Chapter 27 of Adrienne Toner: A Novel is here in full — 338 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 27 of Adrienne Toner: A Novel is here in full — 338 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
They never spoke of Coldbrooks, nor of Barney, nor of Palgrave; not once. Not once during all those nights that she sat beside him and made him sleep. He had heard from Coldbrooks, of course; letters came often now. And the dark young nurse had written for him since he could not yet write for himself. He had said no word of seeing Adrienne.
Chapter 27 of Adrienne Toner: A Novel is here in full — 338 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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next to; at the side of
From this reading “Not once during all those nights that she sat beside him and made him sleep.”
the literary culture
From this reading “He had heard from Coldbrooks, of course; letters came often now.”
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading “Not once during all those nights that she sat beside him and made him sleep.”
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading “And the dark young nurse had written for him since he could not yet write for himself.”
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading “He had said no word of seeing Adrienne.”
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “Not once during all those nights that she sat beside him and made him sleep.”
produce a literary work
From this reading “And the dark young nurse had written for him since he could not yet write for himself.”
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading “And the dark young nurse had written for him since he could not yet write for himself.”
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.
as might be expected
In this reading “He had heard from Coldbrooks, of course; letters came often now.”
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From this reading He had said no word of seeing Adrienne.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Not once during all those nights that she sat beside him and made him sleep.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Not once during all those nights that she sat beside him and made him sleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They never spoke of Coldbrooks, nor of Barney, nor of Palgrave; not once.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Not once during all those nights that she sat beside him and made him sleep.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He had heard from Coldbrooks, of course; letters came often now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They never spoke of Coldbrooks, nor of Barney, nor of Palgrave; not once.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And the dark young nurse had written for him since he could not yet write for himself.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading He had heard from Coldbrooks, of course; letters came often now.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading And the dark young nurse had written for him since he could not yet write for himself.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Not once during all those nights that she sat beside him and made him sleep.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And the dark young nurse had written for him since he could not yet write for himself.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had heard from Coldbrooks, of course; letters came often now.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had heard from Coldbrooks, of course; letters came often now.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had heard from Coldbrooks, of course; letters came often now.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading He had heard from Coldbrooks, of course; letters came often now.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Not once during all those nights that she sat beside him and made him sleep.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading And the dark young nurse had written for him since he could not yet write for himself.
the literary culture
From this reading He had heard from Coldbrooks, of course; letters came often now.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Not once during all those nights that she sat beside him and made him sleep.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading They never spoke of Coldbrooks, nor of Barney, nor of Palgrave; not once.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading Not once during all those nights that she sat beside him and made him sleep.
not any; not one
From this reading He had said no word of seeing Adrienne.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading They never spoke of Coldbrooks, nor of Barney, nor of Palgrave; not once.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They never spoke of Coldbrooks, nor of Barney, nor of Palgrave; not once.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He had heard from Coldbrooks, of course; letters came often now.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading And the dark young nurse had written for him since he could not yet write for himself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They never spoke of Coldbrooks, nor of Barney, nor of Palgrave; not once.
many times at short intervals
From this reading He had heard from Coldbrooks, of course; letters came often now.
on one occasion
From this reading They never spoke of Coldbrooks, nor of Barney, nor of Palgrave; not once.
English poet (1824-1897)
From this reading They never spoke of Coldbrooks, nor of Barney, nor of Palgrave; not once.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He had said no word of seeing Adrienne.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Not once during all those nights that she sat beside him and made him sleep.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading He had said no word of seeing Adrienne.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not once during all those nights that she sat beside him and made him sleep.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading And the dark young nurse had written for him since he could not yet write for himself.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Not once during all those nights that she sat beside him and made him sleep.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading They never spoke of Coldbrooks, nor of Barney, nor of Palgrave; not once.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not once during all those nights that she sat beside him and made him sleep.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And the dark young nurse had written for him since he could not yet write for himself.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They never spoke of Coldbrooks, nor of Barney, nor of Palgrave; not once.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Not once during all those nights that she sat beside him and made him sleep.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading He had said no word of seeing Adrienne.
produce a literary work
From this reading And the dark young nurse had written for him since he could not yet write for himself.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading And the dark young nurse had written for him since he could not yet write for himself.
but in spite of that
From this reading And the dark young nurse had written for him since he could not yet write for himself.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading And the dark young nurse had written for him since he could not yet write for himself.
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