Chapter 15 of The Great Experience is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Great Experience is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A Contrast--The Husband and the Lover. "Here is a letter for you, Edith. Shall I read it?" Howard asked his wife. Pale and thin she lay outstretched on a couch near him.
Chapter 15 of The Great Experience is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared
From this reading “A Contrast--The Husband and the Lover.”
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading “Pale and thin she lay outstretched on a couch near him.”
English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)
From this reading “Howard asked his wife.”
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading “A Contrast--The Husband and the Lover.”
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading “A Contrast--The Husband and the Lover.”
fully extended especially in length
From this reading “Pale and thin she lay outstretched on a couch near him.”
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading “Pale and thin she lay outstretched on a couch near him.”
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “Pale and thin she lay outstretched on a couch near him.”
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 “Pale and thin she lay outstretched on a couch near him.”
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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 A Contrast--The Husband and the Lover.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A Contrast--The Husband and the Lover.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Howard asked his wife.
the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared
From this reading A Contrast--The Husband and the Lover.
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading Pale and thin she lay outstretched on a couch near him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Here is a letter for you, Edith.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Here is a letter for you, Edith.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Here is a letter for you, Edith.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Pale and thin she lay outstretched on a couch near him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Howard asked his wife.
English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)
From this reading Howard asked his wife.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading A Contrast--The Husband and the Lover.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Shall I read it?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Here is a letter for you, Edith.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Shall I read it?"
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Pale and thin she lay outstretched on a couch near him.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading "Here is a letter for you, Edith.
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading A Contrast--The Husband and the Lover.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Pale and thin she lay outstretched on a couch near him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Pale and thin she lay outstretched on a couch near him.
fully extended especially in length
From this reading Pale and thin she lay outstretched on a couch near him.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading Pale and thin she lay outstretched on a couch near him.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Shall I read it?"
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Shall I read it?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Pale and thin she lay outstretched on a couch near him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Contrast--The Husband and the Lover.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Pale and thin she lay outstretched on a couch near him.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Howard asked his wife.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Here is a letter for you, Edith.
Chapter 15 of The Great Experience by Julia Farr holds 128 sentences, grouped into 26 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 15 holds 128 sentences of The Great Experience, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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