Chapter 28 of Will Warburton is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of Will Warburton is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She was gone, and Warburton stood biting his lips. Had he shaken hands with her? Had he said good-night? He could not be sure. Nothing was present to him but a sense of gawkish confusion, following on a wild impulse which both ashamed and alarmed him, he stood in a bumpkin attitude, biting his lips.
Chapter 28 of Will Warburton is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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experiencing a sudden sense of danger
From this reading “Nothing was present to him but a sense of gawkish confusion, following on a wild impulse which both ashamed and alarmed him, he stood in a bumpkin attitude, biting his lips.”
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading “Nothing was present to him but a sense of gawkish confusion, following on a wild impulse which both ashamed and alarmed him, he stood in a bumpkin attitude, biting his lips.”
a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
From this reading “Nothing was present to him but a sense of gawkish confusion, following on a wild impulse which both ashamed and alarmed him, he stood in a bumpkin attitude, biting his lips.”
capable of wounding
From this reading “She was gone, and Warburton stood biting his lips.”
a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture
From this reading “Nothing was present to him but a sense of gawkish confusion, following on a wild impulse which both ashamed and alarmed him, he stood in a bumpkin attitude, biting his lips.”
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading “Nothing was present to him but a sense of gawkish confusion, following on a wild impulse which both ashamed and alarmed him, he stood in a bumpkin attitude, biting his lips.”
an instinctive motive
From this reading “Nothing was present to him but a sense of gawkish confusion, following on a wild impulse which both ashamed and alarmed him, he stood in a bumpkin attitude, biting his lips.”
disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock
From this reading “Had he shaken hands with her?”
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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 Nothing was present to him but a sense of gawkish confusion, following on a wild impulse which both ashamed and alarmed him, he stood in a bumpkin attitude, biting his lips.
experiencing a sudden sense of danger
From this reading Nothing was present to him but a sense of gawkish confusion, following on a wild impulse which both ashamed and alarmed him, he stood in a bumpkin attitude, biting his lips.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was gone, and Warburton stood biting his lips.
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading Nothing was present to him but a sense of gawkish confusion, following on a wild impulse which both ashamed and alarmed him, he stood in a bumpkin attitude, biting his lips.
a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
From this reading Nothing was present to him but a sense of gawkish confusion, following on a wild impulse which both ashamed and alarmed him, he stood in a bumpkin attitude, biting his lips.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He could not be sure.
capable of wounding
From this reading She was gone, and Warburton stood biting his lips.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Nothing was present to him but a sense of gawkish confusion, following on a wild impulse which both ashamed and alarmed him, he stood in a bumpkin attitude, biting his lips.
a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture
From this reading Nothing was present to him but a sense of gawkish confusion, following on a wild impulse which both ashamed and alarmed him, he stood in a bumpkin attitude, biting his lips.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Nothing was present to him but a sense of gawkish confusion, following on a wild impulse which both ashamed and alarmed him, he stood in a bumpkin attitude, biting his lips.
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading Nothing was present to him but a sense of gawkish confusion, following on a wild impulse which both ashamed and alarmed him, he stood in a bumpkin attitude, biting his lips.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could not be sure.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading Nothing was present to him but a sense of gawkish confusion, following on a wild impulse which both ashamed and alarmed him, he stood in a bumpkin attitude, biting his lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nothing was present to him but a sense of gawkish confusion, following on a wild impulse which both ashamed and alarmed him, he stood in a bumpkin attitude, biting his lips.
destroyed or killed
From this reading She was gone, and Warburton stood biting his lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Had he said good-night?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had he shaken hands with her?
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Had he shaken hands with her?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had he shaken hands with her?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Had he shaken hands with her?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nothing was present to him but a sense of gawkish confusion, following on a wild impulse which both ashamed and alarmed him, he stood in a bumpkin attitude, biting his lips.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She was gone, and Warburton stood biting his lips.
an instinctive motive
From this reading Nothing was present to him but a sense of gawkish confusion, following on a wild impulse which both ashamed and alarmed him, he stood in a bumpkin attitude, biting his lips.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nothing was present to him but a sense of gawkish confusion, following on a wild impulse which both ashamed and alarmed him, he stood in a bumpkin attitude, biting his lips.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading She was gone, and Warburton stood biting his lips.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He could not be sure.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing was present to him but a sense of gawkish confusion, following on a wild impulse which both ashamed and alarmed him, he stood in a bumpkin attitude, biting his lips.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nothing was present to him but a sense of gawkish confusion, following on a wild impulse which both ashamed and alarmed him, he stood in a bumpkin attitude, biting his lips.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Nothing was present to him but a sense of gawkish confusion, following on a wild impulse which both ashamed and alarmed him, he stood in a bumpkin attitude, biting his lips.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Nothing was present to him but a sense of gawkish confusion, following on a wild impulse which both ashamed and alarmed him, he stood in a bumpkin attitude, biting his lips.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Had he said good-night?
a general conscious awareness
From this reading Nothing was present to him but a sense of gawkish confusion, following on a wild impulse which both ashamed and alarmed him, he stood in a bumpkin attitude, biting his lips.
disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock
From this reading Had he shaken hands with her?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was gone, and Warburton stood biting his lips.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading She was gone, and Warburton stood biting his lips.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading He could not be sure.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nothing was present to him but a sense of gawkish confusion, following on a wild impulse which both ashamed and alarmed him, he stood in a bumpkin attitude, biting his lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was gone, and Warburton stood biting his lips.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was gone, and Warburton stood biting his lips.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Nothing was present to him but a sense of gawkish confusion, following on a wild impulse which both ashamed and alarmed him, he stood in a bumpkin attitude, biting his lips.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Nothing was present to him but a sense of gawkish confusion, following on a wild impulse which both ashamed and alarmed him, he stood in a bumpkin attitude, biting his lips.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Had he shaken hands with her?
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