Chapter 14 of Bye-Ways is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIV
Chapter 14 of Bye-Ways is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Every year for three months to see my friends. I stay at an hotel. It is a most delightful time." Her tone was warm with pleasant memories. Claude felt himself more and more surprised.
Chapter 14 of Bye-Ways is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading “It is a most delightful time."”
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading “I stay at an hotel.”
Recollections of past events.
From this reading “Her tone was warm with pleasant memories.”
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “"Every year for three months to see my friends.”
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading “Her tone was warm with pleasant memories.”
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading “Claude felt himself more and more surprised.”
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading “Her tone was warm with pleasant memories.”
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading “Her tone was warm with pleasant memories.”
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 “"Every year for three months to see my friends.”
In this reading “Her tone was warm with pleasant memories.”
In this reading “It is a most delightful time."”
In this reading “I stay at an hotel.”
reside temporarily
In this reading “I stay at an hotel.”
In this reading “"Every year for three months to see my friends.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It is a most delightful time."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I stay at an hotel.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Claude felt himself more and more surprised.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I stay at an hotel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Claude felt himself more and more surprised.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading It is a most delightful time."
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "Every year for three months to see my friends.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Claude felt himself more and more surprised.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Every year for three months to see my friends.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "Every year for three months to see my friends.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her tone was warm with pleasant memories.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Claude felt himself more and more surprised.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading I stay at an hotel.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I stay at an hotel.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a most delightful time."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a most delightful time."
Recollections of past events.
From this reading Her tone was warm with pleasant memories.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading "Every year for three months to see my friends.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Claude felt himself more and more surprised.
used to form the superlative
From this reading It is a most delightful time."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Every year for three months to see my friends.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading Her tone was warm with pleasant memories.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Every year for three months to see my friends.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading I stay at an hotel.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading Claude felt himself more and more surprised.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading "Every year for three months to see my friends.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It is a most delightful time."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Every year for three months to see my friends.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading Her tone was warm with pleasant memories.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading Her tone was warm with pleasant memories.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her tone was warm with pleasant memories.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her tone was warm with pleasant memories.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading "Every year for three months to see my friends.
Chapter 14 of Bye-Ways by Robert Hichens holds 397 sentences, grouped into 80 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 397 sentences of Bye-Ways, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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