Chapter 22 of Like Another Helen is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 22 of Like Another Helen is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A FRIEND WORTH HAVING Curtis sat down upon the edge of the fountain. There was a faint smell of powder in the air. He heard a shot now and again in the distance. A bugle sounded. Fortunately no more of the Bashi Bazouks passed through the square.
Chapter 22 of Like Another Helen is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a brass instrument without valves; used for military calls and fanfares
From this reading “A bugle sounded.”
English botanical writer and publisher (1746-1799)
From this reading “A FRIEND WORTH HAVING Curtis sat down upon the edge of the fountain.”
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading “There was a faint smell of powder in the air.”
by good fortune
From this reading “Fortunately no more of the Bashi Bazouks passed through the square.”
a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
From this reading “A FRIEND WORTH HAVING Curtis sat down upon the edge of the fountain.”
a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized
From this reading “There was a faint smell of powder in the air.”
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading “There was a faint smell of powder in the air.”
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading “A bugle sounded.”
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 “A bugle sounded.”
make a passage or journey from one place to another
In this reading “Fortunately no more of the Bashi Bazouks passed through the square.”
In this reading “A FRIEND WORTH HAVING Curtis sat down upon the edge of the fountain.”
on everybody's mind
In this reading “There was a faint smell of powder in the air.”
In this reading “He heard a shot now and again in the distance.”
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 FRIEND WORTH HAVING Curtis sat down upon the edge of the fountain.
anew
From this reading He heard a shot now and again in the distance.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading There was a faint smell of powder in the air.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He heard a shot now and again in the distance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fortunately no more of the Bashi Bazouks passed through the square.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fortunately no more of the Bashi Bazouks passed through the square.
a brass instrument without valves; used for military calls and fanfares
From this reading A bugle sounded.
English botanical writer and publisher (1746-1799)
From this reading A FRIEND WORTH HAVING Curtis sat down upon the edge of the fountain.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading He heard a shot now and again in the distance.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading A FRIEND WORTH HAVING Curtis sat down upon the edge of the fountain.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading A FRIEND WORTH HAVING Curtis sat down upon the edge of the fountain.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading There was a faint smell of powder in the air.
by good fortune
From this reading Fortunately no more of the Bashi Bazouks passed through the square.
a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
From this reading A FRIEND WORTH HAVING Curtis sat down upon the edge of the fountain.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading A FRIEND WORTH HAVING Curtis sat down upon the edge of the fountain.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading A FRIEND WORTH HAVING Curtis sat down upon the edge of the fountain.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He heard a shot now and again in the distance.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading He heard a shot now and again in the distance.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a faint smell of powder in the air.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Fortunately no more of the Bashi Bazouks passed through the square.
not any; not one
From this reading Fortunately no more of the Bashi Bazouks passed through the square.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He heard a shot now and again in the distance.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A FRIEND WORTH HAVING Curtis sat down upon the edge of the fountain.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Fortunately no more of the Bashi Bazouks passed through the square.
a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized
From this reading There was a faint smell of powder in the air.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading A FRIEND WORTH HAVING Curtis sat down upon the edge of the fountain.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading He heard a shot now and again in the distance.
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading There was a faint smell of powder in the air.
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading A bugle sounded.
make square
From this reading Fortunately no more of the Bashi Bazouks passed through the square.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A FRIEND WORTH HAVING Curtis sat down upon the edge of the fountain.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a faint smell of powder in the air.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Fortunately no more of the Bashi Bazouks passed through the square.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A FRIEND WORTH HAVING Curtis sat down upon the edge of the fountain.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a faint smell of powder in the air.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading A FRIEND WORTH HAVING Curtis sat down upon the edge of the fountain.
Chapter 22 of Like Another Helen by George Horton holds 93 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 22 holds 93 sentences of Like Another Helen, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
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