Chapter 13 of Ariel Dances is here in full — 273 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Ariel Dances is here in full — 273 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Hugh slept late the next morning, and instead of being the first down to breakfast was the last. He had done very well on his business trip to Chicago, however, and felt that he could afford to sleep as long as he liked. He had got to bed very late. This was not because Joan had kept him up. She had not, or had done so only indirectly.
Chapter 13 of Ariel Dances is here in full — 273 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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be able to spare or give up
From this reading “He had done very well on his business trip to Chicago, however, and felt that he could afford to sleep as long as he liked.”
eat an early morning meal
From this reading “Hugh slept late the next morning, and instead of being the first down to breakfast was the last.”
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading “He had done very well on his business trip to Chicago, however, and felt that he could afford to sleep as long as he liked.”
not in a forthright manner
From this reading “She had not, or had done so only indirectly.”
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading “Hugh slept late the next morning, and instead of being the first down to breakfast was the last.”
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading “He had done very well on his business trip to Chicago, however, and felt that he could afford to sleep as long as he liked.”
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading “Hugh slept late the next morning, and instead of being the first down to breakfast was the last.”
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading “He had done very well on his business trip to Chicago, however, and felt that he could afford to sleep as long as he liked.”
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 “Hugh slept late the next morning, and instead of being the first down to breakfast was the last.”
In this reading “He had done very well on his business trip to Chicago, however, and felt that he could afford to sleep as long as he liked.”
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be able to spare or give up
From this reading He had done very well on his business trip to Chicago, however, and felt that he could afford to sleep as long as he liked.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hugh slept late the next morning, and instead of being the first down to breakfast was the last.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had done very well on his business trip to Chicago, however, and felt that he could afford to sleep as long as he liked.
for the reason that
From this reading This was not because Joan had kept him up.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading He had got to bed very late.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Hugh slept late the next morning, and instead of being the first down to breakfast was the last.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Hugh slept late the next morning, and instead of being the first down to breakfast was the last.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading He had done very well on his business trip to Chicago, however, and felt that he could afford to sleep as long as he liked.
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading He had done very well on his business trip to Chicago, however, and felt that he could afford to sleep as long as he liked.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He had done very well on his business trip to Chicago, however, and felt that he could afford to sleep as long as he liked.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading He had done very well on his business trip to Chicago, however, and felt that he could afford to sleep as long as he liked.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Hugh slept late the next morning, and instead of being the first down to breakfast was the last.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He had done very well on his business trip to Chicago, however, and felt that he could afford to sleep as long as he liked.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Hugh slept late the next morning, and instead of being the first down to breakfast was the last.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He had got to bed very late.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had done very well on his business trip to Chicago, however, and felt that he could afford to sleep as long as he liked.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had done very well on his business trip to Chicago, however, and felt that he could afford to sleep as long as he liked.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This was not because Joan had kept him up.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had done very well on his business trip to Chicago, however, and felt that he could afford to sleep as long as he liked.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading He had done very well on his business trip to Chicago, however, and felt that he could afford to sleep as long as he liked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hugh slept late the next morning, and instead of being the first down to breakfast was the last.
not in a forthright manner
From this reading She had not, or had done so only indirectly.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading Hugh slept late the next morning, and instead of being the first down to breakfast was the last.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This was not because Joan had kept him up.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading This was not because Joan had kept him up.
immediately past
From this reading Hugh slept late the next morning, and instead of being the first down to breakfast was the last.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Hugh slept late the next morning, and instead of being the first down to breakfast was the last.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading He had done very well on his business trip to Chicago, however, and felt that he could afford to sleep as long as he liked.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading He had done very well on his business trip to Chicago, however, and felt that he could afford to sleep as long as he liked.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Hugh slept late the next morning, and instead of being the first down to breakfast was the last.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Hugh slept late the next morning, and instead of being the first down to breakfast was the last.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This was not because Joan had kept him up.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hugh slept late the next morning, and instead of being the first down to breakfast was the last.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had done very well on his business trip to Chicago, however, and felt that he could afford to sleep as long as he liked.
and nothing more
From this reading She had not, or had done so only indirectly.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She had not, or had done so only indirectly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had not, or had done so only indirectly.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading He had done very well on his business trip to Chicago, however, and felt that he could afford to sleep as long as he liked.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading Hugh slept late the next morning, and instead of being the first down to breakfast was the last.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She had not, or had done so only indirectly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had done very well on his business trip to Chicago, however, and felt that he could afford to sleep as long as he liked.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hugh slept late the next morning, and instead of being the first down to breakfast was the last.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was not because Joan had kept him up.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hugh slept late the next morning, and instead of being the first down to breakfast was the last.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading He had done very well on his business trip to Chicago, however, and felt that he could afford to sleep as long as he liked.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading This was not because Joan had kept him up.
precisely as stated
From this reading He had done very well on his business trip to Chicago, however, and felt that he could afford to sleep as long as he liked.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hugh slept late the next morning, and instead of being the first down to breakfast was the last.
(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 He had done very well on his business trip to Chicago, however, and felt that he could afford to sleep as long as he liked.
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