Chapter 10 of Natalie Page is here in full — 274 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Natalie Page is here in full — 274 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mr. Kempwood’s “rooms,” as he called them, were lovely. And I had a fine time going around and looking at things. His furniture is more than pretty; it has a reason. Everything is either very comfortable, or very interesting. And it all makes you want to linger.
Chapter 10 of Natalie Page is here in full — 274 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading “Everything is either very comfortable, or very interesting.”
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading “And I had a fine time going around and looking at things.”
furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy
From this reading “His furniture is more than pretty; it has a reason.”
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading “Everything is either very comfortable, or very interesting.”
remain present although waning or gradually dying
From this reading “And it all makes you want to linger.”
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading “Mr. Kempwood’s “rooms,” as he called them, were lovely.”
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading “And it all makes you want to linger.”
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading “Mr. Kempwood’s “rooms,” as he called them, were lovely.”
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.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And I had a fine time going around and looking at things.
(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 And it all makes you want to linger.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And I had a fine time going around and looking at things.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading And I had a fine time going around and looking at things.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mr. Kempwood’s “rooms,” as he called them, were lovely.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And I had a fine time going around and looking at things.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Mr. Kempwood’s “rooms,” as he called them, were lovely.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading Everything is either very comfortable, or very interesting.
one or the other of two
From this reading Everything is either very comfortable, or very interesting.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything is either very comfortable, or very interesting.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading And I had a fine time going around and looking at things.
furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy
From this reading His furniture is more than pretty; it has a reason.
the act of departing
From this reading And I had a fine time going around and looking at things.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And I had a fine time going around and looking at things.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His furniture is more than pretty; it has a reason.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Kempwood’s “rooms,” as he called them, were lovely.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His furniture is more than pretty; it has a reason.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And I had a fine time going around and looking at things.
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading Everything is either very comfortable, or very interesting.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His furniture is more than pretty; it has a reason.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His furniture is more than pretty; it has a reason.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Kempwood’s “rooms,” as he called them, were lovely.
remain present although waning or gradually dying
From this reading And it all makes you want to linger.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading And I had a fine time going around and looking at things.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading Mr. Kempwood’s “rooms,” as he called them, were lovely.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading And it all makes you want to linger.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading His furniture is more than pretty; it has a reason.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Kempwood’s “rooms,” as he called them, were lovely.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Everything is either very comfortable, or very interesting.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading His furniture is more than pretty; it has a reason.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading His furniture is more than pretty; it has a reason.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading Mr. Kempwood’s “rooms,” as he called them, were lovely.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading His furniture is more than pretty; it has a reason.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Mr. Kempwood’s “rooms,” as he called them, were lovely.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading And I had a fine time going around and looking at things.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading And I had a fine time going around and looking at things.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And it all makes you want to linger.
precisely as stated
From this reading Everything is either very comfortable, or very interesting.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading And it all makes you want to linger.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mr. Kempwood’s “rooms,” as he called them, were lovely.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And it all makes you want to linger.
Chapter 10 of Natalie Page by Katharine Haviland-Taylor holds 274 sentences, grouped into 55 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 10 holds 274 sentences of Natalie Page, unabridged, divided into 55 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of Natalie Page by Katharine Haviland-Taylor exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 274 sentences, grouped into 55 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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