Chapter 10 of The Cruise of The Violetta is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Cruise of The Violetta is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Malay Peninsula, _June._ |FOREVER shall my voice bear testimony to Mrs. Ulswater. She has gathered the races about her knee. The races didn't all stay there, but it's just as well they didn't. She has faced the hoary wisdom of the East, and subdued it. At the present writing Wisdom still acts as if he felt subdued.
Chapter 10 of The Cruise of The Violetta is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome
From this reading “At the present writing Wisdom still acts as if he felt subdued.”
having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
From this reading “She has faced the hoary wisdom of the East, and subdued it.”
showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair
From this reading “She has faced the hoary wisdom of the East, and subdued it.”
a member of a people inhabiting the northern Malay Peninsula and Malaysia and parts of the western Malay Archipelago
From this reading “Malay Peninsula, _June._ |FOREVER shall my voice bear testimony to Mrs. Ulswater.”
a large mass of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading “Malay Peninsula, _June._ |FOREVER shall my voice bear testimony to Mrs. Ulswater.”
plural of “race” — any competition
From this reading “She has gathered the races about her knee.”
in a softened tone
From this reading “She has faced the hoary wisdom of the East, and subdued it.”
a solemn statement made under oath
From this reading “Malay Peninsula, _June._ |FOREVER shall my voice bear testimony to Mrs. Ulswater.”
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 “Malay Peninsula, _June._ |FOREVER shall my voice bear testimony to Mrs. Ulswater.”
In this reading “The races didn't all stay there, but it's just as well they didn't.”
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.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She has gathered the races about her knee.
a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome
From this reading At the present writing Wisdom still acts as if he felt subdued.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The races didn't all stay there, but it's just as well they didn't.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She has faced the hoary wisdom of the East, and subdued it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The races didn't all stay there, but it's just as well they didn't.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the present writing Wisdom still acts as if he felt subdued.
have
From this reading Malay Peninsula, _June._ |FOREVER shall my voice bear testimony to Mrs. Ulswater.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The races didn't all stay there, but it's just as well they didn't.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The races didn't all stay there, but it's just as well they didn't.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading She has faced the hoary wisdom of the East, and subdued it.
having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
From this reading She has faced the hoary wisdom of the East, and subdued it.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading At the present writing Wisdom still acts as if he felt subdued.
for a limitless time
From this reading Malay Peninsula, _June._ |FOREVER shall my voice bear testimony to Mrs. Ulswater.
brought together in one place
From this reading She has gathered the races about her knee.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She has gathered the races about her knee.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the present writing Wisdom still acts as if he felt subdued.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She has gathered the races about her knee.
showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair
From this reading She has faced the hoary wisdom of the East, and subdued it.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading At the present writing Wisdom still acts as if he felt subdued.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She has faced the hoary wisdom of the East, and subdued it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The races didn't all stay there, but it's just as well they didn't.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading Malay Peninsula, _June._ |FOREVER shall my voice bear testimony to Mrs. Ulswater.
and nothing more
From this reading The races didn't all stay there, but it's just as well they didn't.
hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading She has gathered the races about her knee.
a member of a people inhabiting the northern Malay Peninsula and Malaysia and parts of the western Malay Archipelago
From this reading Malay Peninsula, _June._ |FOREVER shall my voice bear testimony to Mrs. Ulswater.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Malay Peninsula, _June._ |FOREVER shall my voice bear testimony to Mrs. Ulswater.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Malay Peninsula, _June._ |FOREVER shall my voice bear testimony to Mrs. Ulswater.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She has faced the hoary wisdom of the East, and subdued it.
a large mass of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading Malay Peninsula, _June._ |FOREVER shall my voice bear testimony to Mrs. Ulswater.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading At the present writing Wisdom still acts as if he felt subdued.
plural of “race” — any competition
From this reading She has gathered the races about her knee.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Malay Peninsula, _June._ |FOREVER shall my voice bear testimony to Mrs. Ulswater.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She has gathered the races about her knee.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading The races didn't all stay there, but it's just as well they didn't.
not in physical motion
From this reading At the present writing Wisdom still acts as if he felt subdued.
in a softened tone
From this reading She has faced the hoary wisdom of the East, and subdued it.
a solemn statement made under oath
From this reading Malay Peninsula, _June._ |FOREVER shall my voice bear testimony to Mrs. Ulswater.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She has gathered the races about her knee.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The races didn't all stay there, but it's just as well they didn't.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The races didn't all stay there, but it's just as well they didn't.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Malay Peninsula, _June._ |FOREVER shall my voice bear testimony to Mrs. Ulswater.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Malay Peninsula, _June._ |FOREVER shall my voice bear testimony to Mrs. Ulswater.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Malay Peninsula, _June._ |FOREVER shall my voice bear testimony to Mrs. Ulswater.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading The races didn't all stay there, but it's just as well they didn't.
accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment
From this reading She has faced the hoary wisdom of the East, and subdued it.
the act of creating written works
From this reading At the present writing Wisdom still acts as if he felt subdued.
Chapter 10 of The Cruise of The Violetta by Arthur Colton holds 150 sentences, grouped into 30 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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