Chapter 10 of The Glimpses of the Moon is here in full — 451 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Glimpses of the Moon is here in full — 451 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Nick, why can’t we be friends real friends? Won’t it be easier?” she broke out at last with twitching lips. “Easier--?” “I mean, about talking things over--arrangements. There are arrangements to be made, I suppose?”
Chapter 10 of The Glimpses of the Moon is here in full — 451 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “arrangement” — the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading ““I mean, about talking things over--arrangements.”
lacking funds
From this reading “Won’t it be easier?” she broke out at last with twitching lips.”
comparative of “easy” — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading “Won’t it be easier?” she broke out at last with twitching lips.”
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading “Won’t it be easier?” she broke out at last with twitching lips.”
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading ““Nick, why can’t we be friends real friends?”
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading ““Nick, why can’t we be friends real friends?”
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading ““I mean, about talking things over--arrangements.”
a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
From this reading “Won’t it be easier?” she broke out at last with twitching lips.”
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 “Won’t it be easier?” she broke out at last with twitching lips.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I mean, about talking things over--arrangements.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are arrangements to be made, I suppose?”
plural of “arrangement” — the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading “I mean, about talking things over--arrangements.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Won’t it be easier?” she broke out at last with twitching lips.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Nick, why can’t we be friends real friends?
lacking funds
From this reading Won’t it be easier?” she broke out at last with twitching lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Nick, why can’t we be friends real friends?
comparative of “easy” — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading Won’t it be easier?” she broke out at last with twitching lips.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “Nick, why can’t we be friends real friends?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I mean, about talking things over--arrangements.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Won’t it be easier?” she broke out at last with twitching lips.
immediately past
From this reading Won’t it be easier?” she broke out at last with twitching lips.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Won’t it be easier?” she broke out at last with twitching lips.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading There are arrangements to be made, I suppose?”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “I mean, about talking things over--arrangements.
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading “Nick, why can’t we be friends real friends?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Won’t it be easier?” she broke out at last with twitching lips.
above and across; more than
From this reading “I mean, about talking things over--arrangements.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading “Nick, why can’t we be friends real friends?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Won’t it be easier?” she broke out at last with twitching lips.
express a supposition
From this reading There are arrangements to be made, I suppose?”
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading “I mean, about talking things over--arrangements.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are arrangements to be made, I suppose?”
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “I mean, about talking things over--arrangements.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There are arrangements to be made, I suppose?”
a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
From this reading Won’t it be easier?” she broke out at last with twitching lips.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Nick, why can’t we be friends real friends?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Nick, why can’t we be friends real friends?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Won’t it be easier?” she broke out at last with twitching lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Won’t it be easier?” she broke out at last with twitching lips.
Chapter 10 of The Glimpses of the Moon by Edith Wharton holds 451 sentences, grouped into 91 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 10 holds 451 sentences of The Glimpses of the Moon, unabridged, divided into 91 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of The Glimpses of the Moon by Edith Wharton exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 451 sentences, grouped into 91 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 91 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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