Chapter 14 of The Grey Lady is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Grey Lady is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
They also serve who only stand and wait. "Come down to my club and have a cigar!" The Count stood under a yellow lamp enveloped in his fur-lined coat, looking with heavy, deep-browed eyes at his young companion. Fitz paused. The Count had been kind to Eve.
Chapter 14 of The Grey Lady is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading “"Come down to my club and have a cigar!"”
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading “"Come down to my club and have a cigar!"”
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading “The Count stood under a yellow lamp enveloped in his fur-lined coat, looking with heavy, deep-browed eyes at his young companion.”
past form of “envelop” — enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
From this reading “The Count stood under a yellow lamp enveloped in his fur-lined coat, looking with heavy, deep-browed eyes at his young companion.”
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading “The Count had been kind to Eve.”
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading “The Count stood under a yellow lamp enveloped in his fur-lined coat, looking with heavy, deep-browed eyes at his young companion.”
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading “Fitz paused.”
serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading “They also serve who only stand and wait.”
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 "Come down to my club and have a cigar!"
in addition
From this reading They also serve who only stand and wait.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They also serve who only stand and wait.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Count stood under a yellow lamp enveloped in his fur-lined coat, looking with heavy, deep-browed eyes at his young companion.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Count had been kind to Eve.
a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading "Come down to my club and have a cigar!"
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading "Come down to my club and have a cigar!"
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading The Count stood under a yellow lamp enveloped in his fur-lined coat, looking with heavy, deep-browed eyes at his young companion.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come down to my club and have a cigar!"
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading The Count stood under a yellow lamp enveloped in his fur-lined coat, looking with heavy, deep-browed eyes at his young companion.
determine the number or amount of
From this reading The Count stood under a yellow lamp enveloped in his fur-lined coat, looking with heavy, deep-browed eyes at his young companion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Count stood under a yellow lamp enveloped in his fur-lined coat, looking with heavy, deep-browed eyes at his young companion.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Come down to my club and have a cigar!"
past form of “envelop” — enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
From this reading The Count stood under a yellow lamp enveloped in his fur-lined coat, looking with heavy, deep-browed eyes at his young companion.
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading The Count had been kind to Eve.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The Count stood under a yellow lamp enveloped in his fur-lined coat, looking with heavy, deep-browed eyes at his young companion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fitz paused.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Count stood under a yellow lamp enveloped in his fur-lined coat, looking with heavy, deep-browed eyes at his young companion.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Count had been kind to Eve.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Come down to my club and have a cigar!"
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading The Count stood under a yellow lamp enveloped in his fur-lined coat, looking with heavy, deep-browed eyes at his young companion.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Count stood under a yellow lamp enveloped in his fur-lined coat, looking with heavy, deep-browed eyes at his young companion.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Count stood under a yellow lamp enveloped in his fur-lined coat, looking with heavy, deep-browed eyes at his young companion.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading The Count had been kind to Eve.
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading The Count stood under a yellow lamp enveloped in his fur-lined coat, looking with heavy, deep-browed eyes at his young companion.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading The Count stood under a yellow lamp enveloped in his fur-lined coat, looking with heavy, deep-browed eyes at his young companion.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Come down to my club and have a cigar!"
and nothing more
From this reading They also serve who only stand and wait.
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading Fitz paused.
serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading They also serve who only stand and wait.
be standing; be upright
From this reading They also serve who only stand and wait.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The Count stood under a yellow lamp enveloped in his fur-lined coat, looking with heavy, deep-browed eyes at his young companion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Count stood under a yellow lamp enveloped in his fur-lined coat, looking with heavy, deep-browed eyes at his young companion.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They also serve who only stand and wait.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Come down to my club and have a cigar!"
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The Count stood under a yellow lamp enveloped in his fur-lined coat, looking with heavy, deep-browed eyes at his young companion.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading They also serve who only stand and wait.
which person or people
From this reading They also serve who only stand and wait.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Count stood under a yellow lamp enveloped in his fur-lined coat, looking with heavy, deep-browed eyes at his young companion.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading The Count stood under a yellow lamp enveloped in his fur-lined coat, looking with heavy, deep-browed eyes at his young companion.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The Count stood under a yellow lamp enveloped in his fur-lined coat, looking with heavy, deep-browed eyes at his young companion.
Chapter 14 of The Grey Lady by Henry Seton Merriman holds 185 sentences, grouped into 37 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 14 holds 185 sentences of The Grey Lady, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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