Chapter 19 of Robert Kimberly is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Robert Kimberly is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
At noon next day MacBirney, seeking his wife, found her in her dressing-room. She had come from the garden and stood before a table filled with flowers, which she was arranging in vases. "I’ve been looking for you." MacBirney threw himself into a convenient chair as he spoke. "Robert Kimberly is downstairs."
Chapter 19 of Robert Kimberly is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music
From this reading “She had come from the garden and stood before a table filled with flowers, which she was arranging in vases.”
suited to your comfort or purpose or needs
From this reading “MacBirney threw himself into a convenient chair as he spoke.”
on a floor below
From this reading “"Robert Kimberly is downstairs."”
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading “She had come from the garden and stood before a table filled with flowers, which she was arranging in vases.”
the middle of the day
From this reading “At noon next day MacBirney, seeking his wife, found her in her dressing-room.”
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading “"Robert Kimberly is downstairs."”
the act of searching for something
From this reading “At noon next day MacBirney, seeking his wife, found her in her dressing-room.”
plural of “vas” — a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading “She had come from the garden and stood before a table filled with flowers, which she was arranging in vases.”
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 “At noon next day MacBirney, seeking his wife, found her in her dressing-room.”
In this reading “At noon next day MacBirney, seeking his wife, found her in her dressing-room.”
In this reading “She had come from the garden and stood before a table filled with flowers, which she was arranging in vases.”
In this reading “She had come from the garden and stood before a table filled with flowers, which she was arranging in vases.”
In this reading “She had come from the garden and stood before a table filled with flowers, which she was arranging in vases.”
In this reading “She had come from the garden and stood before a table filled with flowers, which she was arranging in vases.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 She had come from the garden and stood before a table filled with flowers, which she was arranging in vases.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had come from the garden and stood before a table filled with flowers, which she was arranging in vases.
the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music
From this reading She had come from the garden and stood before a table filled with flowers, which she was arranging in vases.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading MacBirney threw himself into a convenient chair as he spoke.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At noon next day MacBirney, seeking his wife, found her in her dressing-room.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I’ve been looking for you."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She had come from the garden and stood before a table filled with flowers, which she was arranging in vases.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading MacBirney threw himself into a convenient chair as he spoke.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She had come from the garden and stood before a table filled with flowers, which she was arranging in vases.
suited to your comfort or purpose or needs
From this reading MacBirney threw himself into a convenient chair as he spoke.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading At noon next day MacBirney, seeking his wife, found her in her dressing-room.
on a floor below
From this reading "Robert Kimberly is downstairs."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At noon next day MacBirney, seeking his wife, found her in her dressing-room.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading She had come from the garden and stood before a table filled with flowers, which she was arranging in vases.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading She had come from the garden and stood before a table filled with flowers, which she was arranging in vases.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I’ve been looking for you."
set up or found
From this reading At noon next day MacBirney, seeking his wife, found her in her dressing-room.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had come from the garden and stood before a table filled with flowers, which she was arranging in vases.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading She had come from the garden and stood before a table filled with flowers, which she was arranging in vases.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had come from the garden and stood before a table filled with flowers, which she was arranging in vases.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading MacBirney threw himself into a convenient chair as he spoke.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At noon next day MacBirney, seeking his wife, found her in her dressing-room.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading MacBirney threw himself into a convenient chair as he spoke.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At noon next day MacBirney, seeking his wife, found her in her dressing-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I’ve been looking for you."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At noon next day MacBirney, seeking his wife, found her in her dressing-room.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading MacBirney threw himself into a convenient chair as he spoke.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Robert Kimberly is downstairs."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Robert Kimberly is downstairs."
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "I’ve been looking for you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At noon next day MacBirney, seeking his wife, found her in her dressing-room.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading At noon next day MacBirney, seeking his wife, found her in her dressing-room.
the middle of the day
From this reading At noon next day MacBirney, seeking his wife, found her in her dressing-room.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading "Robert Kimberly is downstairs."
the act of searching for something
From this reading At noon next day MacBirney, seeking his wife, found her in her dressing-room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had come from the garden and stood before a table filled with flowers, which she was arranging in vases.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading MacBirney threw himself into a convenient chair as he spoke.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading She had come from the garden and stood before a table filled with flowers, which she was arranging in vases.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading She had come from the garden and stood before a table filled with flowers, which she was arranging in vases.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had come from the garden and stood before a table filled with flowers, which she was arranging in vases.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading MacBirney threw himself into a convenient chair as he spoke.
plural of “vas” — a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading She had come from the garden and stood before a table filled with flowers, which she was arranging in vases.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had come from the garden and stood before a table filled with flowers, which she was arranging in vases.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She had come from the garden and stood before a table filled with flowers, which she was arranging in vases.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading At noon next day MacBirney, seeking his wife, found her in her dressing-room.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had come from the garden and stood before a table filled with flowers, which she was arranging in vases.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I’ve been looking for you."
Chapter 19 of Robert Kimberly by Frank H. (Frank Hamilton) Spearman holds 133 sentences, grouped into 27 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 19 holds 133 sentences of Robert Kimberly, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 19 of Robert Kimberly by Frank H. (Frank Hamilton) Spearman exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 133 sentences, grouped into 27 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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