Chapter 10 of Amusement Only is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Amusement Only is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE UNFORTUNATE RESULT OF BEING A TWIN. "So, Mr. Buxton, you don't know me?" "Nor me?" The larger stranger stood against the door. The lesser one, who appeared to be acting as echo, leaned against a table.
Chapter 10 of Amusement Only is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the performance of a part or role in a drama
From this reading “The lesser one, who appeared to be acting as echo, leaned against a table.”
to say again or imitate
From this reading “The lesser one, who appeared to be acting as echo, leaned against a table.”
large or big relative to something else
From this reading “The larger stranger stood against the door.”
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading “The lesser one, who appeared to be acting as echo, leaned against a table.”
of less size or importance
From this reading “The lesser one, who appeared to be acting as echo, leaned against a table.”
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading “THE UNFORTUNATE RESULT OF BEING A TWIN.”
either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy
From this reading “THE UNFORTUNATE RESULT OF BEING A TWIN.”
not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
From this reading “THE UNFORTUNATE RESULT OF BEING A TWIN.”
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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rest on for support
In this reading “The lesser one, who appeared to be acting as echo, leaned against a table.”
In this reading “The larger stranger stood against the door.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 THE UNFORTUNATE RESULT OF BEING A TWIN.
the performance of a part or role in a drama
From this reading The lesser one, who appeared to be acting as echo, leaned against a table.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The larger stranger stood against the door.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The lesser one, who appeared to be acting as echo, leaned against a table.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The lesser one, who appeared to be acting as echo, leaned against a table.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The lesser one, who appeared to be acting as echo, leaned against a table.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading THE UNFORTUNATE RESULT OF BEING A TWIN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "So, Mr. Buxton, you don't know me?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "So, Mr. Buxton, you don't know me?"
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The larger stranger stood against the door.
to say again or imitate
From this reading The lesser one, who appeared to be acting as echo, leaned against a table.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "So, Mr. Buxton, you don't know me?"
large or big relative to something else
From this reading The larger stranger stood against the door.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading The lesser one, who appeared to be acting as echo, leaned against a table.
of less size or importance
From this reading The lesser one, who appeared to be acting as echo, leaned against a table.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "So, Mr. Buxton, you don't know me?"
a form of address for a man
From this reading "So, Mr. Buxton, you don't know me?"
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading "Nor me?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE UNFORTUNATE RESULT OF BEING A TWIN.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The lesser one, who appeared to be acting as echo, leaned against a table.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading THE UNFORTUNATE RESULT OF BEING A TWIN.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So, Mr. Buxton, you don't know me?"
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The larger stranger stood against the door.
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading The larger stranger stood against the door.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading The lesser one, who appeared to be acting as echo, leaned against a table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE UNFORTUNATE RESULT OF BEING A TWIN.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The lesser one, who appeared to be acting as echo, leaned against a table.
either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy
From this reading THE UNFORTUNATE RESULT OF BEING A TWIN.
not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
From this reading THE UNFORTUNATE RESULT OF BEING A TWIN.
which person or people
From this reading The lesser one, who appeared to be acting as echo, leaned against a table.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "So, Mr. Buxton, you don't know me?"
Chapter 10 of Amusement Only by Richard Marsh holds 141 sentences, grouped into 29 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 10 holds 141 sentences of Amusement Only, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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