Chapter 11 of Garrick's Pupil is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Garrick's Pupil is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE DAY OF DAYS. A cloudless sun rose upon the 2d of June, 1780. Before six o'clock a large crowd filled Saint George's Fields and the neighborhood. A certain number of the men sought each other and stood in groups as if in obedience to a previous word of command. They talked together in low tones and wore a sombre air of resolution.
Chapter 11 of Garrick's Pupil is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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free from clouds
From this reading “A cloudless sun rose upon the 2d of June, 1780.”
possessive form of “george” — Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading “Before six o'clock a large crowd filled Saint George's Fields and the neighborhood.”
plural of “group” — any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading “A certain number of the men sought each other and stood in groups as if in obedience to a previous word of command.”
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading “A cloudless sun rose upon the 2d of June, 1780.”
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading “Before six o'clock a large crowd filled Saint George's Fields and the neighborhood.”
the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person
From this reading “A certain number of the men sought each other and stood in groups as if in obedience to a previous word of command.”
a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
From this reading “They talked together in low tones and wore a sombre air of resolution.”
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading “Before six o'clock a large crowd filled Saint George's Fields and the neighborhood.”
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 “They talked together in low tones and wore a sombre air of resolution.”
any plant of the genus Helianthemum; vigorous plants of stony alpine meadows and dry scrub regions
In this reading “A cloudless sun rose upon the 2d of June, 1780.”
In this reading “A certain number of the men sought each other and stood in groups as if in obedience to a previous word of command.”
In this reading “They talked together in low tones and wore a sombre air of resolution.”
In this reading “A certain number of the men sought each other and stood in groups as if in obedience to a previous word of command.”
In this reading “A certain number of the men sought each other and stood in groups as if in obedience to a previous word of command.”
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From this reading A cloudless sun rose upon the 2d of June, 1780.
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From this reading A cloudless sun rose upon the 2d of June, 1780.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A cloudless sun rose upon the 2d of June, 1780.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading They talked together in low tones and wore a sombre air of resolution.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Before six o'clock a large crowd filled Saint George's Fields and the neighborhood.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A certain number of the men sought each other and stood in groups as if in obedience to a previous word of command.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before six o'clock a large crowd filled Saint George's Fields and the neighborhood.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading A certain number of the men sought each other and stood in groups as if in obedience to a previous word of command.
free from clouds
From this reading A cloudless sun rose upon the 2d of June, 1780.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading A certain number of the men sought each other and stood in groups as if in obedience to a previous word of command.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading Before six o'clock a large crowd filled Saint George's Fields and the neighborhood.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading A cloudless sun rose upon the 2d of June, 1780.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE DAY OF DAYS.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading THE DAY OF DAYS.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading A certain number of the men sought each other and stood in groups as if in obedience to a previous word of command.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading Before six o'clock a large crowd filled Saint George's Fields and the neighborhood.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading Before six o'clock a large crowd filled Saint George's Fields and the neighborhood.
possessive form of “george” — Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading Before six o'clock a large crowd filled Saint George's Fields and the neighborhood.
plural of “group” — any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading A certain number of the men sought each other and stood in groups as if in obedience to a previous word of command.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading A certain number of the men sought each other and stood in groups as if in obedience to a previous word of command.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A certain number of the men sought each other and stood in groups as if in obedience to a previous word of command.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading A cloudless sun rose upon the 2d of June, 1780.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Before six o'clock a large crowd filled Saint George's Fields and the neighborhood.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading They talked together in low tones and wore a sombre air of resolution.
the force of workers available
From this reading A certain number of the men sought each other and stood in groups as if in obedience to a previous word of command.
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading Before six o'clock a large crowd filled Saint George's Fields and the neighborhood.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading A certain number of the men sought each other and stood in groups as if in obedience to a previous word of command.
according to the clock
From this reading Before six o'clock a large crowd filled Saint George's Fields and the neighborhood.
the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person
From this reading A certain number of the men sought each other and stood in groups as if in obedience to a previous word of command.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DAY OF DAYS.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading A certain number of the men sought each other and stood in groups as if in obedience to a previous word of command.
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading A certain number of the men sought each other and stood in groups as if in obedience to a previous word of command.
a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
From this reading They talked together in low tones and wore a sombre air of resolution.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading A cloudless sun rose upon the 2d of June, 1780.
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading Before six o'clock a large crowd filled Saint George's Fields and the neighborhood.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Before six o'clock a large crowd filled Saint George's Fields and the neighborhood.
lacking brightness or color; dull
From this reading They talked together in low tones and wore a sombre air of resolution.
that is looked for
From this reading A certain number of the men sought each other and stood in groups as if in obedience to a previous word of command.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading A certain number of the men sought each other and stood in groups as if in obedience to a previous word of command.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading A cloudless sun rose upon the 2d of June, 1780.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading They talked together in low tones and wore a sombre air of resolution.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DAY OF DAYS.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They talked together in low tones and wore a sombre air of resolution.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A certain number of the men sought each other and stood in groups as if in obedience to a previous word of command.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading They talked together in low tones and wore a sombre air of resolution.
plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
From this reading They talked together in low tones and wore a sombre air of resolution.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A cloudless sun rose upon the 2d of June, 1780.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading A certain number of the men sought each other and stood in groups as if in obedience to a previous word of command.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading They talked together in low tones and wore a sombre air of resolution.
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