Chapter 35 of The Blue Castle: a novel is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 35 of The Blue Castle: a novel is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She must write a note. The imp in the back of her mind laughed. In every story she had ever read when a runaway wife decamped from home she left a note, generally on the pin-cushion. It was not a very original idea. But one had to leave something intelligible.
Chapter 35 of The Blue Castle: a novel is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
past form of “decamp” — leave a camp
From this reading “In every story she had ever read when a runaway wife decamped from home she left a note, generally on the pin-cushion.”
usually; as a rule
From this reading “In every story she had ever read when a runaway wife decamped from home she left a note, generally on the pin-cushion.”
(folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
From this reading “The imp in the back of her mind laughed.”
capable of being apprehended or understood
From this reading “But one had to leave something intelligible.”
a brief written record
From this reading “She must write a note.”
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading “It was not a very original idea.”
an easy victory
From this reading “In every story she had ever read when a runaway wife decamped from home she left a note, generally on the pin-cushion.”
produce a literary work
From this reading “She must write a note.”
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 “It was not a very original idea.”
In this reading “She must write a note.”
In this reading “In every story she had ever read when a runaway wife decamped from home she left a note, generally on the pin-cushion.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She must write a note.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The imp in the back of her mind laughed.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But one had to leave something intelligible.
past form of “decamp” — leave a camp
From this reading In every story she had ever read when a runaway wife decamped from home she left a note, generally on the pin-cushion.
at any time
From this reading In every story she had ever read when a runaway wife decamped from home she left a note, generally on the pin-cushion.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading In every story she had ever read when a runaway wife decamped from home she left a note, generally on the pin-cushion.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In every story she had ever read when a runaway wife decamped from home she left a note, generally on the pin-cushion.
usually; as a rule
From this reading In every story she had ever read when a runaway wife decamped from home she left a note, generally on the pin-cushion.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In every story she had ever read when a runaway wife decamped from home she left a note, generally on the pin-cushion.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The imp in the back of her mind laughed.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading In every story she had ever read when a runaway wife decamped from home she left a note, generally on the pin-cushion.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading It was not a very original idea.
(folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
From this reading The imp in the back of her mind laughed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The imp in the back of her mind laughed.
capable of being apprehended or understood
From this reading But one had to leave something intelligible.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not a very original idea.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading The imp in the back of her mind laughed.
go away from a place
From this reading But one had to leave something intelligible.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading In every story she had ever read when a runaway wife decamped from home she left a note, generally on the pin-cushion.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading The imp in the back of her mind laughed.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She must write a note.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not a very original idea.
a brief written record
From this reading She must write a note.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The imp in the back of her mind laughed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In every story she had ever read when a runaway wife decamped from home she left a note, generally on the pin-cushion.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But one had to leave something intelligible.
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading It was not a very original idea.
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From this reading In every story she had ever read when a runaway wife decamped from home she left a note, generally on the pin-cushion.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading In every story she had ever read when a runaway wife decamped from home she left a note, generally on the pin-cushion.
an easy victory
From this reading In every story she had ever read when a runaway wife decamped from home she left a note, generally on the pin-cushion.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She must write a note.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading But one had to leave something intelligible.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading In every story she had ever read when a runaway wife decamped from home she left a note, generally on the pin-cushion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The imp in the back of her mind laughed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But one had to leave something intelligible.
precisely as stated
From this reading It was not a very original idea.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not a very original idea.
at the time that
From this reading In every story she had ever read when a runaway wife decamped from home she left a note, generally on the pin-cushion.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading In every story she had ever read when a runaway wife decamped from home she left a note, generally on the pin-cushion.
produce a literary work
From this reading She must write a note.
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