Chapter 5 of The Attic Guest: A Novel is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Attic Guest: A Novel is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Of course," conceded my mother, "I believe in a girl marrying for love--but you haven't known him long enough. Now Charlie's different; you've known him so long." "That's just where it comes in," said I, dimly groping for what I felt was a great point. "What do you mean?" said mother. "I don't know," I answered, which was gloriously true.
Chapter 5 of The Attic Guest: A Novel is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading “"That's just where it comes in," said I, dimly groping for what I felt was a great point.”
past form of “concede” — admit (to a wrongdoing)
From this reading “"Of course," conceded my mother, "I believe in a girl marrying for love--but you haven't known him long enough.”
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading “Now Charlie's different; you've known him so long."”
in a dim indistinct manner
From this reading “"That's just where it comes in," said I, dimly groping for what I felt was a great point.”
with glory or in a glorious manner
From this reading “"I don't know," I answered, which was gloriously true.”
acting with uncertainty or hesitance or lack of confidence
From this reading “"That's just where it comes in," said I, dimly groping for what I felt was a great point.”
-ing form of “marry” — take in marriage
From this reading “"Of course," conceded my mother, "I believe in a girl marrying for love--but you haven't known him long enough.”
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading “"That's just where it comes in," said I, dimly groping for what I felt was a great point.”
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 “"Of course," conceded my mother, "I believe in a girl marrying for love--but you haven't known him long enough.”
as might be expected
In this reading “"Of course," conceded my mother, "I believe in a girl marrying for love--but you haven't known him long enough.”
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 "Of course," conceded my mother, "I believe in a girl marrying for love--but you haven't known him long enough.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "I don't know," I answered, which was gloriously true.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "Of course," conceded my mother, "I believe in a girl marrying for love--but you haven't known him long enough.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Of course," conceded my mother, "I believe in a girl marrying for love--but you haven't known him long enough.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now Charlie's different; you've known him so long."
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading "That's just where it comes in," said I, dimly groping for what I felt was a great point.
past form of “concede” — admit (to a wrongdoing)
From this reading "Of course," conceded my mother, "I believe in a girl marrying for love--but you haven't known him long enough.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Of course," conceded my mother, "I believe in a girl marrying for love--but you haven't known him long enough.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading Now Charlie's different; you've known him so long."
in a dim indistinct manner
From this reading "That's just where it comes in," said I, dimly groping for what I felt was a great point.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you mean?" said mother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't know," I answered, which was gloriously true.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "Of course," conceded my mother, "I believe in a girl marrying for love--but you haven't known him long enough.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading "That's just where it comes in," said I, dimly groping for what I felt was a great point.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Of course," conceded my mother, "I believe in a girl marrying for love--but you haven't known him long enough.
a young female
From this reading "Of course," conceded my mother, "I believe in a girl marrying for love--but you haven't known him long enough.
with glory or in a glorious manner
From this reading "I don't know," I answered, which was gloriously true.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "That's just where it comes in," said I, dimly groping for what I felt was a great point.
acting with uncertainty or hesitance or lack of confidence
From this reading "That's just where it comes in," said I, dimly groping for what I felt was a great point.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Of course," conceded my mother, "I believe in a girl marrying for love--but you haven't known him long enough.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Of course," conceded my mother, "I believe in a girl marrying for love--but you haven't known him long enough.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Of course," conceded my mother, "I believe in a girl marrying for love--but you haven't known him long enough.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Of course," conceded my mother, "I believe in a girl marrying for love--but you haven't known him long enough.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "That's just where it comes in," said I, dimly groping for what I felt was a great point.
and nothing more
From this reading "That's just where it comes in," said I, dimly groping for what I felt was a great point.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I don't know," I answered, which was gloriously true.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading "Of course," conceded my mother, "I believe in a girl marrying for love--but you haven't known him long enough.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "Of course," conceded my mother, "I believe in a girl marrying for love--but you haven't known him long enough.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "Of course," conceded my mother, "I believe in a girl marrying for love--but you haven't known him long enough.
-ing form of “marry” — take in marriage
From this reading "Of course," conceded my mother, "I believe in a girl marrying for love--but you haven't known him long enough.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "What do you mean?" said mother.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Of course," conceded my mother, "I believe in a girl marrying for love--but you haven't known him long enough.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Of course," conceded my mother, "I believe in a girl marrying for love--but you haven't known him long enough.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now Charlie's different; you've known him so long."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Of course," conceded my mother, "I believe in a girl marrying for love--but you haven't known him long enough.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading "That's just where it comes in," said I, dimly groping for what I felt was a great point.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "That's just where it comes in," said I, dimly groping for what I felt was a great point.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Now Charlie's different; you've known him so long."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's just where it comes in," said I, dimly groping for what I felt was a great point.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading "I don't know," I answered, which was gloriously true.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That's just where it comes in," said I, dimly groping for what I felt was a great point.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "That's just where it comes in," said I, dimly groping for what I felt was a great point.
in or at the place that
From this reading "That's just where it comes in," said I, dimly groping for what I felt was a great point.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "I don't know," I answered, which was gloriously true.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Of course," conceded my mother, "I believe in a girl marrying for love--but you haven't known him long enough.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now Charlie's different; you've known him so long."
Chapter 5 of The Attic Guest: A Novel by Robert E. (Robert Edward) Knowles holds 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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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