Chapter 1 of Hearts and clubs is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Hearts and clubs is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Words and phrases in italics are surrounded by underscores, _like this MR. FOSSIL _An elderly gentleman, with a hobby_ TOM BESTMAN _A nephew of Mr. Fossil_ MR. ALLJOY _A gentleman fond of his club_ MISS DOTING _A spinster who adores Beauty and Emerson_ MINTRA TRIPTOE _Miss Doting’s niece_ MRS. ALLJOY _A would-be invalid_ MRS.
Chapter 1 of Hearts and clubs is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “adore” — love intensely
From this reading “ALLJOY _A gentleman fond of his club_ MISS DOTING _A spinster who adores Beauty and Emerson_ MINTRA TRIPTOE _Miss Doting’s niece_ MRS.”
extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent
From this reading “ALLJOY _A gentleman fond of his club_ MISS DOTING _A spinster who adores Beauty and Emerson_ MINTRA TRIPTOE _Miss Doting’s niece_ MRS.”
United States writer and leading exponent of transcendentalism (1803-1882)
someone whose style is out of fashion
From this reading “FOSSIL _An elderly gentleman, with a hobby_ TOM BESTMAN _A nephew of Mr. Fossil_ MR.”
an auxiliary activity
plural of “italic” — a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
From this reading “Words and phrases in italics are surrounded by underscores, _like this”
an elderly unmarried woman
From this reading “ALLJOY _A gentleman fond of his club_ MISS DOTING _A spinster who adores Beauty and Emerson_ MINTRA TRIPTOE _Miss Doting’s niece_ MRS.”
plural of “underscore” — a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
From this reading “Words and phrases in italics are surrounded by underscores, _like this”
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 “FOSSIL _An elderly gentleman, with a hobby_ TOM BESTMAN _A nephew of Mr. Fossil_ MR.”
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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 FOSSIL _An elderly gentleman, with a hobby_ TOM BESTMAN _A nephew of Mr. Fossil_ MR.
third-person singular of “adore” — love intensely
From this reading ALLJOY _A gentleman fond of his club_ MISS DOTING _A spinster who adores Beauty and Emerson_ MINTRA TRIPTOE _Miss Doting’s niece_ MRS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALLJOY _A gentleman fond of his club_ MISS DOTING _A spinster who adores Beauty and Emerson_ MINTRA TRIPTOE _Miss Doting’s niece_ MRS.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading FOSSIL _An elderly gentleman, with a hobby_ TOM BESTMAN _A nephew of Mr. Fossil_ MR.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Words and phrases in italics are surrounded by underscores, _like this
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Words and phrases in italics are surrounded by underscores, _like this
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading ALLJOY _A gentleman fond of his club_ MISS DOTING _A spinster who adores Beauty and Emerson_ MINTRA TRIPTOE _Miss Doting’s niece_ MRS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FOSSIL _An elderly gentleman, with a hobby_ TOM BESTMAN _A nephew of Mr. Fossil_ MR.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Words and phrases in italics are surrounded by underscores, _like this
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading ALLJOY _A gentleman fond of his club_ MISS DOTING _A spinster who adores Beauty and Emerson_ MINTRA TRIPTOE _Miss Doting’s niece_ MRS.
extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent
From this reading ALLJOY _A gentleman fond of his club_ MISS DOTING _A spinster who adores Beauty and Emerson_ MINTRA TRIPTOE _Miss Doting’s niece_ MRS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALLJOY _A gentleman fond of his club_ MISS DOTING _A spinster who adores Beauty and Emerson_ MINTRA TRIPTOE _Miss Doting’s niece_ MRS.
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading FOSSIL _An elderly gentleman, with a hobby_ TOM BESTMAN _A nephew of Mr. Fossil_ MR.
United States writer and leading exponent of transcendentalism (1803-1882)
From this reading ALLJOY _A gentleman fond of his club_ MISS DOTING _A spinster who adores Beauty and Emerson_ MINTRA TRIPTOE _Miss Doting’s niece_ MRS.
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading ALLJOY _A gentleman fond of his club_ MISS DOTING _A spinster who adores Beauty and Emerson_ MINTRA TRIPTOE _Miss Doting’s niece_ MRS.
someone whose style is out of fashion
From this reading FOSSIL _An elderly gentleman, with a hobby_ TOM BESTMAN _A nephew of Mr. Fossil_ MR.
a man of refinement
From this reading FOSSIL _An elderly gentleman, with a hobby_ TOM BESTMAN _A nephew of Mr. Fossil_ MR.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ALLJOY _A gentleman fond of his club_ MISS DOTING _A spinster who adores Beauty and Emerson_ MINTRA TRIPTOE _Miss Doting’s niece_ MRS.
an auxiliary activity
From this reading FOSSIL _An elderly gentleman, with a hobby_ TOM BESTMAN _A nephew of Mr. Fossil_ MR.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Words and phrases in italics are surrounded by underscores, _like this
someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury
From this reading ALLJOY _A would-be invalid_ MRS.
plural of “italic” — a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
From this reading Words and phrases in italics are surrounded by underscores, _like this
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Words and phrases in italics are surrounded by underscores, _like this
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALLJOY _A gentleman fond of his club_ MISS DOTING _A spinster who adores Beauty and Emerson_ MINTRA TRIPTOE _Miss Doting’s niece_ MRS.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading ALLJOY _A gentleman fond of his club_ MISS DOTING _A spinster who adores Beauty and Emerson_ MINTRA TRIPTOE _Miss Doting’s niece_ MRS.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading ALLJOY _A gentleman fond of his club_ MISS DOTING _A spinster who adores Beauty and Emerson_ MINTRA TRIPTOE _Miss Doting’s niece_ MRS.
a son of your brother or sister
From this reading FOSSIL _An elderly gentleman, with a hobby_ TOM BESTMAN _A nephew of Mr. Fossil_ MR.
a daughter of your brother or sister
From this reading ALLJOY _A gentleman fond of his club_ MISS DOTING _A spinster who adores Beauty and Emerson_ MINTRA TRIPTOE _Miss Doting’s niece_ MRS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FOSSIL _An elderly gentleman, with a hobby_ TOM BESTMAN _A nephew of Mr. Fossil_ MR.
plural of “phrase” — an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading Words and phrases in italics are surrounded by underscores, _like this
an elderly unmarried woman
From this reading ALLJOY _A gentleman fond of his club_ MISS DOTING _A spinster who adores Beauty and Emerson_ MINTRA TRIPTOE _Miss Doting’s niece_ MRS.
confined on all sides
From this reading Words and phrases in italics are surrounded by underscores, _like this
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Words and phrases in italics are surrounded by underscores, _like this
male cat
From this reading FOSSIL _An elderly gentleman, with a hobby_ TOM BESTMAN _A nephew of Mr. Fossil_ MR.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALLJOY _A gentleman fond of his club_ MISS DOTING _A spinster who adores Beauty and Emerson_ MINTRA TRIPTOE _Miss Doting’s niece_ MRS.
plural of “underscore” — a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
From this reading Words and phrases in italics are surrounded by underscores, _like this
which person or people
From this reading ALLJOY _A gentleman fond of his club_ MISS DOTING _A spinster who adores Beauty and Emerson_ MINTRA TRIPTOE _Miss Doting’s niece_ MRS.
in the company of; together with
From this reading FOSSIL _An elderly gentleman, with a hobby_ TOM BESTMAN _A nephew of Mr. Fossil_ MR.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Words and phrases in italics are surrounded by underscores, _like this
unfulfilled or frustrated in realizing an ambition
From this reading ALLJOY _A would-be invalid_ MRS.
Chapter 1 of Hearts and clubs by Amy Ella Blanchard holds 427 sentences, grouped into 86 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 1 holds 427 sentences of Hearts and clubs, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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