Chapter 8 of Yeast: a Problem is here in full — 290 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of Yeast: a Problem is here in full — 290 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Some three months slipped away--right dreary months for Lancelot, for the Lavingtons went to Baden-Baden for the summer. 'The waters were necessary for their health.'
Chapter 8 of Yeast: a Problem is here in full — 290 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
From this reading “Some three months slipped away--right dreary months for Lancelot, for the Lavingtons went to Baden-Baden for the summer.”
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading “'The waters were necessary for their health.'”
(Arthurian legend) one of the knights of the Round Table; friend of King Arthur until (according to some versions of the legend) he became the lover of Arthur's wife Guinevere
From this reading “Some three months slipped away--right dreary months for Lancelot, for the Lavingtons went to Baden-Baden for the summer.”
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “Some three months slipped away--right dreary months for Lancelot, for the Lavingtons went to Baden-Baden for the summer.”
absolutely essential
From this reading “'The waters were necessary for their health.'”
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading “Some three months slipped away--right dreary months for Lancelot, for the Lavingtons went to Baden-Baden for the summer.”
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading “Some three months slipped away--right dreary months for Lancelot, for the Lavingtons went to Baden-Baden for the summer.”
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading “'The waters were necessary for their health.'”
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from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Some three months slipped away--right dreary months for Lancelot, for the Lavingtons went to Baden-Baden for the summer.
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From this reading Some three months slipped away--right dreary months for Lancelot, for the Lavingtons went to Baden-Baden for the summer.
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
From this reading Some three months slipped away--right dreary months for Lancelot, for the Lavingtons went to Baden-Baden for the summer.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Some three months slipped away--right dreary months for Lancelot, for the Lavingtons went to Baden-Baden for the summer.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading 'The waters were necessary for their health.'
(Arthurian legend) one of the knights of the Round Table; friend of King Arthur until (according to some versions of the legend) he became the lover of Arthur's wife Guinevere
From this reading Some three months slipped away--right dreary months for Lancelot, for the Lavingtons went to Baden-Baden for the summer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some three months slipped away--right dreary months for Lancelot, for the Lavingtons went to Baden-Baden for the summer.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Some three months slipped away--right dreary months for Lancelot, for the Lavingtons went to Baden-Baden for the summer.
absolutely essential
From this reading 'The waters were necessary for their health.'
precisely, exactly
From this reading Some three months slipped away--right dreary months for Lancelot, for the Lavingtons went to Baden-Baden for the summer.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading Some three months slipped away--right dreary months for Lancelot, for the Lavingtons went to Baden-Baden for the summer.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some three months slipped away--right dreary months for Lancelot, for the Lavingtons went to Baden-Baden for the summer.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Some three months slipped away--right dreary months for Lancelot, for the Lavingtons went to Baden-Baden for the summer.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Some three months slipped away--right dreary months for Lancelot, for the Lavingtons went to Baden-Baden for the summer.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading 'The waters were necessary for their health.'
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Some three months slipped away--right dreary months for Lancelot, for the Lavingtons went to Baden-Baden for the summer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Some three months slipped away--right dreary months for Lancelot, for the Lavingtons went to Baden-Baden for the summer.
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading 'The waters were necessary for their health.'
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Some three months slipped away--right dreary months for Lancelot, for the Lavingtons went to Baden-Baden for the summer.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'The waters were necessary for their health.'
Chapter 8 of Yeast: a Problem by Charles Kingsley holds 290 sentences, grouped into 58 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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