Bernard Treves's Boots

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Next morning, at twelve o’clock, Doctor Voules sat at the big oak table in his dining-room at Brooke.

He had arrived from London in the morning, and was busy consuming a heavy lunch.

The brightness of the day before had vanished; a heavy driving rain was falling.

From the single window of the apartment the doctor could obtain a view of drenched foliage in his garden.

And, sharp to the left, as one stood at the window, a view of the sea, grey and restless beneath a leaden sky, was visible.

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Chapter XXVIII

Chapter 28 of Bernard Treves's Boots is here in full — 282 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Next morning, at twelve o’clock, Doctor Voules sat at the big oak table in his dining-room at Brooke. He had arrived from London in the morning, and was busy consuming a heavy lunch. The brightness of the day before had vanished; a heavy driving rain was falling. From the single window of the apartment the doctor could obtain a view of drenched foliage in his garden. And, sharp to the left, as one stood at the window, a view of the sea, grey and restless beneath a leaden sky, was visible.

Bernard Treves's Boots

Chapter XXVIII

Chapter 28 of Bernard Treves's Boots is here in full — 282 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/56 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

Next morning, at twelve o’clock, Doctor Voules sat at the big oak table in his dining-room at Brooke.

Line 2

He had arrived from London in the morning, and was busy consuming a heavy lunch.

/hiː hæd ərˈaɪvd frʌm ˈlʌndən ɪn ðə ˈmɔːrnɪŋ ənd wɑːz ˈbɪzi kənˈsuːmɪŋ ə ˈhevi lʌntʃ/

Line 3

The brightness of the day before had vanished; a heavy driving rain was falling.

/ðə ˈbraɪtnəs ʌv ðə deɪ bɪˈfɔːr hæd ˈvænɪʃt ə ˈhevi ˈdraɪvɪŋ reɪn wɑːz ˈfɑːlɪŋ/

Line 4

From the single window of the apartment the doctor could obtain a view of drenched foliage in his garden.

/frʌm ðə ˈsɪŋɡəl ˈwɪndoʊ ʌv ðə əˈpɑːrtmənt ðə ˈdɑːktər kʊd əbˈteɪn ə vjuː ʌv drentʃt ˈfoʊlɪdʒ ɪn hɪz ˈɡɑːrdən/

Line 5

And, sharp to the left, as one stood at the window, a view of the sea, grey and restless beneath a leaden sky, was visible.

/ənd ʃɑːrp tuː ðə left æz wʌn stʊd æt ðə ˈwɪndoʊ ə vjuː ʌv ðə siː ɡreɪ ənd ˈrestləs bɪˈniːθ ə ˈledən skaɪ wɑːz ˈvɪzəbəl/

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brightness noun US /ˈbraɪtnəs/

the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white

From this reading “The brightness of the day before had vanished; a heavy driving rain was falling.”

Brooke noun US /brʊk/

English lyric poet (1887-1915)

From this reading “Next morning, at twelve o’clock, Doctor Voules sat at the big oak table in his dining-room at Brooke.”

consuming adjective US /kənˈsuːmɪŋ/

very strong; urgently felt

From this reading “He had arrived from London in the morning, and was busy consuming a heavy lunch.”

drenched adjective US /drentʃt/

abundantly covered or supplied with; often used in combination

From this reading “From the single window of the apartment the doctor could obtain a view of drenched foliage in his garden.”

foliage noun US /ˈfoʊlɪdʒ/

the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

From this reading “From the single window of the apartment the doctor could obtain a view of drenched foliage in his garden.”

leaden adjective US /ˈledən/

darkened with overcast

From this reading “And, sharp to the left, as one stood at the window, a view of the sea, grey and restless beneath a leaden sky, was visible.”

oak noun US /oʊk/

the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring

From this reading “Next morning, at twelve o’clock, Doctor Voules sat at the big oak table in his dining-room at Brooke.”

restless adjective US /ˈrestləs/

worried and uneasy

From this reading “And, sharp to the left, as one stood at the window, a view of the sea, grey and restless beneath a leaden sky, was visible.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

leaden sky adjective + noun

In this reading “And, sharp to the left, as one stood at the window, a view of the sea, grey and restless beneath a leaden sky, was visible.”

Next morning adjective + noun

In this reading “Next morning, at twelve o’clock, Doctor Voules sat at the big oak table in his dining-room at Brooke.”

driving rain adjective + noun

In this reading “The brightness of the day before had vanished; a heavy driving rain was falling.”

oak table noun + noun

In this reading “Next morning, at twelve o’clock, Doctor Voules sat at the big oak table in his dining-room at Brooke.”

big oak adjective + noun

In this reading “Next morning, at twelve o’clock, Doctor Voules sat at the big oak table in his dining-room at Brooke.”

obtain a view verb + article + noun counted as “obtain … view”

In this reading “From the single window of the apartment the doctor could obtain a view of drenched foliage in his garden.”

single window adjective + noun

In this reading “From the single window of the apartment the doctor could obtain a view of drenched foliage in his garden.”

at the window preposition + article + noun counted as “at … window”

In this reading “And, sharp to the left, as one stood at the window, a view of the sea, grey and restless beneath a leaden sky, was visible.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading He had arrived from London in the morning, and was busy consuming a heavy lunch.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading He had arrived from London in the morning, and was busy consuming a heavy lunch.

apartmentnounUS /əˈpɑːrtmənt/

a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house

From this reading From the single window of the apartment the doctor could obtain a view of drenched foliage in his garden.

arrivedverbUS /ərˈaɪvd/

past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading He had arrived from London in the morning, and was busy consuming a heavy lunch.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading And, sharp to the left, as one stood at the window, a view of the sea, grey and restless beneath a leaden sky, was visible.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Next morning, at twelve o’clock, Doctor Voules sat at the big oak table in his dining-room at Brooke.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading The brightness of the day before had vanished; a heavy driving rain was falling.

beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading And, sharp to the left, as one stood at the window, a view of the sea, grey and restless beneath a leaden sky, was visible.

bigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Next morning, at twelve o’clock, Doctor Voules sat at the big oak table in his dining-room at Brooke.

brightnessnounUS /ˈbraɪtnəs/

the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white

From this reading The brightness of the day before had vanished; a heavy driving rain was falling.

BrookenounUS /brʊk/

English lyric poet (1887-1915)

From this reading Next morning, at twelve o’clock, Doctor Voules sat at the big oak table in his dining-room at Brooke.

busyadjectiveUS /ˈbɪzi/

actively or fully engaged or occupied

From this reading He had arrived from London in the morning, and was busy consuming a heavy lunch.

consumingadjectiveUS /kənˈsuːmɪŋ/

very strong; urgently felt

From this reading He had arrived from London in the morning, and was busy consuming a heavy lunch.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading From the single window of the apartment the doctor could obtain a view of drenched foliage in his garden.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading The brightness of the day before had vanished; a heavy driving rain was falling.

dining-roomnoun

a room used for dining

From this reading Next morning, at twelve o’clock, Doctor Voules sat at the big oak table in his dining-room at Brooke.

DoctornounUS /ˈdɑːktər/

a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading Next morning, at twelve o’clock, Doctor Voules sat at the big oak table in his dining-room at Brooke.

drenchedadjectiveUS /drentʃt/

abundantly covered or supplied with; often used in combination

From this reading From the single window of the apartment the doctor could obtain a view of drenched foliage in his garden.

drivingadjectiveUS /ˈdraɪvɪŋ/

having the power of driving or impelling

From this reading The brightness of the day before had vanished; a heavy driving rain was falling.

fallingadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːlɪŋ/

decreasing in amount or degree

From this reading The brightness of the day before had vanished; a heavy driving rain was falling.

foliagenounUS /ˈfoʊlɪdʒ/

the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

From this reading From the single window of the apartment the doctor could obtain a view of drenched foliage in his garden.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading He had arrived from London in the morning, and was busy consuming a heavy lunch.

gardennounUS /ˈɡɑːrdən/

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading From the single window of the apartment the doctor could obtain a view of drenched foliage in his garden.

greyadjectiveUS /ɡreɪ/

of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black

From this reading And, sharp to the left, as one stood at the window, a view of the sea, grey and restless beneath a leaden sky, was visible.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading He had arrived from London in the morning, and was busy consuming a heavy lunch.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He had arrived from London in the morning, and was busy consuming a heavy lunch.

heavyadjectiveUS /ˈhevi/

of comparatively great physical weight or density

From this reading He had arrived from London in the morning, and was busy consuming a heavy lunch.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Next morning, at twelve o’clock, Doctor Voules sat at the big oak table in his dining-room at Brooke.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Next morning, at twelve o’clock, Doctor Voules sat at the big oak table in his dining-room at Brooke.

leadenadjectiveUS /ˈledən/

darkened with overcast

From this reading And, sharp to the left, as one stood at the window, a view of the sea, grey and restless beneath a leaden sky, was visible.

leftnounUS /left/

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading And, sharp to the left, as one stood at the window, a view of the sea, grey and restless beneath a leaden sky, was visible.

LondonnounUS /ˈlʌndən/

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading He had arrived from London in the morning, and was busy consuming a heavy lunch.

lunchverbUS /lʌntʃ/

take the midday meal

From this reading He had arrived from London in the morning, and was busy consuming a heavy lunch.

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading Next morning, at twelve o’clock, Doctor Voules sat at the big oak table in his dining-room at Brooke.

NextadjectiveUS /nekst/

immediately following in time or order

From this reading Next morning, at twelve o’clock, Doctor Voules sat at the big oak table in his dining-room at Brooke.

o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/

according to the clock

From this reading Next morning, at twelve o’clock, Doctor Voules sat at the big oak table in his dining-room at Brooke.

oaknounUS /oʊk/

the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring

From this reading Next morning, at twelve o’clock, Doctor Voules sat at the big oak table in his dining-room at Brooke.

obtainverbUS /əbˈteɪn/

come into possession of

From this reading From the single window of the apartment the doctor could obtain a view of drenched foliage in his garden.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The brightness of the day before had vanished; a heavy driving rain was falling.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading And, sharp to the left, as one stood at the window, a view of the sea, grey and restless beneath a leaden sky, was visible.

rainnounUS /reɪn/

water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere

From this reading The brightness of the day before had vanished; a heavy driving rain was falling.

restlessadjectiveUS /ˈrestləs/

worried and uneasy

From this reading And, sharp to the left, as one stood at the window, a view of the sea, grey and restless beneath a leaden sky, was visible.

satnounUS /sæt/

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading Next morning, at twelve o’clock, Doctor Voules sat at the big oak table in his dining-room at Brooke.

seanounUS /siː/

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading And, sharp to the left, as one stood at the window, a view of the sea, grey and restless beneath a leaden sky, was visible.

sharpadjectiveUS /ʃɑːrp/

(of something seen or heard) clearly defined

From this reading And, sharp to the left, as one stood at the window, a view of the sea, grey and restless beneath a leaden sky, was visible.

singleadjectiveUS /ˈsɪŋɡəl/

being or characteristic of a single thing or person

From this reading From the single window of the apartment the doctor could obtain a view of drenched foliage in his garden.

skynounUS /skaɪ/

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading And, sharp to the left, as one stood at the window, a view of the sea, grey and restless beneath a leaden sky, was visible.

stoodverbUS /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading And, sharp to the left, as one stood at the window, a view of the sea, grey and restless beneath a leaden sky, was visible.

tablenounUS /ˈteɪbəl/

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading Next morning, at twelve o’clock, Doctor Voules sat at the big oak table in his dining-room at Brooke.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Next morning, at twelve o’clock, Doctor Voules sat at the big oak table in his dining-room at Brooke.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading And, sharp to the left, as one stood at the window, a view of the sea, grey and restless beneath a leaden sky, was visible.

twelvenounUS /twelv/

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

From this reading Next morning, at twelve o’clock, Doctor Voules sat at the big oak table in his dining-room at Brooke.

vanishedadjectiveUS /ˈvænɪʃt/

having passed out of existence

From this reading The brightness of the day before had vanished; a heavy driving rain was falling.

viewnounUS /vjuː/

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading From the single window of the apartment the doctor could obtain a view of drenched foliage in his garden.

visibleadjectiveUS /ˈvɪzəbəl/

capable of being seen; or open to easy view

From this reading And, sharp to the left, as one stood at the window, a view of the sea, grey and restless beneath a leaden sky, was visible.

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From this reading Next morning, at twelve o’clock, Doctor Voules sat at the big oak table in his dining-room at Brooke.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading He had arrived from London in the morning, and was busy consuming a heavy lunch.

windownounUS /ˈwɪndoʊ/

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 From the single window of the apartment the doctor could obtain a view of drenched foliage in his garden.

Chapter 28 of Bernard Treves's Boots by Laurence (Laurence Ayscough) Clarke holds 282 sentences, grouped into 57 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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