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Chapter 34 of The Golden Web is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PASSION She came to him in a few moments, dressed in a fascinating negligee gown,--came to him with a rustle of silk and a faint expression of surprise upon her upraised eyebrows. "I did not expect you until this evening," she remarked. He nodded. "I took the liberty of coming here to ask you a question." She smiled as she sat down upon the sofa.
Chapter 34 of The Golden Web is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “eyebrow” — the arch of hair above each eye
From this reading “PASSION She came to him in a few moments, dressed in a fascinating negligee gown,--came to him with a rustle of silk and a faint expression of surprise upon her upraised eyebrows.”
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading “PASSION She came to him in a few moments, dressed in a fascinating negligee gown,--came to him with a rustle of silk and a faint expression of surprise upon her upraised eyebrows.”
capable of arousing and holding the attention
From this reading “PASSION She came to him in a few moments, dressed in a fascinating negligee gown,--came to him with a rustle of silk and a faint expression of surprise upon her upraised eyebrows.”
a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions
From this reading “PASSION She came to him in a few moments, dressed in a fascinating negligee gown,--came to him with a rustle of silk and a faint expression of surprise upon her upraised eyebrows.”
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading “"I took the liberty of coming here to ask you a question."”
make a dry crackling sound
From this reading “PASSION She came to him in a few moments, dressed in a fascinating negligee gown,--came to him with a rustle of silk and a faint expression of surprise upon her upraised eyebrows.”
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading “PASSION She came to him in a few moments, dressed in a fascinating negligee gown,--came to him with a rustle of silk and a faint expression of surprise upon her upraised eyebrows.”
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading “She smiled as she sat down upon the sofa.”
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 “PASSION She came to him in a few moments, dressed in a fascinating negligee gown,--came to him with a rustle of silk and a faint expression of surprise upon her upraised eyebrows.”
In this reading “She smiled as she sat down upon the sofa.”
In this reading “"I took the liberty of coming here to ask you a question."”
In this reading “PASSION She came to him in a few moments, dressed in a fascinating negligee gown,--came to him with a rustle of silk and a faint expression of surprise upon her upraised eyebrows.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 PASSION She came to him in a few moments, dressed in a fascinating negligee gown,--came to him with a rustle of silk and a faint expression of surprise upon her upraised eyebrows.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PASSION She came to him in a few moments, dressed in a fascinating negligee gown,--came to him with a rustle of silk and a faint expression of surprise upon her upraised eyebrows.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She smiled as she sat down upon the sofa.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "I took the liberty of coming here to ask you a question."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading PASSION She came to him in a few moments, dressed in a fascinating negligee gown,--came to him with a rustle of silk and a faint expression of surprise upon her upraised eyebrows.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "I took the liberty of coming here to ask you a question."
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "I did not expect you until this evening," she remarked.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She smiled as she sat down upon the sofa.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading PASSION She came to him in a few moments, dressed in a fascinating negligee gown,--came to him with a rustle of silk and a faint expression of surprise upon her upraised eyebrows.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading "I did not expect you until this evening," she remarked.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading "I did not expect you until this evening," she remarked.
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading PASSION She came to him in a few moments, dressed in a fascinating negligee gown,--came to him with a rustle of silk and a faint expression of surprise upon her upraised eyebrows.
plural of “eyebrow” — the arch of hair above each eye
From this reading PASSION She came to him in a few moments, dressed in a fascinating negligee gown,--came to him with a rustle of silk and a faint expression of surprise upon her upraised eyebrows.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading PASSION She came to him in a few moments, dressed in a fascinating negligee gown,--came to him with a rustle of silk and a faint expression of surprise upon her upraised eyebrows.
capable of arousing and holding the attention
From this reading PASSION She came to him in a few moments, dressed in a fascinating negligee gown,--came to him with a rustle of silk and a faint expression of surprise upon her upraised eyebrows.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading PASSION She came to him in a few moments, dressed in a fascinating negligee gown,--came to him with a rustle of silk and a faint expression of surprise upon her upraised eyebrows.
a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions
From this reading PASSION She came to him in a few moments, dressed in a fascinating negligee gown,--came to him with a rustle of silk and a faint expression of surprise upon her upraised eyebrows.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He nodded.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading PASSION She came to him in a few moments, dressed in a fascinating negligee gown,--came to him with a rustle of silk and a faint expression of surprise upon her upraised eyebrows.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "I took the liberty of coming here to ask you a question."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading PASSION She came to him in a few moments, dressed in a fascinating negligee gown,--came to him with a rustle of silk and a faint expression of surprise upon her upraised eyebrows.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I did not expect you until this evening," she remarked.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading PASSION She came to him in a few moments, dressed in a fascinating negligee gown,--came to him with a rustle of silk and a faint expression of surprise upon her upraised eyebrows.
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading "I took the liberty of coming here to ask you a question."
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading PASSION She came to him in a few moments, dressed in a fascinating negligee gown,--came to him with a rustle of silk and a faint expression of surprise upon her upraised eyebrows.
a loose dressing gown for women
From this reading PASSION She came to him in a few moments, dressed in a fascinating negligee gown,--came to him with a rustle of silk and a faint expression of surprise upon her upraised eyebrows.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading He nodded.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I did not expect you until this evening," she remarked.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PASSION She came to him in a few moments, dressed in a fascinating negligee gown,--came to him with a rustle of silk and a faint expression of surprise upon her upraised eyebrows.
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading PASSION She came to him in a few moments, dressed in a fascinating negligee gown,--came to him with a rustle of silk and a faint expression of surprise upon her upraised eyebrows.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading "I took the liberty of coming here to ask you a question."
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading "I did not expect you until this evening," she remarked.
make a dry crackling sound
From this reading PASSION She came to him in a few moments, dressed in a fascinating negligee gown,--came to him with a rustle of silk and a faint expression of surprise upon her upraised eyebrows.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading She smiled as she sat down upon the sofa.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading PASSION She came to him in a few moments, dressed in a fascinating negligee gown,--came to him with a rustle of silk and a faint expression of surprise upon her upraised eyebrows.
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading PASSION She came to him in a few moments, dressed in a fascinating negligee gown,--came to him with a rustle of silk and a faint expression of surprise upon her upraised eyebrows.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading She smiled as she sat down upon the sofa.
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading She smiled as she sat down upon the sofa.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading PASSION She came to him in a few moments, dressed in a fascinating negligee gown,--came to him with a rustle of silk and a faint expression of surprise upon her upraised eyebrows.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I took the liberty of coming here to ask you a question."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I did not expect you until this evening," she remarked.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PASSION She came to him in a few moments, dressed in a fascinating negligee gown,--came to him with a rustle of silk and a faint expression of surprise upon her upraised eyebrows.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading "I took the liberty of coming here to ask you a question."
up to a particular time
From this reading "I did not expect you until this evening," she remarked.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading PASSION She came to him in a few moments, dressed in a fascinating negligee gown,--came to him with a rustle of silk and a faint expression of surprise upon her upraised eyebrows.
held up in the air
From this reading PASSION She came to him in a few moments, dressed in a fascinating negligee gown,--came to him with a rustle of silk and a faint expression of surprise upon her upraised eyebrows.
in the company of; together with
From this reading PASSION She came to him in a few moments, dressed in a fascinating negligee gown,--came to him with a rustle of silk and a faint expression of surprise upon her upraised eyebrows.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I did not expect you until this evening," she remarked.
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