Chapter 22 of The Confounding of Camelia is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 22 of The Confounding of Camelia is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
So he was in London. Camelia, sitting at home in the library, could think of the nearness with a new calm. She was preparing herself to meet its closer approach. She was not leaving herself defenceless. She plunged into her reading--architecture, agriculture, decoration, and sociology.
Chapter 22 of The Confounding of Camelia is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a large-scale farming enterprise
From this reading “She plunged into her reading--architecture, agriculture, decoration, and sociology.”
move towards
From this reading “She was preparing herself to meet its closer approach.”
an architectural product or work
From this reading “She plunged into her reading--architecture, agriculture, decoration, and sociology.”
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading “She was preparing herself to meet its closer approach.”
something used to beautify
From this reading “She plunged into her reading--architecture, agriculture, decoration, and sociology.”
past form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into
From this reading “She plunged into her reading--architecture, agriculture, decoration, and sociology.”
-ing form of “prepare” — make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
From this reading “She was preparing herself to meet its closer approach.”
the study and classification of human societies
From this reading “She plunged into her reading--architecture, agriculture, decoration, and sociology.”
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 “She plunged into her reading--architecture, agriculture, decoration, and sociology.”
a reception held in your own home
In this reading “Camelia, sitting at home in the library, could think of the nearness with a new calm.”
In this reading “Camelia, sitting at home in the library, could think of the nearness with a new calm.”
keep in mind for attention or consideration
In this reading “Camelia, sitting at home in the library, could think of the nearness with a new calm.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Camelia, sitting at home in the library, could think of the nearness with a new calm.
a large-scale farming enterprise
From this reading She plunged into her reading--architecture, agriculture, decoration, and sociology.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She plunged into her reading--architecture, agriculture, decoration, and sociology.
move towards
From this reading She was preparing herself to meet its closer approach.
an architectural product or work
From this reading She plunged into her reading--architecture, agriculture, decoration, and sociology.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Camelia, sitting at home in the library, could think of the nearness with a new calm.
make calm or still
From this reading Camelia, sitting at home in the library, could think of the nearness with a new calm.
any of several shrubs or small evergreen trees having solitary white or pink or reddish flowers
From this reading Camelia, sitting at home in the library, could think of the nearness with a new calm.
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading She was preparing herself to meet its closer approach.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Camelia, sitting at home in the library, could think of the nearness with a new calm.
something used to beautify
From this reading She plunged into her reading--architecture, agriculture, decoration, and sociology.
lacking protection or support
From this reading She was not leaving herself defenceless.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So he was in London.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She plunged into her reading--architecture, agriculture, decoration, and sociology.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She was preparing herself to meet its closer approach.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Camelia, sitting at home in the library, could think of the nearness with a new calm.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So he was in London.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She plunged into her reading--architecture, agriculture, decoration, and sociology.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading She was preparing herself to meet its closer approach.
the act of departing
From this reading She was not leaving herself defenceless.
a room where books are kept
From this reading Camelia, sitting at home in the library, could think of the nearness with a new calm.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading So he was in London.
come together
From this reading She was preparing herself to meet its closer approach.
the spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance
From this reading Camelia, sitting at home in the library, could think of the nearness with a new calm.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Camelia, sitting at home in the library, could think of the nearness with a new calm.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was not leaving herself defenceless.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Camelia, sitting at home in the library, could think of the nearness with a new calm.
past form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into
From this reading She plunged into her reading--architecture, agriculture, decoration, and sociology.
-ing form of “prepare” — make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
From this reading She was preparing herself to meet its closer approach.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading She plunged into her reading--architecture, agriculture, decoration, and sociology.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was preparing herself to meet its closer approach.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Camelia, sitting at home in the library, could think of the nearness with a new calm.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So he was in London.
the study and classification of human societies
From this reading She plunged into her reading--architecture, agriculture, decoration, and sociology.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Camelia, sitting at home in the library, could think of the nearness with a new calm.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Camelia, sitting at home in the library, could think of the nearness with a new calm.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was preparing herself to meet its closer approach.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So he was in London.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Camelia, sitting at home in the library, could think of the nearness with a new calm.
Chapter 22 of The Confounding of Camelia by Anne Douglas Sedgwick holds 103 sentences, grouped into 21 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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