Chapter 8 of Discovery at Aspen is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 8 of Discovery at Aspen is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Nor was Willie left out of her calculation. Once her deposit was returned, he too would get a present. That was only fair, she decided, since he was the author, so to speak, of her good fortune. She reached home tired and hungry. Her father was sitting at a desk absorbed.
Chapter 8 of Discovery at Aspen is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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giving or marked by complete attention to
From this reading “Her father was sitting at a desk absorbed.”
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “That was only fair, she decided, since he was the author, so to speak, of her good fortune.”
the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods
From this reading “Nor was Willie left out of her calculation.”
recognizable; marked
From this reading “That was only fair, she decided, since he was the author, so to speak, of her good fortune.”
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading “Once her deposit was returned, he too would get a present.”
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading “Her father was sitting at a desk absorbed.”
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading “That was only fair, she decided, since he was the author, so to speak, of her good fortune.”
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading “She reached home tired and hungry.”
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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an auspicious state resulting from favorable outcomes
In this reading “That was only fair, she decided, since he was the author, so to speak, of her good fortune.”
In this reading “She reached home tired and hungry.”
In this reading “Her father was sitting at a desk absorbed.”
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 Once her deposit was returned, he too would get a present.
giving or marked by complete attention to
From this reading Her father was sitting at a desk absorbed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She reached home tired and hungry.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Her father was sitting at a desk absorbed.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading That was only fair, she decided, since he was the author, so to speak, of her good fortune.
the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods
From this reading Nor was Willie left out of her calculation.
recognizable; marked
From this reading That was only fair, she decided, since he was the author, so to speak, of her good fortune.
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading Once her deposit was returned, he too would get a present.
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading Her father was sitting at a desk absorbed.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading That was only fair, she decided, since he was the author, so to speak, of her good fortune.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Her father was sitting at a desk absorbed.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading That was only fair, she decided, since he was the author, so to speak, of her good fortune.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Once her deposit was returned, he too would get a present.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading That was only fair, she decided, since he was the author, so to speak, of her good fortune.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Once her deposit was returned, he too would get a present.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Nor was Willie left out of her calculation.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading She reached home tired and hungry.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading She reached home tired and hungry.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Nor was Willie left out of her calculation.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor was Willie left out of her calculation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nor was Willie left out of her calculation.
on one occasion
From this reading Once her deposit was returned, he too would get a present.
and nothing more
From this reading That was only fair, she decided, since he was the author, so to speak, of her good fortune.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Nor was Willie left out of her calculation.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Once her deposit was returned, he too would get a present.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading She reached home tired and hungry.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Once her deposit was returned, he too would get a present.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That was only fair, she decided, since he was the author, so to speak, of her good fortune.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading That was only fair, she decided, since he was the author, so to speak, of her good fortune.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Her father was sitting at a desk absorbed.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading That was only fair, she decided, since he was the author, so to speak, of her good fortune.
express in speech
From this reading That was only fair, she decided, since he was the author, so to speak, of her good fortune.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was only fair, she decided, since he was the author, so to speak, of her good fortune.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That was only fair, she decided, since he was the author, so to speak, of her good fortune.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading She reached home tired and hungry.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That was only fair, she decided, since he was the author, so to speak, of her good fortune.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Once her deposit was returned, he too would get a present.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nor was Willie left out of her calculation.
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From this reading Nor was Willie left out of her calculation.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Once her deposit was returned, he too would get a present.
Chapter 8 of Discovery at Aspen by Sophie (Sophie Z. Liebowitz) Ruskay 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.
Chapter 8 holds 424 sentences of Discovery at Aspen, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Discovery at Aspen by Sophie (Sophie Z. Liebowitz) Ruskay exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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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