Chapter 24 of The Awkward Age is here in full — 406 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 24 of The Awkward Age is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Oh I know she is,” Nanda said. “It’s YOU--” “Who may be only the flashing meteor?” He sat and smiled at her. “I promise you then that your words have stayed me in my course. You’ve made me stand as still as Joshua made the sun.”
Chapter 24 of The Awkward Age is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a short vivid experience
From this reading ““It’s YOU--” “Who may be only the flashing meteor?””
(Old Testament) Moses' successor who led the Israelites into the Promised Land; best remembered for his destruction of Jericho
From this reading “You’ve made me stand as still as Joshua made the sun.””
(astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere
From this reading ““It’s YOU--” “Who may be only the flashing meteor?””
make a promise or commitment
From this reading ““I promise you then that your words have stayed me in my course.”
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “He sat and smiled at her.”
be standing; be upright
From this reading “You’ve made me stand as still as Joshua made the sun.””
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading ““I promise you then that your words have stayed me in my course.”
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading “You’ve made me stand as still as Joshua made the sun.””
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He sat and smiled at her.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You’ve made me stand as still as Joshua made the sun.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He sat and smiled at her.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “It’s YOU--” “Who may be only the flashing meteor?”
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “I promise you then that your words have stayed me in my course.
a short vivid experience
From this reading “It’s YOU--” “Who may be only the flashing meteor?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I promise you then that your words have stayed me in my course.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sat and smiled at her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He sat and smiled at her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh I know she is,” Nanda said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I promise you then that your words have stayed me in my course.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh I know she is,” Nanda said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s YOU--” “Who may be only the flashing meteor?”
(Old Testament) Moses' successor who led the Israelites into the Promised Land; best remembered for his destruction of Jericho
From this reading You’ve made me stand as still as Joshua made the sun.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Oh I know she is,” Nanda said.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading You’ve made me stand as still as Joshua made the sun.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “It’s YOU--” “Who may be only the flashing meteor?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I promise you then that your words have stayed me in my course.
(astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere
From this reading “It’s YOU--” “Who may be only the flashing meteor?”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I promise you then that your words have stayed me in my course.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh I know she is,” Nanda said.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh I know she is,” Nanda said.
and nothing more
From this reading “It’s YOU--” “Who may be only the flashing meteor?”
make a promise or commitment
From this reading “I promise you then that your words have stayed me in my course.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Oh I know she is,” Nanda said.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading He sat and smiled at her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh I know she is,” Nanda said.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading He sat and smiled at her.
be standing; be upright
From this reading You’ve made me stand as still as Joshua made the sun.”
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “I promise you then that your words have stayed me in my course.
not in physical motion
From this reading You’ve made me stand as still as Joshua made the sun.”
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading You’ve made me stand as still as Joshua made the sun.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I promise you then that your words have stayed me in my course.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “It’s YOU--” “Who may be only the flashing meteor?”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “I promise you then that your words have stayed me in my course.
which person or people
From this reading “It’s YOU--” “Who may be only the flashing meteor?”
the words that are spoken
From this reading “I promise you then that your words have stayed me in my course.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It’s YOU--” “Who may be only the flashing meteor?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You’ve made me stand as still as Joshua made the sun.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I promise you then that your words have stayed me in my course.
Chapter 24 of The Awkward Age by Henry James holds 406 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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