Chapter 15 of The Glory of Clementina Wing is here in full — 317 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 15 of The Glory of Clementina Wing is here in full — 317 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Clementina sat in the vestibule and fanned herself with the telegram. It was from Marseilles and had been telegraphed on from London. It ran: “Doctors say I am dying. Come at once here Hôtel Louvre. Matter of life and death.
Chapter 15 of The Glory of Clementina Wing is here in full — 317 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “It ran: “Doctors say I am dying.”
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading “It ran: “Doctors say I am dying.”
especially spread in a fan shape
From this reading “Clementina sat in the vestibule and fanned herself with the telegram.”
an art museum that is a famous tourist attraction in Paris
From this reading “Come at once here Hôtel Louvre.”
a port city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean
From this reading “It was from Marseilles and had been telegraphed on from London.”
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading “Clementina sat in the vestibule and fanned herself with the telegram.”
past form of “telegraph” — send cables, wires, or telegrams
From this reading “It was from Marseilles and had been telegraphed on from London.”
a large entrance or reception room or area
From this reading “Clementina sat in the vestibule and fanned herself with the telegram.”
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.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading “Come at once here Hôtel Louvre.”
In this reading “Clementina sat in the vestibule and fanned herself with the telegram.”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading It ran: “Doctors say I am dying.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Clementina sat in the vestibule and fanned herself with the telegram.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Come at once here Hôtel Louvre.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was from Marseilles and had been telegraphed on from London.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Clementina sat in the vestibule and fanned herself with the telegram.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come at once here Hôtel Louvre.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Matter of life and death.
plural of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading It ran: “Doctors say I am dying.
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading It ran: “Doctors say I am dying.
especially spread in a fan shape
From this reading Clementina sat in the vestibule and fanned herself with the telegram.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was from Marseilles and had been telegraphed on from London.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was from Marseilles and had been telegraphed on from London.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Come at once here Hôtel Louvre.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Clementina sat in the vestibule and fanned herself with the telegram.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come at once here Hôtel Louvre.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It ran: “Doctors say I am dying.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Clementina sat in the vestibule and fanned herself with the telegram.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was from Marseilles and had been telegraphed on from London.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Matter of life and death.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading It was from Marseilles and had been telegraphed on from London.
an art museum that is a famous tourist attraction in Paris
From this reading Come at once here Hôtel Louvre.
a port city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean
From this reading It was from Marseilles and had been telegraphed on from London.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Matter of life and death.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Matter of life and death.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was from Marseilles and had been telegraphed on from London.
on one occasion
From this reading Come at once here Hôtel Louvre.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading It ran: “Doctors say I am dying.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Clementina sat in the vestibule and fanned herself with the telegram.
express in words
From this reading It ran: “Doctors say I am dying.
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading Clementina sat in the vestibule and fanned herself with the telegram.
past form of “telegraph” — send cables, wires, or telegrams
From this reading It was from Marseilles and had been telegraphed on from London.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Clementina sat in the vestibule and fanned herself with the telegram.
a large entrance or reception room or area
From this reading Clementina sat in the vestibule and fanned herself with the telegram.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was from Marseilles and had been telegraphed on from London.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Clementina sat in the vestibule and fanned herself with the telegram.
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