Chapter 13 of Young Earnest is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Young Earnest is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I'm fit enough. George told me you'd left. I'd like to know why. I don't want to open old scores or inquire into your private affairs, but it seemed to me that my mother was very good to you when you came back." "Well---- It was the same old trouble.
Chapter 13 of Young Earnest is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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matters of personal concern
From this reading “I don't want to open old scores or inquire into your private affairs, but it seemed to me that my mother was very good to you when you came back."”
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading “"I'm fit enough.”
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading “George told me you'd left.”
address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading “I don't want to open old scores or inquire into your private affairs, but it seemed to me that my mother was very good to you when you came back."”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “I don't want to open old scores or inquire into your private affairs, but it seemed to me that my mother was very good to you when you came back."”
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading “I don't want to open old scores or inquire into your private affairs, but it seemed to me that my mother was very good to you when you came back."”
a large number or amount
From this reading “I don't want to open old scores or inquire into your private affairs, but it seemed to me that my mother was very good to you when you came back."”
a source of difficulty
From this reading “"Well---- It was the same old trouble.”
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In this reading “I don't want to open old scores or inquire into your private affairs, but it seemed to me that my mother was very good to you when you came back."”
be restored
In this reading “I don't want to open old scores or inquire into your private affairs, but it seemed to me that my mother was very good to you when you came back."”
In this reading “I don't want to open old scores or inquire into your private affairs, but it seemed to me that my mother was very good to you when you came back."”
In this reading “I don't want to open old scores or inquire into your private affairs, but it seemed to me that my mother was very good to you when you came back."”
In this reading “I'd like to know why.”
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matters of personal concern
From this reading I don't want to open old scores or inquire into your private affairs, but it seemed to me that my mother was very good to you when you came back."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I don't want to open old scores or inquire into your private affairs, but it seemed to me that my mother was very good to you when you came back."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I don't want to open old scores or inquire into your private affairs, but it seemed to me that my mother was very good to you when you came back."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I don't want to open old scores or inquire into your private affairs, but it seemed to me that my mother was very good to you when you came back."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't want to open old scores or inquire into your private affairs, but it seemed to me that my mother was very good to you when you came back."
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "I'm fit enough.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading "I'm fit enough.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading George told me you'd left.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I don't want to open old scores or inquire into your private affairs, but it seemed to me that my mother was very good to you when you came back."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don't want to open old scores or inquire into your private affairs, but it seemed to me that my mother was very good to you when you came back."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'd like to know why.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm fit enough.
address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading I don't want to open old scores or inquire into your private affairs, but it seemed to me that my mother was very good to you when you came back."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I don't want to open old scores or inquire into your private affairs, but it seemed to me that my mother was very good to you when you came back."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I don't want to open old scores or inquire into your private affairs, but it seemed to me that my mother was very good to you when you came back."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I'd like to know why.
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 George told me you'd left.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I'd like to know why.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading George told me you'd left.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading I don't want to open old scores or inquire into your private affairs, but it seemed to me that my mother was very good to you when you came back."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I don't want to open old scores or inquire into your private affairs, but it seemed to me that my mother was very good to you when you came back."
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading I don't want to open old scores or inquire into your private affairs, but it seemed to me that my mother was very good to you when you came back."
To move from a closed position.
From this reading I don't want to open old scores or inquire into your private affairs, but it seemed to me that my mother was very good to you when you came back."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I don't want to open old scores or inquire into your private affairs, but it seemed to me that my mother was very good to you when you came back."
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading I don't want to open old scores or inquire into your private affairs, but it seemed to me that my mother was very good to you when you came back."
Identical; not different.
From this reading "Well---- It was the same old trouble.
a large number or amount
From this reading I don't want to open old scores or inquire into your private affairs, but it seemed to me that my mother was very good to you when you came back."
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading I don't want to open old scores or inquire into your private affairs, but it seemed to me that my mother was very good to you when you came back."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I don't want to open old scores or inquire into your private affairs, but it seemed to me that my mother was very good to you when you came back."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well---- It was the same old trouble.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I'd like to know why.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading George told me you'd left.
a source of difficulty
From this reading "Well---- It was the same old trouble.
precisely as stated
From this reading I don't want to open old scores or inquire into your private affairs, but it seemed to me that my mother was very good to you when you came back."
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I don't want to open old scores or inquire into your private affairs, but it seemed to me that my mother was very good to you when you came back."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I don't want to open old scores or inquire into your private affairs, but it seemed to me that my mother was very good to you when you came back."
(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 "Well---- It was the same old trouble.
at the time that
From this reading I don't want to open old scores or inquire into your private affairs, but it seemed to me that my mother was very good to you when you came back."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading I'd like to know why.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I don't want to open old scores or inquire into your private affairs, but it seemed to me that my mother was very good to you when you came back."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading George told me you'd left.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I don't want to open old scores or inquire into your private affairs, but it seemed to me that my mother was very good to you when you came back."
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