Chapter 25 of The Cottage of Delight: A Novel is here in full — 362 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of The Cottage of Delight: A Novel is here in full — 362 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
On the morning following their arrival at Bristol, John and Dora took the train for New York. "We'll sit in the chair-car," he proposed. "It has revolving fans and is more roomy. They say this train is usually crowded." Dora smiled expectantly as she followed him into the luxurious coach.
Chapter 25 of The Cottage of Delight: A Novel is here in full — 362 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an industrial city and port in southwestern England near the mouth of the River Avon
From this reading “On the morning following their arrival at Bristol, John and Dora took the train for New York.”
teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
From this reading “Dora smiled expectantly as she followed him into the luxurious coach.”
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading “They say this train is usually crowded."”
plural of “fan” — a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces
From this reading “"It has revolving fans and is more roomy.”
displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses
From this reading “Dora smiled expectantly as she followed him into the luxurious coach.”
past form of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “"We'll sit in the chair-car," he proposed.”
-ing form of “revolve” — turn on or around an axis or a center
From this reading “"It has revolving fans and is more roomy.”
an associate who shares a room with you
From this reading “"It has revolving fans and is more roomy.”
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.
attend as a visitor
In this reading “"We'll sit in the chair-car," he proposed.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the morning following their arrival at Bristol, John and Dora took the train for New York.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading On the morning following their arrival at Bristol, John and Dora took the train for New York.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Dora smiled expectantly as she followed him into the luxurious coach.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the morning following their arrival at Bristol, John and Dora took the train for New York.
an industrial city and port in southwestern England near the mouth of the River Avon
From this reading On the morning following their arrival at Bristol, John and Dora took the train for New York.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We'll sit in the chair-car," he proposed.
teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
From this reading Dora smiled expectantly as she followed him into the luxurious coach.
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading They say this train is usually crowded."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the morning following their arrival at Bristol, John and Dora took the train for New York.
in an expectant manner
From this reading Dora smiled expectantly as she followed him into the luxurious coach.
plural of “fan” — a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces
From this reading "It has revolving fans and is more roomy.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Dora smiled expectantly as she followed him into the luxurious coach.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading On the morning following their arrival at Bristol, John and Dora took the train for New York.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On the morning following their arrival at Bristol, John and Dora took the train for New York.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It has revolving fans and is more roomy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We'll sit in the chair-car," he proposed.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dora smiled expectantly as she followed him into the luxurious coach.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "We'll sit in the chair-car," he proposed.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Dora smiled expectantly as she followed him into the luxurious coach.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It has revolving fans and is more roomy.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It has revolving fans and is more roomy.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading On the morning following their arrival at Bristol, John and Dora took the train for New York.
displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses
From this reading Dora smiled expectantly as she followed him into the luxurious coach.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "It has revolving fans and is more roomy.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading On the morning following their arrival at Bristol, John and Dora took the train for New York.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading On the morning following their arrival at Bristol, John and Dora took the train for New York.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the morning following their arrival at Bristol, John and Dora took the train for New York.
past form of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading "We'll sit in the chair-car," he proposed.
-ing form of “revolve” — turn on or around an axis or a center
From this reading "It has revolving fans and is more roomy.
an associate who shares a room with you
From this reading "It has revolving fans and is more roomy.
express in words
From this reading They say this train is usually crowded."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dora smiled expectantly as she followed him into the luxurious coach.
be seated
From this reading "We'll sit in the chair-car," he proposed.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Dora smiled expectantly as she followed him into the luxurious coach.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the morning following their arrival at Bristol, John and Dora took the train for New York.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading On the morning following their arrival at Bristol, John and Dora took the train for New York.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They say this train is usually crowded."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They say this train is usually crowded."
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading On the morning following their arrival at Bristol, John and Dora took the train for New York.
create by training and teaching
From this reading On the morning following their arrival at Bristol, John and Dora took the train for New York.
under normal conditions
From this reading They say this train is usually crowded."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We'll sit in the chair-car," he proposed.
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 On the morning following their arrival at Bristol, John and Dora took the train for New York.
Chapter 25 of The Cottage of Delight: A Novel by Will N. (Will Nathaniel) Harben holds 362 sentences, grouped into 73 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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