Chapter 15 of Phases of an Inferior Planet is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Phases of an Inferior Planet is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
One evening in March, Mr. Nevins gave a supper in his studio. Anthony had come in that morning looking somewhat perplexed. "Nevins wants us to-night," he said to Mariana, "and I couldn't get out of it." Mariana looked up eagerly from her practising. "Oh, it is the 'Andromeda,'" she replied.
Chapter 15 of Phases of an Inferior Planet is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers
From this reading “"Oh, it is the 'Andromeda,'" she replied.”
Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading “Anthony had come in that morning looking somewhat perplexed.”
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading “Mariana looked up eagerly from her practising.”
march in a procession
From this reading “One evening in March, Mr. Nevins gave a supper in his studio.”
full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment
From this reading “Anthony had come in that morning looking somewhat perplexed.”
workplace for the teaching or practice of an art
From this reading “One evening in March, Mr. Nevins gave a supper in his studio.”
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading “One evening in March, Mr. Nevins gave a supper in his studio.”
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading “"Nevins wants us to-night," he said to Mariana, "and I couldn't get out of 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.
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seek information from
In this reading “Mariana looked up eagerly from her practising.”
move out of or depart from
In this reading “"Nevins wants us to-night," he said to Mariana, "and I couldn't get out of it."”
to come or go into
In this reading “Anthony had come in that morning looking somewhat perplexed.”
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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 One evening in March, Mr. Nevins gave a supper in his studio.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Nevins wants us to-night," he said to Mariana, "and I couldn't get out of it."
broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers
From this reading "Oh, it is the 'Andromeda,'" she replied.
Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading Anthony had come in that morning looking somewhat perplexed.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Anthony had come in that morning looking somewhat perplexed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nevins wants us to-night," he said to Mariana, "and I couldn't get out of it."
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading Mariana looked up eagerly from her practising.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading One evening in March, Mr. Nevins gave a supper in his studio.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mariana looked up eagerly from her practising.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading One evening in March, Mr. Nevins gave a supper in his studio.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Nevins wants us to-night," he said to Mariana, "and I couldn't get out of it."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Anthony had come in that morning looking somewhat perplexed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Nevins wants us to-night," he said to Mariana, "and I couldn't get out of it."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mariana looked up eagerly from her practising.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One evening in March, Mr. Nevins gave a supper in his studio.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Nevins wants us to-night," he said to Mariana, "and I couldn't get out of it."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One evening in March, Mr. Nevins gave a supper in his studio.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, it is the 'Andromeda,'" she replied.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Nevins wants us to-night," he said to Mariana, "and I couldn't get out of it."
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Mariana looked up eagerly from her practising.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Anthony had come in that morning looking somewhat perplexed.
march in a procession
From this reading One evening in March, Mr. Nevins gave a supper in his studio.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nevins wants us to-night," he said to Mariana, "and I couldn't get out of it."
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Anthony had come in that morning looking somewhat perplexed.
a form of address for a man
From this reading One evening in March, Mr. Nevins gave a supper in his studio.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One evening in March, Mr. Nevins gave a supper in his studio.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Nevins wants us to-night," he said to Mariana, "and I couldn't get out of it."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, it is the 'Andromeda,'" she replied.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One evening in March, Mr. Nevins gave a supper in his studio.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Nevins wants us to-night," he said to Mariana, "and I couldn't get out of it."
full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment
From this reading Anthony had come in that morning looking somewhat perplexed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mariana looked up eagerly from her practising.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Oh, it is the 'Andromeda,'" she replied.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Nevins wants us to-night," he said to Mariana, "and I couldn't get out of it."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, it is the 'Andromeda,'" she replied.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading Anthony had come in that morning looking somewhat perplexed.
workplace for the teaching or practice of an art
From this reading One evening in March, Mr. Nevins gave a supper in his studio.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading One evening in March, Mr. Nevins gave a supper in his studio.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Anthony had come in that morning looking somewhat perplexed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Oh, it is the 'Andromeda,'" she replied.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Nevins wants us to-night," he said to Mariana, "and I couldn't get out of it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nevins wants us to-night," he said to Mariana, "and I couldn't get out of it."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Mariana looked up eagerly from her practising.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Nevins wants us to-night," he said to Mariana, "and I couldn't get out of it."
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading "Nevins wants us to-night," he said to Mariana, "and I couldn't get out of it."
Chapter 15 of Phases of an Inferior Planet by Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow holds 155 sentences, grouped into 31 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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