Chapter 10 of All But Lost: A Novel. Vol. 3 of 3 is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of All But Lost: A Novel. Vol. 3 of 3 is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WELL MATCHED. Mr. Barton closed the office immediately after the departure of Arthur Prescott, and went straight home. Very wrath was his wife when he told her the events of the day. “You are a miserable cur, Barton, and I always told you so.” This was all the comfort he got from Rachel.
Chapter 10 of All But Lost: A Novel. Vol. 3 of 3 is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading “Mr. Barton closed the office immediately after the departure of Arthur Prescott, and went straight home.”
an inferior dog or one of mixed breed
From this reading ““You are a miserable cur, Barton, and I always told you so.””
the act of departing
From this reading “Mr. Barton closed the office immediately after the departure of Arthur Prescott, and went straight home.”
provided with a worthy adversary or competitor
From this reading “WELL MATCHED.”
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading ““You are a miserable cur, Barton, and I always told you so.””
a town in central Arizona
From this reading “Mr. Barton closed the office immediately after the departure of Arthur Prescott, and went straight home.”
(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From this reading “This was all the comfort he got from Rachel.”
intense anger (usually on an epic scale)
From this reading “Very wrath was his wife when he told her the events of the day.”
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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In this reading “WELL MATCHED.”
In this reading “Mr. Barton closed the office immediately after the departure of Arthur Prescott, and went straight home.”
In this reading “Mr. Barton closed the office immediately after the departure of Arthur Prescott, and went straight home.”
In this reading “Mr. Barton closed the office immediately after the departure of Arthur Prescott, and went straight home.”
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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 “You are a miserable cur, Barton, and I always told you so.”
later than; following
From this reading Mr. Barton closed the office immediately after the departure of Arthur Prescott, and went straight home.
(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 This was all the comfort he got from Rachel.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading “You are a miserable cur, Barton, and I always told you so.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Barton closed the office immediately after the departure of Arthur Prescott, and went straight home.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You are a miserable cur, Barton, and I always told you so.”
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading Mr. Barton closed the office immediately after the departure of Arthur Prescott, and went straight home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Barton closed the office immediately after the departure of Arthur Prescott, and went straight home.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading Mr. Barton closed the office immediately after the departure of Arthur Prescott, and went straight home.
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading This was all the comfort he got from Rachel.
an inferior dog or one of mixed breed
From this reading “You are a miserable cur, Barton, and I always told you so.”
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Very wrath was his wife when he told her the events of the day.
the act of departing
From this reading Mr. Barton closed the office immediately after the departure of Arthur Prescott, and went straight home.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading Very wrath was his wife when he told her the events of the day.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This was all the comfort he got from Rachel.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading This was all the comfort he got from Rachel.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Very wrath was his wife when he told her the events of the day.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Very wrath was his wife when he told her the events of the day.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Very wrath was his wife when he told her the events of the day.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Mr. Barton closed the office immediately after the departure of Arthur Prescott, and went straight home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “You are a miserable cur, Barton, and I always told you so.”
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Mr. Barton closed the office immediately after the departure of Arthur Prescott, and went straight home.
provided with a worthy adversary or competitor
From this reading WELL MATCHED.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading “You are a miserable cur, Barton, and I always told you so.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Barton closed the office immediately after the departure of Arthur Prescott, and went straight home.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Barton closed the office immediately after the departure of Arthur Prescott, and went straight home.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Mr. Barton closed the office immediately after the departure of Arthur Prescott, and went straight home.
a town in central Arizona
From this reading Mr. Barton closed the office immediately after the departure of Arthur Prescott, and went straight home.
(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From this reading This was all the comfort he got from Rachel.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “You are a miserable cur, Barton, and I always told you so.”
successive (without a break)
From this reading Mr. Barton closed the office immediately after the departure of Arthur Prescott, and went straight home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Barton closed the office immediately after the departure of Arthur Prescott, and went straight home.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was all the comfort he got from Rachel.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Very wrath was his wife when he told her the events of the day.
precisely as stated
From this reading Very wrath was his wife when he told her the events of the day.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Very wrath was his wife when he told her the events of the day.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading WELL MATCHED.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Mr. Barton closed the office immediately after the departure of Arthur Prescott, and went straight home.
at the time that
From this reading Very wrath was his wife when he told her the events of the day.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Very wrath was his wife when he told her the events of the day.
intense anger (usually on an epic scale)
From this reading Very wrath was his wife when he told her the events of the day.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You are a miserable cur, Barton, and I always told you so.”
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