Chapter 37 of Arnold's Tempter is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 37 of Arnold's Tempter is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
When the party was over, Dr. Greydon went up to Mollie and taking her by the hands, said: “Mollie, my child, you looked your best to-night. I felt very proud. Now, you must take your rest. The excitement of this evening has been very hard for you.”
Chapter 37 of Arnold's Tempter is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading “The excitement of this evening has been very hard for you.””
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading “The excitement of this evening has been very hard for you.””
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading “The excitement of this evening has been very hard for you.””
popular aquarium fish
From this reading “When the party was over, Dr. Greydon went up to Mollie and taking her by the hands, said:”
an organization to gain political power
From this reading “When the party was over, Dr. Greydon went up to Mollie and taking her by the hands, said:”
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading “I felt very proud.”
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading “Now, you must take your rest.”
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading “When the party was over, Dr. Greydon went up to Mollie and taking her by the hands, said:”
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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move upward
In this reading “When the party was over, Dr. Greydon went up to Mollie and taking her by the hands, said:”
In this reading “I felt very proud.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the party was over, Dr. Greydon went up to Mollie and taking her by the hands, said:
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The excitement of this evening has been very hard for you.”
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading “Mollie, my child, you looked your best to-night.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When the party was over, Dr. Greydon went up to Mollie and taking her by the hands, said:
a young person of either sex
From this reading “Mollie, my child, you looked your best to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the party was over, Dr. Greydon went up to Mollie and taking her by the hands, said:
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading The excitement of this evening has been very hard for you.”
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading The excitement of this evening has been very hard for you.”
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading I felt very proud.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The excitement of this evening has been very hard for you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the party was over, Dr. Greydon went up to Mollie and taking her by the hands, said:
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading When the party was over, Dr. Greydon went up to Mollie and taking her by the hands, said:
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading The excitement of this evening has been very hard for you.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The excitement of this evening has been very hard for you.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When the party was over, Dr. Greydon went up to Mollie and taking her by the hands, said:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I felt very proud.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Mollie, my child, you looked your best to-night.
popular aquarium fish
From this reading When the party was over, Dr. Greydon went up to Mollie and taking her by the hands, said:
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Now, you must take your rest.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Mollie, my child, you looked your best to-night.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, you must take your rest.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The excitement of this evening has been very hard for you.”
above and across; more than
From this reading When the party was over, Dr. Greydon went up to Mollie and taking her by the hands, said:
an organization to gain political power
From this reading When the party was over, Dr. Greydon went up to Mollie and taking her by the hands, said:
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading I felt very proud.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Now, you must take your rest.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading When the party was over, Dr. Greydon went up to Mollie and taking her by the hands, said:
carry out
From this reading Now, you must take your rest.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading When the party was over, Dr. Greydon went up to Mollie and taking her by the hands, said:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the party was over, Dr. Greydon went up to Mollie and taking her by the hands, said:
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The excitement of this evening has been very hard for you.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the party was over, Dr. Greydon went up to Mollie and taking her by the hands, said:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mollie, my child, you looked your best to-night.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading When the party was over, Dr. Greydon went up to Mollie and taking her by the hands, said:
precisely as stated
From this reading I felt very proud.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the party was over, Dr. Greydon went up to Mollie and taking her by the hands, said:
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading When the party was over, Dr. Greydon went up to Mollie and taking her by the hands, said:
at the time that
From this reading When the party was over, Dr. Greydon went up to Mollie and taking her by the hands, said:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Mollie, my child, you looked your best to-night.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Mollie, my child, you looked your best to-night.
Chapter 37 of Arnold's Tempter by Benjamin F. (Benjamin Freeman) Comfort holds 226 sentences, grouped into 46 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 37 holds 226 sentences of Arnold's Tempter, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.
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