Chapter 18 of Eline Vere is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 18 of Eline Vere is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Lili sat reading in the small drawing-room, when Frédérique entered. She had been paying some visits and came to finish her afternoon at the Verstraetens’. “Is Marie out?” asked Freddie. “No,” answered Lili; “we have been out. Marie is still up-stairs.”
Chapter 18 of Eline Vere is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 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.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading “She had been paying some visits and came to finish her afternoon at the Verstraetens’.”
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading ““No,” answered Lili; “we have been out.”
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading “Lili sat reading in the small drawing-room, when Frédérique entered.”
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading “She had been paying some visits and came to finish her afternoon at the Verstraetens’.”
yielding a fair profit
From this reading “She had been paying some visits and came to finish her afternoon at the Verstraetens’.”
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading “Lili sat reading in the small drawing-room, when Frédérique entered.”
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading “Lili sat reading in the small drawing-room, when Frédérique entered.”
plural of “visit” — the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time
From this reading “She had been paying some visits and came to finish her afternoon at the Verstraetens’.”
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 “Lili sat reading in the small drawing-room, when Frédérique entered.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading She had been paying some visits and came to finish her afternoon at the Verstraetens’.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had been paying some visits and came to finish her afternoon at the Verstraetens’.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “No,” answered Lili; “we have been out.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Is Marie out?” asked Freddie.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had been paying some visits and came to finish her afternoon at the Verstraetens’.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been paying some visits and came to finish her afternoon at the Verstraetens’.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She had been paying some visits and came to finish her afternoon at the Verstraetens’.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lili sat reading in the small drawing-room, when Frédérique entered.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Lili sat reading in the small drawing-room, when Frédérique entered.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading She had been paying some visits and came to finish her afternoon at the Verstraetens’.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Is Marie out?” asked Freddie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lili sat reading in the small drawing-room, when Frédérique entered.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had been paying some visits and came to finish her afternoon at the Verstraetens’.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “No,” answered Lili; “we have been out.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had been paying some visits and came to finish her afternoon at the Verstraetens’.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lili sat reading in the small drawing-room, when Frédérique entered.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is Marie out?” asked Freddie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lili sat reading in the small drawing-room, when Frédérique entered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Is Marie out?” asked Freddie.
not any; not one
From this reading “No,” answered Lili; “we have been out.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Is Marie out?” asked Freddie.
yielding a fair profit
From this reading She had been paying some visits and came to finish her afternoon at the Verstraetens’.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading Lili sat reading in the small drawing-room, when Frédérique entered.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Lili sat reading in the small drawing-room, when Frédérique entered.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had been paying some visits and came to finish her afternoon at the Verstraetens’.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Lili sat reading in the small drawing-room, when Frédérique entered.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She had been paying some visits and came to finish her afternoon at the Verstraetens’.
not in physical motion
From this reading Marie is still up-stairs.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lili sat reading in the small drawing-room, when Frédérique entered.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had been paying some visits and came to finish her afternoon at the Verstraetens’.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marie is still up-stairs.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had been paying some visits and came to finish her afternoon at the Verstraetens’.
plural of “visit” — the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time
From this reading She had been paying some visits and came to finish her afternoon at the Verstraetens’.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “No,” answered Lili; “we have been out.
at the time that
From this reading Lili sat reading in the small drawing-room, when Frédérique entered.
Chapter 18 of Eline Vere by Louis Couperus holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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 418 sentences of Eline Vere, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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