Chapter 23 of First Love: A Novel. Vol. 1 of 3 is here in full — 12 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXIII
Chapter 23 of First Love: A Novel. Vol. 1 of 3 is here in full — 12 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"A vision came in on the moon-beam." Henry, left on the beach, with his chest beside him, slept heavily for some hours. When he awoke it was night. He lay on the shingles. He felt the fresh breath of the breeze, as, from time to time, it lifted the hair on his fevered temples.
Chapter 23 of First Love: A Novel. Vol. 1 of 3 is here in full — 12 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading “When he awoke it was night.”
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading “Henry, left on the beach, with his chest beside him, slept heavily for some hours.”
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading “He felt the fresh breath of the breeze, as, from time to time, it lifted the hair on his fevered temples.”
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading “Henry, left on the beach, with his chest beside him, slept heavily for some hours.”
highly or nervously excited
From this reading “He felt the fresh breath of the breeze, as, from time to time, it lifted the hair on his fevered temples.”
to a considerable degree
From this reading “Henry, left on the beach, with his chest beside him, slept heavily for some hours.”
eruptions along a nerve path often accompanied by severe neuralgia
From this reading “He lay on the shingles.”
plural of “temple” — place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading “He felt the fresh breath of the breeze, as, from time to time, it lifted the hair on his fevered temples.”
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.
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In this reading “Henry, left on the beach, with his chest beside him, slept heavily for some hours.”
In this reading “Henry, left on the beach, with his chest beside him, slept heavily for some hours.”
In this reading “He lay on the shingles.”
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 vision came in on the moon-beam."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He felt the fresh breath of the breeze, as, from time to time, it lifted the hair on his fevered temples.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading When he awoke it was night.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading Henry, left on the beach, with his chest beside him, slept heavily for some hours.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Henry, left on the beach, with his chest beside him, slept heavily for some hours.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading He felt the fresh breath of the breeze, as, from time to time, it lifted the hair on his fevered temples.
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading He felt the fresh breath of the breeze, as, from time to time, it lifted the hair on his fevered temples.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "A vision came in on the moon-beam."
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading Henry, left on the beach, with his chest beside him, slept heavily for some hours.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He felt the fresh breath of the breeze, as, from time to time, it lifted the hair on his fevered temples.
highly or nervously excited
From this reading He felt the fresh breath of the breeze, as, from time to time, it lifted the hair on his fevered temples.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Henry, left on the beach, with his chest beside him, slept heavily for some hours.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading He felt the fresh breath of the breeze, as, from time to time, it lifted the hair on his fevered temples.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He felt the fresh breath of the breeze, as, from time to time, it lifted the hair on his fevered temples.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading He felt the fresh breath of the breeze, as, from time to time, it lifted the hair on his fevered temples.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he awoke it was night.
to a considerable degree
From this reading Henry, left on the beach, with his chest beside him, slept heavily for some hours.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading Henry, left on the beach, with his chest beside him, slept heavily for some hours.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Henry, left on the beach, with his chest beside him, slept heavily for some hours.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Henry, left on the beach, with his chest beside him, slept heavily for some hours.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Henry, left on the beach, with his chest beside him, slept heavily for some hours.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "A vision came in on the moon-beam."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When he awoke it was night.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He lay on the shingles.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Henry, left on the beach, with his chest beside him, slept heavily for some hours.
held up in the air
From this reading He felt the fresh breath of the breeze, as, from time to time, it lifted the hair on his fevered temples.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A vision came in on the moon-beam."
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading When he awoke it was night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He felt the fresh breath of the breeze, as, from time to time, it lifted the hair on his fevered temples.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "A vision came in on the moon-beam."
eruptions along a nerve path often accompanied by severe neuralgia
From this reading He lay on the shingles.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading Henry, left on the beach, with his chest beside him, slept heavily for some hours.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Henry, left on the beach, with his chest beside him, slept heavily for some hours.
plural of “temple” — place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading He felt the fresh breath of the breeze, as, from time to time, it lifted the hair on his fevered temples.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "A vision came in on the moon-beam."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading He felt the fresh breath of the breeze, as, from time to time, it lifted the hair on his fevered temples.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He felt the fresh breath of the breeze, as, from time to time, it lifted the hair on his fevered temples.
a vivid mental image
From this reading "A vision came in on the moon-beam."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When he awoke it was night.
at the time that
From this reading When he awoke it was night.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Henry, left on the beach, with his chest beside him, slept heavily for some hours.
Chapter 23 of First Love: A Novel. Vol. 1 of 3 by Mrs. (Margracia) Loudon holds 12 sentences, grouped into 3 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.
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