Chapter 18 of John Marvel, Assistant is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of John Marvel, Assistant is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
At that moment the hostess leant forward and said: "What are you two so interested in discussing there? I have been watching, and you have not stopped a minute." Eleanor Leigh burst into a laugh. "Mr. Glave is talking Arabic to me."
Chapter 18 of John Marvel, Assistant is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the Semitic language of the Arabs; spoken in a variety of dialects
From this reading “"Mr. Glave is talking Arabic to me."”
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading “Eleanor Leigh burst into a laugh.”
-ing form of “discuss” — to consider or examine in speech or writing
From this reading “"What are you two so interested in discussing there?”
a woman host
From this reading “At that moment the hostess leant forward and said:”
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
From this reading “"What are you two so interested in discussing there?”
inflected form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading “At that moment the hostess leant forward and said:”
English film actress (1913-1967)
From this reading “Eleanor Leigh burst into a laugh.”
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading “I have been watching, and you have not stopped a minute."”
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 “At that moment the hostess leant forward and said:”
In this reading “Eleanor Leigh burst into a laugh.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I have been watching, and you have not stopped a minute."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At that moment the hostess leant forward and said:
the Semitic language of the Arabs; spoken in a variety of dialects
From this reading "Mr. Glave is talking Arabic to me."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "What are you two so interested in discussing there?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At that moment the hostess leant forward and said:
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have been watching, and you have not stopped a minute."
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading Eleanor Leigh burst into a laugh.
-ing form of “discuss” — to consider or examine in speech or writing
From this reading "What are you two so interested in discussing there?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eleanor Leigh burst into a laugh.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading At that moment the hostess leant forward and said:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mr. Glave is talking Arabic to me."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have been watching, and you have not stopped a minute."
a woman host
From this reading At that moment the hostess leant forward and said:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have been watching, and you have not stopped a minute."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "What are you two so interested in discussing there?
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
From this reading "What are you two so interested in discussing there?
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Eleanor Leigh burst into a laugh.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Mr. Glave is talking Arabic to me."
the sound of laughing
From this reading Eleanor Leigh burst into a laugh.
inflected form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading At that moment the hostess leant forward and said:
English film actress (1913-1967)
From this reading Eleanor Leigh burst into a laugh.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Mr. Glave is talking Arabic to me."
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading I have been watching, and you have not stopped a minute."
a particular point in time
From this reading At that moment the hostess leant forward and said:
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Mr. Glave is talking Arabic to me."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I have been watching, and you have not stopped a minute."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading At that moment the hostess leant forward and said:
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "What are you two so interested in discussing there?
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading I have been watching, and you have not stopped a minute."
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading "Mr. Glave is talking Arabic to me."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At that moment the hostess leant forward and said:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At that moment the hostess leant forward and said:
in or at that place or location
From this reading "What are you two so interested in discussing there?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Mr. Glave is talking Arabic to me."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "What are you two so interested in discussing there?
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading I have been watching, and you have not stopped a minute."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What are you two so interested in discussing there?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What are you two so interested in discussing there?
Chapter 18 of John Marvel, Assistant by Thomas Nelson Page holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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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