Chapter 5 of Cue for Quiet is here in full — 447 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Cue for Quiet is here in full — 447 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"No report at all, Pete?" That surprised, him, and he eyed me over the top of his bifocals. "She's still young, Mr. President," I said, "and she's just as pretty as the day we got married. I don't think I'd want to know if ... she got married again." The quiet was thick enough to slice.
Chapter 5 of Cue for Quiet is here in full — 447 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/89 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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(plural) eyeglasses having two focal lengths, one for near vision and the other for far vision
From this reading “That surprised, him, and he eyed me over the top of his bifocals.”
having an eye or eyes or eyelike feature especially as specified; often used in combination
From this reading “That surprised, him, and he eyed me over the top of his bifocals.”
joined in matrimony
From this reading “"She's still young, Mr. President," I said, "and she's just as pretty as the day we got married.”
an executive officer of a firm or corporation
From this reading “"She's still young, Mr. President," I said, "and she's just as pretty as the day we got married.”
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading “"No report at all, Pete?"”
a share of something
From this reading “The quiet was thick enough to slice.”
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading “That surprised, him, and he eyed me over the top of his bifocals.”
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading “The quiet was thick enough to slice.”
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.
take in marriage
In this reading “"She's still young, Mr. President," I said, "and she's just as pretty as the day we got married.”
In this reading “That surprised, him, and he eyed me over the top of his bifocals.”
In this reading “The quiet was thick enough to slice.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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anew
From this reading I don't think I'd want to know if ... she got married again."
(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 "No report at all, Pete?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That surprised, him, and he eyed me over the top of his bifocals.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "She's still young, Mr. President," I said, "and she's just as pretty as the day we got married.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "No report at all, Pete?"
(plural) eyeglasses having two focal lengths, one for near vision and the other for far vision
From this reading That surprised, him, and he eyed me over the top of his bifocals.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "She's still young, Mr. President," I said, "and she's just as pretty as the day we got married.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't think I'd want to know if ... she got married again."
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading The quiet was thick enough to slice.
having an eye or eyes or eyelike feature especially as specified; often used in combination
From this reading That surprised, him, and he eyed me over the top of his bifocals.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "She's still young, Mr. President," I said, "and she's just as pretty as the day we got married.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That surprised, him, and he eyed me over the top of his bifocals.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That surprised, him, and he eyed me over the top of his bifocals.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That surprised, him, and he eyed me over the top of his bifocals.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "She's still young, Mr. President," I said, "and she's just as pretty as the day we got married.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't think I'd want to know if ... she got married again."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I don't think I'd want to know if ... she got married again."
and nothing more
From this reading "She's still young, Mr. President," I said, "and she's just as pretty as the day we got married.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I don't think I'd want to know if ... she got married again."
joined in matrimony
From this reading "She's still young, Mr. President," I said, "and she's just as pretty as the day we got married.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That surprised, him, and he eyed me over the top of his bifocals.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "She's still young, Mr. President," I said, "and she's just as pretty as the day we got married.
not any; not one
From this reading "No report at all, Pete?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That surprised, him, and he eyed me over the top of his bifocals.
above and across; more than
From this reading That surprised, him, and he eyed me over the top of his bifocals.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No report at all, Pete?"
an executive officer of a firm or corporation
From this reading "She's still young, Mr. President," I said, "and she's just as pretty as the day we got married.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading "She's still young, Mr. President," I said, "and she's just as pretty as the day we got married.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading The quiet was thick enough to slice.
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading "No report at all, Pete?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "She's still young, Mr. President," I said, "and she's just as pretty as the day we got married.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I don't think I'd want to know if ... she got married again."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She's still young, Mr. President," I said, "and she's just as pretty as the day we got married.
a share of something
From this reading The quiet was thick enough to slice.
not in physical motion
From this reading "She's still young, Mr. President," I said, "and she's just as pretty as the day we got married.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading That surprised, him, and he eyed me over the top of his bifocals.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That surprised, him, and he eyed me over the top of his bifocals.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That surprised, him, and he eyed me over the top of his bifocals.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading The quiet was thick enough to slice.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I don't think I'd want to know if ... she got married again."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I don't think I'd want to know if ... she got married again."
the upper part of anything
From this reading That surprised, him, and he eyed me over the top of his bifocals.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I don't think I'd want to know if ... she got married again."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The quiet was thick enough to slice.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "She's still young, Mr. President," I said, "and she's just as pretty as the day we got married.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "She's still young, Mr. President," I said, "and she's just as pretty as the day we got married.
Chapter 5 of Cue for Quiet by T. L. Sherred holds 447 sentences, grouped into 90 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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