Chapter 9 of A Song of a Single Note: A Love Story is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of A Song of a Single Note: A Love Story is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE HELP OF JACOB COHEN. On leaving Maria, Lord Medway went straight to his friend General Clinton. He had just dined, and having taken much wine, was bland and good-tempered. Medway's entrance delighted him. "I have had my orderly riding about for a couple of hours looking for you," he said.
Chapter 9 of A Song of a Single Note: A Love Story is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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lacking taste or flavor or tang
From this reading “He had just dined, and having taken much wine, was bland and good-tempered.”
wife of President Clinton and later a woman member of the United States Senate (1947-)
From this reading “On leaving Maria, Lord Medway went straight to his friend General Clinton.”
greatly pleased
From this reading “Medway's entrance delighted him.”
past form of “dine” — have supper; eat dinner
From this reading “He had just dined, and having taken much wine, was bland and good-tempered.”
French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)
From this reading “THE HELP OF JACOB COHEN.”
a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
From this reading “On leaving Maria, Lord Medway went straight to his friend General Clinton.”
a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer
From this reading “"I have had my orderly riding about for a couple of hours looking for you," he said.”
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading “"I have had my orderly riding about for a couple of hours looking for you," he said.”
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 “On leaving Maria, Lord Medway went straight to his friend General Clinton.”
In this reading “"I have had my orderly riding about for a couple of hours looking for you," he said.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I have had my orderly riding about for a couple of hours looking for you," he said.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I have had my orderly riding about for a couple of hours looking for you," he said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had just dined, and having taken much wine, was bland and good-tempered.
lacking taste or flavor or tang
From this reading He had just dined, and having taken much wine, was bland and good-tempered.
wife of President Clinton and later a woman member of the United States Senate (1947-)
From this reading On leaving Maria, Lord Medway went straight to his friend General Clinton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE HELP OF JACOB COHEN.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading "I have had my orderly riding about for a couple of hours looking for you," he said.
greatly pleased
From this reading Medway's entrance delighted him.
past form of “dine” — have supper; eat dinner
From this reading He had just dined, and having taken much wine, was bland and good-tempered.
something that provides access (to get in or get out)
From this reading Medway's entrance delighted him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I have had my orderly riding about for a couple of hours looking for you," he said.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading On leaving Maria, Lord Medway went straight to his friend General Clinton.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading On leaving Maria, Lord Medway went straight to his friend General Clinton.
not easily irritated
From this reading He had just dined, and having taken much wine, was bland and good-tempered.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had just dined, and having taken much wine, was bland and good-tempered.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have had my orderly riding about for a couple of hours looking for you," he said.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading He had just dined, and having taken much wine, was bland and good-tempered.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had just dined, and having taken much wine, was bland and good-tempered.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading THE HELP OF JACOB COHEN.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Medway's entrance delighted him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On leaving Maria, Lord Medway went straight to his friend General Clinton.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading "I have had my orderly riding about for a couple of hours looking for you," he said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have had my orderly riding about for a couple of hours looking for you," he said.
French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)
From this reading THE HELP OF JACOB COHEN.
and nothing more
From this reading He had just dined, and having taken much wine, was bland and good-tempered.
the act of departing
From this reading On leaving Maria, Lord Medway went straight to his friend General Clinton.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "I have had my orderly riding about for a couple of hours looking for you," he said.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading On leaving Maria, Lord Medway went straight to his friend General Clinton.
a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
From this reading On leaving Maria, Lord Medway went straight to his friend General Clinton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On leaving Maria, Lord Medway went straight to his friend General Clinton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Medway's entrance delighted him.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading He had just dined, and having taken much wine, was bland and good-tempered.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I have had my orderly riding about for a couple of hours looking for you," he said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HELP OF JACOB COHEN.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On leaving Maria, Lord Medway went straight to his friend General Clinton.
a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer
From this reading "I have had my orderly riding about for a couple of hours looking for you," he said.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading "I have had my orderly riding about for a couple of hours looking for you," he said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I have had my orderly riding about for a couple of hours looking for you," he said.
successive (without a break)
From this reading On leaving Maria, Lord Medway went straight to his friend General Clinton.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading He had just dined, and having taken much wine, was bland and good-tempered.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HELP OF JACOB COHEN.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On leaving Maria, Lord Medway went straight to his friend General Clinton.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had just dined, and having taken much wine, was bland and good-tempered.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading On leaving Maria, Lord Medway went straight to his friend General Clinton.
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading He had just dined, and having taken much wine, was bland and good-tempered.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I have had my orderly riding about for a couple of hours looking for you," he said.
Chapter 9 of A Song of a Single Note: A Love Story by Amelia E. Barr holds 442 sentences, grouped into 89 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.
Chapter 9 holds 442 sentences of A Song of a Single Note: A Love Story, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
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