Chapter 26 of Like Another Helen is here in full — 62 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of Like Another Helen is here in full — 62 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A PROMISE OF HELP "I wonder if that Greek will come to her senses and supplant me?" mused Ferende. "If she keeps on at her present rate Kostakes will soon get over his infatuation. Lord! But she's growing ugly, with that sallow complexion and those big black marks under her eyes. She never saw the day she was half as beautiful as I am."
Chapter 26 of Like Another Helen is here in full — 62 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the coloring of a person's face
From this reading “But she's growing ugly, with that sallow complexion and those big black marks under her eyes.”
the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
From this reading “A PROMISE OF HELP "I wonder if that Greek will come to her senses and supplant me?" mused Ferende.”
a foolish and usually extravagant passion or love or admiration
From this reading “"If she keeps on at her present rate Kostakes will soon get over his infatuation.”
plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives
From this reading “"If she keeps on at her present rate Kostakes will soon get over his infatuation.”
English businessman who created a retail chain (1888-1964)
From this reading “But she's growing ugly, with that sallow complexion and those big black marks under her eyes.”
past form of “muse” — reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading “A PROMISE OF HELP "I wonder if that Greek will come to her senses and supplant me?" mused Ferende.”
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading “A PROMISE OF HELP "I wonder if that Greek will come to her senses and supplant me?" mused Ferende.”
take the place or move into the position of
From this reading “A PROMISE OF HELP "I wonder if that Greek will come to her senses and supplant me?" mused Ferende.”
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 “But she's growing ugly, with that sallow complexion and those big black marks under her eyes.”
In this reading “But she's growing ugly, with that sallow complexion and those big black marks under her eyes.”
travel across or pass over
In this reading “"If she keeps on at her present rate Kostakes will soon get over his infatuation.”
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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 A PROMISE OF HELP "I wonder if that Greek will come to her senses and supplant me?" mused Ferende.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading She never saw the day she was half as beautiful as I am."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A PROMISE OF HELP "I wonder if that Greek will come to her senses and supplant me?" mused Ferende.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She never saw the day she was half as beautiful as I am."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "If she keeps on at her present rate Kostakes will soon get over his infatuation.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading She never saw the day she was half as beautiful as I am."
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But she's growing ugly, with that sallow complexion and those big black marks under her eyes.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading But she's growing ugly, with that sallow complexion and those big black marks under her eyes.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she's growing ugly, with that sallow complexion and those big black marks under her eyes.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A PROMISE OF HELP "I wonder if that Greek will come to her senses and supplant me?" mused Ferende.
the coloring of a person's face
From this reading But she's growing ugly, with that sallow complexion and those big black marks under her eyes.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading She never saw the day she was half as beautiful as I am."
opinion or judgment
From this reading But she's growing ugly, with that sallow complexion and those big black marks under her eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A PROMISE OF HELP "I wonder if that Greek will come to her senses and supplant me?" mused Ferende.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "If she keeps on at her present rate Kostakes will soon get over his infatuation.
the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
From this reading A PROMISE OF HELP "I wonder if that Greek will come to her senses and supplant me?" mused Ferende.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading But she's growing ugly, with that sallow complexion and those big black marks under her eyes.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading She never saw the day she was half as beautiful as I am."
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading A PROMISE OF HELP "I wonder if that Greek will come to her senses and supplant me?" mused Ferende.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A PROMISE OF HELP "I wonder if that Greek will come to her senses and supplant me?" mused Ferende.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "If she keeps on at her present rate Kostakes will soon get over his infatuation.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A PROMISE OF HELP "I wonder if that Greek will come to her senses and supplant me?" mused Ferende.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading A PROMISE OF HELP "I wonder if that Greek will come to her senses and supplant me?" mused Ferende.
a foolish and usually extravagant passion or love or admiration
From this reading "If she keeps on at her present rate Kostakes will soon get over his infatuation.
plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives
From this reading "If she keeps on at her present rate Kostakes will soon get over his infatuation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If she keeps on at her present rate Kostakes will soon get over his infatuation.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Lord!
English businessman who created a retail chain (1888-1964)
From this reading But she's growing ugly, with that sallow complexion and those big black marks under her eyes.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A PROMISE OF HELP "I wonder if that Greek will come to her senses and supplant me?" mused Ferende.
past form of “muse” — reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading A PROMISE OF HELP "I wonder if that Greek will come to her senses and supplant me?" mused Ferende.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading She never saw the day she was half as beautiful as I am."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A PROMISE OF HELP "I wonder if that Greek will come to her senses and supplant me?" mused Ferende.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "If she keeps on at her present rate Kostakes will soon get over his infatuation.
above and across; more than
From this reading "If she keeps on at her present rate Kostakes will soon get over his infatuation.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "If she keeps on at her present rate Kostakes will soon get over his infatuation.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading A PROMISE OF HELP "I wonder if that Greek will come to her senses and supplant me?" mused Ferende.
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading "If she keeps on at her present rate Kostakes will soon get over his infatuation.
unhealthy looking
From this reading But she's growing ugly, with that sallow complexion and those big black marks under her eyes.
cut with a saw
From this reading She never saw the day she was half as beautiful as I am."
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading A PROMISE OF HELP "I wonder if that Greek will come to her senses and supplant me?" mused Ferende.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "If she keeps on at her present rate Kostakes will soon get over his infatuation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But she's growing ugly, with that sallow complexion and those big black marks under her eyes.
in the near future
From this reading "If she keeps on at her present rate Kostakes will soon get over his infatuation.
take the place or move into the position of
From this reading A PROMISE OF HELP "I wonder if that Greek will come to her senses and supplant me?" mused Ferende.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A PROMISE OF HELP "I wonder if that Greek will come to her senses and supplant me?" mused Ferende.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She never saw the day she was half as beautiful as I am."
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading But she's growing ugly, with that sallow complexion and those big black marks under her eyes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A PROMISE OF HELP "I wonder if that Greek will come to her senses and supplant me?" mused Ferende.
displeasing to the senses
From this reading But she's growing ugly, with that sallow complexion and those big black marks under her eyes.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading But she's growing ugly, with that sallow complexion and those big black marks under her eyes.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She never saw the day she was half as beautiful as I am."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading A PROMISE OF HELP "I wonder if that Greek will come to her senses and supplant me?" mused Ferende.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But she's growing ugly, with that sallow complexion and those big black marks under her eyes.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading A PROMISE OF HELP "I wonder if that Greek will come to her senses and supplant me?" mused Ferende.
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