Chapter 20 of Her Sailor: A Love Story is here in full — 264 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Her Sailor: A Love Story is here in full — 264 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SECRET OF HER LIFE. She moved to a chair close beside him, and, leaning back, closed her eyes so that he could the more easily make his confession. There was a long silence, then she opened her eyes with a jerk. To her disappointment, he sat quietly smoking. “You are a secretive, unkind, cruel husband,” she said, warmly.
Chapter 20 of Her Sailor: A Love Story is here in full — 264 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading “She moved to a chair close beside him, and, leaning back, closed her eyes so that he could the more easily make his confession.”
a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading “To her disappointment, he sat quietly smoking.”
pull, or move with a sudden movement
From this reading “There was a long silence, then she opened her eyes with a jerk.”
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading “She moved to a chair close beside him, and, leaning back, closed her eyes so that he could the more easily make his confession.”
inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information
From this reading ““You are a secretive, unkind, cruel husband,” she said, warmly.”
the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
From this reading “To her disappointment, he sat quietly smoking.”
lacking kindness
From this reading ““You are a secretive, unkind, cruel husband,” she said, warmly.”
in a hearty manner
From this reading ““You are a secretive, unkind, cruel husband,” she said, warmly.”
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 “There was a long silence, then she opened her eyes with a jerk.”
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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 She moved to a chair close beside him, and, leaning back, closed her eyes so that he could the more easily make his confession.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She moved to a chair close beside him, and, leaning back, closed her eyes so that he could the more easily make his confession.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You are a secretive, unkind, cruel husband,” she said, warmly.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She moved to a chair close beside him, and, leaning back, closed her eyes so that he could the more easily make his confession.
next to; at the side of
From this reading She moved to a chair close beside him, and, leaning back, closed her eyes so that he could the more easily make his confession.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading She moved to a chair close beside him, and, leaning back, closed her eyes so that he could the more easily make his confession.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading She moved to a chair close beside him, and, leaning back, closed her eyes so that he could the more easily make his confession.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading She moved to a chair close beside him, and, leaning back, closed her eyes so that he could the more easily make his confession.
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading She moved to a chair close beside him, and, leaning back, closed her eyes so that he could the more easily make his confession.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She moved to a chair close beside him, and, leaning back, closed her eyes so that he could the more easily make his confession.
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading “You are a secretive, unkind, cruel husband,” she said, warmly.
a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading To her disappointment, he sat quietly smoking.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading She moved to a chair close beside him, and, leaning back, closed her eyes so that he could the more easily make his confession.
opinion or judgment
From this reading She moved to a chair close beside him, and, leaning back, closed her eyes so that he could the more easily make his confession.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She moved to a chair close beside him, and, leaning back, closed her eyes so that he could the more easily make his confession.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE SECRET OF HER LIFE.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She moved to a chair close beside him, and, leaning back, closed her eyes so that he could the more easily make his confession.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She moved to a chair close beside him, and, leaning back, closed her eyes so that he could the more easily make his confession.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading “You are a secretive, unkind, cruel husband,” she said, warmly.
pull, or move with a sudden movement
From this reading There was a long silence, then she opened her eyes with a jerk.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading She moved to a chair close beside him, and, leaning back, closed her eyes so that he could the more easily make his confession.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading THE SECRET OF HER LIFE.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading There was a long silence, then she opened her eyes with a jerk.
engage in
From this reading She moved to a chair close beside him, and, leaning back, closed her eyes so that he could the more easily make his confession.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading She moved to a chair close beside him, and, leaning back, closed her eyes so that he could the more easily make his confession.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading She moved to a chair close beside him, and, leaning back, closed her eyes so that he could the more easily make his confession.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SECRET OF HER LIFE.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading There was a long silence, then she opened her eyes with a jerk.
with low volume
From this reading To her disappointment, he sat quietly smoking.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You are a secretive, unkind, cruel husband,” she said, warmly.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading To her disappointment, he sat quietly smoking.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading THE SECRET OF HER LIFE.
inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information
From this reading “You are a secretive, unkind, cruel husband,” she said, warmly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She moved to a chair close beside him, and, leaning back, closed her eyes so that he could the more easily make his confession.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading There was a long silence, then she opened her eyes with a jerk.
the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
From this reading To her disappointment, he sat quietly smoking.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She moved to a chair close beside him, and, leaning back, closed her eyes so that he could the more easily make his confession.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She moved to a chair close beside him, and, leaning back, closed her eyes so that he could the more easily make his confession.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SECRET OF HER LIFE.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading There was a long silence, then she opened her eyes with a jerk.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a long silence, then she opened her eyes with a jerk.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She moved to a chair close beside him, and, leaning back, closed her eyes so that he could the more easily make his confession.
lacking kindness
From this reading “You are a secretive, unkind, cruel husband,” she said, warmly.
in a hearty manner
From this reading “You are a secretive, unkind, cruel husband,” she said, warmly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a long silence, then she opened her eyes with a jerk.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was a long silence, then she opened her eyes with a jerk.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You are a secretive, unkind, cruel husband,” she said, warmly.
Chapter 20 of Her Sailor: A Love Story by Marshall Saunders holds 264 sentences, grouped into 53 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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