Chapter 5 of Affinities, and Other Stories is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Affinities, and Other Stories is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
We got into the train. There was no Pullman. Not that it mattered, but it helped to upset me. I hated eloping in a day coach. And a woman with a market basket sat across the aisle, and the legs of a chicken stuck out.
Chapter 5 of Affinities, and Other Stories is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods)
From this reading “And a woman with a market basket sat across the aisle, and the legs of a chicken stuck out.”
the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading “And a woman with a market basket sat across the aisle, and the legs of a chicken stuck out.”
teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
From this reading “I hated eloping in a day coach.”
the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
From this reading “And a woman with a market basket sat across the aisle, and the legs of a chicken stuck out.”
past form of “matter” — have weight; have import, carry weight
From this reading “Not that it mattered, but it helped to upset me.”
luxurious passenger car; for day or night travel
From this reading “There was no Pullman.”
caught or fixed
From this reading “And a woman with a market basket sat across the aisle, and the legs of a chicken stuck out.”
disturb the balance or stability of
From this reading “Not that it mattered, but it helped to upset me.”
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 “And a woman with a market basket sat across the aisle, and the legs of a chicken stuck out.”
get involved in or with
In this reading “We got into the train.”
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 hated eloping in a day coach.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading And a woman with a market basket sat across the aisle, and the legs of a chicken stuck out.
a long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods)
From this reading And a woman with a market basket sat across the aisle, and the legs of a chicken stuck out.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And a woman with a market basket sat across the aisle, and the legs of a chicken stuck out.
a container that is usually woven and has handles
From this reading And a woman with a market basket sat across the aisle, and the legs of a chicken stuck out.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Not that it mattered, but it helped to upset me.
the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading And a woman with a market basket sat across the aisle, and the legs of a chicken stuck out.
teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
From this reading I hated eloping in a day coach.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I hated eloping in a day coach.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hated eloping in a day coach.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We got into the train.
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading I hated eloping in a day coach.
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Not that it mattered, but it helped to upset me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I hated eloping in a day coach.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I hated eloping in a day coach.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We got into the train.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Not that it mattered, but it helped to upset me.
staying power
From this reading And a woman with a market basket sat across the aisle, and the legs of a chicken stuck out.
the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
From this reading And a woman with a market basket sat across the aisle, and the legs of a chicken stuck out.
past form of “matter” — have weight; have import, carry weight
From this reading Not that it mattered, but it helped to upset me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Not that it mattered, but it helped to upset me.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no Pullman.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not that it mattered, but it helped to upset me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And a woman with a market basket sat across the aisle, and the legs of a chicken stuck out.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading And a woman with a market basket sat across the aisle, and the legs of a chicken stuck out.
luxurious passenger car; for day or night travel
From this reading There was no Pullman.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading And a woman with a market basket sat across the aisle, and the legs of a chicken stuck out.
caught or fixed
From this reading And a woman with a market basket sat across the aisle, and the legs of a chicken stuck out.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not that it mattered, but it helped to upset me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We got into the train.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no Pullman.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not that it mattered, but it helped to upset me.
create by training and teaching
From this reading We got into the train.
disturb the balance or stability of
From this reading Not that it mattered, but it helped to upset me.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no Pullman.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We got into the train.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And a woman with a market basket sat across the aisle, and the legs of a chicken stuck out.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading And a woman with a market basket sat across the aisle, and the legs of a chicken stuck out.
Chapter 5 of Affinities, and Other Stories by Mary Roberts Rinehart holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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 5 holds 404 sentences of Affinities, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Affinities, and Other Stories by Mary Roberts Rinehart exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 404 sentences, grouped into 81 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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