Chapter 20 of Madame Claire is here in full — 296 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Madame Claire is here in full — 296 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Judy's letter was followed by one from Stephen. Madame Claire felt that it was from some one very close at hand. He seemed to be coming nearer to her daily, and she no longer visualized him as separated from her by so many miles of land and water. He was accessible now. They were more readily accessible to each other by thoughts.
Chapter 20 of Madame Claire is here in full — 296 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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capable of being reached
From this reading “He was accessible now.”
every day; without missing a day
From this reading “He seemed to be coming nearer to her daily, and she no longer visualized him as separated from her by so many miles of land and water.”
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading “Madame Claire felt that it was from some one very close at hand.”
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading “He seemed to be coming nearer to her daily, and she no longer visualized him as separated from her by so many miles of land and water.”
without much difficulty
From this reading “They were more readily accessible to each other by thoughts.”
being or feeling set or kept apart from others
From this reading “He seemed to be coming nearer to her daily, and she no longer visualized him as separated from her by so many miles of land and water.”
English writer (1832-1904)
From this reading “Judy's letter was followed by one from Stephen.”
seen in the mind as a mental image
From this reading “He seemed to be coming nearer to her daily, and she no longer visualized him as separated from her by so many miles of land and water.”
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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In this reading “He seemed to be coming nearer to her daily, and she no longer visualized him as separated from her by so many miles of land and water.”
In this reading “Judy's letter was followed by one from Stephen.”
close in space; within reach
In this reading “Madame Claire felt that it was from some one very close at hand.”
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capable of being reached
From this reading He was accessible now.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He seemed to be coming nearer to her daily, and she no longer visualized him as separated from her by so many miles of land and water.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He seemed to be coming nearer to her daily, and she no longer visualized him as separated from her by so many miles of land and water.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Madame Claire felt that it was from some one very close at hand.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He seemed to be coming nearer to her daily, and she no longer visualized him as separated from her by so many miles of land and water.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Judy's letter was followed by one from Stephen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Madame Claire felt that it was from some one very close at hand.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Madame Claire felt that it was from some one very close at hand.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading He seemed to be coming nearer to her daily, and she no longer visualized him as separated from her by so many miles of land and water.
every day; without missing a day
From this reading He seemed to be coming nearer to her daily, and she no longer visualized him as separated from her by so many miles of land and water.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They were more readily accessible to each other by thoughts.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Madame Claire felt that it was from some one very close at hand.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Judy's letter was followed by one from Stephen.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Judy's letter was followed by one from Stephen.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Madame Claire felt that it was from some one very close at hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He seemed to be coming nearer to her daily, and she no longer visualized him as separated from her by so many miles of land and water.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He seemed to be coming nearer to her daily, and she no longer visualized him as separated from her by so many miles of land and water.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He seemed to be coming nearer to her daily, and she no longer visualized him as separated from her by so many miles of land and water.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Madame Claire felt that it was from some one very close at hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Judy's letter was followed by one from Stephen.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading He seemed to be coming nearer to her daily, and she no longer visualized him as separated from her by so many miles of land and water.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Judy's letter was followed by one from Stephen.
for more time
From this reading He seemed to be coming nearer to her daily, and she no longer visualized him as separated from her by so many miles of land and water.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading Madame Claire felt that it was from some one very close at hand.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading He seemed to be coming nearer to her daily, and she no longer visualized him as separated from her by so many miles of land and water.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading He seemed to be coming nearer to her daily, and she no longer visualized him as separated from her by so many miles of land and water.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading They were more readily accessible to each other by thoughts.
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading He seemed to be coming nearer to her daily, and she no longer visualized him as separated from her by so many miles of land and water.
not any; not one
From this reading He seemed to be coming nearer to her daily, and she no longer visualized him as separated from her by so many miles of land and water.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He was accessible now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He seemed to be coming nearer to her daily, and she no longer visualized him as separated from her by so many miles of land and water.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Judy's letter was followed by one from Stephen.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading They were more readily accessible to each other by thoughts.
without much difficulty
From this reading They were more readily accessible to each other by thoughts.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He seemed to be coming nearer to her daily, and she no longer visualized him as separated from her by so many miles of land and water.
being or feeling set or kept apart from others
From this reading He seemed to be coming nearer to her daily, and she no longer visualized him as separated from her by so many miles of land and water.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He seemed to be coming nearer to her daily, and she no longer visualized him as separated from her by so many miles of land and water.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He seemed to be coming nearer to her daily, and she no longer visualized him as separated from her by so many miles of land and water.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Madame Claire felt that it was from some one very close at hand.
English writer (1832-1904)
From this reading Judy's letter was followed by one from Stephen.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Madame Claire felt that it was from some one very close at hand.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were more readily accessible to each other by thoughts.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading They were more readily accessible to each other by thoughts.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He seemed to be coming nearer to her daily, and she no longer visualized him as separated from her by so many miles of land and water.
precisely as stated
From this reading Madame Claire felt that it was from some one very close at hand.
seen in the mind as a mental image
From this reading He seemed to be coming nearer to her daily, and she no longer visualized him as separated from her by so many miles of land and water.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Judy's letter was followed by one from Stephen.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading He seemed to be coming nearer to her daily, and she no longer visualized him as separated from her by so many miles of land and water.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were more readily accessible to each other by thoughts.
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