Chapter 13 of Halfway House: A Comedy of Degrees is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Halfway House: A Comedy of Degrees is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
VI SENHOUSE ON THE MORAL LAW She could have jumped into them. “You!” she cried. “Then it wasn’t a dream at all. I saw you last night—near the Opera.” He teased her with his wry smile.
Chapter 13 of Halfway House: A Comedy of Degrees is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading ““Then it wasn’t a dream at all.”
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “VI SENHOUSE ON THE MORAL LAW She could have jumped into them.”
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading “VI SENHOUSE ON THE MORAL LAW She could have jumped into them.”
concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
From this reading “VI SENHOUSE ON THE MORAL LAW She could have jumped into them.”
a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes
From this reading “I saw you last night—near the Opera.””
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “He teased her with his wry smile.”
feeling mild pleasurable excitement
From this reading “He teased her with his wry smile.”
humorously sarcastic or mocking
From this reading “He teased her with his wry smile.”
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 “I saw you last night—near the Opera.””
In this reading “VI SENHOUSE ON THE MORAL LAW She could have jumped into them.”
In this reading “VI SENHOUSE ON THE MORAL LAW She could have jumped into them.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 “Then it wasn’t a dream at all.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “Then it wasn’t a dream at all.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Then it wasn’t a dream at all.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading VI SENHOUSE ON THE MORAL LAW She could have jumped into them.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “You!” she cried.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “Then it wasn’t a dream at all.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading VI SENHOUSE ON THE MORAL LAW She could have jumped into them.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He teased her with his wry smile.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He teased her with his wry smile.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He teased her with his wry smile.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I saw you last night—near the Opera.”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading VI SENHOUSE ON THE MORAL LAW She could have jumped into them.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Then it wasn’t a dream at all.
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading VI SENHOUSE ON THE MORAL LAW She could have jumped into them.
immediately past
From this reading I saw you last night—near the Opera.”
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading VI SENHOUSE ON THE MORAL LAW She could have jumped into them.
concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
From this reading VI SENHOUSE ON THE MORAL LAW She could have jumped into them.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading I saw you last night—near the Opera.”
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading I saw you last night—near the Opera.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading VI SENHOUSE ON THE MORAL LAW She could have jumped into them.
a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes
From this reading I saw you last night—near the Opera.”
cut with a saw
From this reading I saw you last night—near the Opera.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VI SENHOUSE ON THE MORAL LAW She could have jumped into them.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading VI SENHOUSE ON THE MORAL LAW She could have jumped into them.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading He teased her with his wry smile.
feeling mild pleasurable excitement
From this reading He teased her with his wry smile.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading VI SENHOUSE ON THE MORAL LAW She could have jumped into them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading VI SENHOUSE ON THE MORAL LAW She could have jumped into them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Then it wasn’t a dream at all.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading VI SENHOUSE ON THE MORAL LAW She could have jumped into them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Then it wasn’t a dream at all.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He teased her with his wry smile.
humorously sarcastic or mocking
From this reading He teased her with his wry smile.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You!” she cried.
Chapter 13 of Halfway House: A Comedy of Degrees by Maurice Hewlett holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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 13 holds 417 sentences of Halfway House: A Comedy of Degrees, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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