Chapter 14 of Eris is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 14 of Eris is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
They didn’t dine together at Annan’s house in Governor’s Place; or anywhere else. Eris tried desperately to get him on the telephone. A few minutes before train time she telegraphed: “Am leaving unexpectedly at three o’clock this afternoon for the Pacific Coast. Heart-broken on account of our engagement.
Chapter 14 of Eris is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with great urgency
From this reading “Eris tried desperately to get him on the telephone.”
have supper; eat dinner
From this reading “They didn’t dine together at Annan’s house in Governor’s Place; or anywhere else.”
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading “Heart-broken on account of our engagement.”
possessive form of “governor” — the head of a state government
the largest ocean in the world
From this reading ““Am leaving unexpectedly at three o’clock this afternoon for the Pacific Coast.”
past form of “telegraph” — send cables, wires, or telegrams
From this reading “A few minutes before train time she telegraphed:”
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading “Eris tried desperately to get him on the telephone.”
in a way that was not expected
From this reading ““Am leaving unexpectedly at three o’clock this afternoon for the Pacific Coast.”
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 “A few minutes before train time she telegraphed:”
In this reading “They didn’t dine together at Annan’s house in Governor’s Place; or anywhere else.”
In this reading “Heart-broken on account of our engagement.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A few minutes before train time she telegraphed:
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading Heart-broken on account of our engagement.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading “Am leaving unexpectedly at three o’clock this afternoon for the Pacific Coast.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Am leaving unexpectedly at three o’clock this afternoon for the Pacific Coast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They didn’t dine together at Annan’s house in Governor’s Place; or anywhere else.
at or in or to any place
From this reading They didn’t dine together at Annan’s house in Governor’s Place; or anywhere else.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They didn’t dine together at Annan’s house in Governor’s Place; or anywhere else.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A few minutes before train time she telegraphed:
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading “Am leaving unexpectedly at three o’clock this afternoon for the Pacific Coast.
with great urgency
From this reading Eris tried desperately to get him on the telephone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They didn’t dine together at Annan’s house in Governor’s Place; or anywhere else.
have supper; eat dinner
From this reading They didn’t dine together at Annan’s house in Governor’s Place; or anywhere else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They didn’t dine together at Annan’s house in Governor’s Place; or anywhere else.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading Heart-broken on account of our engagement.
(Greek mythology) goddess of discord; sister of Ares
From this reading Eris tried desperately to get him on the telephone.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading A few minutes before train time she telegraphed:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Am leaving unexpectedly at three o’clock this afternoon for the Pacific Coast.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Eris tried desperately to get him on the telephone.
possessive form of “governor” — the head of a state government
From this reading They didn’t dine together at Annan’s house in Governor’s Place; or anywhere else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Heart-broken on account of our engagement.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Eris tried desperately to get him on the telephone.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading They didn’t dine together at Annan’s house in Governor’s Place; or anywhere else.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They didn’t dine together at Annan’s house in Governor’s Place; or anywhere else.
the act of departing
From this reading “Am leaving unexpectedly at three o’clock this afternoon for the Pacific Coast.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading A few minutes before train time she telegraphed:
according to the clock
From this reading “Am leaving unexpectedly at three o’clock this afternoon for the Pacific Coast.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Heart-broken on account of our engagement.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Eris tried desperately to get him on the telephone.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They didn’t dine together at Annan’s house in Governor’s Place; or anywhere else.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Heart-broken on account of our engagement.
the largest ocean in the world
From this reading “Am leaving unexpectedly at three o’clock this afternoon for the Pacific Coast.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading They didn’t dine together at Annan’s house in Governor’s Place; or anywhere else.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A few minutes before train time she telegraphed:
past form of “telegraph” — send cables, wires, or telegrams
From this reading A few minutes before train time she telegraphed:
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading Eris tried desperately to get him on the telephone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Eris tried desperately to get him on the telephone.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They didn’t dine together at Annan’s house in Governor’s Place; or anywhere else.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Am leaving unexpectedly at three o’clock this afternoon for the Pacific Coast.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading “Am leaving unexpectedly at three o’clock this afternoon for the Pacific Coast.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading A few minutes before train time she telegraphed:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Eris tried desperately to get him on the telephone.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading They didn’t dine together at Annan’s house in Governor’s Place; or anywhere else.
create by training and teaching
From this reading A few minutes before train time she telegraphed:
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Eris tried desperately to get him on the telephone.
in a way that was not expected
From this reading “Am leaving unexpectedly at three o’clock this afternoon for the Pacific Coast.
Chapter 14 of Eris by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers holds 250 sentences, grouped into 50 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 14 holds 250 sentences of Eris, unabridged, divided into 50 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 14 of Eris by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 250 sentences, grouped into 50 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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