Chapter 4 of The Early Short Fiction of Edith Wharton — Part 2 is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of The Early Short Fiction of Edith Wharton — Part 2 is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Parvis continued to scrutinize her, as if trying to intercept her gaze. “We saw him from the roof,” she went on. “He came down the lime-avenue toward the house. He was dressed just as he is in that picture. My husband saw him first.
Chapter 4 of The Early Short Fiction of Edith Wharton — Part 2 is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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without stop or interruption
From this reading “Parvis continued to scrutinize her, as if trying to intercept her gaze.”
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading “He was dressed just as he is in that picture.”
a long fixed look
From this reading “Parvis continued to scrutinize her, as if trying to intercept her gaze.”
seize on its way
From this reading “Parvis continued to scrutinize her, as if trying to intercept her gaze.”
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading “He was dressed just as he is in that picture.”
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading ““We saw him from the roof,” she went on.”
to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail
From this reading “Parvis continued to scrutinize her, as if trying to intercept her gaze.”
hard to endure
From this reading “Parvis continued to scrutinize her, as if trying to intercept her gaze.”
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Parvis continued to scrutinize her, as if trying to intercept her gaze.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “He came down the lime-avenue toward the house.
without stop or interruption
From this reading Parvis continued to scrutinize her, as if trying to intercept her gaze.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “He came down the lime-avenue toward the house.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading He was dressed just as he is in that picture.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading My husband saw him first.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “We saw him from the roof,” she went on.
a long fixed look
From this reading Parvis continued to scrutinize her, as if trying to intercept her gaze.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He came down the lime-avenue toward the house.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Parvis continued to scrutinize her, as if trying to intercept her gaze.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “We saw him from the roof,” she went on.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading “He came down the lime-avenue toward the house.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading My husband saw him first.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Parvis continued to scrutinize her, as if trying to intercept her gaze.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was dressed just as he is in that picture.
seize on its way
From this reading Parvis continued to scrutinize her, as if trying to intercept her gaze.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was dressed just as he is in that picture.
and nothing more
From this reading He was dressed just as he is in that picture.
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From this reading “He came down the lime-avenue toward the house.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My husband saw him first.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “We saw him from the roof,” she went on.
a courtyard or portico in front of a building (especially a cathedral)
From this reading Parvis continued to scrutinize her, as if trying to intercept her gaze.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading He was dressed just as he is in that picture.
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading “We saw him from the roof,” she went on.
cut with a saw
From this reading “We saw him from the roof,” she went on.
to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail
From this reading Parvis continued to scrutinize her, as if trying to intercept her gaze.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “We saw him from the roof,” she went on.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was dressed just as he is in that picture.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “We saw him from the roof,” she went on.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Parvis continued to scrutinize her, as if trying to intercept her gaze.
in the direction of
From this reading “He came down the lime-avenue toward the house.
hard to endure
From this reading Parvis continued to scrutinize her, as if trying to intercept her gaze.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was dressed just as he is in that picture.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We saw him from the roof,” she went on.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “We saw him from the roof,” she went on.
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