Chapter 35 of Hermia Suydam is here in full — 46 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 35 of Hermia Suydam is here in full — 46 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IDEALS RESTORED. They were sitting together one evening in the jungle. The night was hot and the windows were open, but the curtains were drawn. The lamps were hidden behind the palms, and the room was full of mellow light. Hermia sat on a bank of soft, green cushions, and Quintard lay beside her.
Chapter 35 of Hermia Suydam is here in full — 46 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/9 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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plural of “curtain” — hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading “The night was hot and the windows were open, but the curtains were drawn.”
plural of “cushion” — a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses
From this reading “Hermia sat on a bank of soft, green cushions, and Quintard lay beside her.”
plural of “ideal” — the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain
From this reading “IDEALS RESTORED.”
a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival
From this reading “They were sitting together one evening in the jungle.”
plural of “lamp” — an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading “The lamps were hidden behind the palms, and the room was full of mellow light.”
unhurried and relaxed
From this reading “The lamps were hidden behind the palms, and the room was full of mellow light.”
plural of “palm” — the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
From this reading “The lamps were hidden behind the palms, and the room was full of mellow light.”
past form of “restore” — return to its original or usable and functioning condition
From this reading “IDEALS RESTORED.”
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.
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In this reading “Hermia sat on a bank of soft, green cushions, and Quintard lay beside her.”
In this reading “Hermia sat on a bank of soft, green cushions, and Quintard lay beside her.”
In this reading “They were sitting together one evening in the jungle.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Hermia sat on a bank of soft, green cushions, and Quintard lay beside her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The night was hot and the windows were open, but the curtains were drawn.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading Hermia sat on a bank of soft, green cushions, and Quintard lay beside her.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The lamps were hidden behind the palms, and the room was full of mellow light.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Hermia sat on a bank of soft, green cushions, and Quintard lay beside her.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The night was hot and the windows were open, but the curtains were drawn.
plural of “curtain” — hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading The night was hot and the windows were open, but the curtains were drawn.
plural of “cushion” — a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses
From this reading Hermia sat on a bank of soft, green cushions, and Quintard lay beside her.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading The night was hot and the windows were open, but the curtains were drawn.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading They were sitting together one evening in the jungle.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The lamps were hidden behind the palms, and the room was full of mellow light.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Hermia sat on a bank of soft, green cushions, and Quintard lay beside her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Hermia sat on a bank of soft, green cushions, and Quintard lay beside her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hermia sat on a bank of soft, green cushions, and Quintard lay beside her.
not accessible to view
From this reading The lamps were hidden behind the palms, and the room was full of mellow light.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading The night was hot and the windows were open, but the curtains were drawn.
plural of “ideal” — the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain
From this reading IDEALS RESTORED.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were sitting together one evening in the jungle.
a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival
From this reading They were sitting together one evening in the jungle.
plural of “lamp” — an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading The lamps were hidden behind the palms, and the room was full of mellow light.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Hermia sat on a bank of soft, green cushions, and Quintard lay beside her.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The lamps were hidden behind the palms, and the room was full of mellow light.
unhurried and relaxed
From this reading The lamps were hidden behind the palms, and the room was full of mellow light.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The night was hot and the windows were open, but the curtains were drawn.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The lamps were hidden behind the palms, and the room was full of mellow light.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Hermia sat on a bank of soft, green cushions, and Quintard lay beside her.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They were sitting together one evening in the jungle.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The night was hot and the windows were open, but the curtains were drawn.
plural of “palm” — the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
From this reading The lamps were hidden behind the palms, and the room was full of mellow light.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hermia sat on a bank of soft, green cushions, and Quintard lay beside her.
past form of “restore” — return to its original or usable and functioning condition
From this reading IDEALS RESTORED.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The lamps were hidden behind the palms, and the room was full of mellow light.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Hermia sat on a bank of soft, green cushions, and Quintard lay beside her.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading They were sitting together one evening in the jungle.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading Hermia sat on a bank of soft, green cushions, and Quintard lay beside her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They were sitting together one evening in the jungle.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were sitting together one evening in the jungle.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading They were sitting together one evening in the jungle.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The night was hot and the windows were open, but the curtains were drawn.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were sitting together one evening in the jungle.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading The night was hot and the windows were open, but the curtains were drawn.
Chapter 35 of Hermia Suydam by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton holds 46 sentences, grouped into 10 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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