Chapter 5 of Love's Pilgrimage: A Novel is here in full — 812 sentences across 163 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Love's Pilgrimage: A Novel is here in full — 812 sentences across 163 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CORDS ARE TIGHTENED _She had been reading in the little cabin, and a hush had fallen upon them. “Yes, thou art gone! And round me too the night In ever-nearing circle weaves her shade.” “Gone!” she said, and smiled sadly. “Where is he gone?”
Chapter 5 of Love's Pilgrimage: A Novel is here in full — 812 sentences across 163 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading “THE CORDS ARE TIGHTENED _She had been reading in the little cabin, and a hush had fallen upon them.”
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading “And round me too the night In ever-nearing circle weaves her shade.””
cotton trousers made of corduroy cloth
From this reading “THE CORDS ARE TIGHTENED _She had been reading in the little cabin, and a hush had fallen upon them.”
become quiet or still; fall silent
From this reading “THE CORDS ARE TIGHTENED _She had been reading in the little cabin, and a hush had fallen upon them.”
in an unfortunate way
From this reading ““Gone!” she said, and smiled sadly.”
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading “And round me too the night In ever-nearing circle weaves her shade.””
past form of “tighten” — make tight or tighter
From this reading “THE CORDS ARE TIGHTENED _She had been reading in the little cabin, and a hush had fallen upon them.”
plural of “weave” — pattern of weaving or structure of a fabric
From this reading “And round me too the night In ever-nearing circle weaves her shade.””
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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 THE CORDS ARE TIGHTENED _She had been reading in the little cabin, and a hush had fallen upon them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CORDS ARE TIGHTENED _She had been reading in the little cabin, and a hush had fallen upon them.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE CORDS ARE TIGHTENED _She had been reading in the little cabin, and a hush had fallen upon them.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Yes, thou art gone!
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE CORDS ARE TIGHTENED _She had been reading in the little cabin, and a hush had fallen upon them.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading THE CORDS ARE TIGHTENED _She had been reading in the little cabin, and a hush had fallen upon them.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading And round me too the night In ever-nearing circle weaves her shade.”
cotton trousers made of corduroy cloth
From this reading THE CORDS ARE TIGHTENED _She had been reading in the little cabin, and a hush had fallen upon them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And round me too the night In ever-nearing circle weaves her shade.”
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading THE CORDS ARE TIGHTENED _She had been reading in the little cabin, and a hush had fallen upon them.
destroyed or killed
From this reading “Yes, thou art gone!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE CORDS ARE TIGHTENED _She had been reading in the little cabin, and a hush had fallen upon them.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Where is he gone?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And round me too the night In ever-nearing circle weaves her shade.”
become quiet or still; fall silent
From this reading THE CORDS ARE TIGHTENED _She had been reading in the little cabin, and a hush had fallen upon them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE CORDS ARE TIGHTENED _She had been reading in the little cabin, and a hush had fallen upon them.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Where is he gone?”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE CORDS ARE TIGHTENED _She had been reading in the little cabin, and a hush had fallen upon them.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And round me too the night In ever-nearing circle weaves her shade.”
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading And round me too the night In ever-nearing circle weaves her shade.”
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading THE CORDS ARE TIGHTENED _She had been reading in the little cabin, and a hush had fallen upon them.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading And round me too the night In ever-nearing circle weaves her shade.”
in an unfortunate way
From this reading “Gone!” she said, and smiled sadly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Gone!” she said, and smiled sadly.
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading And round me too the night In ever-nearing circle weaves her shade.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE CORDS ARE TIGHTENED _She had been reading in the little cabin, and a hush had fallen upon them.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “Gone!” she said, and smiled sadly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CORDS ARE TIGHTENED _She had been reading in the little cabin, and a hush had fallen upon them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE CORDS ARE TIGHTENED _She had been reading in the little cabin, and a hush had fallen upon them.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Yes, thou art gone!
past form of “tighten” — make tight or tighter
From this reading THE CORDS ARE TIGHTENED _She had been reading in the little cabin, and a hush had fallen upon them.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading And round me too the night In ever-nearing circle weaves her shade.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE CORDS ARE TIGHTENED _She had been reading in the little cabin, and a hush had fallen upon them.
plural of “weave” — pattern of weaving or structure of a fabric
From this reading And round me too the night In ever-nearing circle weaves her shade.”
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where is he gone?”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, thou art gone!
Chapter 5 of Love's Pilgrimage: A Novel by Upton Sinclair holds 812 sentences, grouped into 163 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 5 holds 812 sentences of Love's Pilgrimage: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 163 reading sections.
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