Chapter 5 of An Accidental Honeymoon is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of An Accidental Honeymoon is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
For the first time that night, he laughed boyishly. "You dear child! You mustn't stay, though." "Put these on, Bob White. Perhaps you'll get dry underneath."
Chapter 5 of An Accidental Honeymoon is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “"Put these on, Bob White.”
a young person of either sex
From this reading “"You dear child!”
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading “Perhaps you'll get dry underneath."”
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “For the first time that night, he laughed boyishly.”
by chance
From this reading “Perhaps you'll get dry underneath."”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “You mustn't stay, though."”
directly under, often hidden by what is above
From this reading “Perhaps you'll get dry underneath."”
a Caucasian
From this reading “"Put these on, Bob White.”
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 “For the first time that night, he laughed boyishly.”
In this reading “"You dear child!”
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.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading "Put these on, Bob White.
like a boy
From this reading For the first time that night, he laughed boyishly.
a young person of either sex
From this reading "You dear child!
dearly loved
From this reading "You dear child!
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading Perhaps you'll get dry underneath."
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading For the first time that night, he laughed boyishly.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the first time that night, he laughed boyishly.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Perhaps you'll get dry underneath."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For the first time that night, he laughed boyishly.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading For the first time that night, he laughed boyishly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You mustn't stay, though."
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading For the first time that night, he laughed boyishly.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Put these on, Bob White.
by chance
From this reading Perhaps you'll get dry underneath."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Put these on, Bob White.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading You mustn't stay, though."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For the first time that night, he laughed boyishly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For the first time that night, he laughed boyishly.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "Put these on, Bob White.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading You mustn't stay, though."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading For the first time that night, he laughed boyishly.
directly under, often hidden by what is above
From this reading Perhaps you'll get dry underneath."
a Caucasian
From this reading "Put these on, Bob White.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You dear child!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps you'll get dry underneath."
Chapter 5 of An Accidental Honeymoon by Edward Barron holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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 418 sentences of An Accidental Honeymoon, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of An Accidental Honeymoon by Edward Barron exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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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