Chapter 3 of The Cliff-Dwellers: A Novel is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Cliff-Dwellers: A Novel is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She cast a lofty eye over her various underlings. "Kind of a plain lot, ain't we? You know there's one place like this in town where they won't take a girl unless she's pretty. Their cashier is a regular bute. But I wouldn't work in such a place; no, indeed."
Chapter 3 of The Cliff-Dwellers: A Novel is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an employee of a bank who receives and pays out money
From this reading “Their cashier is a regular bute.”
put or send forth
From this reading “She cast a lofty eye over her various underlings.”
of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
From this reading “She cast a lofty eye over her various underlings.”
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading “"Kind of a plain lot, ain't we?”
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading “Their cashier is a regular bute.”
plural of “underling” — an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
From this reading “She cast a lofty eye over her various underlings.”
except if; if not
From this reading “You know there's one place like this in town where they won't take a girl unless she's pretty.”
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading “She cast a lofty eye over her various underlings.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She cast a lofty eye over her various underlings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Kind of a plain lot, ain't we?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I wouldn't work in such a place; no, indeed."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Their cashier is a regular bute.
an employee of a bank who receives and pays out money
From this reading Their cashier is a regular bute.
put or send forth
From this reading She cast a lofty eye over her various underlings.
the organ of sight
From this reading She cast a lofty eye over her various underlings.
a young female
From this reading You know there's one place like this in town where they won't take a girl unless she's pretty.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She cast a lofty eye over her various underlings.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But I wouldn't work in such a place; no, indeed."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You know there's one place like this in town where they won't take a girl unless she's pretty.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading But I wouldn't work in such a place; no, indeed."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Their cashier is a regular bute.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading "Kind of a plain lot, ain't we?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You know there's one place like this in town where they won't take a girl unless she's pretty.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading You know there's one place like this in town where they won't take a girl unless she's pretty.
of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
From this reading She cast a lofty eye over her various underlings.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading "Kind of a plain lot, ain't we?
not any; not one
From this reading But I wouldn't work in such a place; no, indeed."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Kind of a plain lot, ain't we?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading You know there's one place like this in town where they won't take a girl unless she's pretty.
above and across; more than
From this reading She cast a lofty eye over her various underlings.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading You know there's one place like this in town where they won't take a girl unless she's pretty.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading "Kind of a plain lot, ain't we?
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading You know there's one place like this in town where they won't take a girl unless she's pretty.
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading Their cashier is a regular bute.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She cast a lofty eye over her various underlings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You know there's one place like this in town where they won't take a girl unless she's pretty.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But I wouldn't work in such a place; no, indeed."
carry out
From this reading You know there's one place like this in town where they won't take a girl unless she's pretty.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their cashier is a regular bute.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You know there's one place like this in town where they won't take a girl unless she's pretty.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading You know there's one place like this in town where they won't take a girl unless she's pretty.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading You know there's one place like this in town where they won't take a girl unless she's pretty.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading You know there's one place like this in town where they won't take a girl unless she's pretty.
plural of “underling” — an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
From this reading She cast a lofty eye over her various underlings.
except if; if not
From this reading You know there's one place like this in town where they won't take a girl unless she's pretty.
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading She cast a lofty eye over her various underlings.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Kind of a plain lot, ain't we?
in or at the place that
From this reading You know there's one place like this in town where they won't take a girl unless she's pretty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You know there's one place like this in town where they won't take a girl unless she's pretty.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading But I wouldn't work in such a place; no, indeed."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I wouldn't work in such a place; no, indeed."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You know there's one place like this in town where they won't take a girl unless she's pretty.
Chapter 3 of The Cliff-Dwellers: A Novel by Henry Blake Fuller holds 425 sentences, grouped into 85 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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