Chapter 16 of Broken Butterflies is here in full — 351 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Broken Butterflies is here in full — 351 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A few days later he went to Viscount Kikuchi's office. A young fellow occupied the seat at the head of the stairway. "You are new here, aren't you?" Kent ventured. Yes, he had come here only yesterday.
Chapter 16 of Broken Butterflies is here in full — 351 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
From this reading “Kent ventured.”
held or filled or in use
From this reading “A young fellow occupied the seat at the head of the stairway.”
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading “A few days later he went to Viscount Kikuchi's office.”
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading “A young fellow occupied the seat at the head of the stairway.”
a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
From this reading “A young fellow occupied the seat at the head of the stairway.”
past form of “venture” — proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
From this reading “Kent ventured.”
(in various countries) a son or younger brother or a count
From this reading “A few days later he went to Viscount Kikuchi's office.”
the day immediately before today
From this reading “Yes, he had come here only yesterday.”
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 “A few days later he went to Viscount Kikuchi's office.”
In this reading “A young fellow occupied the seat at the head of the stairway.”
In this reading “Yes, he had come here only yesterday.”
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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 A few days later he went to Viscount Kikuchi's office.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are new here, aren't you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You are new here, aren't you?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A young fellow occupied the seat at the head of the stairway.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Yes, he had come here only yesterday.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading A few days later he went to Viscount Kikuchi's office.
a boy or man
From this reading A young fellow occupied the seat at the head of the stairway.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading A few days later he went to Viscount Kikuchi's office.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Yes, he had come here only yesterday.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A few days later he went to Viscount Kikuchi's office.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading A young fellow occupied the seat at the head of the stairway.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "You are new here, aren't you?"
a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
From this reading Kent ventured.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few days later he went to Viscount Kikuchi's office.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading A few days later he went to Viscount Kikuchi's office.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "You are new here, aren't you?"
held or filled or in use
From this reading A young fellow occupied the seat at the head of the stairway.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A young fellow occupied the seat at the head of the stairway.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading A few days later he went to Viscount Kikuchi's office.
and nothing more
From this reading Yes, he had come here only yesterday.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading A young fellow occupied the seat at the head of the stairway.
a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
From this reading A young fellow occupied the seat at the head of the stairway.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A young fellow occupied the seat at the head of the stairway.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A few days later he went to Viscount Kikuchi's office.
past form of “venture” — proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
From this reading Kent ventured.
(in various countries) a son or younger brother or a count
From this reading A few days later he went to Viscount Kikuchi's office.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading A few days later he went to Viscount Kikuchi's office.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, he had come here only yesterday.
the day immediately before today
From this reading Yes, he had come here only yesterday.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are new here, aren't you?"
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading A young fellow occupied the seat at the head of the stairway.
Chapter 16 of Broken Butterflies by Henry W. (Henry Walsworth) Kinney holds 351 sentences, grouped into 71 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 16 holds 351 sentences of Broken Butterflies, unabridged, divided into 71 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 16 of Broken Butterflies by Henry W. (Henry Walsworth) Kinney exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 351 sentences, grouped into 71 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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