Chapter 4 of The book of Evelyn is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of The book of Evelyn is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Evie, are you going to get married?” “No,” I almost shouted. Little Constance said no more, but her gaze remained glued to my face in an absorption so intense that she leaned forward, pressing her chest against the edge of the table. Betty played with her knife and fork with an air of deep thought. Judkins reentered to my relief.
Chapter 4 of The book of Evelyn is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid
From this reading “Little Constance said no more, but her gaze remained glued to my face in an absorption so intense that she leaned forward, pressing her chest against the edge of the table.”
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading “Little Constance said no more, but her gaze remained glued to my face in an absorption so intense that she leaned forward, pressing her chest against the edge of the table.”
a lake in southeastern Germany on the northern side of the Swiss Alps; forms part of the Rhine River
From this reading “Little Constance said no more, but her gaze remained glued to my face in an absorption so intense that she leaned forward, pressing her chest against the edge of the table.”
cutlery used for serving and eating food
From this reading “Betty played with her knife and fork with an air of deep thought.”
affixed or as if affixed with glue or paste
From this reading “Little Constance said no more, but her gaze remained glued to my face in an absorption so intense that she leaned forward, pressing her chest against the edge of the table.”
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
From this reading “Little Constance said no more, but her gaze remained glued to my face in an absorption so intense that she leaned forward, pressing her chest against the edge of the table.”
edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading “Betty played with her knife and fork with an air of deep thought.”
the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
From this reading “Little Constance said no more, but her gaze remained glued to my face in an absorption so intense that she leaned forward, pressing her chest against the edge of the table.”
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 “Little Constance said no more, but her gaze remained glued to my face in an absorption so intense that she leaned forward, pressing her chest against the edge of the table.”
take in marriage
In this reading ““Evie, are you going to get married?””
In this reading ““No,” I almost shouted.”
In this reading “Betty played with her knife and fork with an air of deep thought.”
In this reading “Betty played with her knife and fork with an air of deep thought.”
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.
(chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid
From this reading Little Constance said no more, but her gaze remained glued to my face in an absorption so intense that she leaned forward, pressing her chest against the edge of the table.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Little Constance said no more, but her gaze remained glued to my face in an absorption so intense that she leaned forward, pressing her chest against the edge of the table.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Betty played with her knife and fork with an air of deep thought.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading “No,” I almost shouted.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Little Constance said no more, but her gaze remained glued to my face in an absorption so intense that she leaned forward, pressing her chest against the edge of the table.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Betty played with her knife and fork with an air of deep thought.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Evie, are you going to get married?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Betty played with her knife and fork with an air of deep thought.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Little Constance said no more, but her gaze remained glued to my face in an absorption so intense that she leaned forward, pressing her chest against the edge of the table.
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading Little Constance said no more, but her gaze remained glued to my face in an absorption so intense that she leaned forward, pressing her chest against the edge of the table.
a lake in southeastern Germany on the northern side of the Swiss Alps; forms part of the Rhine River
From this reading Little Constance said no more, but her gaze remained glued to my face in an absorption so intense that she leaned forward, pressing her chest against the edge of the table.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Betty played with her knife and fork with an air of deep thought.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading Little Constance said no more, but her gaze remained glued to my face in an absorption so intense that she leaned forward, pressing her chest against the edge of the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Evie, are you going to get married?”
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Little Constance said no more, but her gaze remained glued to my face in an absorption so intense that she leaned forward, pressing her chest against the edge of the table.
cutlery used for serving and eating food
From this reading Betty played with her knife and fork with an air of deep thought.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Little Constance said no more, but her gaze remained glued to my face in an absorption so intense that she leaned forward, pressing her chest against the edge of the table.
a long fixed look
From this reading Little Constance said no more, but her gaze remained glued to my face in an absorption so intense that she leaned forward, pressing her chest against the edge of the table.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Evie, are you going to get married?”
affixed or as if affixed with glue or paste
From this reading Little Constance said no more, but her gaze remained glued to my face in an absorption so intense that she leaned forward, pressing her chest against the edge of the table.
the act of departing
From this reading “Evie, are you going to get married?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Little Constance said no more, but her gaze remained glued to my face in an absorption so intense that she leaned forward, pressing her chest against the edge of the table.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “No,” I almost shouted.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Little Constance said no more, but her gaze remained glued to my face in an absorption so intense that she leaned forward, pressing her chest against the edge of the table.
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
From this reading Little Constance said no more, but her gaze remained glued to my face in an absorption so intense that she leaned forward, pressing her chest against the edge of the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Judkins reentered to my relief.
edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading Betty played with her knife and fork with an air of deep thought.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading Little Constance said no more, but her gaze remained glued to my face in an absorption so intense that she leaned forward, pressing her chest against the edge of the table.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Little Constance said no more, but her gaze remained glued to my face in an absorption so intense that she leaned forward, pressing her chest against the edge of the table.
joined in matrimony
From this reading “Evie, are you going to get married?”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Little Constance said no more, but her gaze remained glued to my face in an absorption so intense that she leaned forward, pressing her chest against the edge of the table.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Little Constance said no more, but her gaze remained glued to my face in an absorption so intense that she leaned forward, pressing her chest against the edge of the table.
not any; not one
From this reading “No,” I almost shouted.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Little Constance said no more, but her gaze remained glued to my face in an absorption so intense that she leaned forward, pressing her chest against the edge of the table.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading Betty played with her knife and fork with an air of deep thought.
the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
From this reading Little Constance said no more, but her gaze remained glued to my face in an absorption so intense that she leaned forward, pressing her chest against the edge of the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Judkins reentered to my relief.
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading Judkins reentered to my relief.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Little Constance said no more, but her gaze remained glued to my face in an absorption so intense that she leaned forward, pressing her chest against the edge of the table.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Little Constance said no more, but her gaze remained glued to my face in an absorption so intense that she leaned forward, pressing her chest against the edge of the table.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Little Constance said no more, but her gaze remained glued to my face in an absorption so intense that she leaned forward, pressing her chest against the edge of the table.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “No,” I almost shouted.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Little Constance said no more, but her gaze remained glued to my face in an absorption so intense that she leaned forward, pressing her chest against the edge of the table.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Little Constance said no more, but her gaze remained glued to my face in an absorption so intense that she leaned forward, pressing her chest against the edge of the table.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Little Constance said no more, but her gaze remained glued to my face in an absorption so intense that she leaned forward, pressing her chest against the edge of the table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Little Constance said no more, but her gaze remained glued to my face in an absorption so intense that she leaned forward, pressing her chest against the edge of the table.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Betty played with her knife and fork with an air of deep thought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Evie, are you going to get married?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Betty played with her knife and fork with an air of deep thought.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Evie, are you going to get married?”
Chapter 4 of The book of Evelyn by Geraldine Bonner holds 430 sentences, grouped into 86 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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