Chapter 22 of Hermia Suydam is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of Hermia Suydam is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
QUINTARD IS DISCUSSED. The next afternoon Hermia was sitting in the library with Miss Starbruck when Helen came in. Hermia greeted her eagerly. Helen always diverted her mind. Perversely, also, she wanted to hear some one speak of Quintard.
Chapter 22 of Hermia Suydam is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “discuss” — to consider or examine in speech or writing
From this reading “QUINTARD IS DISCUSSED.”
pleasantly occupied
From this reading “Helen always diverted her mind.”
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading “Hermia greeted her eagerly.”
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading “Hermia greeted her eagerly.”
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading “The next afternoon Hermia was sitting in the library with Miss Starbruck when Helen came in.”
a room where books are kept
From this reading “The next afternoon Hermia was sitting in the library with Miss Starbruck when Helen came in.”
deliberately deviant
From this reading “Perversely, also, she wanted to hear some one speak of Quintard.”
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading “The next afternoon Hermia was sitting in the library with Miss Starbruck when Helen came in.”
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 “The next afternoon Hermia was sitting in the library with Miss Starbruck when Helen came in.”
In this reading “The next afternoon Hermia was sitting in the library with Miss Starbruck when Helen came in.”
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.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading The next afternoon Hermia was sitting in the library with Miss Starbruck when Helen came in.
in addition
From this reading Perversely, also, she wanted to hear some one speak of Quintard.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Helen always diverted her mind.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The next afternoon Hermia was sitting in the library with Miss Starbruck when Helen came in.
past form of “discuss” — to consider or examine in speech or writing
From this reading QUINTARD IS DISCUSSED.
pleasantly occupied
From this reading Helen always diverted her mind.
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading Hermia greeted her eagerly.
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading Hermia greeted her eagerly.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Perversely, also, she wanted to hear some one speak of Quintard.
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading The next afternoon Hermia was sitting in the library with Miss Starbruck when Helen came in.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Hermia greeted her eagerly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next afternoon Hermia was sitting in the library with Miss Starbruck when Helen came in.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The next afternoon Hermia was sitting in the library with Miss Starbruck when Helen came in.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading QUINTARD IS DISCUSSED.
a room where books are kept
From this reading The next afternoon Hermia was sitting in the library with Miss Starbruck when Helen came in.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Helen always diverted her mind.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading The next afternoon Hermia was sitting in the library with Miss Starbruck when Helen came in.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next afternoon Hermia was sitting in the library with Miss Starbruck when Helen came in.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Perversely, also, she wanted to hear some one speak of Quintard.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Perversely, also, she wanted to hear some one speak of Quintard.
deliberately deviant
From this reading Perversely, also, she wanted to hear some one speak of Quintard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading QUINTARD IS DISCUSSED.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Perversely, also, she wanted to hear some one speak of Quintard.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading The next afternoon Hermia was sitting in the library with Miss Starbruck when Helen came in.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Perversely, also, she wanted to hear some one speak of Quintard.
express in speech
From this reading Perversely, also, she wanted to hear some one speak of Quintard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next afternoon Hermia was sitting in the library with Miss Starbruck when Helen came in.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next afternoon Hermia was sitting in the library with Miss Starbruck when Helen came in.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Perversely, also, she wanted to hear some one speak of Quintard.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading Perversely, also, she wanted to hear some one speak of Quintard.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next afternoon Hermia was sitting in the library with Miss Starbruck when Helen came in.
at the time that
From this reading The next afternoon Hermia was sitting in the library with Miss Starbruck when Helen came in.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The next afternoon Hermia was sitting in the library with Miss Starbruck when Helen came in.
Chapter 22 of Hermia Suydam by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton holds 75 sentences, grouped into 15 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 22 holds 75 sentences of Hermia Suydam, unabridged, divided into 15 reading sections.
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