Chapter 15 of Idols is here in full — 238 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 15 of Idols is here in full — 238 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Heartsick with longing for Gerard, she opened her front door. A maidservant met her in the hall. “Has your master come home?” “He has been in and gone out again, ma’am. He told me to let you have this note when you arrived.”
Chapter 15 of Idols is here in full — 238 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading “He told me to let you have this note when you arrived.””
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading “Heartsick with longing for Gerard, she opened her front door.”
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading “A maidservant met her in the hall.”
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading “Heartsick with longing for Gerard, she opened her front door.”
a woman of refinement
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading ““Has your master come home?””
a brief written record
From this reading “He told me to let you have this note when you arrived.””
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading “Heartsick with longing for Gerard, she opened her front door.”
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.
exterior door (at the entrance) at the front of a building
In this reading “Heartsick with longing for Gerard, she opened her front door.”
become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
In this reading ““Has your master come home?””
In this reading “A maidservant met her in the hall.”
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 A maidservant met her in the hall.
anew
From this reading “He has been in and gone out again, ma’am.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “He has been in and gone out again, ma’am.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading He told me to let you have this note when you arrived.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “He has been in and gone out again, ma’am.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Has your master come home?”
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Heartsick with longing for Gerard, she opened her front door.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Heartsick with longing for Gerard, she opened her front door.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading Heartsick with longing for Gerard, she opened her front door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Heartsick with longing for Gerard, she opened her front door.
destroyed or killed
From this reading “He has been in and gone out again, ma’am.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading A maidservant met her in the hall.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Has your master come home?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He told me to let you have this note when you arrived.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He has been in and gone out again, ma’am.
full of sorrow
From this reading Heartsick with longing for Gerard, she opened her front door.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Heartsick with longing for Gerard, she opened her front door.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “Has your master come home?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A maidservant met her in the hall.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading He told me to let you have this note when you arrived.”
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading Heartsick with longing for Gerard, she opened her front door.
a woman of refinement
From this reading “He has been in and gone out again, ma’am.
a female domestic
From this reading A maidservant met her in the hall.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading “Has your master come home?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He told me to let you have this note when you arrived.”
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading A maidservant met her in the hall.
a brief written record
From this reading He told me to let you have this note when you arrived.”
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Heartsick with longing for Gerard, she opened her front door.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “He has been in and gone out again, ma’am.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Heartsick with longing for Gerard, she opened her front door.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A maidservant met her in the hall.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He told me to let you have this note when you arrived.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He told me to let you have this note when you arrived.”
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading He told me to let you have this note when you arrived.”
at the time that
From this reading He told me to let you have this note when you arrived.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Heartsick with longing for Gerard, she opened her front door.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He told me to let you have this note when you arrived.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Has your master come home?”
Chapter 15 of Idols by William John Locke holds 238 sentences, grouped into 48 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 15 holds 238 sentences of Idols, unabridged, divided into 48 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 15 of Idols by William John Locke exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 238 sentences, grouped into 48 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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