mood to continue that nonsense.
a boy or man
From this reading By the way, wasn't that tall fella in the uniform the same Lieutenant What's-his-name that was honeying around Mrs. Neff?"
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading Persis was in too fierce a mood to continue that nonsense.
shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
From this reading "I say, Persis, I lost track of you in that ghastly mob.
plural of “heel” — the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading She turned on Willie as a she-wolf turns on a terrier at her heels:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She turned on Willie as a she-wolf turns on a terrier at her heels:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By the way, wasn't that tall fella in the uniform the same Lieutenant What's-his-name that was honeying around Mrs. Neff?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I say, Persis, I lost track of you in that ghastly mob.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm sorry.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I say, Persis, I lost track of you in that ghastly mob.
a commissioned military officer
From this reading By the way, wasn't that tall fella in the uniform the same Lieutenant What's-his-name that was honeying around Mrs. Neff?"
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading "I say, Persis, I lost track of you in that ghastly mob.
a disorderly crowd of people
From this reading "I say, Persis, I lost track of you in that ghastly mob.
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading Persis was in too fierce a mood to continue that nonsense.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading By the way, wasn't that tall fella in the uniform the same Lieutenant What's-his-name that was honeying around Mrs. Neff?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By the way, wasn't that tall fella in the uniform the same Lieutenant What's-his-name that was honeying around Mrs. Neff?"
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading Persis was in too fierce a mood to continue that nonsense.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I say, Persis, I lost track of you in that ghastly mob.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She turned on Willie as a she-wolf turns on a terrier at her heels:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I say, Persis, I lost track of you in that ghastly mob.
Identical; not different.
From this reading By the way, wasn't that tall fella in the uniform the same Lieutenant What's-his-name that was honeying around Mrs. Neff?"
express in words
From this reading "I say, Persis, I lost track of you in that ghastly mob.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She turned on Willie as a she-wolf turns on a terrier at her heels:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She turned on Willie as a she-wolf turns on a terrier at her heels:
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading I'm sorry.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading By the way, wasn't that tall fella in the uniform the same Lieutenant What's-his-name that was honeying around Mrs. Neff?"
any of several usually small short-bodied breeds originally trained to hunt animals living underground
From this reading She turned on Willie as a she-wolf turns on a terrier at her heels:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I say, Persis, I lost track of you in that ghastly mob.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By the way, wasn't that tall fella in the uniform the same Lieutenant What's-his-name that was honeying around Mrs. Neff?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Persis was in too fierce a mood to continue that nonsense.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Persis was in too fierce a mood to continue that nonsense.
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading "I say, Persis, I lost track of you in that ghastly mob.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading She turned on Willie as a she-wolf turns on a terrier at her heels:
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading She turned on Willie as a she-wolf turns on a terrier at her heels:
always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences
From this reading By the way, wasn't that tall fella in the uniform the same Lieutenant What's-his-name that was honeying around Mrs. Neff?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By the way, wasn't that tall fella in the uniform the same Lieutenant What's-his-name that was honeying around Mrs. Neff?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By the way, wasn't that tall fella in the uniform the same Lieutenant What's-his-name that was honeying around Mrs. Neff?"
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading By the way, wasn't that tall fella in the uniform the same Lieutenant What's-his-name that was honeying around Mrs. Neff?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By the way, wasn't that tall fella in the uniform the same Lieutenant What's-his-name that was honeying around Mrs. Neff?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She turned on Willie as a she-wolf turns on a terrier at her heels:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I say, Persis, I lost track of you in that ghastly mob.
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