Chapter 15 of "A Modern Hercules," the Tale of a Sculptress is here in full — 44 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of "A Modern Hercules," the Tale of a Sculptress is here in full — 44 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN ANGRY FATHER. There were many brilliant women at the great social function, but the only feast for the eyes of Milton Royle was Marie Salmon. But she was very much in demand. The hostess apparently had a mortgage upon the young girl’s time and attention. At length, however, Milton could endure it no longer.
Chapter 15 of "A Modern Hercules," the Tale of a Sculptress is here in full — 44 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading “At length, however, Milton could endure it no longer.”
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading “There were many brilliant women at the great social function, but the only feast for the eyes of Milton Royle was Marie Salmon.”
(mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)
From this reading “There were many brilliant women at the great social function, but the only feast for the eyes of Milton Royle was Marie Salmon.”
possessive form of “girl” — a young female
a woman host
From this reading “The hostess apparently had a mortgage upon the young girl’s time and attention.”
English poet; remembered primarily as the author of an epic poem describing humanity's fall from grace (1608-1674)
From this reading “There were many brilliant women at the great social function, but the only feast for the eyes of Milton Royle was Marie Salmon.”
a conditional conveyance of property as security for the repayment of a loan
From this reading “The hostess apparently had a mortgage upon the young girl’s time and attention.”
any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters; usually migrate from salt to fresh water to spawn
From this reading “There were many brilliant women at the great social function, but the only feast for the eyes of Milton Royle was Marie Salmon.”
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.
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a vaguely specified social event
In this reading “There were many brilliant women at the great social function, but the only feast for the eyes of Milton Royle was Marie Salmon.”
in a lengthy or prolix manner
In this reading “At length, however, Milton could endure it no longer.”
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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 The hostess apparently had a mortgage upon the young girl’s time and attention.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ANGRY FATHER.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The hostess apparently had a mortgage upon the young girl’s time and attention.
feeling or showing anger
From this reading AN ANGRY FATHER.
from appearances alone
From this reading The hostess apparently had a mortgage upon the young girl’s time and attention.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There were many brilliant women at the great social function, but the only feast for the eyes of Milton Royle was Marie Salmon.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading The hostess apparently had a mortgage upon the young girl’s time and attention.
of surpassing excellence
From this reading There were many brilliant women at the great social function, but the only feast for the eyes of Milton Royle was Marie Salmon.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There were many brilliant women at the great social function, but the only feast for the eyes of Milton Royle was Marie Salmon.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading At length, however, Milton could endure it no longer.
an urgent or peremptory request
From this reading But she was very much in demand.
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading At length, however, Milton could endure it no longer.
opinion or judgment
From this reading There were many brilliant women at the great social function, but the only feast for the eyes of Milton Royle was Marie Salmon.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading AN ANGRY FATHER.
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading There were many brilliant women at the great social function, but the only feast for the eyes of Milton Royle was Marie Salmon.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There were many brilliant women at the great social function, but the only feast for the eyes of Milton Royle was Marie Salmon.
(mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)
From this reading There were many brilliant women at the great social function, but the only feast for the eyes of Milton Royle was Marie Salmon.
possessive form of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The hostess apparently had a mortgage upon the young girl’s time and attention.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading There were many brilliant women at the great social function, but the only feast for the eyes of Milton Royle was Marie Salmon.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The hostess apparently had a mortgage upon the young girl’s time and attention.
a woman host
From this reading The hostess apparently had a mortgage upon the young girl’s time and attention.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading At length, however, Milton could endure it no longer.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But she was very much in demand.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At length, however, Milton could endure it no longer.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading At length, however, Milton could endure it no longer.
for more time
From this reading At length, however, Milton could endure it no longer.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading There were many brilliant women at the great social function, but the only feast for the eyes of Milton Royle was Marie Salmon.
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From this reading There were many brilliant women at the great social function, but the only feast for the eyes of Milton Royle was Marie Salmon.
English poet; remembered primarily as the author of an epic poem describing humanity's fall from grace (1608-1674)
From this reading There were many brilliant women at the great social function, but the only feast for the eyes of Milton Royle was Marie Salmon.
a conditional conveyance of property as security for the repayment of a loan
From this reading The hostess apparently had a mortgage upon the young girl’s time and attention.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading But she was very much in demand.
not any; not one
From this reading At length, however, Milton could endure it no longer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There were many brilliant women at the great social function, but the only feast for the eyes of Milton Royle was Marie Salmon.
and nothing more
From this reading There were many brilliant women at the great social function, but the only feast for the eyes of Milton Royle was Marie Salmon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were many brilliant women at the great social function, but the only feast for the eyes of Milton Royle was Marie Salmon.
any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters; usually migrate from salt to fresh water to spawn
From this reading There were many brilliant women at the great social function, but the only feast for the eyes of Milton Royle was Marie Salmon.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she was very much in demand.
relating to human society and its members
From this reading There were many brilliant women at the great social function, but the only feast for the eyes of Milton Royle was Marie Salmon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There were many brilliant women at the great social function, but the only feast for the eyes of Milton Royle was Marie Salmon.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were many brilliant women at the great social function, but the only feast for the eyes of Milton Royle was Marie Salmon.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The hostess apparently had a mortgage upon the young girl’s time and attention.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The hostess apparently had a mortgage upon the young girl’s time and attention.
precisely as stated
From this reading But she was very much in demand.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There were many brilliant women at the great social function, but the only feast for the eyes of Milton Royle was Marie Salmon.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were many brilliant women at the great social function, but the only feast for the eyes of Milton Royle was Marie Salmon.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading There were many brilliant women at the great social function, but the only feast for the eyes of Milton Royle was Marie Salmon.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The hostess apparently had a mortgage upon the young girl’s time and attention.
Chapter 15 of "A Modern Hercules," the Tale of a Sculptress by Melvin G. Winstock holds 44 sentences, grouped into 9 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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