Chapter 25 of Fanny's First Novel is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of Fanny's First Novel is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
|YOU are looking at her--I, too, have been looking at her; she is divine,” came a voice beside her. She did not need to turn to see the speaker. She had been longing for the sound of his voice for many days. She had not even a chance of hearing him sing before this evening. “She is St. Cecilia herself,” said she.
Chapter 25 of Fanny's First Novel is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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next to; at the side of
From this reading “|YOU are looking at her--I, too, have been looking at her; she is divine,” came a voice beside her.”
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading “She had not even a chance of hearing him sing before this evening.”
emanating from God
From this reading “|YOU are looking at her--I, too, have been looking at her; she is divine,” came a voice beside her.”
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
From this reading “She had not even a chance of hearing him sing before this evening.”
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading “She had been longing for the sound of his voice for many days.”
a condition requiring relief
From this reading “She did not need to turn to see the speaker.”
deliver by singing
From this reading “She had not even a chance of hearing him sing before this evening.”
someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
From this reading “She did not need to turn to see the speaker.”
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 “She had been longing for the sound of his voice for many days.”
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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 |YOU are looking at her--I, too, have been looking at her; she is divine,” came a voice beside her.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading |YOU are looking at her--I, too, have been looking at her; she is divine,” came a voice beside her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading |YOU are looking at her--I, too, have been looking at her; she is divine,” came a voice beside her.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading |YOU are looking at her--I, too, have been looking at her; she is divine,” came a voice beside her.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She had not even a chance of hearing him sing before this evening.
next to; at the side of
From this reading |YOU are looking at her--I, too, have been looking at her; she is divine,” came a voice beside her.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading |YOU are looking at her--I, too, have been looking at her; she is divine,” came a voice beside her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She is St. Cecilia herself,” said she.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading She had not even a chance of hearing him sing before this evening.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading She had been longing for the sound of his voice for many days.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not need to turn to see the speaker.
emanating from God
From this reading |YOU are looking at her--I, too, have been looking at her; she is divine,” came a voice beside her.
divisible by two
From this reading She had not even a chance of hearing him sing before this evening.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading She had not even a chance of hearing him sing before this evening.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had been longing for the sound of his voice for many days.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had been longing for the sound of his voice for many days.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading |YOU are looking at her--I, too, have been looking at her; she is divine,” came a voice beside her.
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
From this reading She had not even a chance of hearing him sing before this evening.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading |YOU are looking at her--I, too, have been looking at her; she is divine,” came a voice beside her.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “She is St. Cecilia herself,” said she.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had not even a chance of hearing him sing before this evening.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She had been longing for the sound of his voice for many days.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading |YOU are looking at her--I, too, have been looking at her; she is divine,” came a voice beside her.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading |YOU are looking at her--I, too, have been looking at her; she is divine,” came a voice beside her.
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading She had been longing for the sound of his voice for many days.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading |YOU are looking at her--I, too, have been looking at her; she is divine,” came a voice beside her.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading She had been longing for the sound of his voice for many days.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading She did not need to turn to see the speaker.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not need to turn to see the speaker.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had been longing for the sound of his voice for many days.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “She is St. Cecilia herself,” said she.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She did not need to turn to see the speaker.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading |YOU are looking at her--I, too, have been looking at her; she is divine,” came a voice beside her.
deliver by singing
From this reading She had not even a chance of hearing him sing before this evening.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading She had been longing for the sound of his voice for many days.
someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
From this reading She did not need to turn to see the speaker.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She is St. Cecilia herself,” said she.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She did not need to turn to see the speaker.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She had not even a chance of hearing him sing before this evening.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She did not need to turn to see the speaker.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading |YOU are looking at her--I, too, have been looking at her; she is divine,” came a voice beside her.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading She did not need to turn to see the speaker.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading |YOU are looking at her--I, too, have been looking at her; she is divine,” came a voice beside her.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading |YOU are looking at her--I, too, have been looking at her; she is divine,” came a voice beside her.
Chapter 25 of Fanny's First Novel by Frank Frankfort Moore holds 152 sentences, grouped into 31 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 25 holds 152 sentences of Fanny's First Novel, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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