Chapter 10 of The Arch-Satirist is here in full — 380 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Arch-Satirist is here in full — 380 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Estelle Hadwell was sitting by a blazing fire in her husband’s library when she heard voices in the hall below, followed by the banging of a door. Then Mr. Hadwell called loudly: "Estelle! are you there?" "Yes, dear," replied his wife, somewhat surprised. "Have you visitors?" "Yes.
Chapter 10 of The Arch-Satirist is here in full — 380 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a continuing very loud noise
From this reading “Estelle Hadwell was sitting by a blazing fire in her husband’s library when she heard voices in the hall below, followed by the banging of a door.”
shining intensely
From this reading “Estelle Hadwell was sitting by a blazing fire in her husband’s library when she heard voices in the hall below, followed by the banging of a door.”
possessive form of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
a room where books are kept
From this reading “Estelle Hadwell was sitting by a blazing fire in her husband’s library when she heard voices in the hall below, followed by the banging of a door.”
with relatively high volume
From this reading “Then Mr. Hadwell called loudly: "Estelle! are you there?"”
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading “"Yes, dear," replied his wife, somewhat surprised.”
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading “"Have you visitors?"”
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “Estelle Hadwell was sitting by a blazing fire in her husband’s library when she heard voices in the hall below, followed by the banging of a door.”
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 “"Yes, dear," replied his wife, somewhat surprised.”
In this reading “Then Mr. Hadwell called loudly: "Estelle! are you there?"”
In this reading “Estelle Hadwell was sitting by a blazing fire in her husband’s library when she heard voices in the hall below, followed by the banging of a door.”
In this reading “Estelle Hadwell was sitting by a blazing fire in her husband’s library when she heard voices in the hall below, followed by the banging of a door.”
In this reading “Estelle Hadwell was sitting by a blazing fire in her husband’s library when she heard voices in the hall below, followed by the banging of a door.”
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 Estelle Hadwell was sitting by a blazing fire in her husband’s library when she heard voices in the hall below, followed by the banging of a door.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then Mr. Hadwell called loudly: "Estelle! are you there?"
a continuing very loud noise
From this reading Estelle Hadwell was sitting by a blazing fire in her husband’s library when she heard voices in the hall below, followed by the banging of a door.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Estelle Hadwell was sitting by a blazing fire in her husband’s library when she heard voices in the hall below, followed by the banging of a door.
shining intensely
From this reading Estelle Hadwell was sitting by a blazing fire in her husband’s library when she heard voices in the hall below, followed by the banging of a door.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Estelle Hadwell was sitting by a blazing fire in her husband’s library when she heard voices in the hall below, followed by the banging of a door.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Then Mr. Hadwell called loudly: "Estelle! are you there?"
dearly loved
From this reading "Yes, dear," replied his wife, somewhat surprised.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Estelle Hadwell was sitting by a blazing fire in her husband’s library when she heard voices in the hall below, followed by the banging of a door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Estelle Hadwell was sitting by a blazing fire in her husband’s library when she heard voices in the hall below, followed by the banging of a door.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Estelle Hadwell was sitting by a blazing fire in her husband’s library when she heard voices in the hall below, followed by the banging of a door.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Estelle Hadwell was sitting by a blazing fire in her husband’s library when she heard voices in the hall below, followed by the banging of a door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Estelle Hadwell was sitting by a blazing fire in her husband’s library when she heard voices in the hall below, followed by the banging of a door.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Estelle Hadwell was sitting by a blazing fire in her husband’s library when she heard voices in the hall below, followed by the banging of a door.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have you visitors?"
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Estelle Hadwell was sitting by a blazing fire in her husband’s library when she heard voices in the hall below, followed by the banging of a door.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Estelle Hadwell was sitting by a blazing fire in her husband’s library when she heard voices in the hall below, followed by the banging of a door.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, dear," replied his wife, somewhat surprised.
possessive form of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Estelle Hadwell was sitting by a blazing fire in her husband’s library when she heard voices in the hall below, followed by the banging of a door.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Estelle Hadwell was sitting by a blazing fire in her husband’s library when she heard voices in the hall below, followed by the banging of a door.
a room where books are kept
From this reading Estelle Hadwell was sitting by a blazing fire in her husband’s library when she heard voices in the hall below, followed by the banging of a door.
with relatively high volume
From this reading Then Mr. Hadwell called loudly: "Estelle! are you there?"
a form of address for a man
From this reading Then Mr. Hadwell called loudly: "Estelle! are you there?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Estelle Hadwell was sitting by a blazing fire in her husband’s library when she heard voices in the hall below, followed by the banging of a door.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Yes, dear," replied his wife, somewhat surprised.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Estelle Hadwell was sitting by a blazing fire in her husband’s library when she heard voices in the hall below, followed by the banging of a door.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Estelle Hadwell was sitting by a blazing fire in her husband’s library when she heard voices in the hall below, followed by the banging of a door.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading "Yes, dear," replied his wife, somewhat surprised.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading "Yes, dear," replied his wife, somewhat surprised.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Estelle Hadwell was sitting by a blazing fire in her husband’s library when she heard voices in the hall below, followed by the banging of a door.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Mr. Hadwell called loudly: "Estelle! are you there?"
in or at that place or location
From this reading Then Mr. Hadwell called loudly: "Estelle! are you there?"
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading "Have you visitors?"
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Estelle Hadwell was sitting by a blazing fire in her husband’s library when she heard voices in the hall below, followed by the banging of a door.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Estelle Hadwell was sitting by a blazing fire in her husband’s library when she heard voices in the hall below, followed by the banging of a door.
at the time that
From this reading Estelle Hadwell was sitting by a blazing fire in her husband’s library when she heard voices in the hall below, followed by the banging of a door.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading "Yes, dear," replied his wife, somewhat surprised.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, dear," replied his wife, somewhat surprised.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then Mr. Hadwell called loudly: "Estelle! are you there?"
Chapter 10 of The Arch-Satirist by Frances Fenwick Williams holds 380 sentences, grouped into 76 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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