Chapter 9 of The Cliff-Dwellers: A Novel is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Cliff-Dwellers: A Novel is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"The new libraries," her husband explained--"the ones that are going to make us the literary centre." "Dear me," said Winthrop, "are you expecting that?" "And we expect to be the financial centre, and presently the political centre, too--Chicago, plus New York and Washington." "And where is Boston?" "A little behind," said Fairchild.
Chapter 9 of The Cliff-Dwellers: A Novel is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading “"And where is Boston?"”
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading “"And we expect to be the financial centre, and presently the political centre, too--Chicago, plus New York and Washington."”
-ing form of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “"Dear me," said Winthrop, "are you expecting that?"”
involving financial matters
From this reading “"And we expect to be the financial centre, and presently the political centre, too--Chicago, plus New York and Washington."”
plural of “library” — a room where books are kept
From this reading “"The new libraries," her husband explained--"the ones that are going to make us the literary centre."”
of or relating to or characteristic of literature
From this reading “"The new libraries," her husband explained--"the ones that are going to make us the literary centre."”
a useful or valuable quality
From this reading “"And we expect to be the financial centre, and presently the political centre, too--Chicago, plus New York and Washington."”
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading “"And we expect to be the financial centre, and presently the political centre, too--Chicago, plus New York and Washington."”
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 “"The new libraries," her husband explained--"the ones that are going to make us the literary centre."”
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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 little behind," said Fairchild.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And we expect to be the financial centre, and presently the political centre, too--Chicago, plus New York and Washington."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "The new libraries," her husband explained--"the ones that are going to make us the literary centre."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "And we expect to be the financial centre, and presently the political centre, too--Chicago, plus New York and Washington."
at or toward the back of something
From this reading "A little behind," said Fairchild.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading "And where is Boston?"
a low-lying region in central France
From this reading "The new libraries," her husband explained--"the ones that are going to make us the literary centre."
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading "And we expect to be the financial centre, and presently the political centre, too--Chicago, plus New York and Washington."
dearly loved
From this reading "Dear me," said Winthrop, "are you expecting that?"
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading "And we expect to be the financial centre, and presently the political centre, too--Chicago, plus New York and Washington."
-ing form of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely
From this reading "Dear me," said Winthrop, "are you expecting that?"
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading "The new libraries," her husband explained--"the ones that are going to make us the literary centre."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A little behind," said Fairchild.
involving financial matters
From this reading "And we expect to be the financial centre, and presently the political centre, too--Chicago, plus New York and Washington."
the act of departing
From this reading "The new libraries," her husband explained--"the ones that are going to make us the literary centre."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "The new libraries," her husband explained--"the ones that are going to make us the literary centre."
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading "The new libraries," her husband explained--"the ones that are going to make us the literary centre."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And where is Boston?"
plural of “library” — a room where books are kept
From this reading "The new libraries," her husband explained--"the ones that are going to make us the literary centre."
of or relating to or characteristic of literature
From this reading "The new libraries," her husband explained--"the ones that are going to make us the literary centre."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "A little behind," said Fairchild.
engage in
From this reading "The new libraries," her husband explained--"the ones that are going to make us the literary centre."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Dear me," said Winthrop, "are you expecting that?"
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "The new libraries," her husband explained--"the ones that are going to make us the literary centre."
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "The new libraries," her husband explained--"the ones that are going to make us the literary centre."
a useful or valuable quality
From this reading "And we expect to be the financial centre, and presently the political centre, too--Chicago, plus New York and Washington."
involving or characteristic of politics or parties or politicians
From this reading "And we expect to be the financial centre, and presently the political centre, too--Chicago, plus New York and Washington."
in the near future
From this reading "And we expect to be the financial centre, and presently the political centre, too--Chicago, plus New York and Washington."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Dear me," said Winthrop, "are you expecting that?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "The new libraries," her husband explained--"the ones that are going to make us the literary centre."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The new libraries," her husband explained--"the ones that are going to make us the literary centre."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The new libraries," her husband explained--"the ones that are going to make us the literary centre."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "And we expect to be the financial centre, and presently the political centre, too--Chicago, plus New York and Washington."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "The new libraries," her husband explained--"the ones that are going to make us the literary centre."
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading "And we expect to be the financial centre, and presently the political centre, too--Chicago, plus New York and Washington."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "And we expect to be the financial centre, and presently the political centre, too--Chicago, plus New York and Washington."
in or at the place that
From this reading "And where is Boston?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dear me," said Winthrop, "are you expecting that?"
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading "And we expect to be the financial centre, and presently the political centre, too--Chicago, plus New York and Washington."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Dear me," said Winthrop, "are you expecting that?"
Chapter 9 of The Cliff-Dwellers: A Novel by Henry Blake Fuller holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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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