Chapter 25 of Ariel Dances is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of Ariel Dances is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Why, Glenn! I thought it was all arranged. That you had agreed to go as counselor. I didn’t know you were even looking for anything else.” “But, Mother!
Chapter 25 of Ariel Dances is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/43 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading “That you had agreed to go as counselor.”
any thing at all
From this reading “I didn’t know you were even looking for anything else.””
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading “I thought it was all arranged.”
someone who gives advice about problems
From this reading “That you had agreed to go as counselor.”
divisible by two
From this reading “I didn’t know you were even looking for anything else.””
made the first orbital rocket-powered flight by a United States astronaut in 1962; later in United States Senate (1921-)
From this reading ““Why, Glenn!”
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “I didn’t know you were even looking for anything else.””
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading ““But, Mother!”
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.
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united by being of the same opinion
From this reading That you had agreed to go as counselor.
(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 I thought it was all arranged.
any thing at all
From this reading I didn’t know you were even looking for anything else.”
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading I thought it was all arranged.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That you had agreed to go as counselor.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But, Mother!
someone who gives advice about problems
From this reading That you had agreed to go as counselor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I didn’t know you were even looking for anything else.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I didn’t know you were even looking for anything else.”
divisible by two
From this reading I didn’t know you were even looking for anything else.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I didn’t know you were even looking for anything else.”
made the first orbital rocket-powered flight by a United States astronaut in 1962; later in United States Senate (1921-)
From this reading “Why, Glenn!
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading That you had agreed to go as counselor.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That you had agreed to go as counselor.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I thought it was all arranged.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I thought it was all arranged.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I didn’t know you were even looking for anything else.”
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading I didn’t know you were even looking for anything else.”
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “But, Mother!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That you had agreed to go as counselor.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought it was all arranged.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That you had agreed to go as counselor.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I thought it was all arranged.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I didn’t know you were even looking for anything else.”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why, Glenn!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading That you had agreed to go as counselor.
Chapter 25 of Ariel Dances by Ethel Cook Eliot holds 215 sentences, grouped into 43 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 25 holds 215 sentences of Ariel Dances, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 25 of Ariel Dances by Ethel Cook Eliot exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 215 sentences, grouped into 43 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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