Chapter 5 of Eden: An Episode is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Eden: An Episode is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Why have you left the house?" he began, abruptly. To this Eden made no answer. She lowered the yellow shade of one candle and busied herself with another. "Why did you leave me last night?" he continued. And as she made no reply, "Why," he asked, "why are you here?"
Chapter 5 of Eden: An Episode is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
quickly and without warning
From this reading “"Why have you left the house?" he began, abruptly.”
inflected form of “busy” — keep busy with
From this reading “She lowered the yellow shade of one candle and busied herself with another.”
stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading “She lowered the yellow shade of one candle and busied herself with another.”
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading “To this Eden made no answer.”
below the surround or below the normal position
From this reading “She lowered the yellow shade of one candle and busied herself with another.”
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading “And as she made no reply, "Why," he asked, "why are you here?"”
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading “She lowered the yellow shade of one candle and busied herself with another.”
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading “She lowered the yellow shade of one candle and busied herself with another.”
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 “"Why did you leave me last night?" he continued.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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quickly and without warning
From this reading "Why have you left the house?" he began, abruptly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She lowered the yellow shade of one candle and busied herself with another.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading She lowered the yellow shade of one candle and busied herself with another.
react verbally
From this reading To this Eden made no answer.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And as she made no reply, "Why," he asked, "why are you here?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And as she made no reply, "Why," he asked, "why are you here?"
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading And as she made no reply, "Why," he asked, "why are you here?"
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "Why have you left the house?" he began, abruptly.
inflected form of “busy” — keep busy with
From this reading She lowered the yellow shade of one candle and busied herself with another.
stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading She lowered the yellow shade of one candle and busied herself with another.
without stop or interruption
From this reading "Why did you leave me last night?" he continued.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Why did you leave me last night?" he continued.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading To this Eden made no answer.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Why have you left the house?" he began, abruptly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Why have you left the house?" he began, abruptly.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading And as she made no reply, "Why," he asked, "why are you here?"
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She lowered the yellow shade of one candle and busied herself with another.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "Why have you left the house?" he began, abruptly.
immediately past
From this reading "Why did you leave me last night?" he continued.
go away from a place
From this reading "Why did you leave me last night?" he continued.
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 "Why have you left the house?" he began, abruptly.
below the surround or below the normal position
From this reading She lowered the yellow shade of one candle and busied herself with another.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading To this Eden made no answer.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Why did you leave me last night?" he continued.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "Why did you leave me last night?" he continued.
not any; not one
From this reading To this Eden made no answer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She lowered the yellow shade of one candle and busied herself with another.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She lowered the yellow shade of one candle and busied herself with another.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading And as she made no reply, "Why," he asked, "why are you here?"
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading She lowered the yellow shade of one candle and busied herself with another.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She lowered the yellow shade of one candle and busied herself with another.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Why have you left the house?" he began, abruptly.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To this Eden made no answer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To this Eden made no answer.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why have you left the house?" he began, abruptly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She lowered the yellow shade of one candle and busied herself with another.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading She lowered the yellow shade of one candle and busied herself with another.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why have you left the house?" he began, abruptly.
Chapter 5 of Eden: An Episode by Edgar Saltus holds 438 sentences, grouped into 88 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 5 holds 438 sentences of Eden: An Episode, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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