Chapter 5 of White Magic: A Novel is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of White Magic: A Novel is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“You really can’t blame me, Chang, can you, for having got into the habit of thinking whatever I please to do is right?” “Certainly I don’t blame you, Rix,” said he gently. “Considering what you’ve probably been through, you’re amazing. In the same circumstances I’d have been unfit to live.” “You don’t despise me?” asked she eagerly.
Chapter 5 of White Magic: A Novel is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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surprising greatly
From this reading ““Considering what you’ve probably been through, you’re amazing.”
put or pin the blame on
From this reading ““You really can’t blame me, Chang, can you, for having got into the habit of thinking whatever I please to do is right?””
the longest river of Asia; flows eastward from Tibet into the East China Sea near Shanghai
From this reading ““You really can’t blame me, Chang, can you, for having got into the habit of thinking whatever I please to do is right?””
-ing form of “consider” — deem to be
From this reading ““Considering what you’ve probably been through, you’re amazing.”
look down on with disdain
From this reading ““You don’t despise me?” asked she eagerly.”
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading ““You don’t despise me?” asked she eagerly.”
an established custom
From this reading ““You really can’t blame me, Chang, can you, for having got into the habit of thinking whatever I please to do is right?””
below the required standards for a purpose
From this reading “In the same circumstances I’d have been unfit to live.””
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get involved in or with
In this reading ““You really can’t blame me, Chang, can you, for having got into the habit of thinking whatever I please to do is right?””
In this reading ““You really can’t blame me, Chang, can you, for having got into the habit of thinking whatever I please to do is right?””
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surprising greatly
From this reading “Considering what you’ve probably been through, you’re amazing.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “You don’t despise me?” asked she eagerly.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Considering what you’ve probably been through, you’re amazing.
put or pin the blame on
From this reading “You really can’t blame me, Chang, can you, for having got into the habit of thinking whatever I please to do is right?”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “You really can’t blame me, Chang, can you, for having got into the habit of thinking whatever I please to do is right?”
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From this reading “You really can’t blame me, Chang, can you, for having got into the habit of thinking whatever I please to do is right?”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “Certainly I don’t blame you, Rix,” said he gently.
the longest river of Asia; flows eastward from Tibet into the East China Sea near Shanghai
From this reading “You really can’t blame me, Chang, can you, for having got into the habit of thinking whatever I please to do is right?”
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading In the same circumstances I’d have been unfit to live.”
-ing form of “consider” — deem to be
From this reading “Considering what you’ve probably been through, you’re amazing.
look down on with disdain
From this reading “You don’t despise me?” asked she eagerly.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “You really can’t blame me, Chang, can you, for having got into the habit of thinking whatever I please to do is right?”
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From this reading “Certainly I don’t blame you, Rix,” said he gently.
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading “You don’t despise me?” asked she eagerly.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “You really can’t blame me, Chang, can you, for having got into the habit of thinking whatever I please to do is right?”
in a gradual manner
From this reading “Certainly I don’t blame you, Rix,” said he gently.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “You really can’t blame me, Chang, can you, for having got into the habit of thinking whatever I please to do is right?”
an established custom
From this reading “You really can’t blame me, Chang, can you, for having got into the habit of thinking whatever I please to do is right?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In the same circumstances I’d have been unfit to live.”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “You really can’t blame me, Chang, can you, for having got into the habit of thinking whatever I please to do is right?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Certainly I don’t blame you, Rix,” said he gently.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “You really can’t blame me, Chang, can you, for having got into the habit of thinking whatever I please to do is right?”
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From this reading In the same circumstances I’d have been unfit to live.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the same circumstances I’d have been unfit to live.”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “You really can’t blame me, Chang, can you, for having got into the habit of thinking whatever I please to do is right?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “You really can’t blame me, Chang, can you, for having got into the habit of thinking whatever I please to do is right?”
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading In the same circumstances I’d have been unfit to live.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You really can’t blame me, Chang, can you, for having got into the habit of thinking whatever I please to do is right?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “You really can’t blame me, Chang, can you, for having got into the habit of thinking whatever I please to do is right?”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “You really can’t blame me, Chang, can you, for having got into the habit of thinking whatever I please to do is right?”
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading “Considering what you’ve probably been through, you’re amazing.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “You really can’t blame me, Chang, can you, for having got into the habit of thinking whatever I please to do is right?”
precisely, exactly
From this reading “You really can’t blame me, Chang, can you, for having got into the habit of thinking whatever I please to do is right?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Certainly I don’t blame you, Rix,” said he gently.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Certainly I don’t blame you, Rix,” said he gently.
Identical; not different.
From this reading In the same circumstances I’d have been unfit to live.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You don’t despise me?” asked she eagerly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “You really can’t blame me, Chang, can you, for having got into the habit of thinking whatever I please to do is right?”
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading “You really can’t blame me, Chang, can you, for having got into the habit of thinking whatever I please to do is right?”
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading “Considering what you’ve probably been through, you’re amazing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You really can’t blame me, Chang, can you, for having got into the habit of thinking whatever I please to do is right?”
below the required standards for a purpose
From this reading In the same circumstances I’d have been unfit to live.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Considering what you’ve probably been through, you’re amazing.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “You really can’t blame me, Chang, can you, for having got into the habit of thinking whatever I please to do is right?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You really can’t blame me, Chang, can you, for having got into the habit of thinking whatever I please to do is right?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Considering what you’ve probably been through, you’re amazing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Considering what you’ve probably been through, you’re amazing.
Chapter 5 of White Magic: A Novel by David Graham Phillips holds 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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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