Chapter 18 of Come and Find Me is here in full — 453 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Come and Find Me is here in full — 453 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
When she waked the next morning it was to a sensation of strange silence and gentle motion. Why, they had got off, then, after all! She was on her way to Nome. She sat up and looked about at the wreck of wardrobe and the prostrate bodies of women. One made a noise like a half-suppressed moan.
Chapter 18 of Come and Find Me is here in full — 453 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “body” — the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading “She sat up and looked about at the wreck of wardrobe and the prostrate bodies of women.”
an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
From this reading “One made a noise like a half-suppressed moan.”
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
From this reading “When she waked the next morning it was to a sensation of strange silence and gentle motion.”
a town in western Alaska on the southern coast of the Seward Peninsula; an important center of an Alaskan gold rush at the beginning of the 20th century
From this reading “She was on her way to Nome.”
get into a prostrate position, as in submission
From this reading “She sat up and looked about at the wreck of wardrobe and the prostrate bodies of women.”
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading “When she waked the next morning it was to a sensation of strange silence and gentle motion.”
a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes
From this reading “She sat up and looked about at the wreck of wardrobe and the prostrate bodies of women.”
something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
From this reading “She sat up and looked about at the wreck of wardrobe and the prostrate bodies of women.”
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 “When she waked the next morning it was to a sensation of strange silence and gentle motion.”
In this reading “She sat up and looked about at the wreck of wardrobe and the prostrate bodies of women.”
leave a vehicle, aircraft, etc.
In this reading “Why, they had got off, then, after all!”
In this reading “She sat up and looked about at the wreck of wardrobe and the prostrate bodies of women.”
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 When she waked the next morning it was to a sensation of strange silence and gentle motion.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She sat up and looked about at the wreck of wardrobe and the prostrate bodies of women.
later than; following
From this reading Why, they had got off, then, after all!
(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 Why, they had got off, then, after all!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When she waked the next morning it was to a sensation of strange silence and gentle motion.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She sat up and looked about at the wreck of wardrobe and the prostrate bodies of women.
plural of “body” — the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading She sat up and looked about at the wreck of wardrobe and the prostrate bodies of women.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading When she waked the next morning it was to a sensation of strange silence and gentle motion.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Why, they had got off, then, after all!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Why, they had got off, then, after all!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One made a noise like a half-suppressed moan.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was on her way to Nome.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When she waked the next morning it was to a sensation of strange silence and gentle motion.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading One made a noise like a half-suppressed moan.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She sat up and looked about at the wreck of wardrobe and the prostrate bodies of women.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading One made a noise like a half-suppressed moan.
an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
From this reading One made a noise like a half-suppressed moan.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading When she waked the next morning it was to a sensation of strange silence and gentle motion.
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
From this reading When she waked the next morning it was to a sensation of strange silence and gentle motion.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading When she waked the next morning it was to a sensation of strange silence and gentle motion.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading One made a noise like a half-suppressed moan.
a town in western Alaska on the southern coast of the Seward Peninsula; an important center of an Alaskan gold rush at the beginning of the 20th century
From this reading She was on her way to Nome.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When she waked the next morning it was to a sensation of strange silence and gentle motion.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Why, they had got off, then, after all!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was on her way to Nome.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One made a noise like a half-suppressed moan.
get into a prostrate position, as in submission
From this reading She sat up and looked about at the wreck of wardrobe and the prostrate bodies of women.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading She sat up and looked about at the wreck of wardrobe and the prostrate bodies of women.
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading When she waked the next morning it was to a sensation of strange silence and gentle motion.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she waked the next morning it was to a sensation of strange silence and gentle motion.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading When she waked the next morning it was to a sensation of strange silence and gentle motion.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading When she waked the next morning it was to a sensation of strange silence and gentle motion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When she waked the next morning it was to a sensation of strange silence and gentle motion.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Why, they had got off, then, after all!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why, they had got off, then, after all!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When she waked the next morning it was to a sensation of strange silence and gentle motion.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She sat up and looked about at the wreck of wardrobe and the prostrate bodies of women.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When she waked the next morning it was to a sensation of strange silence and gentle motion.
a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes
From this reading She sat up and looked about at the wreck of wardrobe and the prostrate bodies of women.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When she waked the next morning it was to a sensation of strange silence and gentle motion.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading She was on her way to Nome.
at the time that
From this reading When she waked the next morning it was to a sensation of strange silence and gentle motion.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, they had got off, then, after all!
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading She sat up and looked about at the wreck of wardrobe and the prostrate bodies of women.
something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
From this reading She sat up and looked about at the wreck of wardrobe and the prostrate bodies of women.
Chapter 18 of Come and Find Me by Elizabeth Robins holds 453 sentences, grouped into 91 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 18 holds 453 sentences of Come and Find Me, unabridged, divided into 91 reading sections.
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