Chapter 15 of Eris is here in full — 107 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XV
Chapter 15 of Eris is here in full — 107 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Annan’s dreary, unpleasant and brilliantly ugly novel was published in April. There were three printings in the first week. Five in the second. In contradistinction to “small-town stuff,” it was “big-town.” New York of the middle-lower class.
Chapter 15 of Eris is here in full — 107 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/21 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the month following March and preceding May
From this reading “Annan’s dreary, unpleasant and brilliantly ugly novel was published in April.”
with brightness
From this reading “Annan’s dreary, unpleasant and brilliantly ugly novel was published in April.”
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
From this reading “Annan’s dreary, unpleasant and brilliantly ugly novel was published in April.”
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading “Annan’s dreary, unpleasant and brilliantly ugly novel was published in April.”
plural of “printing” — text handwritten in the style of printed matter
From this reading “There were three printings in the first week.”
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading “Annan’s dreary, unpleasant and brilliantly ugly novel was published in April.”
displeasing to the senses
From this reading “Annan’s dreary, unpleasant and brilliantly ugly novel was published in April.”
offensive or disagreeable; causing discomfort or unhappiness
From this reading “Annan’s dreary, unpleasant and brilliantly ugly novel was published in April.”
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 “There were three printings in the first week.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Annan’s dreary, unpleasant and brilliantly ugly novel was published in April.
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From this reading Annan’s dreary, unpleasant and brilliantly ugly novel was published in April.
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading Annan’s dreary, unpleasant and brilliantly ugly novel was published in April.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In contradistinction to “small-town stuff,” it was “big-town.”
with brightness
From this reading Annan’s dreary, unpleasant and brilliantly ugly novel was published in April.
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading New York of the middle-lower class.
a distinction drawn on the basis of contrast
From this reading In contradistinction to “small-town stuff,” it was “big-town.”
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
From this reading Annan’s dreary, unpleasant and brilliantly ugly novel was published in April.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading There were three printings in the first week.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Five in the second.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Annan’s dreary, unpleasant and brilliantly ugly novel was published in April.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In contradistinction to “small-town stuff,” it was “big-town.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading New York of the middle-lower class.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading New York of the middle-lower class.
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading Annan’s dreary, unpleasant and brilliantly ugly novel was published in April.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading New York of the middle-lower class.
plural of “printing” — text handwritten in the style of printed matter
From this reading There were three printings in the first week.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading Annan’s dreary, unpleasant and brilliantly ugly novel was published in April.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Five in the second.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In contradistinction to “small-town stuff,” it was “big-town.”
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading In contradistinction to “small-town stuff,” it was “big-town.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There were three printings in the first week.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were three printings in the first week.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading There were three printings in the first week.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In contradistinction to “small-town stuff,” it was “big-town.”
displeasing to the senses
From this reading Annan’s dreary, unpleasant and brilliantly ugly novel was published in April.
offensive or disagreeable; causing discomfort or unhappiness
From this reading Annan’s dreary, unpleasant and brilliantly ugly novel was published in April.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Annan’s dreary, unpleasant and brilliantly ugly novel was published in April.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading There were three printings in the first week.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were three printings in the first week.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading New York of the middle-lower class.
Chapter 15 of Eris by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers holds 107 sentences, grouped into 22 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 15 holds 107 sentences of Eris, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 15 of Eris by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 107 sentences, grouped into 22 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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