Chapter 20 of Mal Moulée: A Novel is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Mal Moulée: A Novel is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE HARVEST OF TARES. Percy returned to the Hotel, and before taking the train for New York, he wrote Helena a letter. Its contents were as follows: "MY QUEEN: "All my life I have worshiped an ideal. Just when I had grown to believe, that she did not exist save in my dreams, you flashed upon my horizon.
Chapter 20 of Mal Moulée: A Novel is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading “Its contents were as follows: "MY QUEEN:”
have an existence, be extant
From this reading “Just when I had grown to believe, that she did not exist save in my dreams, you flashed upon my horizon.”
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “Its contents were as follows: "MY QUEEN:”
the yield from plants in a single growing season
From this reading “THE HARVEST OF TARES.”
capital of the state of Montana; located in western Montana
From this reading “Percy returned to the Hotel, and before taking the train for New York, he wrote Helena a letter.”
conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal
From this reading “"All my life I have worshiped an ideal.”
United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990)
From this reading “Percy returned to the Hotel, and before taking the train for New York, he wrote Helena a letter.”
past form of “worship” — love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol
From this reading “"All my life I have worshiped an ideal.”
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 “Just when I had grown to believe, that she did not exist save in my dreams, you flashed upon my horizon.”
In this reading “Percy returned to the Hotel, and before taking the train for New York, he wrote Helena a letter.”
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 Percy returned to the Hotel, and before taking the train for New York, he wrote Helena a letter.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "All my life I have worshiped an ideal.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "All my life I have worshiped an ideal.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Percy returned to the Hotel, and before taking the train for New York, he wrote Helena a letter.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Its contents were as follows: "MY QUEEN:
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Percy returned to the Hotel, and before taking the train for New York, he wrote Helena a letter.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Just when I had grown to believe, that she did not exist save in my dreams, you flashed upon my horizon.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading Its contents were as follows: "MY QUEEN:
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Just when I had grown to believe, that she did not exist save in my dreams, you flashed upon my horizon.
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading Just when I had grown to believe, that she did not exist save in my dreams, you flashed upon my horizon.
have an existence, be extant
From this reading Just when I had grown to believe, that she did not exist save in my dreams, you flashed upon my horizon.
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading Just when I had grown to believe, that she did not exist save in my dreams, you flashed upon my horizon.
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Its contents were as follows: "MY QUEEN:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Percy returned to the Hotel, and before taking the train for New York, he wrote Helena a letter.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading Just when I had grown to believe, that she did not exist save in my dreams, you flashed upon my horizon.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Just when I had grown to believe, that she did not exist save in my dreams, you flashed upon my horizon.
the yield from plants in a single growing season
From this reading THE HARVEST OF TARES.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "All my life I have worshiped an ideal.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Percy returned to the Hotel, and before taking the train for New York, he wrote Helena a letter.
capital of the state of Montana; located in western Montana
From this reading Percy returned to the Hotel, and before taking the train for New York, he wrote Helena a letter.
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading Just when I had grown to believe, that she did not exist save in my dreams, you flashed upon my horizon.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading Percy returned to the Hotel, and before taking the train for New York, he wrote Helena a letter.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "All my life I have worshiped an ideal.
conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal
From this reading "All my life I have worshiped an ideal.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Just when I had grown to believe, that she did not exist save in my dreams, you flashed upon my horizon.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its contents were as follows: "MY QUEEN:
and nothing more
From this reading Just when I had grown to believe, that she did not exist save in my dreams, you flashed upon my horizon.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Percy returned to the Hotel, and before taking the train for New York, he wrote Helena a letter.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "All my life I have worshiped an ideal.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Its contents were as follows: "MY QUEEN:
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Percy returned to the Hotel, and before taking the train for New York, he wrote Helena a letter.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Just when I had grown to believe, that she did not exist save in my dreams, you flashed upon my horizon.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HARVEST OF TARES.
United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990)
From this reading Percy returned to the Hotel, and before taking the train for New York, he wrote Helena a letter.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading Its contents were as follows: "MY QUEEN:
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Percy returned to the Hotel, and before taking the train for New York, he wrote Helena a letter.
except for; apart from
From this reading Just when I had grown to believe, that she did not exist save in my dreams, you flashed upon my horizon.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Just when I had grown to believe, that she did not exist save in my dreams, you flashed upon my horizon.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading Percy returned to the Hotel, and before taking the train for New York, he wrote Helena a letter.
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From this reading THE HARVEST OF TARES.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Just when I had grown to believe, that she did not exist save in my dreams, you flashed upon my horizon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HARVEST OF TARES.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Percy returned to the Hotel, and before taking the train for New York, he wrote Helena a letter.
create by training and teaching
From this reading Percy returned to the Hotel, and before taking the train for New York, he wrote Helena a letter.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Just when I had grown to believe, that she did not exist save in my dreams, you flashed upon my horizon.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Its contents were as follows: "MY QUEEN:
at the time that
From this reading Just when I had grown to believe, that she did not exist save in my dreams, you flashed upon my horizon.
past form of “worship” — love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol
From this reading "All my life I have worshiped an ideal.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading Percy returned to the Hotel, and before taking the train for New York, he wrote Helena a letter.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading Percy returned to the Hotel, and before taking the train for New York, he wrote Helena a letter.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Just when I had grown to believe, that she did not exist save in my dreams, you flashed upon my horizon.
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