Chapter 17 of A Bunch of Cherries is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of A Bunch of Cherries is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FALL. The remainder of that walk was taken in complete silence. Florence's head felt as if it were going round. There was a buzzing noise in her ears. Higher and yet higher over her moral nature did the waves of temptation rise.
Chapter 17 of A Bunch of Cherries is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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noisy like the sound of a bee
From this reading “There was a buzzing noise in her ears.”
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading “The remainder of that walk was taken in complete silence.”
possessive form of “florence” — a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading “Florence's head felt as if it were going round.”
advanced in complexity or elaboration
From this reading “Higher and yet higher over her moral nature did the waves of temptation rise.”
concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
From this reading “Higher and yet higher over her moral nature did the waves of temptation rise.”
something left after other parts have been taken away
From this reading “The remainder of that walk was taken in complete silence.”
something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
From this reading “Higher and yet higher over her moral nature did the waves of temptation rise.”
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading “Higher and yet higher over her moral nature did the waves of temptation rise.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
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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 There was a buzzing noise in her ears.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Higher and yet higher over her moral nature did the waves of temptation rise.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Florence's head felt as if it were going round.
noisy like the sound of a bee
From this reading There was a buzzing noise in her ears.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading The remainder of that walk was taken in complete silence.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Higher and yet higher over her moral nature did the waves of temptation rise.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading There was a buzzing noise in her ears.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading THE FALL.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Florence's head felt as if it were going round.
possessive form of “florence” — a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading Florence's head felt as if it were going round.
the act of departing
From this reading Florence's head felt as if it were going round.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Florence's head felt as if it were going round.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was a buzzing noise in her ears.
advanced in complexity or elaboration
From this reading Higher and yet higher over her moral nature did the waves of temptation rise.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Florence's head felt as if it were going round.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The remainder of that walk was taken in complete silence.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Florence's head felt as if it were going round.
concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
From this reading Higher and yet higher over her moral nature did the waves of temptation rise.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading Higher and yet higher over her moral nature did the waves of temptation rise.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading There was a buzzing noise in her ears.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The remainder of that walk was taken in complete silence.
above and across; more than
From this reading Higher and yet higher over her moral nature did the waves of temptation rise.
something left after other parts have been taken away
From this reading The remainder of that walk was taken in complete silence.
move upward
From this reading Higher and yet higher over her moral nature did the waves of temptation rise.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Florence's head felt as if it were going round.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The remainder of that walk was taken in complete silence.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading The remainder of that walk was taken in complete silence.
something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
From this reading Higher and yet higher over her moral nature did the waves of temptation rise.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The remainder of that walk was taken in complete silence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FALL.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a buzzing noise in her ears.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading The remainder of that walk was taken in complete silence.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The remainder of that walk was taken in complete silence.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading Higher and yet higher over her moral nature did the waves of temptation rise.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Florence's head felt as if it were going round.
but in spite of that
From this reading Higher and yet higher over her moral nature did the waves of temptation rise.
Chapter 17 of A Bunch of Cherries by L. T. Meade holds 175 sentences, grouped into 35 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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