Chapter 5 of The Cliff-Dwellers: A Novel is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of The Cliff-Dwellers: A Novel is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"But don't dream of rivalry. She isn't real; she's only a beautiful myth. What will you take next--roast beef?" "I don't mind; yes. When I'm alone I usually skip right from soup to pie--or pudding.
Chapter 5 of The Cliff-Dwellers: A Novel is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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cattle that are reared for their meat
From this reading “What will you take next--roast beef?"”
a traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people
From this reading “She isn't real; she's only a beautiful myth.”
dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
From this reading “When I'm alone I usually skip right from soup to pie--or pudding.”
any of various soft thick unsweetened baked dishes
From this reading “When I'm alone I usually skip right from soup to pie--or pudding.”
the act of competing as for profit or a prize
From this reading “"But don't dream of rivalry.”
cook with dry heat, usually in an oven
From this reading “What will you take next--roast beef?"”
bypass
From this reading “When I'm alone I usually skip right from soup to pie--or pudding.”
liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food
From this reading “When I'm alone I usually skip right from soup to pie--or pudding.”
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She isn't real; she's only a beautiful myth.
Having no one else present.
From this reading When I'm alone I usually skip right from soup to pie--or pudding.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading She isn't real; she's only a beautiful myth.
cattle that are reared for their meat
From this reading What will you take next--roast beef?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But don't dream of rivalry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But don't dream of rivalry.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading "But don't dream of rivalry.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When I'm alone I usually skip right from soup to pie--or pudding.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't mind; yes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I'm alone I usually skip right from soup to pie--or pudding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She isn't real; she's only a beautiful myth.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "I don't mind; yes.
a traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people
From this reading She isn't real; she's only a beautiful myth.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading What will you take next--roast beef?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "But don't dream of rivalry.
and nothing more
From this reading She isn't real; she's only a beautiful myth.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading When I'm alone I usually skip right from soup to pie--or pudding.
dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
From this reading When I'm alone I usually skip right from soup to pie--or pudding.
any of various soft thick unsweetened baked dishes
From this reading When I'm alone I usually skip right from soup to pie--or pudding.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading She isn't real; she's only a beautiful myth.
precisely, exactly
From this reading When I'm alone I usually skip right from soup to pie--or pudding.
the act of competing as for profit or a prize
From this reading "But don't dream of rivalry.
cook with dry heat, usually in an oven
From this reading What will you take next--roast beef?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She isn't real; she's only a beautiful myth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She isn't real; she's only a beautiful myth.
bypass
From this reading When I'm alone I usually skip right from soup to pie--or pudding.
liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food
From this reading When I'm alone I usually skip right from soup to pie--or pudding.
carry out
From this reading What will you take next--roast beef?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When I'm alone I usually skip right from soup to pie--or pudding.
under normal conditions
From this reading When I'm alone I usually skip right from soup to pie--or pudding.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What will you take next--roast beef?"
at the time that
From this reading When I'm alone I usually skip right from soup to pie--or pudding.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading What will you take next--roast beef?"
an affirmative
From this reading "I don't mind; yes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What will you take next--roast beef?"
Chapter 5 of The Cliff-Dwellers: A Novel by Henry Blake Fuller holds 421 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.
Chapter 5 holds 421 sentences of The Cliff-Dwellers: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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