Chapter 12 of Luke's wife is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 12 of Luke's wife is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A BOX OF VIOLETS. Luke was surprised not to find Rachel waiting for him after Church, but as he made his way down the aisle, he caught sight of Mrs. Stone. "I was hoping to see your wife," she said. "Is she not with you?" "No, she must have gone home."
Chapter 12 of Luke's wife is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/20 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods)
From this reading “Luke was surprised not to find Rachel waiting for him after Church, but as he made his way down the aisle, he caught sight of Mrs. Stone.”
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading “A BOX OF VIOLETS.”
-ing form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading “"I was hoping to see your wife," she said.”
(New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel
From this reading “Luke was surprised not to find Rachel waiting for him after Church, but as he made his way down the aisle, he caught sight of Mrs. Stone.”
(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From this reading “Luke was surprised not to find Rachel waiting for him after Church, but as he made his way down the aisle, he caught sight of Mrs. Stone.”
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “Luke was surprised not to find Rachel waiting for him after Church, but as he made his way down the aisle, he caught sight of Mrs. Stone.”
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading “Luke was surprised not to find Rachel waiting for him after Church, but as he made his way down the aisle, he caught sight of Mrs. Stone.”
plural of “violet” — any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
From this reading “A BOX OF VIOLETS.”
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.
see something for a brief time
In this reading “Luke was surprised not to find Rachel waiting for him after Church, but as he made his way down the aisle, he caught sight of Mrs. Stone.”
In this reading “"No, she must have gone home."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 BOX OF VIOLETS.
later than; following
From this reading Luke was surprised not to find Rachel waiting for him after Church, but as he made his way down the aisle, he caught sight of Mrs. Stone.
a long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods)
From this reading Luke was surprised not to find Rachel waiting for him after Church, but as he made his way down the aisle, he caught sight of Mrs. Stone.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Luke was surprised not to find Rachel waiting for him after Church, but as he made his way down the aisle, he caught sight of Mrs. Stone.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading A BOX OF VIOLETS.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Luke was surprised not to find Rachel waiting for him after Church, but as he made his way down the aisle, he caught sight of Mrs. Stone.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Luke was surprised not to find Rachel waiting for him after Church, but as he made his way down the aisle, he caught sight of Mrs. Stone.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading Luke was surprised not to find Rachel waiting for him after Church, but as he made his way down the aisle, he caught sight of Mrs. Stone.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Luke was surprised not to find Rachel waiting for him after Church, but as he made his way down the aisle, he caught sight of Mrs. Stone.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Luke was surprised not to find Rachel waiting for him after Church, but as he made his way down the aisle, he caught sight of Mrs. Stone.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Luke was surprised not to find Rachel waiting for him after Church, but as he made his way down the aisle, he caught sight of Mrs. Stone.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "No, she must have gone home."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "No, she must have gone home."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Luke was surprised not to find Rachel waiting for him after Church, but as he made his way down the aisle, he caught sight of Mrs. Stone.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Luke was surprised not to find Rachel waiting for him after Church, but as he made his way down the aisle, he caught sight of Mrs. Stone.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Luke was surprised not to find Rachel waiting for him after Church, but as he made his way down the aisle, he caught sight of Mrs. Stone.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "No, she must have gone home."
-ing form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading "I was hoping to see your wife," she said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I was hoping to see your wife," she said.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is she not with you?"
(New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel
From this reading Luke was surprised not to find Rachel waiting for him after Church, but as he made his way down the aisle, he caught sight of Mrs. Stone.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Luke was surprised not to find Rachel waiting for him after Church, but as he made his way down the aisle, he caught sight of Mrs. Stone.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Luke was surprised not to find Rachel waiting for him after Church, but as he made his way down the aisle, he caught sight of Mrs. Stone.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "No, she must have gone home."
not any; not one
From this reading "No, she must have gone home."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Luke was surprised not to find Rachel waiting for him after Church, but as he made his way down the aisle, he caught sight of Mrs. Stone.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A BOX OF VIOLETS.
(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From this reading Luke was surprised not to find Rachel waiting for him after Church, but as he made his way down the aisle, he caught sight of Mrs. Stone.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I was hoping to see your wife," she said.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I was hoping to see your wife," she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I was hoping to see your wife," she said.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Luke was surprised not to find Rachel waiting for him after Church, but as he made his way down the aisle, he caught sight of Mrs. Stone.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Luke was surprised not to find Rachel waiting for him after Church, but as he made his way down the aisle, he caught sight of Mrs. Stone.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading Luke was surprised not to find Rachel waiting for him after Church, but as he made his way down the aisle, he caught sight of Mrs. Stone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Luke was surprised not to find Rachel waiting for him after Church, but as he made his way down the aisle, he caught sight of Mrs. Stone.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Luke was surprised not to find Rachel waiting for him after Church, but as he made his way down the aisle, he caught sight of Mrs. Stone.
plural of “violet” — any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
From this reading A BOX OF VIOLETS.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading Luke was surprised not to find Rachel waiting for him after Church, but as he made his way down the aisle, he caught sight of Mrs. Stone.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Luke was surprised not to find Rachel waiting for him after Church, but as he made his way down the aisle, he caught sight of Mrs. Stone.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Luke was surprised not to find Rachel waiting for him after Church, but as he made his way down the aisle, he caught sight of Mrs. Stone.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading "I was hoping to see your wife," she said.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Is she not with you?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Is she not with you?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I was hoping to see your wife," she said.
Chapter 12 of Luke's wife by Evelyn R. Garratt holds 104 sentences, grouped into 21 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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