Chapter 26 of The Age of Innocence is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 26 of The Age of Innocence is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"There's the Art Museum--in the Park," he explained, as she looked puzzled. "At half-past two. I shall be at the door ..." She turned away without answering and got quickly into the carriage. As it drove off she leaned forward, and he thought she waved her hand in the obscurity.
Chapter 26 of The Age of Innocence is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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replying
From this reading “She turned away without answering and got quickly into the carriage.”
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading “As it drove off she leaned forward, and he thought she waved her hand in the obscurity.”
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading “As it drove off she leaned forward, and he thought she waved her hand in the obscurity.”
a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value
From this reading “"There's the Art Museum--in the Park," he explained, as she looked puzzled.”
the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand
From this reading “As it drove off she leaned forward, and he thought she waved her hand in the obscurity.”
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading “"There's the Art Museum--in the Park," he explained, as she looked puzzled.”
filled with bewilderment
From this reading “"There's the Art Museum--in the Park," he explained, as she looked puzzled.”
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading “As it drove off she leaned forward, and he thought she waved her hand in the obscurity.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She turned away without answering and got quickly into the carriage.
replying
From this reading She turned away without answering and got quickly into the carriage.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading "There's the Art Museum--in the Park," he explained, as she looked puzzled.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "There's the Art Museum--in the Park," he explained, as she looked puzzled.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "At half-past two.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She turned away without answering and got quickly into the carriage.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I shall be at the door ..."
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading She turned away without answering and got quickly into the carriage.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading I shall be at the door ..."
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading As it drove off she leaned forward, and he thought she waved her hand in the obscurity.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading "There's the Art Museum--in the Park," he explained, as she looked puzzled.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading As it drove off she leaned forward, and he thought she waved her hand in the obscurity.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading She turned away without answering and got quickly into the carriage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "At half-past two.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading As it drove off she leaned forward, and he thought she waved her hand in the obscurity.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "There's the Art Museum--in the Park," he explained, as she looked puzzled.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As it drove off she leaned forward, and he thought she waved her hand in the obscurity.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shall be at the door ..."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "There's the Art Museum--in the Park," he explained, as she looked puzzled.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She turned away without answering and got quickly into the carriage.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As it drove off she leaned forward, and he thought she waved her hand in the obscurity.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading As it drove off she leaned forward, and he thought she waved her hand in the obscurity.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "There's the Art Museum--in the Park," he explained, as she looked puzzled.
a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value
From this reading "There's the Art Museum--in the Park," he explained, as she looked puzzled.
the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand
From this reading As it drove off she leaned forward, and he thought she waved her hand in the obscurity.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading As it drove off she leaned forward, and he thought she waved her hand in the obscurity.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading "There's the Art Museum--in the Park," he explained, as she looked puzzled.
filled with bewilderment
From this reading "There's the Art Museum--in the Park," he explained, as she looked puzzled.
with speed
From this reading She turned away without answering and got quickly into the carriage.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall be at the door ..."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "There's the Art Museum--in the Park," he explained, as she looked puzzled.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "There's the Art Museum--in the Park," he explained, as she looked puzzled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's the Art Museum--in the Park," he explained, as she looked puzzled.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading As it drove off she leaned forward, and he thought she waved her hand in the obscurity.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading She turned away without answering and got quickly into the carriage.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "At half-past two.
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading As it drove off she leaned forward, and he thought she waved her hand in the obscurity.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She turned away without answering and got quickly into the carriage.
Chapter 26 of The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton holds 153 sentences, grouped into 31 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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