Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Woman and Puppet, Etc. is here in full — 24 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
They left us alone. “Defend yourself. Lie. You lie so well!” I cried.
Woman and Puppet, Etc.
Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Woman and Puppet, Etc. is here in full — 24 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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They
left
us
alone.
“Defend
yourself.
Lie.
You
lie
so
well!”
I
cried.
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Woman and Puppet, Etc.
Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Woman and Puppet, Etc. is here in full — 24 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/4 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
They
left
us
alone.
/ðeɪ left ʌs əˈloʊn/
Line 2
“Defend
yourself.
/dɪˈfend jərˈself/
Line 3
Lie.
/laɪ/
Line 4
You
lie
so
well!”
/juː laɪ soʊ wel/
Line 5
I
cried.
/aɪ kraɪd/
Learner Dictionary
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
Having no one else present.
From this reading “They left us alone.”
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “I cried.”
Defend
verb
US /dɪˈfend/
argue or speak in defense of
From this reading ““Defend yourself.”
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading “They left us alone.”
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading “Lie.”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “You lie so well!””
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading ““Defend yourself.”
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Having no one else present.
From this reading They left us alone.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading I cried.
DefendverbUS /dɪˈfend/
argue or speak in defense of
From this reading “Defend yourself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I cried.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading They left us alone.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading Lie.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading You lie so well!”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They left us alone.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They left us alone.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading You lie so well!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You lie so well!”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “Defend yourself.
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Vocabulary met early in Woman and Puppet, Etc.
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- Https
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- Woman
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