Chapter 14 of Luke's wife is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Luke's wife is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
RACHEL'S PEARLS. Rachel took out her pearls from the jewel box and looked at them. They were certainly very beautiful. She had not worn them since her wedding day; and she did not see any chance of wearing them again. In case the parting with them should grow a little hard she packed them up quickly and went to the post to register them.
Chapter 14 of Luke's wife is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/14 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
From this reading “Rachel took out her pearls from the jewel box and looked at them.”
extremely crowed or filled to capacity
From this reading “In case the parting with them should grow a little hard she packed them up quickly and went to the post to register them.”
the act of departing politely
From this reading “In case the parting with them should grow a little hard she packed them up quickly and went to the post to register them.”
plural of “pearl” — a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel
From this reading “RACHEL'S PEARLS.”
(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From this reading “RACHEL'S PEARLS.”
possessive form of “rachel” — (Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From this reading “RACHEL'S PEARLS.”
record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions
From this reading “In case the parting with them should grow a little hard she packed them up quickly and went to the post to register them.”
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
From this reading “She had not worn them since her wedding day; and she did not see any chance of wearing them again.”
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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the day of a wedding
In this reading “She had not worn them since her wedding day; and she did not see any chance of wearing them again.”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “Rachel took out her pearls from the jewel box and looked at them.”
In this reading “She had not worn them since her wedding day; and she did not see any chance of wearing them again.”
if there happens to be need
In this reading “In case the parting with them should grow a little hard she packed them up quickly and went to the post to register them.”
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 In case the parting with them should grow a little hard she packed them up quickly and went to the post to register them.
anew
From this reading She had not worn them since her wedding day; and she did not see any chance of wearing them again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rachel took out her pearls from the jewel box and looked at them.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading She had not worn them since her wedding day; and she did not see any chance of wearing them again.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Rachel took out her pearls from the jewel box and looked at them.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading They were certainly very beautiful.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading Rachel took out her pearls from the jewel box and looked at them.
an occurrence of something
From this reading In case the parting with them should grow a little hard she packed them up quickly and went to the post to register them.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading They were certainly very beautiful.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading She had not worn them since her wedding day; and she did not see any chance of wearing them again.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading She had not worn them since her wedding day; and she did not see any chance of wearing them again.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She had not worn them since her wedding day; and she did not see any chance of wearing them again.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Rachel took out her pearls from the jewel box and looked at them.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading In case the parting with them should grow a little hard she packed them up quickly and went to the post to register them.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had not worn them since her wedding day; and she did not see any chance of wearing them again.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading In case the parting with them should grow a little hard she packed them up quickly and went to the post to register them.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Rachel took out her pearls from the jewel box and looked at them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In case the parting with them should grow a little hard she packed them up quickly and went to the post to register them.
a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
From this reading Rachel took out her pearls from the jewel box and looked at them.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading In case the parting with them should grow a little hard she packed them up quickly and went to the post to register them.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Rachel took out her pearls from the jewel box and looked at them.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had not worn them since her wedding day; and she did not see any chance of wearing them again.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had not worn them since her wedding day; and she did not see any chance of wearing them again.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Rachel took out her pearls from the jewel box and looked at them.
extremely crowed or filled to capacity
From this reading In case the parting with them should grow a little hard she packed them up quickly and went to the post to register them.
the act of departing politely
From this reading In case the parting with them should grow a little hard she packed them up quickly and went to the post to register them.
plural of “pearl” — a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel
From this reading RACHEL'S PEARLS.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading In case the parting with them should grow a little hard she packed them up quickly and went to the post to register them.
with speed
From this reading In case the parting with them should grow a little hard she packed them up quickly and went to the post to register them.
(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From this reading Rachel took out her pearls from the jewel box and looked at them.
possessive form of “rachel” — (Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From this reading RACHEL'S PEARLS.
record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions
From this reading In case the parting with them should grow a little hard she packed them up quickly and went to the post to register them.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She had not worn them since her wedding day; and she did not see any chance of wearing them again.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had not worn them since her wedding day; and she did not see any chance of wearing them again.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading In case the parting with them should grow a little hard she packed them up quickly and went to the post to register them.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading She had not worn them since her wedding day; and she did not see any chance of wearing them again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Rachel took out her pearls from the jewel box and looked at them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Rachel took out her pearls from the jewel box and looked at them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were certainly very beautiful.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In case the parting with them should grow a little hard she packed them up quickly and went to the post to register them.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Rachel took out her pearls from the jewel box and looked at them.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading In case the parting with them should grow a little hard she packed them up quickly and went to the post to register them.
precisely as stated
From this reading They were certainly very beautiful.
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
From this reading She had not worn them since her wedding day; and she did not see any chance of wearing them again.
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading She had not worn them since her wedding day; and she did not see any chance of wearing them again.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading In case the parting with them should grow a little hard she packed them up quickly and went to the post to register them.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were certainly very beautiful.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In case the parting with them should grow a little hard she packed them up quickly and went to the post to register them.
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading She had not worn them since her wedding day; and she did not see any chance of wearing them again.
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