Chapter 14 of Barbara Rebell is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Barbara Rebell is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Friendship, I fancy, means one heart between two." GEORGE MEREDITH. "I will hold your hand so long as all may, Or so very little longer." ROBERT BROWNING. Barbara Rebell, wrapped in her black domino-like cloak, bent forward and looked out of the carriage window.
Chapter 14 of Barbara Rebell is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading “Barbara Rebell, wrapped in her black domino-like cloak, bent forward and looked out of the carriage window.”
United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading “ROBERT BROWNING.”
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading “Barbara Rebell, wrapped in her black domino-like cloak, bent forward and looked out of the carriage window.”
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading “Barbara Rebell, wrapped in her black domino-like cloak, bent forward and looked out of the carriage window.”
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading “"Friendship, I fancy, means one heart between two."”
United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933)
From this reading “GEORGE MEREDITH.”
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading “ROBERT BROWNING.”
covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak
From this reading “Barbara Rebell, wrapped in her black domino-like cloak, bent forward and looked out of the carriage window.”
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 “Barbara Rebell, wrapped in her black domino-like cloak, bent forward and looked out of the carriage window.”
In this reading “"Friendship, I fancy, means one heart between two."”
be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful
In this reading “Barbara Rebell, wrapped in her black domino-like cloak, bent forward and looked out of the carriage window.”
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(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 will hold your hand so long as all may, Or so very little longer."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Barbara Rebell, wrapped in her black domino-like cloak, bent forward and looked out of the carriage window.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I will hold your hand so long as all may, Or so very little longer."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Barbara Rebell, wrapped in her black domino-like cloak, bent forward and looked out of the carriage window.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading Barbara Rebell, wrapped in her black domino-like cloak, bent forward and looked out of the carriage window.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading "Friendship, I fancy, means one heart between two."
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Barbara Rebell, wrapped in her black domino-like cloak, bent forward and looked out of the carriage window.
United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading ROBERT BROWNING.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading Barbara Rebell, wrapped in her black domino-like cloak, bent forward and looked out of the carriage window.
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading Barbara Rebell, wrapped in her black domino-like cloak, bent forward and looked out of the carriage window.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Barbara Rebell, wrapped in her black domino-like cloak, bent forward and looked out of the carriage window.
something many people believe that is false
From this reading "Friendship, I fancy, means one heart between two."
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Barbara Rebell, wrapped in her black domino-like cloak, bent forward and looked out of the carriage window.
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading "Friendship, I fancy, means one heart between two."
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading GEORGE MEREDITH.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "I will hold your hand so long as all may, Or so very little longer."
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "Friendship, I fancy, means one heart between two."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Barbara Rebell, wrapped in her black domino-like cloak, bent forward and looked out of the carriage window.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "I will hold your hand so long as all may, Or so very little longer."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Friendship, I fancy, means one heart between two."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Barbara Rebell, wrapped in her black domino-like cloak, bent forward and looked out of the carriage window.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "I will hold your hand so long as all may, Or so very little longer."
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 "I will hold your hand so long as all may, Or so very little longer."
for more time
From this reading "I will hold your hand so long as all may, Or so very little longer."
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Barbara Rebell, wrapped in her black domino-like cloak, bent forward and looked out of the carriage window.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "I will hold your hand so long as all may, Or so very little longer."
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading "Friendship, I fancy, means one heart between two."
United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933)
From this reading GEORGE MEREDITH.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Barbara Rebell, wrapped in her black domino-like cloak, bent forward and looked out of the carriage window.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Friendship, I fancy, means one heart between two."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "I will hold your hand so long as all may, Or so very little longer."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Barbara Rebell, wrapped in her black domino-like cloak, bent forward and looked out of the carriage window.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Barbara Rebell, wrapped in her black domino-like cloak, bent forward and looked out of the carriage window.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading ROBERT BROWNING.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I will hold your hand so long as all may, Or so very little longer."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Barbara Rebell, wrapped in her black domino-like cloak, bent forward and looked out of the carriage window.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "Friendship, I fancy, means one heart between two."
precisely as stated
From this reading "I will hold your hand so long as all may, Or so very little longer."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I will hold your hand so long as all may, Or so very little longer."
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Barbara Rebell, wrapped in her black domino-like cloak, bent forward and looked out of the carriage window.
covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak
From this reading Barbara Rebell, wrapped in her black domino-like cloak, bent forward and looked out of the carriage window.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I will hold your hand so long as all may, Or so very little longer."
Chapter 14 of Barbara Rebell by Marie Belloc Lowndes holds 186 sentences, grouped into 38 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 14 holds 186 sentences of Barbara Rebell, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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