Chapter 10 of Lantern Marsh is here in full — 298 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Lantern Marsh is here in full — 298 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PROFESSOR. “_Let the fools talk, knowledge has its value._”—_La Fontaine Fables._ The tea at Freeman’s was over. Mauney was sitting in Max Lee’s room after supper. These evening chats had become almost necessary. There was a time when they could both digest their evening meals downstairs in the dining-room in conversation with the rest.
Chapter 10 of Lantern Marsh is here in full — 298 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “chat” — an informal conversation
From this reading “These evening chats had become almost necessary.”
convert food into absorbable substances
From this reading “There was a time when they could both digest their evening meals downstairs in the dining-room in conversation with the rest.”
plural of “fable” — a deliberately false or improbable account
From this reading ““_Let the fools talk, knowledge has its value._”—_La Fontaine Fables._ The tea at Freeman’s was over.”
plural of “fool” — a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading ““_Let the fools talk, knowledge has its value._”—_La Fontaine Fables._ The tea at Freeman’s was over.”
possessive form of “freeman” — a person who is not a serf or a slave
possessive form of “lee” — United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate
From this reading “Mauney was sitting in Max Lee’s room after supper.”
plural of “meal” — the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading “There was a time when they could both digest their evening meals downstairs in the dining-room in conversation with the rest.”
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 “There was a time when they could both digest their evening meals downstairs in the dining-room in conversation with the rest.”
In this reading “Mauney was sitting in Max Lee’s room after supper.”
In this reading “These evening chats had become almost necessary.”
In this reading “There was a time when they could both digest their evening meals downstairs in the dining-room in conversation with the rest.”
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 There was a time when they could both digest their evening meals downstairs in the dining-room in conversation with the rest.
later than; following
From this reading Mauney was sitting in Max Lee’s room after supper.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading These evening chats had become almost necessary.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “_Let the fools talk, knowledge has its value._”—_La Fontaine Fables._ The tea at Freeman’s was over.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading These evening chats had become almost necessary.
the two together, not just one
From this reading There was a time when they could both digest their evening meals downstairs in the dining-room in conversation with the rest.
plural of “chat” — an informal conversation
From this reading These evening chats had become almost necessary.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading There was a time when they could both digest their evening meals downstairs in the dining-room in conversation with the rest.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There was a time when they could both digest their evening meals downstairs in the dining-room in conversation with the rest.
convert food into absorbable substances
From this reading There was a time when they could both digest their evening meals downstairs in the dining-room in conversation with the rest.
a room used for dining
From this reading There was a time when they could both digest their evening meals downstairs in the dining-room in conversation with the rest.
on a floor below
From this reading There was a time when they could both digest their evening meals downstairs in the dining-room in conversation with the rest.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading These evening chats had become almost necessary.
plural of “fable” — a deliberately false or improbable account
From this reading “_Let the fools talk, knowledge has its value._”—_La Fontaine Fables._ The tea at Freeman’s was over.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “_Let the fools talk, knowledge has its value._”—_La Fontaine Fables._ The tea at Freeman’s was over.
plural of “fool” — a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading “_Let the fools talk, knowledge has its value._”—_La Fontaine Fables._ The tea at Freeman’s was over.
possessive form of “freeman” — a person who is not a serf or a slave
From this reading “_Let the fools talk, knowledge has its value._”—_La Fontaine Fables._ The tea at Freeman’s was over.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading These evening chats had become almost necessary.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “_Let the fools talk, knowledge has its value._”—_La Fontaine Fables._ The tea at Freeman’s was over.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mauney was sitting in Max Lee’s room after supper.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading “_Let the fools talk, knowledge has its value._”—_La Fontaine Fables._ The tea at Freeman’s was over.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading “_Let the fools talk, knowledge has its value._”—_La Fontaine Fables._ The tea at Freeman’s was over.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading “_Let the fools talk, knowledge has its value._”—_La Fontaine Fables._ The tea at Freeman’s was over.
possessive form of “lee” — United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading Mauney was sitting in Max Lee’s room after supper.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “_Let the fools talk, knowledge has its value._”—_La Fontaine Fables._ The tea at Freeman’s was over.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mauney was sitting in Max Lee’s room after supper.
street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate
From this reading Mauney was sitting in Max Lee’s room after supper.
plural of “meal” — the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading There was a time when they could both digest their evening meals downstairs in the dining-room in conversation with the rest.
absolutely essential
From this reading These evening chats had become almost necessary.
above and across; more than
From this reading “_Let the fools talk, knowledge has its value._”—_La Fontaine Fables._ The tea at Freeman’s was over.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading THE PROFESSOR.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading There was a time when they could both digest their evening meals downstairs in the dining-room in conversation with the rest.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Mauney was sitting in Max Lee’s room after supper.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Mauney was sitting in Max Lee’s room after supper.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading Mauney was sitting in Max Lee’s room after supper.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “_Let the fools talk, knowledge has its value._”—_La Fontaine Fables._ The tea at Freeman’s was over.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading “_Let the fools talk, knowledge has its value._”—_La Fontaine Fables._ The tea at Freeman’s was over.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PROFESSOR.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There was a time when they could both digest their evening meals downstairs in the dining-room in conversation with the rest.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a time when they could both digest their evening meals downstairs in the dining-room in conversation with the rest.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These evening chats had become almost necessary.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was a time when they could both digest their evening meals downstairs in the dining-room in conversation with the rest.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading There was a time when they could both digest their evening meals downstairs in the dining-room in conversation with the rest.
a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
From this reading “_Let the fools talk, knowledge has its value._”—_La Fontaine Fables._ The tea at Freeman’s was over.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “_Let the fools talk, knowledge has its value._”—_La Fontaine Fables._ The tea at Freeman’s was over.
at the time that
From this reading There was a time when they could both digest their evening meals downstairs in the dining-room in conversation with the rest.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was a time when they could both digest their evening meals downstairs in the dining-room in conversation with the rest.
Chapter 10 of Lantern Marsh by Beaumont Sandfield Cornell holds 298 sentences, grouped into 60 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 10 holds 298 sentences of Lantern Marsh, unabridged, divided into 60 reading sections.
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