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Chapter 10 of Our Square and the People in It is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The caged one turned her solemn regard “up there” and saw a great, white, softly rolling mass floating in a sky of azure. “From that?” she inquired. Carlo considered the cloud and was pleased with it as a source. “Yes,” he said. “It looks soft and sleepy,” she observed, after a more critical consideration.
Chapter 10 of Our Square and the People in It is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a light shade of blue
From this reading “The caged one turned her solemn regard “up there” and saw a great, white, softly rolling mass floating in a sky of azure.”
past form of “cage” — confine in a cage
From this reading “The caged one turned her solemn regard “up there” and saw a great, white, softly rolling mass floating in a sky of azure.”
the process of giving careful thought to something
From this reading ““It looks soft and sleepy,” she observed, after a more critical consideration.”
marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws
From this reading ““It looks soft and sleepy,” she observed, after a more critical consideration.”
borne up by or suspended in a liquid
From this reading “The caged one turned her solemn regard “up there” and saw a great, white, softly rolling mass floating in a sky of azure.”
uttered with a trill
From this reading “The caged one turned her solemn regard “up there” and saw a great, white, softly rolling mass floating in a sky of azure.”
ready to fall asleep
From this reading ““It looks soft and sleepy,” she observed, after a more critical consideration.”
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
From this reading “Carlo considered the cloud and was pleased with it as a source.”
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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 The caged one turned her solemn regard “up there” and saw a great, white, softly rolling mass floating in a sky of azure.
later than; following
From this reading “It looks soft and sleepy,” she observed, after a more critical consideration.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The caged one turned her solemn regard “up there” and saw a great, white, softly rolling mass floating in a sky of azure.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Carlo considered the cloud and was pleased with it as a source.
a light shade of blue
From this reading The caged one turned her solemn regard “up there” and saw a great, white, softly rolling mass floating in a sky of azure.
past form of “cage” — confine in a cage
From this reading The caged one turned her solemn regard “up there” and saw a great, white, softly rolling mass floating in a sky of azure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Carlo considered the cloud and was pleased with it as a source.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading Carlo considered the cloud and was pleased with it as a source.
the process of giving careful thought to something
From this reading “It looks soft and sleepy,” she observed, after a more critical consideration.
carefully weighed
From this reading Carlo considered the cloud and was pleased with it as a source.
marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws
From this reading “It looks soft and sleepy,” she observed, after a more critical consideration.
borne up by or suspended in a liquid
From this reading The caged one turned her solemn regard “up there” and saw a great, white, softly rolling mass floating in a sky of azure.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “From that?” she inquired.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The caged one turned her solemn regard “up there” and saw a great, white, softly rolling mass floating in a sky of azure.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Yes,” he said.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The caged one turned her solemn regard “up there” and saw a great, white, softly rolling mass floating in a sky of azure.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The caged one turned her solemn regard “up there” and saw a great, white, softly rolling mass floating in a sky of azure.
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading “From that?” she inquired.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Carlo considered the cloud and was pleased with it as a source.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “It looks soft and sleepy,” she observed, after a more critical consideration.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading The caged one turned her solemn regard “up there” and saw a great, white, softly rolling mass floating in a sky of azure.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “It looks soft and sleepy,” she observed, after a more critical consideration.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading “It looks soft and sleepy,” she observed, after a more critical consideration.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The caged one turned her solemn regard “up there” and saw a great, white, softly rolling mass floating in a sky of azure.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The caged one turned her solemn regard “up there” and saw a great, white, softly rolling mass floating in a sky of azure.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading Carlo considered the cloud and was pleased with it as a source.
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading The caged one turned her solemn regard “up there” and saw a great, white, softly rolling mass floating in a sky of azure.
uttered with a trill
From this reading The caged one turned her solemn regard “up there” and saw a great, white, softly rolling mass floating in a sky of azure.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Yes,” he said.
cut with a saw
From this reading The caged one turned her solemn regard “up there” and saw a great, white, softly rolling mass floating in a sky of azure.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “From that?” she inquired.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The caged one turned her solemn regard “up there” and saw a great, white, softly rolling mass floating in a sky of azure.
ready to fall asleep
From this reading “It looks soft and sleepy,” she observed, after a more critical consideration.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading “It looks soft and sleepy,” she observed, after a more critical consideration.
with low volume
From this reading The caged one turned her solemn regard “up there” and saw a great, white, softly rolling mass floating in a sky of azure.
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
From this reading The caged one turned her solemn regard “up there” and saw a great, white, softly rolling mass floating in a sky of azure.
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
From this reading Carlo considered the cloud and was pleased with it as a source.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “From that?” she inquired.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The caged one turned her solemn regard “up there” and saw a great, white, softly rolling mass floating in a sky of azure.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The caged one turned her solemn regard “up there” and saw a great, white, softly rolling mass floating in a sky of azure.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The caged one turned her solemn regard “up there” and saw a great, white, softly rolling mass floating in a sky of azure.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The caged one turned her solemn regard “up there” and saw a great, white, softly rolling mass floating in a sky of azure.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Carlo considered the cloud and was pleased with it as a source.
a Caucasian
From this reading The caged one turned her solemn regard “up there” and saw a great, white, softly rolling mass floating in a sky of azure.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Carlo considered the cloud and was pleased with it as a source.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes,” he said.
Chapter 10 of Our Square and the People in It by Samuel Hopkins Adams holds 422 sentences, grouped into 85 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.
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