Chapter XXVI of The Garden Without Walls, “The Elopement,” is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XXVI
Chapter XXVI of The Garden Without Walls, “The Elopement,” is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Ruthita was anxious to accompany me to the station. “I don’t want you,” I told her. “Women always make a fuss over partings.” “But not sensible women,” she protested, smiling. “Let me come.
Chapter XXVI of The Garden Without Walls, “The Elopement,” is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
be present or associated with an event or entity
From this reading “Ruthita was anxious to accompany me to the station.”
eagerly desirous
From this reading “Ruthita was anxious to accompany me to the station.”
worry unnecessarily or excessively
From this reading ““Women always make a fuss over partings.””
past form of “protest” — utter words of protest
From this reading ““But not sensible women,” she protested, smiling.”
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading ““But not sensible women,” she protested, smiling.”
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading ““But not sensible women,” she protested, smiling.”
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading “Ruthita was anxious to accompany me to the station.”
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading ““Women always make a fuss over partings.””
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 ““Women always make a fuss over partings.””
In this reading ““But not sensible women,” she protested, smiling.”
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 “Women always make a fuss over partings.”
be present or associated with an event or entity
From this reading Ruthita was anxious to accompany me to the station.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading “Women always make a fuss over partings.”
eagerly desirous
From this reading Ruthita was anxious to accompany me to the station.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But not sensible women,” she protested, smiling.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Let me come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t want you,” I told her.
worry unnecessarily or excessively
From this reading “Women always make a fuss over partings.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I don’t want you,” I told her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t want you,” I told her.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let me come.
engage in
From this reading “Women always make a fuss over partings.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ruthita was anxious to accompany me to the station.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “But not sensible women,” she protested, smiling.
above and across; more than
From this reading “Women always make a fuss over partings.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Women always make a fuss over partings.”
past form of “protest” — utter words of protest
From this reading “But not sensible women,” she protested, smiling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ruthita was anxious to accompany me to the station.
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading “But not sensible women,” she protested, smiling.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “But not sensible women,” she protested, smiling.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading “But not sensible women,” she protested, smiling.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading Ruthita was anxious to accompany me to the station.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ruthita was anxious to accompany me to the station.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ruthita was anxious to accompany me to the station.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “I don’t want you,” I told her.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “I don’t want you,” I told her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ruthita was anxious to accompany me to the station.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “Women always make a fuss over partings.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I don’t want you,” I told her.
Chapter 26 of The Garden Without Walls by Coningsby Dawson holds 400 sentences, grouped into 80 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 26 holds 400 sentences of The Garden Without Walls, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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