Chapter 8 of Studies in Classic American Literature is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 8 of Studies in Classic American Literature is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He went home to his amiable spouse and his sanctum sanctorum of a study. Nathaniel! But the _Blithedale Romance._ It has a beautiful, wintry-evening farm-kitchen sort of opening. _Dramatis Personæ_: 1. _I._--The narrator: whom we will call Nathaniel.
Chapter 8 of Studies in Classic American Literature is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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disposed to please
From this reading “He went home to his amiable spouse and his sanctum sanctorum of a study.”
someone who tells a story
From this reading “_I._--The narrator: whom we will call Nathaniel.”
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading “But the _Blithedale Romance._ It has a beautiful, wintry-evening farm-kitchen sort of opening.”
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading “But the _Blithedale Romance._ It has a beautiful, wintry-evening farm-kitchen sort of opening.”
a place of inviolable privacy
From this reading “He went home to his amiable spouse and his sanctum sanctorum of a study.”
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading “But the _Blithedale Romance._ It has a beautiful, wintry-evening farm-kitchen sort of opening.”
a person's partner in marriage
From this reading “He went home to his amiable spouse and his sanctum sanctorum of a study.”
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading “He went home to his amiable spouse and his sanctum sanctorum of a study.”
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.
return home
In this reading “He went home to his amiable spouse and his sanctum sanctorum of a study.”
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From this reading _Dramatis Personæ_: 1.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He went home to his amiable spouse and his sanctum sanctorum of a study.
disposed to please
From this reading He went home to his amiable spouse and his sanctum sanctorum of a study.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He went home to his amiable spouse and his sanctum sanctorum of a study.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading But the _Blithedale Romance._ It has a beautiful, wintry-evening farm-kitchen sort of opening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the _Blithedale Romance._ It has a beautiful, wintry-evening farm-kitchen sort of opening.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the _Blithedale Romance._ It has a beautiful, wintry-evening farm-kitchen sort of opening.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading _I._--The narrator: whom we will call Nathaniel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Dramatis Personæ_: 1.
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From this reading But the _Blithedale Romance._ It has a beautiful, wintry-evening farm-kitchen sort of opening.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the _Blithedale Romance._ It has a beautiful, wintry-evening farm-kitchen sort of opening.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He went home to his amiable spouse and his sanctum sanctorum of a study.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He went home to his amiable spouse and his sanctum sanctorum of a study.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading He went home to his amiable spouse and his sanctum sanctorum of a study.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _I._--The narrator: whom we will call Nathaniel.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But the _Blithedale Romance._ It has a beautiful, wintry-evening farm-kitchen sort of opening.
someone who tells a story
From this reading _I._--The narrator: whom we will call Nathaniel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nathaniel!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He went home to his amiable spouse and his sanctum sanctorum of a study.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading But the _Blithedale Romance._ It has a beautiful, wintry-evening farm-kitchen sort of opening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Dramatis Personæ_: 1.
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading But the _Blithedale Romance._ It has a beautiful, wintry-evening farm-kitchen sort of opening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He went home to his amiable spouse and his sanctum sanctorum of a study.
a place of inviolable privacy
From this reading He went home to his amiable spouse and his sanctum sanctorum of a study.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading But the _Blithedale Romance._ It has a beautiful, wintry-evening farm-kitchen sort of opening.
a person's partner in marriage
From this reading He went home to his amiable spouse and his sanctum sanctorum of a study.
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading He went home to his amiable spouse and his sanctum sanctorum of a study.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the _Blithedale Romance._ It has a beautiful, wintry-evening farm-kitchen sort of opening.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He went home to his amiable spouse and his sanctum sanctorum of a study.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _I._--The narrator: whom we will call Nathaniel.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He went home to his amiable spouse and his sanctum sanctorum of a study.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _I._--The narrator: whom we will call Nathaniel.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading _I._--The narrator: whom we will call Nathaniel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the _Blithedale Romance._ It has a beautiful, wintry-evening farm-kitchen sort of opening.
Chapter 8 of Studies in Classic American Literature by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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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