Chapter 14 of Painted Veils is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Painted Veils is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Tiring, the trio returned to the dining-room. More whisky. Quite overcome, Dora lolled on the couch. She held Easter closely clutched. Ulick hinted that she had better go to bed.
Chapter 14 of Painted Veils is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
past form of “clutch” — take hold of; grab
From this reading “She held Easter closely clutched.”
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading “Quite overcome, Dora lolled on the couch.”
a Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ; celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox
From this reading “She held Easter closely clutched.”
past form of “hint” — drop a hint; intimate by a hint
From this reading “Ulick hinted that she had better go to bed.”
win a victory over
From this reading “Quite overcome, Dora lolled on the couch.”
producing exhaustion
From this reading “Tiring, the trio returned to the dining-room.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading “Tiring, the trio returned to the dining-room.”
a liquor made from fermented mash of grain
From this reading “More whisky.”
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 “Quite overcome, Dora lolled on the couch.”
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a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Ulick hinted that she had better go to bed.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Ulick hinted that she had better go to bed.
in a close relation or position in time or space
From this reading She held Easter closely clutched.
past form of “clutch” — take hold of; grab
From this reading She held Easter closely clutched.
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading Quite overcome, Dora lolled on the couch.
a room used for dining
From this reading Tiring, the trio returned to the dining-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Quite overcome, Dora lolled on the couch.
a Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ; celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox
From this reading She held Easter closely clutched.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Ulick hinted that she had better go to bed.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ulick hinted that she had better go to bed.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading She held Easter closely clutched.
past form of “hint” — drop a hint; intimate by a hint
From this reading Ulick hinted that she had better go to bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Quite overcome, Dora lolled on the couch.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading More whisky.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Quite overcome, Dora lolled on the couch.
win a victory over
From this reading Quite overcome, Dora lolled on the couch.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Quite overcome, Dora lolled on the couch.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Tiring, the trio returned to the dining-room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She held Easter closely clutched.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ulick hinted that she had better go to bed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tiring, the trio returned to the dining-room.
producing exhaustion
From this reading Tiring, the trio returned to the dining-room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tiring, the trio returned to the dining-room.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Tiring, the trio returned to the dining-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ulick hinted that she had better go to bed.
a liquor made from fermented mash of grain
From this reading More whisky.
Chapter 14 of Painted Veils by James Huneker holds 395 sentences, grouped into 79 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 14 holds 395 sentences of Painted Veils, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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