Chapter 30 of A Life For a Love: A Novel is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of A Life For a Love: A Novel is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Esther did not go out next morning. Cherry was surprised at this. Helps went off at his usual hour. Cherry noticed that he ate little or no breakfast; but Esther did not stir. She sat quietly by the breakfast table.
Chapter 30 of A Life For a Love: A Novel is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading “Cherry noticed that he ate little or no breakfast; but Esther did not stir.”
eat an early morning meal
From this reading “Cherry noticed that he ate little or no breakfast; but Esther did not stir.”
wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black cherry
From this reading “Cherry was surprised at this.”
(Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)
From this reading “Esther did not go out next morning.”
plural of “help” — the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading “Helps went off at his usual hour.”
being perceived or observed
From this reading “Cherry noticed that he ate little or no breakfast; but Esther did not stir.”
move an implement through
From this reading “Cherry noticed that he ate little or no breakfast; but Esther did not stir.”
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading “Cherry was surprised at this.”
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.
In this reading “Esther did not go out next morning.”
a table where breakfast is eaten
In this reading “She sat quietly by the breakfast table.”
In this reading “Helps went off at his usual hour.”
move out of or depart from
In this reading “Esther did not go out next morning.”
run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
In this reading “Helps went off at his usual hour.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Cherry was surprised at this.
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading Cherry noticed that he ate little or no breakfast; but Esther did not stir.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Cherry noticed that he ate little or no breakfast; but Esther did not stir.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Cherry noticed that he ate little or no breakfast; but Esther did not stir.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She sat quietly by the breakfast table.
wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black cherry
From this reading Cherry was surprised at this.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Esther did not go out next morning.
(Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)
From this reading Esther did not go out next morning.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Esther did not go out next morning.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Cherry noticed that he ate little or no breakfast; but Esther did not stir.
plural of “help” — the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading Helps went off at his usual hour.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Helps went off at his usual hour.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Helps went off at his usual hour.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Cherry noticed that he ate little or no breakfast; but Esther did not stir.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Esther did not go out next morning.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Esther did not go out next morning.
not any; not one
From this reading Cherry noticed that he ate little or no breakfast; but Esther did not stir.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Esther did not go out next morning.
being perceived or observed
From this reading Cherry noticed that he ate little or no breakfast; but Esther did not stir.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Helps went off at his usual hour.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Cherry noticed that he ate little or no breakfast; but Esther did not stir.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Esther did not go out next morning.
with low volume
From this reading She sat quietly by the breakfast table.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading She sat quietly by the breakfast table.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She sat quietly by the breakfast table.
move an implement through
From this reading Cherry noticed that he ate little or no breakfast; but Esther did not stir.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading Cherry was surprised at this.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading She sat quietly by the breakfast table.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Cherry noticed that he ate little or no breakfast; but Esther did not stir.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She sat quietly by the breakfast table.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Cherry was surprised at this.
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading Helps went off at his usual hour.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Cherry was surprised at this.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Helps went off at his usual hour.
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