Chapter 13 of The Bigamist is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Bigamist is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh! I didn't know you could do that," she said. "That's much nicer." He returned and seated himself beside her, and leaned from the broad window with his face close to hers. She touched his cheek with her own caressingly.
Chapter 13 of The Bigamist is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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next to; at the side of
From this reading “He returned and seated himself beside her, and leaned from the broad window with his face close to hers.”
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading “He returned and seated himself beside her, and leaned from the broad window with his face close to hers.”
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading “She touched his cheek with her own caressingly.”
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading “He returned and seated himself beside her, and leaned from the broad window with his face close to hers.”
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading “He returned and seated himself beside her, and leaned from the broad window with his face close to hers.”
comparative of “nice” — pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “"That's much nicer."”
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading “He returned and seated himself beside her, and leaned from the broad window with his face close to hers.”
having come into contact
From this reading “She touched his cheek with her own caressingly.”
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.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He returned and seated himself beside her, and leaned from the broad window with his face close to hers.
next to; at the side of
From this reading He returned and seated himself beside her, and leaned from the broad window with his face close to hers.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading He returned and seated himself beside her, and leaned from the broad window with his face close to hers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She touched his cheek with her own caressingly.
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading She touched his cheek with her own caressingly.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading He returned and seated himself beside her, and leaned from the broad window with his face close to hers.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I didn't know you could do that," she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I didn't know you could do that," she said.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I didn't know you could do that," she said.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He returned and seated himself beside her, and leaned from the broad window with his face close to hers.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He returned and seated himself beside her, and leaned from the broad window with his face close to hers.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He returned and seated himself beside her, and leaned from the broad window with his face close to hers.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He returned and seated himself beside her, and leaned from the broad window with his face close to hers.
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading He returned and seated himself beside her, and leaned from the broad window with his face close to hers.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He returned and seated himself beside her, and leaned from the broad window with his face close to hers.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He returned and seated himself beside her, and leaned from the broad window with his face close to hers.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I didn't know you could do that," she said.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I didn't know you could do that," she said.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading He returned and seated himself beside her, and leaned from the broad window with his face close to hers.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "That's much nicer."
comparative of “nice” — pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading "That's much nicer."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh!
have ownership or possession of
From this reading She touched his cheek with her own caressingly.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading He returned and seated himself beside her, and leaned from the broad window with his face close to hers.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I didn't know you could do that," she said.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading He returned and seated himself beside her, and leaned from the broad window with his face close to hers.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I didn't know you could do that," she said.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I didn't know you could do that," she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's much nicer."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He returned and seated himself beside her, and leaned from the broad window with his face close to hers.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He returned and seated himself beside her, and leaned from the broad window with his face close to hers.
having come into contact
From this reading She touched his cheek with her own caressingly.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading He returned and seated himself beside her, and leaned from the broad window with his face close to hers.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He returned and seated himself beside her, and leaned from the broad window with his face close to hers.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I didn't know you could do that," she said.
Chapter 13 of The Bigamist by F. E. Mills (Florence Ethel Mills) Young holds 433 sentences, grouped into 87 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.
Chapter 13 holds 433 sentences of The Bigamist, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 13 of The Bigamist by F. E. Mills (Florence Ethel Mills) Young exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 433 sentences, grouped into 87 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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