Chapter 15 of Like Another Helen is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Like Another Helen is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TO NO AVAIL The priest strode by his daughter's side, his hand still lying upon hers. As the cavalcade started he shuddered, and, looking at Panayota, sobbed: "Oh, my daughter! Would to God you were in your grave beside your mother!" She put out her white arm, and laid it around his neck.
Chapter 15 of Like Another Helen is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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use to one's advantage
From this reading “TO NO AVAIL The priest strode by his daughter's side, his hand still lying upon hers.”
a procession of people traveling on horseback
From this reading “As the cavalcade started he shuddered, and, looking at Panayota, sobbed:”
possessive form of “daughter” — a female human offspring
From this reading “TO NO AVAIL The priest strode by his daughter's side, his hand still lying upon hers.”
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading “TO NO AVAIL The priest strode by his daughter's side, his hand still lying upon hers.”
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading “TO NO AVAIL The priest strode by his daughter's side, his hand still lying upon hers.”
past form of “shudder” — shake, as from cold
From this reading “As the cavalcade started he shuddered, and, looking at Panayota, sobbed:”
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading “As the cavalcade started he shuddered, and, looking at Panayota, sobbed:”
inflected form of “stride” — walk with long steps
From this reading “TO NO AVAIL The priest strode by his daughter's side, his hand still lying upon hers.”
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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to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
In this reading “She put out her white arm, and laid it around his neck.”
In this reading “TO NO AVAIL The priest strode by his daughter's side, his hand still lying upon hers.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As the cavalcade started he shuddered, and, looking at Panayota, sobbed:
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading She put out her white arm, and laid it around his neck.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading She put out her white arm, and laid it around his neck.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the cavalcade started he shuddered, and, looking at Panayota, sobbed:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As the cavalcade started he shuddered, and, looking at Panayota, sobbed:
use to one's advantage
From this reading TO NO AVAIL The priest strode by his daughter's side, his hand still lying upon hers.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Would to God you were in your grave beside your mother!"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading TO NO AVAIL The priest strode by his daughter's side, his hand still lying upon hers.
a procession of people traveling on horseback
From this reading As the cavalcade started he shuddered, and, looking at Panayota, sobbed:
a female human offspring
From this reading "Oh, my daughter!
possessive form of “daughter” — a female human offspring
From this reading TO NO AVAIL The priest strode by his daughter's side, his hand still lying upon hers.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Would to God you were in your grave beside your mother!"
death of a person
From this reading Would to God you were in your grave beside your mother!"
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading TO NO AVAIL The priest strode by his daughter's side, his hand still lying upon hers.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As the cavalcade started he shuddered, and, looking at Panayota, sobbed:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She put out her white arm, and laid it around his neck.
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading TO NO AVAIL The priest strode by his daughter's side, his hand still lying upon hers.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading TO NO AVAIL The priest strode by his daughter's side, his hand still lying upon hers.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Would to God you were in your grave beside your mother!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She put out her white arm, and laid it around his neck.
set down according to a plan
From this reading She put out her white arm, and laid it around his neck.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading As the cavalcade started he shuddered, and, looking at Panayota, sobbed:
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading TO NO AVAIL The priest strode by his daughter's side, his hand still lying upon hers.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Would to God you were in your grave beside your mother!"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Oh, my daughter!
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading She put out her white arm, and laid it around his neck.
not any; not one
From this reading TO NO AVAIL The priest strode by his daughter's side, his hand still lying upon hers.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, my daughter!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She put out her white arm, and laid it around his neck.
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From this reading As the cavalcade started he shuddered, and, looking at Panayota, sobbed:
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading TO NO AVAIL The priest strode by his daughter's side, his hand still lying upon hers.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She put out her white arm, and laid it around his neck.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She put out her white arm, and laid it around his neck.
past form of “shudder” — shake, as from cold
From this reading As the cavalcade started he shuddered, and, looking at Panayota, sobbed:
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading TO NO AVAIL The priest strode by his daughter's side, his hand still lying upon hers.
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading As the cavalcade started he shuddered, and, looking at Panayota, sobbed:
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading As the cavalcade started he shuddered, and, looking at Panayota, sobbed:
not in physical motion
From this reading TO NO AVAIL The priest strode by his daughter's side, his hand still lying upon hers.
inflected form of “stride” — walk with long steps
From this reading TO NO AVAIL The priest strode by his daughter's side, his hand still lying upon hers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TO NO AVAIL The priest strode by his daughter's side, his hand still lying upon hers.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO NO AVAIL The priest strode by his daughter's side, his hand still lying upon hers.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading TO NO AVAIL The priest strode by his daughter's side, his hand still lying upon hers.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Would to God you were in your grave beside your mother!"
a Caucasian
From this reading She put out her white arm, and laid it around his neck.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would to God you were in your grave beside your mother!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Would to God you were in your grave beside your mother!"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Would to God you were in your grave beside your mother!"
Chapter 15 of Like Another Helen by George Horton holds 70 sentences, grouped into 14 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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