Chapter 25 of As the hart panteth is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of As the hart panteth is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GLENN saw Esther a few days afterward and found her unusually cheerful. Her face had a new light, and she had good reason for it. She spoke with a buoyancy of expression that Glenn had not lately heard. She told how Mrs. Low had arranged for her to play during the entire winter at her receptions. This simplified the complex future.
Chapter 25 of As the hart panteth is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading “GLENN saw Esther a few days afterward and found her unusually cheerful.”
cheerfulness that bubbles to the surface
From this reading “She spoke with a buoyancy of expression that Glenn had not lately heard.”
a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts
From this reading “This simplified the complex future.”
(Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)
From this reading “GLENN saw Esther a few days afterward and found her unusually cheerful.”
made the first orbital rocket-powered flight by a United States astronaut in 1962; later in United States Senate (1921-)
From this reading “GLENN saw Esther a few days afterward and found her unusually cheerful.”
plural of “reception” — the manner in which something is greeted
From this reading “She told how Mrs. Low had arranged for her to play during the entire winter at her receptions.”
inflected form of “simplify” — make simpler or easier or reduce in complexity or extent
From this reading “This simplified the complex future.”
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading “GLENN saw Esther a few days afterward and found her unusually cheerful.”
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 “GLENN saw Esther a few days afterward and found her unusually cheerful.”
In this reading “Her face had a new light, and she had good reason for it.”
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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 GLENN saw Esther a few days afterward and found her unusually cheerful.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading GLENN saw Esther a few days afterward and found her unusually cheerful.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GLENN saw Esther a few days afterward and found her unusually cheerful.
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading She told how Mrs. Low had arranged for her to play during the entire winter at her receptions.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She told how Mrs. Low had arranged for her to play during the entire winter at her receptions.
cheerfulness that bubbles to the surface
From this reading She spoke with a buoyancy of expression that Glenn had not lately heard.
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
From this reading GLENN saw Esther a few days afterward and found her unusually cheerful.
a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts
From this reading This simplified the complex future.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading GLENN saw Esther a few days afterward and found her unusually cheerful.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading She told how Mrs. Low had arranged for her to play during the entire winter at her receptions.
constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
From this reading She told how Mrs. Low had arranged for her to play during the entire winter at her receptions.
(Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)
From this reading GLENN saw Esther a few days afterward and found her unusually cheerful.
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading She spoke with a buoyancy of expression that Glenn had not lately heard.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Her face had a new light, and she had good reason for it.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading GLENN saw Esther a few days afterward and found her unusually cheerful.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Her face had a new light, and she had good reason for it.
set up or found
From this reading GLENN saw Esther a few days afterward and found her unusually cheerful.
yet to be or coming
From this reading This simplified the complex future.
made the first orbital rocket-powered flight by a United States astronaut in 1962; later in United States Senate (1921-)
From this reading GLENN saw Esther a few days afterward and found her unusually cheerful.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Her face had a new light, and she had good reason for it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her face had a new light, and she had good reason for it.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading She spoke with a buoyancy of expression that Glenn had not lately heard.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading GLENN saw Esther a few days afterward and found her unusually cheerful.
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From this reading She told how Mrs. Low had arranged for her to play during the entire winter at her receptions.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Her face had a new light, and she had good reason for it.
in the recent past
From this reading She spoke with a buoyancy of expression that Glenn had not lately heard.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Her face had a new light, and she had good reason for it.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading She told how Mrs. Low had arranged for her to play during the entire winter at her receptions.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading She told how Mrs. Low had arranged for her to play during the entire winter at her receptions.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Her face had a new light, and she had good reason for it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She spoke with a buoyancy of expression that Glenn had not lately heard.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She spoke with a buoyancy of expression that Glenn had not lately heard.
participate in games or sport
From this reading She told how Mrs. Low had arranged for her to play during the entire winter at her receptions.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading Her face had a new light, and she had good reason for it.
plural of “reception” — the manner in which something is greeted
From this reading She told how Mrs. Low had arranged for her to play during the entire winter at her receptions.
cut with a saw
From this reading GLENN saw Esther a few days afterward and found her unusually cheerful.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her face had a new light, and she had good reason for it.
inflected form of “simplify” — make simpler or easier or reduce in complexity or extent
From this reading This simplified the complex future.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading She spoke with a buoyancy of expression that Glenn had not lately heard.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She spoke with a buoyancy of expression that Glenn had not lately heard.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She told how Mrs. Low had arranged for her to play during the entire winter at her receptions.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This simplified the complex future.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She told how Mrs. Low had arranged for her to play during the entire winter at her receptions.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading She told how Mrs. Low had arranged for her to play during the entire winter at her receptions.
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading GLENN saw Esther a few days afterward and found her unusually cheerful.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading She told how Mrs. Low had arranged for her to play during the entire winter at her receptions.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She spoke with a buoyancy of expression that Glenn had not lately heard.
Chapter 25 of As the hart panteth by Hallie Erminie Rives holds 116 sentences, grouped into 24 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.
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