Chapter 13 of The Dim Lantern is here in full — 317 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Dim Lantern is here in full — 317 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JANE POURS TEA In Jane’s next letter to Judy she told her how the evening with the Townes had ended. “Edith insisted that I should stay all night. She’s a perfect darling, so absolutely and utterly exquisite, and yet so human. She and her uncle simply can’t look at things from the same angle. And they are both to blame.
Chapter 13 of The Dim Lantern is here in full — 317 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
From this reading “She and her uncle simply can’t look at things from the same angle.”
put or pin the blame on
From this reading “And they are both to blame.”
a special loved one
From this reading “She’s a perfect darling, so absolutely and utterly exquisite, and yet so human.”
intense or sharp
From this reading “She’s a perfect darling, so absolutely and utterly exquisite, and yet so human.”
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading ““Edith insisted that I should stay all night.”
third-person singular of “pour” — cause to run
From this reading “JANE POURS TEA In Jane’s next letter to Judy she told her how the evening with the Townes had ended.”
United States physicist who developed the laser and maser principles for producing high-intensity radiation (1915-)
From this reading “JANE POURS TEA In Jane’s next letter to Judy she told her how the evening with the Townes had ended.”
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “She’s a perfect darling, so absolutely and utterly exquisite, and yet so human.”
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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take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “She and her uncle simply can’t look at things from the same angle.”
In this reading ““Edith insisted that I should stay all night.”
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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’s a perfect darling, so absolutely and utterly exquisite, and yet so human.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading She’s a perfect darling, so absolutely and utterly exquisite, and yet so human.
(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 “Edith insisted that I should stay all night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She’s a perfect darling, so absolutely and utterly exquisite, and yet so human.
the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
From this reading She and her uncle simply can’t look at things from the same angle.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And they are both to blame.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She and her uncle simply can’t look at things from the same angle.
put or pin the blame on
From this reading And they are both to blame.
the two together, not just one
From this reading And they are both to blame.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She and her uncle simply can’t look at things from the same angle.
a special loved one
From this reading She’s a perfect darling, so absolutely and utterly exquisite, and yet so human.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Edith insisted that I should stay all night.
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading JANE POURS TEA In Jane’s next letter to Judy she told her how the evening with the Townes had ended.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading JANE POURS TEA In Jane’s next letter to Judy she told her how the evening with the Townes had ended.
intense or sharp
From this reading She’s a perfect darling, so absolutely and utterly exquisite, and yet so human.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She and her uncle simply can’t look at things from the same angle.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading JANE POURS TEA In Jane’s next letter to Judy she told her how the evening with the Townes had ended.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading JANE POURS TEA In Jane’s next letter to Judy she told her how the evening with the Townes had ended.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JANE POURS TEA In Jane’s next letter to Judy she told her how the evening with the Townes had ended.
characteristic of humanity
From this reading She’s a perfect darling, so absolutely and utterly exquisite, and yet so human.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Edith insisted that I should stay all night.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JANE POURS TEA In Jane’s next letter to Judy she told her how the evening with the Townes had ended.
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading “Edith insisted that I should stay all night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JANE POURS TEA In Jane’s next letter to Judy she told her how the evening with the Townes had ended.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JANE POURS TEA In Jane’s next letter to Judy she told her how the evening with the Townes had ended.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JANE POURS TEA In Jane’s next letter to Judy she told her how the evening with the Townes had ended.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading JANE POURS TEA In Jane’s next letter to Judy she told her how the evening with the Townes had ended.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She and her uncle simply can’t look at things from the same angle.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading JANE POURS TEA In Jane’s next letter to Judy she told her how the evening with the Townes had ended.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “Edith insisted that I should stay all night.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading She’s a perfect darling, so absolutely and utterly exquisite, and yet so human.
third-person singular of “pour” — cause to run
From this reading JANE POURS TEA In Jane’s next letter to Judy she told her how the evening with the Townes had ended.
Identical; not different.
From this reading She and her uncle simply can’t look at things from the same angle.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading JANE POURS TEA In Jane’s next letter to Judy she told her how the evening with the Townes had ended.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She’s a perfect darling, so absolutely and utterly exquisite, and yet so human.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “Edith insisted that I should stay all night.
and nothing more
From this reading She and her uncle simply can’t look at things from the same angle.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She’s a perfect darling, so absolutely and utterly exquisite, and yet so human.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “Edith insisted that I should stay all night.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading JANE POURS TEA In Jane’s next letter to Judy she told her how the evening with the Townes had ended.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Edith insisted that I should stay all night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JANE POURS TEA In Jane’s next letter to Judy she told her how the evening with the Townes had ended.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And they are both to blame.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading She and her uncle simply can’t look at things from the same angle.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JANE POURS TEA In Jane’s next letter to Judy she told her how the evening with the Townes had ended.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading JANE POURS TEA In Jane’s next letter to Judy she told her how the evening with the Townes had ended.
United States physicist who developed the laser and maser principles for producing high-intensity radiation (1915-)
From this reading JANE POURS TEA In Jane’s next letter to Judy she told her how the evening with the Townes had ended.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading She and her uncle simply can’t look at things from the same angle.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading She’s a perfect darling, so absolutely and utterly exquisite, and yet so human.
in the company of; together with
From this reading JANE POURS TEA In Jane’s next letter to Judy she told her how the evening with the Townes had ended.
but in spite of that
From this reading She’s a perfect darling, so absolutely and utterly exquisite, and yet so human.
Chapter 13 of The Dim Lantern by Temple Bailey holds 317 sentences, grouped into 64 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 13 holds 317 sentences of The Dim Lantern, unabridged, divided into 64 reading sections.
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