Chapter 1 of The angry house is here in full — 268 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The angry house is here in full — 268 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The house's electronic brain glowed with an intangible thing that might have been pride. It thought, I am content. I am content because there are so many things I can do to make them happy. I can cook their meals, make the beds, scrub my floors, wash my windows. I can bathe them, keep them warm, give them a gentle, cool breeze.
Chapter 1 of The angry house is here in full — 268 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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cleanse the entire body
From this reading “I can bathe them, keep them warm, give them a gentle, cool breeze.”
of or relating to electronics; concerned with or using devices that operate on principles governing the behavior of electrons
From this reading “The house's electronic brain glowed with an intangible thing that might have been pride.”
plural of “floor” — the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading “I can cook their meals, make the beds, scrub my floors, wash my windows.”
past form of “glow” — emit a steady even light without flames
From this reading “The house's electronic brain glowed with an intangible thing that might have been pride.”
possessive form of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading “The house's electronic brain glowed with an intangible thing that might have been pride.”
assets that are saleable though not material or physical
From this reading “The house's electronic brain glowed with an intangible thing that might have been pride.”
plural of “meal” — the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading “I can cook their meals, make the beds, scrub my floors, wash my windows.”
clean with hard rubbing
From this reading “I can cook their meals, make the beds, scrub my floors, wash my windows.”
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 “I can bathe them, keep them warm, give them a gentle, cool breeze.”
In this reading “I am content because there are so many things I can do to make them happy.”
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 I can bathe them, keep them warm, give them a gentle, cool breeze.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading It thought, I am content.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The house's electronic brain glowed with an intangible thing that might have been pride.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I am content because there are so many things I can do to make them happy.
cleanse the entire body
From this reading I can bathe them, keep them warm, give them a gentle, cool breeze.
for the reason that
From this reading I am content because there are so many things I can do to make them happy.
plural of “bed” — a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading I can cook their meals, make the beds, scrub my floors, wash my windows.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The house's electronic brain glowed with an intangible thing that might have been pride.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading The house's electronic brain glowed with an intangible thing that might have been pride.
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading I can bathe them, keep them warm, give them a gentle, cool breeze.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I am content because there are so many things I can do to make them happy.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading It thought, I am content.
prepare a hot meal
From this reading I can cook their meals, make the beds, scrub my floors, wash my windows.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading I can bathe them, keep them warm, give them a gentle, cool breeze.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I am content because there are so many things I can do to make them happy.
of or relating to electronics; concerned with or using devices that operate on principles governing the behavior of electrons
From this reading The house's electronic brain glowed with an intangible thing that might have been pride.
plural of “floor” — the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading I can cook their meals, make the beds, scrub my floors, wash my windows.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading I can bathe them, keep them warm, give them a gentle, cool breeze.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I can bathe them, keep them warm, give them a gentle, cool breeze.
past form of “glow” — emit a steady even light without flames
From this reading The house's electronic brain glowed with an intangible thing that might have been pride.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading I am content because there are so many things I can do to make them happy.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The house's electronic brain glowed with an intangible thing that might have been pride.
possessive form of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The house's electronic brain glowed with an intangible thing that might have been pride.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It thought, I am content.
assets that are saleable though not material or physical
From this reading The house's electronic brain glowed with an intangible thing that might have been pride.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It thought, I am content.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading I can bathe them, keep them warm, give them a gentle, cool breeze.
engage in
From this reading I am content because there are so many things I can do to make them happy.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading I am content because there are so many things I can do to make them happy.
plural of “meal” — the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading I can cook their meals, make the beds, scrub my floors, wash my windows.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The house's electronic brain glowed with an intangible thing that might have been pride.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I can cook their meals, make the beds, scrub my floors, wash my windows.
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading The house's electronic brain glowed with an intangible thing that might have been pride.
clean with hard rubbing
From this reading I can cook their meals, make the beds, scrub my floors, wash my windows.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I am content because there are so many things I can do to make them happy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The house's electronic brain glowed with an intangible thing that might have been pride.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The house's electronic brain glowed with an intangible thing that might have been pride.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I can cook their meals, make the beds, scrub my floors, wash my windows.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I am content because there are so many things I can do to make them happy.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I am content because there are so many things I can do to make them happy.
a special situation
From this reading The house's electronic brain glowed with an intangible thing that might have been pride.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading I am content because there are so many things I can do to make them happy.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading It thought, I am content.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am content because there are so many things I can do to make them happy.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading I can bathe them, keep them warm, give them a gentle, cool breeze.
clean with some chemical process
From this reading I can cook their meals, make the beds, scrub my floors, wash my windows.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading I can cook their meals, make the beds, scrub my floors, wash my windows.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The house's electronic brain glowed with an intangible thing that might have been pride.
Chapter 1 of The angry house by Richard Rein Smith holds 268 sentences, grouped into 54 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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