Chapter 26 of Edina: A Novel is here in full — 267 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of Edina: A Novel is here in full — 267 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE NEW HOME. A cold, drizzling rain was falling. We have wintry weather sometimes in July, as was the case now. The lovely summer seemed to have come to an abrupt end, and to have flown for good. At least, it appeared so to those who were turning out of their late happy and prosperous home, to enter on another of which they knew little.
Chapter 26 of Edina: A Novel is here in full — 267 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions
From this reading “The lovely summer seemed to have come to an abrupt end, and to have flown for good.”
(of rain) falling lightly in very small drops
From this reading “A cold, drizzling rain was falling.”
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading “A cold, drizzling rain was falling.”
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading “The lovely summer seemed to have come to an abrupt end, and to have flown for good.”
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading “We have wintry weather sometimes in July, as was the case now.”
in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich
From this reading “At least, it appeared so to those who were turning out of their late happy and prosperous home, to enter on another of which they knew little.”
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading “We have wintry weather sometimes in July, as was the case now.”
characteristic of or occurring in winter
From this reading “We have wintry weather sometimes in July, as was the case now.”
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 “The lovely summer seemed to have come to an abrupt end, and to have flown for good.”
In this reading “The lovely summer seemed to have come to an abrupt end, and to have flown for good.”
In this reading “THE NEW HOME.”
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 A cold, drizzling rain was falling.
marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions
From this reading The lovely summer seemed to have come to an abrupt end, and to have flown for good.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The lovely summer seemed to have come to an abrupt end, and to have flown for good.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The lovely summer seemed to have come to an abrupt end, and to have flown for good.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading At least, it appeared so to those who were turning out of their late happy and prosperous home, to enter on another of which they knew little.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading At least, it appeared so to those who were turning out of their late happy and prosperous home, to enter on another of which they knew little.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We have wintry weather sometimes in July, as was the case now.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At least, it appeared so to those who were turning out of their late happy and prosperous home, to enter on another of which they knew little.
an occurrence of something
From this reading We have wintry weather sometimes in July, as was the case now.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading A cold, drizzling rain was falling.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The lovely summer seemed to have come to an abrupt end, and to have flown for good.
(of rain) falling lightly in very small drops
From this reading A cold, drizzling rain was falling.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The lovely summer seemed to have come to an abrupt end, and to have flown for good.
to come or go into
From this reading At least, it appeared so to those who were turning out of their late happy and prosperous home, to enter on another of which they knew little.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading A cold, drizzling rain was falling.
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading The lovely summer seemed to have come to an abrupt end, and to have flown for good.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The lovely summer seemed to have come to an abrupt end, and to have flown for good.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The lovely summer seemed to have come to an abrupt end, and to have flown for good.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading At least, it appeared so to those who were turning out of their late happy and prosperous home, to enter on another of which they knew little.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have wintry weather sometimes in July, as was the case now.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading THE NEW HOME.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We have wintry weather sometimes in July, as was the case now.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At least, it appeared so to those who were turning out of their late happy and prosperous home, to enter on another of which they knew little.
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading We have wintry weather sometimes in July, as was the case now.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading At least, it appeared so to those who were turning out of their late happy and prosperous home, to enter on another of which they knew little.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading At least, it appeared so to those who were turning out of their late happy and prosperous home, to enter on another of which they knew little.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading At least, it appeared so to those who were turning out of their late happy and prosperous home, to enter on another of which they knew little.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading At least, it appeared so to those who were turning out of their late happy and prosperous home, to enter on another of which they knew little.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading The lovely summer seemed to have come to an abrupt end, and to have flown for good.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading THE NEW HOME.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We have wintry weather sometimes in July, as was the case now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At least, it appeared so to those who were turning out of their late happy and prosperous home, to enter on another of which they knew little.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At least, it appeared so to those who were turning out of their late happy and prosperous home, to enter on another of which they knew little.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading At least, it appeared so to those who were turning out of their late happy and prosperous home, to enter on another of which they knew little.
in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich
From this reading At least, it appeared so to those who were turning out of their late happy and prosperous home, to enter on another of which they knew little.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading A cold, drizzling rain was falling.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The lovely summer seemed to have come to an abrupt end, and to have flown for good.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading At least, it appeared so to those who were turning out of their late happy and prosperous home, to enter on another of which they knew little.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading We have wintry weather sometimes in July, as was the case now.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading The lovely summer seemed to have come to an abrupt end, and to have flown for good.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEW HOME.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading At least, it appeared so to those who were turning out of their late happy and prosperous home, to enter on another of which they knew little.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At least, it appeared so to those who were turning out of their late happy and prosperous home, to enter on another of which they knew little.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading At least, it appeared so to those who were turning out of their late happy and prosperous home, to enter on another of which they knew little.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The lovely summer seemed to have come to an abrupt end, and to have flown for good.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading At least, it appeared so to those who were turning out of their late happy and prosperous home, to enter on another of which they knew little.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A cold, drizzling rain was falling.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have wintry weather sometimes in July, as was the case now.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading We have wintry weather sometimes in July, as was the case now.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At least, it appeared so to those who were turning out of their late happy and prosperous home, to enter on another of which they knew little.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At least, it appeared so to those who were turning out of their late happy and prosperous home, to enter on another of which they knew little.
which person or people
From this reading At least, it appeared so to those who were turning out of their late happy and prosperous home, to enter on another of which they knew little.
characteristic of or occurring in winter
From this reading We have wintry weather sometimes in July, as was the case now.
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