Chapter 13 of Hour of Enchantment is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Hour of Enchantment is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DANCES AND DREAMS “Jeanne, what can you be doing?” Florence stared at her eccentric little friend in surprise. “But can you not see?” Jeanne did not pause for an instant. “I am doing a gypsy dance, practicing for my so very wonderful moving picture.
Chapter 13 of Hour of Enchantment is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading ““I am doing a gypsy dance, practicing for my so very wonderful moving picture.”
plural of “dance” — an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading “DANCES AND DREAMS “Jeanne, what can you be doing?””
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading “DANCES AND DREAMS “Jeanne, what can you be doing?””
conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
From this reading “Florence stared at her eccentric little friend in surprise.”
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading “Florence stared at her eccentric little friend in surprise.”
a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment
From this reading ““I am doing a gypsy dance, practicing for my so very wonderful moving picture.”
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading “Jeanne did not pause for an instant.”
-ing form of “practice” — carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions
From this reading ““I am doing a gypsy dance, practicing for my so very wonderful moving picture.”
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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a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
In this reading ““I am doing a gypsy dance, practicing for my so very wonderful moving picture.”
In this reading “Florence stared at her eccentric little friend in surprise.”
In this reading “Jeanne did not pause for an instant.”
In this reading “Florence stared at her eccentric little friend in surprise.”
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 “I am doing a gypsy dance, practicing for my so very wonderful moving picture.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am doing a gypsy dance, practicing for my so very wonderful moving picture.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Jeanne did not pause for an instant.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DANCES AND DREAMS “Jeanne, what can you be doing?”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Florence stared at her eccentric little friend in surprise.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading DANCES AND DREAMS “Jeanne, what can you be doing?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But can you not see?”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading DANCES AND DREAMS “Jeanne, what can you be doing?”
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading “I am doing a gypsy dance, practicing for my so very wonderful moving picture.
plural of “dance” — an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading DANCES AND DREAMS “Jeanne, what can you be doing?”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Jeanne did not pause for an instant.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading DANCES AND DREAMS “Jeanne, what can you be doing?”
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading DANCES AND DREAMS “Jeanne, what can you be doing?”
conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
From this reading Florence stared at her eccentric little friend in surprise.
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading Florence stared at her eccentric little friend in surprise.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Jeanne did not pause for an instant.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Florence stared at her eccentric little friend in surprise.
a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment
From this reading “I am doing a gypsy dance, practicing for my so very wonderful moving picture.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Florence stared at her eccentric little friend in surprise.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am doing a gypsy dance, practicing for my so very wonderful moving picture.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Florence stared at her eccentric little friend in surprise.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading Jeanne did not pause for an instant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DANCES AND DREAMS “Jeanne, what can you be doing?”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Florence stared at her eccentric little friend in surprise.
in motion
From this reading “I am doing a gypsy dance, practicing for my so very wonderful moving picture.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I am doing a gypsy dance, practicing for my so very wonderful moving picture.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “But can you not see?”
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading Jeanne did not pause for an instant.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading “I am doing a gypsy dance, practicing for my so very wonderful moving picture.
-ing form of “practice” — carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions
From this reading “I am doing a gypsy dance, practicing for my so very wonderful moving picture.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “But can you not see?”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I am doing a gypsy dance, practicing for my so very wonderful moving picture.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Florence stared at her eccentric little friend in surprise.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading Florence stared at her eccentric little friend in surprise.
precisely as stated
From this reading “I am doing a gypsy dance, practicing for my so very wonderful moving picture.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading DANCES AND DREAMS “Jeanne, what can you be doing?”
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading “I am doing a gypsy dance, practicing for my so very wonderful moving picture.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading DANCES AND DREAMS “Jeanne, what can you be doing?”
Chapter 13 of Hour of Enchantment by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell holds 92 sentences, grouped into 19 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 13 holds 92 sentences of Hour of Enchantment, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
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