Chapter 16 of Changing Winds: A Novel is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Changing Winds: A Novel is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Bring them to dinner to-morrow night. Roger's Cousin Rachel is coming, and we may as well make a party of it. Gaudy garments and liqueurs. Do you think they'll stay for the first night of my play?" "That's one of the reasons why they've come up," Ninian answered.
Chapter 16 of Changing Winds: A Novel is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading “Roger's Cousin Rachel is coming, and we may as well make a party of it.”
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading “"Bring them to dinner to-morrow night.”
plural of “garment” — an article of clothing
From this reading “Gaudy garments and liqueurs.”
tastelessly showy
From this reading “Gaudy garments and liqueurs.”
plural of “liqueur” — strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal
From this reading “Gaudy garments and liqueurs.”
(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From this reading “Roger's Cousin Rachel is coming, and we may as well make a party of it.”
plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading “"That's one of the reasons why they've come up," Ninian answered.”
possessive form of “rogers” — United States humorist remembered for his homespun commentary on politics and American society (1879-1935)
From this reading “Roger's Cousin Rachel is coming, and we may as well make a party of it.”
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.
In this reading “"That's one of the reasons why they've come up," Ninian answered.”
bring forth, usually something desirable
In this reading “"That's one of the reasons why they've come up," Ninian answered.”
In this reading “Do you think they'll stay for the first night of my play?"”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Roger's Cousin Rachel is coming, and we may as well make a party of it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Roger's Cousin Rachel is coming, and we may as well make a party of it.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "That's one of the reasons why they've come up," Ninian answered.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Roger's Cousin Rachel is coming, and we may as well make a party of it.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "Bring them to dinner to-morrow night.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "That's one of the reasons why they've come up," Ninian answered.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Roger's Cousin Rachel is coming, and we may as well make a party of it.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading Roger's Cousin Rachel is coming, and we may as well make a party of it.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading "Bring them to dinner to-morrow night.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you think they'll stay for the first night of my play?"
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Do you think they'll stay for the first night of my play?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Do you think they'll stay for the first night of my play?"
plural of “garment” — an article of clothing
From this reading Gaudy garments and liqueurs.
tastelessly showy
From this reading Gaudy garments and liqueurs.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Roger's Cousin Rachel is coming, and we may as well make a party of it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Roger's Cousin Rachel is coming, and we may as well make a party of it.
plural of “liqueur” — strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal
From this reading Gaudy garments and liqueurs.
engage in
From this reading Roger's Cousin Rachel is coming, and we may as well make a party of it.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Roger's Cousin Rachel is coming, and we may as well make a party of it.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Do you think they'll stay for the first night of my play?"
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "Bring them to dinner to-morrow night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's one of the reasons why they've come up," Ninian answered.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Roger's Cousin Rachel is coming, and we may as well make a party of it.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "That's one of the reasons why they've come up," Ninian answered.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading Roger's Cousin Rachel is coming, and we may as well make a party of it.
participate in games or sport
From this reading Do you think they'll stay for the first night of my play?"
(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From this reading Roger's Cousin Rachel is coming, and we may as well make a party of it.
plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading "That's one of the reasons why they've come up," Ninian answered.
possessive form of “rogers” — United States humorist remembered for his homespun commentary on politics and American society (1879-1935)
From this reading Roger's Cousin Rachel is coming, and we may as well make a party of it.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Do you think they'll stay for the first night of my play?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's one of the reasons why they've come up," Ninian answered.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Do you think they'll stay for the first night of my play?"
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Bring them to dinner to-morrow night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Do you think they'll stay for the first night of my play?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's one of the reasons why they've come up," Ninian answered.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Do you think they'll stay for the first night of my play?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Bring them to dinner to-morrow night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Bring them to dinner to-morrow night.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "That's one of the reasons why they've come up," Ninian answered.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Roger's Cousin Rachel is coming, and we may as well make a party of it.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Roger's Cousin Rachel is coming, and we may as well make a party of it.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "That's one of the reasons why they've come up," Ninian answered.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you think they'll stay for the first night of my play?"
Chapter 16 of Changing Winds: A Novel by St. John G. (St. John Greer) Ervine holds 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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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