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Hour of Enchantment

Chapter X · Entering a New World

Chapter X of Hour of Enchantment, “Entering a New World,” is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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“Of course, when I sail away on that glorious yachting party, you’ll come here to live.”
That Lorena LeMar, Jeanne’s double, spoke in a matter-of-fact tone made no difference.
Jeanne’s heart fluttered.
“Here!” she managed to gasp as her eyes swept the spacious hotel apartment with its glimmer of silver and gold, silk and satin.
“Here?
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Hour of Enchantment

Chapter X · Entering a New World

Chapter X of Hour of Enchantment, “Entering a New World,” is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/22 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“Of course, when I sail away on that glorious yachting party, you’ll come here to live.”
Line 2
That Lorena LeMar, Jeanne’s double, spoke in a matter-of-fact tone made no difference.
Line 3
Jeanne’s heart fluttered.
Line 4
“Here!” she managed to gasp as her eyes swept the spacious hotel apartment with its glimmer of silver and gold, silk and satin.
/hiːr ʃiː ˈmænədʒd tuː ɡæsp æz hɜːr aɪz swept ðə ˈspeɪʃəs hoʊˈtel əˈpɑːrtmənt wɪð ɪts ˈɡlɪmər ʌv ˈsɪlvər ənd ɡoʊld sɪlk ənd ˈsætən/
Line 5
“Here?
/hiːr/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

apartment noun US /əˈpɑːrtmənt/

a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house

From this reading ““Here!” she managed to gasp as her eyes swept the spacious hotel apartment with its glimmer of silver and gold, silk and satin.”

fluttered verb US /ˈflʌtərd/

past form of “flutter” — move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart

From this reading “Jeanne’s heart fluttered.”

gasp noun US /ɡæsp/

a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open

From this reading ““Here!” she managed to gasp as her eyes swept the spacious hotel apartment with its glimmer of silver and gold, silk and satin.”

glimmer noun US /ˈɡlɪmər/

a flash of light (especially reflected light)

From this reading ““Here!” she managed to gasp as her eyes swept the spacious hotel apartment with its glimmer of silver and gold, silk and satin.”

glorious adjective US /ˈɡlɔːriəs/

having or deserving or conferring glory

From this reading ““Of course, when I sail away on that glorious yachting party, you’ll come here to live.””

satin noun US /ˈsætən/

a smooth fabric of silk or rayon; has a glossy face and a dull back

From this reading ““Here!” she managed to gasp as her eyes swept the spacious hotel apartment with its glimmer of silver and gold, silk and satin.”

spacious adjective US /ˈspeɪʃəs/

very large in expanse or scope

From this reading ““Here!” she managed to gasp as her eyes swept the spacious hotel apartment with its glimmer of silver and gold, silk and satin.”

yachting noun US /ˈjɑːtɪŋ/

water travel for pleasure

From this reading ““Of course, when I sail away on that glorious yachting party, you’ll come here to live.””

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

matter-of-fact tone adjective + noun

In this reading “That Lorena LeMar, Jeanne’s double, spoke in a matter-of-fact tone made no difference.”

sail away verb + particle

In this reading ““Of course, when I sail away on that glorious yachting party, you’ll come here to live.””

Of course preposition + noun

as might be expected

In this reading ““Of course, when I sail away on that glorious yachting party, you’ll come here to live.””

come here verb + particle

In this reading ““Of course, when I sail away on that glorious yachting party, you’ll come here to live.””

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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.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading That Lorena LeMar, Jeanne’s double, spoke in a matter-of-fact tone made no difference.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading “Here!” she managed to gasp as her eyes swept the spacious hotel apartment with its glimmer of silver and gold, silk and satin.

apartmentnounUS /əˈpɑːrtmənt/

a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house

From this reading “Here!” she managed to gasp as her eyes swept the spacious hotel apartment with its glimmer of silver and gold, silk and satin.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading “Here!” she managed to gasp as her eyes swept the spacious hotel apartment with its glimmer of silver and gold, silk and satin.

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading “Of course, when I sail away on that glorious yachting party, you’ll come here to live.”

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading “Of course, when I sail away on that glorious yachting party, you’ll come here to live.”

coursenounUS /kɔːrs/

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading “Of course, when I sail away on that glorious yachting party, you’ll come here to live.”

differencenounUS /ˈdɪfərəns/

the quality of being unlike or dissimilar

From this reading That Lorena LeMar, Jeanne’s double, spoke in a matter-of-fact tone made no difference.

doubleverbUS /ˈdʌbəl/

increase twofold

From this reading That Lorena LeMar, Jeanne’s double, spoke in a matter-of-fact tone made no difference.

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading “Here!” she managed to gasp as her eyes swept the spacious hotel apartment with its glimmer of silver and gold, silk and satin.

flutteredverbUS /ˈflʌtərd/

past form of “flutter” — move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart

From this reading Jeanne’s heart fluttered.

gaspnounUS /ɡæsp/

a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open

From this reading “Here!” she managed to gasp as her eyes swept the spacious hotel apartment with its glimmer of silver and gold, silk and satin.

glimmernounUS /ˈɡlɪmər/

a flash of light (especially reflected light)

From this reading “Here!” she managed to gasp as her eyes swept the spacious hotel apartment with its glimmer of silver and gold, silk and satin.

gloriousadjectiveUS /ˈɡlɔːriəs/

having or deserving or conferring glory

From this reading “Of course, when I sail away on that glorious yachting party, you’ll come here to live.”

goldnounUS /ɡoʊld/

coins made of gold

From this reading “Here!” she managed to gasp as her eyes swept the spacious hotel apartment with its glimmer of silver and gold, silk and satin.

heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading Jeanne’s heart fluttered.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading “Here!” she managed to gasp as her eyes swept the spacious hotel apartment with its glimmer of silver and gold, silk and satin.

hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading “Of course, when I sail away on that glorious yachting party, you’ll come here to live.”

hotelnounUS /hoʊˈtel/

a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services

From this reading “Here!” she managed to gasp as her eyes swept the spacious hotel apartment with its glimmer of silver and gold, silk and satin.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “Of course, when I sail away on that glorious yachting party, you’ll come here to live.”

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading That Lorena LeMar, Jeanne’s double, spoke in a matter-of-fact tone made no difference.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading “Here!” she managed to gasp as her eyes swept the spacious hotel apartment with its glimmer of silver and gold, silk and satin.

Jeanne's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading That Lorena LeMar, Jeanne’s double, spoke in a matter-of-fact tone made no difference.

LeMar

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading That Lorena LeMar, Jeanne’s double, spoke in a matter-of-fact tone made no difference.

liveverbUS /laɪv/

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading “Of course, when I sail away on that glorious yachting party, you’ll come here to live.”

Lorena

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading That Lorena LeMar, Jeanne’s double, spoke in a matter-of-fact tone made no difference.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading That Lorena LeMar, Jeanne’s double, spoke in a matter-of-fact tone made no difference.

managedverbUS /ˈmænədʒd/

past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal

From this reading “Here!” she managed to gasp as her eyes swept the spacious hotel apartment with its glimmer of silver and gold, silk and satin.

matter-of-factadjective

not fanciful or imaginative

From this reading That Lorena LeMar, Jeanne’s double, spoke in a matter-of-fact tone made no difference.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading That Lorena LeMar, Jeanne’s double, spoke in a matter-of-fact tone made no difference.

OfprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “Of course, when I sail away on that glorious yachting party, you’ll come here to live.”

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading “Of course, when I sail away on that glorious yachting party, you’ll come here to live.”

partynounUS /ˈpɑːrti/

an organization to gain political power

From this reading “Of course, when I sail away on that glorious yachting party, you’ll come here to live.”

sailverbUS /seɪl/

traverse or travel on (a body of water)

From this reading “Of course, when I sail away on that glorious yachting party, you’ll come here to live.”

satinnounUS /ˈsætən/

a smooth fabric of silk or rayon; has a glossy face and a dull back

From this reading “Here!” she managed to gasp as her eyes swept the spacious hotel apartment with its glimmer of silver and gold, silk and satin.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “Here!” she managed to gasp as her eyes swept the spacious hotel apartment with its glimmer of silver and gold, silk and satin.

silknounUS /sɪlk/

a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae

From this reading “Here!” she managed to gasp as her eyes swept the spacious hotel apartment with its glimmer of silver and gold, silk and satin.

silvernounUS /ˈsɪlvər/

a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography

From this reading “Here!” she managed to gasp as her eyes swept the spacious hotel apartment with its glimmer of silver and gold, silk and satin.

spaciousadjectiveUS /ˈspeɪʃəs/

very large in expanse or scope

From this reading “Here!” she managed to gasp as her eyes swept the spacious hotel apartment with its glimmer of silver and gold, silk and satin.

spokenounUS /spoʊk/

support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

From this reading That Lorena LeMar, Jeanne’s double, spoke in a matter-of-fact tone made no difference.

sweptadjectiveUS /swept/

possessing sweep

From this reading “Here!” she managed to gasp as her eyes swept the spacious hotel apartment with its glimmer of silver and gold, silk and satin.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “Of course, when I sail away on that glorious yachting party, you’ll come here to live.”

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading “Here!” she managed to gasp as her eyes swept the spacious hotel apartment with its glimmer of silver and gold, silk and satin.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading “Of course, when I sail away on that glorious yachting party, you’ll come here to live.”

tonenounUS /toʊn/

the quality of a person's voice

From this reading That Lorena LeMar, Jeanne’s double, spoke in a matter-of-fact tone made no difference.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading “Of course, when I sail away on that glorious yachting party, you’ll come here to live.”

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading “Here!” she managed to gasp as her eyes swept the spacious hotel apartment with its glimmer of silver and gold, silk and satin.

yachtingnounUS /ˈjɑːtɪŋ/

water travel for pleasure

From this reading “Of course, when I sail away on that glorious yachting party, you’ll come here to live.”

you'll

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Of course, when I sail away on that glorious yachting party, you’ll come here to live.”

Chapter 10 of Hour of Enchantment by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell holds 112 sentences, grouped into 23 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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