Chapter 27 of The Fifth Wheel: A Novel is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXVII
Chapter 27 of The Fifth Wheel: A Novel is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
VAN DE VERE'S Van de Vere's was a unique shop. It had grown from a single ill-lighted sort of studio into a very smart and beautifully equipped establishment, conveniently located in the shopping district. It looked like a private house, had been, originally. There were no show windows. The door-plate bore simply the sign V. de V's.
Chapter 27 of The Fifth Wheel: A Novel is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a convenient manner
From this reading “It had grown from a single ill-lighted sort of studio into a very smart and beautifully equipped establishment, conveniently located in the shopping district.”
provided or fitted out with what is necessary or useful or appropriate
From this reading “It had grown from a single ill-lighted sort of studio into a very smart and beautifully equipped establishment, conveniently located in the shopping district.”
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading “It had grown from a single ill-lighted sort of studio into a very smart and beautifully equipped establishment, conveniently located in the shopping district.”
in an original manner
From this reading “It looked like a private house, had been, originally.”
searching for or buying goods or services
From this reading “It had grown from a single ill-lighted sort of studio into a very smart and beautifully equipped establishment, conveniently located in the shopping district.”
workplace for the teaching or practice of an art
From this reading “It had grown from a single ill-lighted sort of studio into a very smart and beautifully equipped establishment, conveniently located in the shopping district.”
radically distinctive and without equal
From this reading “VAN DE VERE'S Van de Vere's was a unique shop.”
possessive form of “v” — a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading “The door-plate bore simply the sign V. de V's.”
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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 VAN DE VERE'S Van de Vere's was a unique shop.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It had grown from a single ill-lighted sort of studio into a very smart and beautifully equipped establishment, conveniently located in the shopping district.
in a beautiful manner
From this reading It had grown from a single ill-lighted sort of studio into a very smart and beautifully equipped establishment, conveniently located in the shopping district.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It looked like a private house, had been, originally.
cause to be bored
From this reading The door-plate bore simply the sign V. de V's.
in a convenient manner
From this reading It had grown from a single ill-lighted sort of studio into a very smart and beautifully equipped establishment, conveniently located in the shopping district.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading VAN DE VERE'S Van de Vere's was a unique shop.
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading It had grown from a single ill-lighted sort of studio into a very smart and beautifully equipped establishment, conveniently located in the shopping district.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The door-plate bore simply the sign V. de V's.
provided or fitted out with what is necessary or useful or appropriate
From this reading It had grown from a single ill-lighted sort of studio into a very smart and beautifully equipped establishment, conveniently located in the shopping district.
the act of forming or establishing something
From this reading It had grown from a single ill-lighted sort of studio into a very smart and beautifully equipped establishment, conveniently located in the shopping district.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It had grown from a single ill-lighted sort of studio into a very smart and beautifully equipped establishment, conveniently located in the shopping district.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading It had grown from a single ill-lighted sort of studio into a very smart and beautifully equipped establishment, conveniently located in the shopping district.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had grown from a single ill-lighted sort of studio into a very smart and beautifully equipped establishment, conveniently located in the shopping district.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading It looked like a private house, had been, originally.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had grown from a single ill-lighted sort of studio into a very smart and beautifully equipped establishment, conveniently located in the shopping district.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It had grown from a single ill-lighted sort of studio into a very smart and beautifully equipped establishment, conveniently located in the shopping district.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It had grown from a single ill-lighted sort of studio into a very smart and beautifully equipped establishment, conveniently located in the shopping district.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had grown from a single ill-lighted sort of studio into a very smart and beautifully equipped establishment, conveniently located in the shopping district.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It looked like a private house, had been, originally.
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading It had grown from a single ill-lighted sort of studio into a very smart and beautifully equipped establishment, conveniently located in the shopping district.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading It looked like a private house, had been, originally.
not any; not one
From this reading There were no show windows.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It had grown from a single ill-lighted sort of studio into a very smart and beautifully equipped establishment, conveniently located in the shopping district.
in an original manner
From this reading It looked like a private house, had been, originally.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading It looked like a private house, had been, originally.
do one's shopping
From this reading VAN DE VERE'S Van de Vere's was a unique shop.
searching for or buying goods or services
From this reading It had grown from a single ill-lighted sort of studio into a very smart and beautifully equipped establishment, conveniently located in the shopping district.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading There were no show windows.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading The door-plate bore simply the sign V. de V's.
and nothing more
From this reading The door-plate bore simply the sign V. de V's.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading It had grown from a single ill-lighted sort of studio into a very smart and beautifully equipped establishment, conveniently located in the shopping district.
showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
From this reading It had grown from a single ill-lighted sort of studio into a very smart and beautifully equipped establishment, conveniently located in the shopping district.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading It had grown from a single ill-lighted sort of studio into a very smart and beautifully equipped establishment, conveniently located in the shopping district.
workplace for the teaching or practice of an art
From this reading It had grown from a single ill-lighted sort of studio into a very smart and beautifully equipped establishment, conveniently located in the shopping district.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It had grown from a single ill-lighted sort of studio into a very smart and beautifully equipped establishment, conveniently located in the shopping district.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were no show windows.
radically distinctive and without equal
From this reading VAN DE VERE'S Van de Vere's was a unique shop.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading The door-plate bore simply the sign V. de V's.
possessive form of “v” — a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading The door-plate bore simply the sign V. de V's.
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading VAN DE VERE'S Van de Vere's was a unique shop.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VAN DE VERE'S Van de Vere's was a unique shop.
precisely as stated
From this reading It had grown from a single ill-lighted sort of studio into a very smart and beautifully equipped establishment, conveniently located in the shopping district.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading VAN DE VERE'S Van de Vere's was a unique shop.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were no show windows.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading There were no show windows.
Chapter 27 of The Fifth Wheel: A Novel by Olive Higgins Prouty holds 198 sentences, grouped into 40 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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