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Chapter 1 of Niobe, All Smiles is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HAT. (_calling after her_) You'd send me to bed without my supper too, if you could, only I have had it. CAR. (_with pretended severity_) Don't be so forward, Hattie! _CARRIE exits C. and R. up stairs; CORNEY and BEATRICE enter from R. D., spooning._ CORN.
Chapter 1 of Niobe, All Smiles is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the woman who guided Dante through Paradise in the Divine Comedy
From this reading “_CARRIE exits C. and R. up stairs; CORNEY and BEATRICE enter from R. D., spooning._ CORN.”
the particular occupation for which you are trained
tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
From this reading “_CARRIE exits C. and R. up stairs; CORNEY and BEATRICE enter from R. D., spooning._ CORN.”
plural of “exit” — an opening that permits escape or release
From this reading “_CARRIE exits C. and R. up stairs; CORNEY and BEATRICE enter from R. D., spooning._ CORN.”
adopted in order to deceive
From this reading “(_with pretended severity_) Don't be so forward, Hattie!”
used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading “_CARRIE exits C. and R. up stairs; CORNEY and BEATRICE enter from R. D., spooning._ CORN.”
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading “(_calling after her_) You'd send me to bed without my supper too, if you could, only I have had it.”
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 “_CARRIE exits C. and R. up stairs; CORNEY and BEATRICE enter from R. D., spooning._ CORN.”
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later than; following
From this reading (_calling after her_) You'd send me to bed without my supper too, if you could, only I have had it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _CARRIE exits C. and R. up stairs; CORNEY and BEATRICE enter from R. D., spooning._ CORN.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading (_with pretended severity_) Don't be so forward, Hattie!
the woman who guided Dante through Paradise in the Divine Comedy
From this reading _CARRIE exits C. and R. up stairs; CORNEY and BEATRICE enter from R. D., spooning._ CORN.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading (_calling after her_) You'd send me to bed without my supper too, if you could, only I have had it.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading _CARRIE exits C. and R. up stairs; CORNEY and BEATRICE enter from R. D., spooning._ CORN.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading (_calling after her_) You'd send me to bed without my supper too, if you could, only I have had it.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading CAR.
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From this reading _CARRIE exits C. and R. up stairs; CORNEY and BEATRICE enter from R. D., spooning._ CORN.
tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
From this reading _CARRIE exits C. and R. up stairs; CORNEY and BEATRICE enter from R. D., spooning._ CORN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _CARRIE exits C. and R. up stairs; CORNEY and BEATRICE enter from R. D., spooning._ CORN.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading (_calling after her_) You'd send me to bed without my supper too, if you could, only I have had it.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading _CARRIE exits C. and R. up stairs; CORNEY and BEATRICE enter from R. D., spooning._ CORN.
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From this reading (_with pretended severity_) Don't be so forward, Hattie!
to come or go into
From this reading _CARRIE exits C. and R. up stairs; CORNEY and BEATRICE enter from R. D., spooning._ CORN.
plural of “exit” — an opening that permits escape or release
From this reading _CARRIE exits C. and R. up stairs; CORNEY and BEATRICE enter from R. D., spooning._ CORN.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading (_with pretended severity_) Don't be so forward, Hattie!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _CARRIE exits C. and R. up stairs; CORNEY and BEATRICE enter from R. D., spooning._ CORN.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading (_calling after her_) You'd send me to bed without my supper too, if you could, only I have had it.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading HAT.
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From this reading (_with pretended severity_) Don't be so forward, Hattie!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading (_calling after her_) You'd send me to bed without my supper too, if you could, only I have had it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading (_calling after her_) You'd send me to bed without my supper too, if you could, only I have had it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading (_calling after her_) You'd send me to bed without my supper too, if you could, only I have had it.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading (_calling after her_) You'd send me to bed without my supper too, if you could, only I have had it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading (_calling after her_) You'd send me to bed without my supper too, if you could, only I have had it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading (_calling after her_) You'd send me to bed without my supper too, if you could, only I have had it.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading (_calling after her_) You'd send me to bed without my supper too, if you could, only I have had it.
and nothing more
From this reading (_calling after her_) You'd send me to bed without my supper too, if you could, only I have had it.
adopted in order to deceive
From this reading (_with pretended severity_) Don't be so forward, Hattie!
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading _CARRIE exits C. and R. up stairs; CORNEY and BEATRICE enter from R. D., spooning._ CORN.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading (_calling after her_) You'd send me to bed without my supper too, if you could, only I have had it.
used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather
From this reading (_with pretended severity_) Don't be so forward, Hattie!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading (_with pretended severity_) Don't be so forward, Hattie!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _CARRIE exits C. and R. up stairs; CORNEY and BEATRICE enter from R. D., spooning._ CORN.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading _CARRIE exits C. and R. up stairs; CORNEY and BEATRICE enter from R. D., spooning._ CORN.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading (_calling after her_) You'd send me to bed without my supper too, if you could, only I have had it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading (_calling after her_) You'd send me to bed without my supper too, if you could, only I have had it.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading (_calling after her_) You'd send me to bed without my supper too, if you could, only I have had it.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading _CARRIE exits C. and R. up stairs; CORNEY and BEATRICE enter from R. D., spooning._ CORN.
in the company of; together with
From this reading (_with pretended severity_) Don't be so forward, Hattie!
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading (_calling after her_) You'd send me to bed without my supper too, if you could, only I have had it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading (_calling after her_) You'd send me to bed without my supper too, if you could, only I have had it.
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From this reading (_calling after her_) You'd send me to bed without my supper too, if you could, only I have had it.
Chapter 1 of Niobe, All Smiles by Harry Paulton holds 396 sentences, grouped into 80 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 1 holds 396 sentences of Niobe, All Smiles, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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