Chapter 14 of The Emperor of Elam, and other stories is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Emperor of Elam, and other stories is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Then a motor car went by. There were four persons in it--two young men and two girls, hatless all. Jerry’s eyes followed them hopefully. If only they would justify him! But no Spot was there.
Chapter 14 of The Emperor of Elam, and other stories is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 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 motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “Then a motor car went by.”
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading “There were four persons in it--two young men and two girls, hatless all.”
with hope; in a hopeful manner
From this reading “Jerry’s eyes followed them hopefully.”
possessive form of “jerry” — offensive term for a person of German descent
show to be right by providing justification or proof
From this reading “If only they would justify him!”
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading “Then a motor car went by.”
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading “There were four persons in it--two young men and two girls, hatless all.”
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “But no Spot was there.”
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 “Then a motor car went by.”
In this reading “There were four persons in it--two young men and two girls, hatless all.”
In this reading “There were four persons in it--two young men and two girls, hatless all.”
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 Then a motor car went by.
(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 There were four persons in it--two young men and two girls, hatless all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were four persons in it--two young men and two girls, hatless all.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But no Spot was there.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Then a motor car went by.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Then a motor car went by.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Jerry’s eyes followed them hopefully.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Jerry’s eyes followed them hopefully.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading There were four persons in it--two young men and two girls, hatless all.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading There were four persons in it--two young men and two girls, hatless all.
not wearing a hat
From this reading There were four persons in it--two young men and two girls, hatless all.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If only they would justify him!
with hope; in a hopeful manner
From this reading Jerry’s eyes followed them hopefully.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If only they would justify him!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There were four persons in it--two young men and two girls, hatless all.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There were four persons in it--two young men and two girls, hatless all.
possessive form of “jerry” — offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading Jerry’s eyes followed them hopefully.
show to be right by providing justification or proof
From this reading If only they would justify him!
the force of workers available
From this reading There were four persons in it--two young men and two girls, hatless all.
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading Then a motor car went by.
not any; not one
From this reading But no Spot was there.
and nothing more
From this reading If only they would justify him!
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading There were four persons in it--two young men and two girls, hatless all.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading But no Spot was there.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Jerry’s eyes followed them hopefully.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then a motor car went by.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were four persons in it--two young men and two girls, hatless all.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If only they would justify him!
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading There were four persons in it--two young men and two girls, hatless all.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But no Spot was there.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Then a motor car went by.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were four persons in it--two young men and two girls, hatless all.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If only they would justify him!
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading There were four persons in it--two young men and two girls, hatless all.
Chapter 14 of The Emperor of Elam, and other stories by H. G. (Harrison Griswold) Dwight holds 395 sentences, grouped into 79 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 14 holds 395 sentences of The Emperor of Elam, and other stories, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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