Chapter 10 of The Briary Bush: A Novel is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Briary Bush: A Novel is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“It’s splendid! A real room....” She drew a deep breath. “I could live in a place like this, Felix.” The girl regarded her with respectful interest, and then turned to Felix.
Chapter 10 of The Briary Bush: A Novel is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading “She drew a deep breath.”
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading “She drew a deep breath.”
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading “She drew a deep breath.”
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading “The girl regarded her with respectful interest, and then turned to Felix.”
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading “A real room....””
past form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading “The girl regarded her with respectful interest, and then turned to Felix.”
full of or exhibiting respect
From this reading “The girl regarded her with respectful interest, and then turned to Felix.”
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading ““It’s splendid!”
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.
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In this reading “She drew a deep breath.”
live in the house where one works
In this reading ““I could live in a place like this, Felix.””
In this reading “The girl regarded her with respectful interest, and then turned to Felix.”
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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 A real room....”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The girl regarded her with respectful interest, and then turned to Felix.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading She drew a deep breath.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I could live in a place like this, Felix.”
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading She drew a deep breath.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading She drew a deep breath.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I could live in a place like this, Felix.”
a young female
From this reading The girl regarded her with respectful interest, and then turned to Felix.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The girl regarded her with respectful interest, and then turned to Felix.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I could live in a place like this, Felix.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I could live in a place like this, Felix.”
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading The girl regarded her with respectful interest, and then turned to Felix.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s splendid!
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “I could live in a place like this, Felix.”
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “I could live in a place like this, Felix.”
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “I could live in a place like this, Felix.”
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading A real room....”
past form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading The girl regarded her with respectful interest, and then turned to Felix.
full of or exhibiting respect
From this reading The girl regarded her with respectful interest, and then turned to Felix.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading A real room....”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She drew a deep breath.
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading “It’s splendid!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The girl regarded her with respectful interest, and then turned to Felix.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The girl regarded her with respectful interest, and then turned to Felix.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I could live in a place like this, Felix.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The girl regarded her with respectful interest, and then turned to Felix.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The girl regarded her with respectful interest, and then turned to Felix.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The girl regarded her with respectful interest, and then turned to Felix.
Chapter 10 of The Briary Bush: A Novel by Floyd Dell holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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 10 holds 411 sentences of The Briary Bush: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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