Chapter 5 of The Career of Katherine Bush is here in full — 246 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Career of Katherine Bush is here in full — 246 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Darling pet! What a delightful surprise!" "Algy! Where did you spring from?" Then they both drew quick breaths.
Chapter 5 of The Career of Katherine Bush is here in full — 246 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “breath” — the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading “Then they both drew quick breaths.”
a special loved one
From this reading “"Darling pet!”
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading “What a delightful surprise!"”
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading “Then they both drew quick breaths.”
a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
From this reading “"Darling pet!”
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading “Then they both drew quick breaths.”
the season of growth
From this reading “Where did you spring from?"”
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading “What a delightful surprise!"”
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 “What a delightful surprise!"”
In this reading “Then they both drew quick breaths.”
In this reading “Where did you spring from?"”
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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 What a delightful surprise!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Algy!
the two together, not just one
From this reading Then they both drew quick breaths.
plural of “breath” — the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading Then they both drew quick breaths.
a special loved one
From this reading "Darling pet!
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading What a delightful surprise!"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Where did you spring from?"
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading Then they both drew quick breaths.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Where did you spring from?"
a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
From this reading "Darling pet!
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading Then they both drew quick breaths.
the season of growth
From this reading Where did you spring from?"
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading What a delightful surprise!"
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then they both drew quick breaths.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then they both drew quick breaths.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a delightful surprise!"
in or at the place that
From this reading Where did you spring from?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Where did you spring from?"
Chapter 5 of The Career of Katherine Bush by Elinor Glyn holds 246 sentences, grouped into 50 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 5 holds 246 sentences of The Career of Katherine Bush, unabridged, divided into 50 reading sections.
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