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Chapter 2 of Amethyst: The Story of a Beauty is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Shy, eh?" said her father good-naturedly, as they reached the Hall. "Never mind--we take things easy. Visitors in the drawing-room, do you say?"--to the servant. "Generally are, I think. My lady would have made a circle of mermen and savages if she had been shipwrecked with Robinson Crusoe."
Chapter 2 of Amethyst: The Story of a Beauty is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading “My lady would have made a circle of mermen and savages if she had been shipwrecked with Robinson Crusoe."”
usually; as a rule
From this reading “"Generally are, I think.”
in a good-natured manner
From this reading “"Shy, eh?" said her father good-naturedly, as they reached the Hall.”
English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975)
From this reading “My lady would have made a circle of mermen and savages if she had been shipwrecked with Robinson Crusoe."”
plural of “savage” — a member of an uncivilized people
From this reading “My lady would have made a circle of mermen and savages if she had been shipwrecked with Robinson Crusoe."”
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading “Visitors in the drawing-room, do you say?"--to the servant.”
start suddenly, as from fright
From this reading “"Shy, eh?" said her father good-naturedly, as they reached the Hall.”
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading “Visitors in the drawing-room, do you say?"--to the servant.”
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading My lady would have made a circle of mermen and savages if she had been shipwrecked with Robinson Crusoe."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My lady would have made a circle of mermen and savages if she had been shipwrecked with Robinson Crusoe."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Generally are, I think.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Shy, eh?" said her father good-naturedly, as they reached the Hall.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading My lady would have made a circle of mermen and savages if she had been shipwrecked with Robinson Crusoe."
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading My lady would have made a circle of mermen and savages if she had been shipwrecked with Robinson Crusoe."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My lady would have made a circle of mermen and savages if she had been shipwrecked with Robinson Crusoe."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Visitors in the drawing-room, do you say?"--to the servant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Visitors in the drawing-room, do you say?"--to the servant.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading "Never mind--we take things easy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Shy, eh?" said her father good-naturedly, as they reached the Hall.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Shy, eh?" said her father good-naturedly, as they reached the Hall.
usually; as a rule
From this reading "Generally are, I think.
in a good-natured manner
From this reading "Shy, eh?" said her father good-naturedly, as they reached the Hall.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My lady would have made a circle of mermen and savages if she had been shipwrecked with Robinson Crusoe."
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading "Shy, eh?" said her father good-naturedly, as they reached the Hall.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading My lady would have made a circle of mermen and savages if she had been shipwrecked with Robinson Crusoe."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Shy, eh?" said her father good-naturedly, as they reached the Hall.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Generally are, I think.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading My lady would have made a circle of mermen and savages if she had been shipwrecked with Robinson Crusoe."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Visitors in the drawing-room, do you say?"--to the servant.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading My lady would have made a circle of mermen and savages if she had been shipwrecked with Robinson Crusoe."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading My lady would have made a circle of mermen and savages if she had been shipwrecked with Robinson Crusoe."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My lady would have made a circle of mermen and savages if she had been shipwrecked with Robinson Crusoe."
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "Never mind--we take things easy.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My lady would have made a circle of mermen and savages if she had been shipwrecked with Robinson Crusoe."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Never mind--we take things easy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My lady would have made a circle of mermen and savages if she had been shipwrecked with Robinson Crusoe."
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading "Shy, eh?" said her father good-naturedly, as they reached the Hall.
English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975)
From this reading My lady would have made a circle of mermen and savages if she had been shipwrecked with Robinson Crusoe."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Shy, eh?" said her father good-naturedly, as they reached the Hall.
plural of “savage” — a member of an uncivilized people
From this reading My lady would have made a circle of mermen and savages if she had been shipwrecked with Robinson Crusoe."
express in words
From this reading Visitors in the drawing-room, do you say?"--to the servant.
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading Visitors in the drawing-room, do you say?"--to the servant.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading My lady would have made a circle of mermen and savages if she had been shipwrecked with Robinson Crusoe."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My lady would have made a circle of mermen and savages if she had been shipwrecked with Robinson Crusoe."
start suddenly, as from fright
From this reading "Shy, eh?" said her father good-naturedly, as they reached the Hall.
carry out
From this reading "Never mind--we take things easy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Shy, eh?" said her father good-naturedly, as they reached the Hall.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Shy, eh?" said her father good-naturedly, as they reached the Hall.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "Never mind--we take things easy.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Generally are, I think.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Visitors in the drawing-room, do you say?"--to the servant.
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading Visitors in the drawing-room, do you say?"--to the servant.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Never mind--we take things easy.
in the company of; together with
From this reading My lady would have made a circle of mermen and savages if she had been shipwrecked with Robinson Crusoe."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading My lady would have made a circle of mermen and savages if she had been shipwrecked with Robinson Crusoe."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Visitors in the drawing-room, do you say?"--to the servant.
Chapter 2 of Amethyst: The Story of a Beauty by Christabel R. (Christabel Rose) Coleridge holds 397 sentences, grouped into 80 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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