Chapter 23 of The Harbor is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXIII
Chapter 23 of The Harbor is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
We had been married four years. At the end of a crisp November day I was just about starting home. I remember how keenly alive I felt, how tingling with bodily health, and above all how successful. I had had such a successful day. I had written hard all morning and my work had been going splendidly.
Chapter 23 of The Harbor is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in bodily form
From this reading “I remember how keenly alive I felt, how tingling with bodily health, and above all how successful.”
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading “At the end of a crisp November day I was just about starting home.”
in a keen or penetrating way
From this reading “I remember how keenly alive I felt, how tingling with bodily health, and above all how successful.”
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading “At the end of a crisp November day I was just about starting home.”
extremely well
From this reading “I had written hard all morning and my work had been going splendidly.”
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading “At the end of a crisp November day I was just about starting home.”
having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
From this reading “I remember how keenly alive I felt, how tingling with bodily health, and above all how successful.”
exciting by touching lightly so as to cause laughter or twitching movements
From this reading “I remember how keenly alive I felt, how tingling with bodily health, and above all how successful.”
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 “I remember how keenly alive I felt, how tingling with bodily health, and above all how successful.”
In this reading “We had been married four years.”
In this reading “At the end of a crisp November day I was just about starting home.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At the end of a crisp November day I was just about starting home.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading At the end of a crisp November day I was just about starting home.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading I remember how keenly alive I felt, how tingling with bodily health, and above all how successful.
possessing life
From this reading I remember how keenly alive I felt, how tingling with bodily health, and above all how successful.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading I remember how keenly alive I felt, how tingling with bodily health, and above all how successful.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I remember how keenly alive I felt, how tingling with bodily health, and above all how successful.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the end of a crisp November day I was just about starting home.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We had been married four years.
in bodily form
From this reading I remember how keenly alive I felt, how tingling with bodily health, and above all how successful.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading At the end of a crisp November day I was just about starting home.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading At the end of a crisp November day I was just about starting home.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading At the end of a crisp November day I was just about starting home.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading I remember how keenly alive I felt, how tingling with bodily health, and above all how successful.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading We had been married four years.
the act of departing
From this reading I had written hard all morning and my work had been going splendidly.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had been married four years.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading I had written hard all morning and my work had been going splendidly.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading I remember how keenly alive I felt, how tingling with bodily health, and above all how successful.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading At the end of a crisp November day I was just about starting home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I remember how keenly alive I felt, how tingling with bodily health, and above all how successful.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At the end of a crisp November day I was just about starting home.
and nothing more
From this reading At the end of a crisp November day I was just about starting home.
in a keen or penetrating way
From this reading I remember how keenly alive I felt, how tingling with bodily health, and above all how successful.
joined in matrimony
From this reading We had been married four years.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading I had written hard all morning and my work had been going splendidly.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I had written hard all morning and my work had been going splendidly.
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading At the end of a crisp November day I was just about starting home.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the end of a crisp November day I was just about starting home.
To recall to mind.
From this reading I remember how keenly alive I felt, how tingling with bodily health, and above all how successful.
extremely well
From this reading I had written hard all morning and my work had been going splendidly.
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading At the end of a crisp November day I was just about starting home.
having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
From this reading I remember how keenly alive I felt, how tingling with bodily health, and above all how successful.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I had had such a successful day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the end of a crisp November day I was just about starting home.
exciting by touching lightly so as to cause laughter or twitching movements
From this reading I remember how keenly alive I felt, how tingling with bodily health, and above all how successful.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At the end of a crisp November day I was just about starting home.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had been married four years.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I remember how keenly alive I felt, how tingling with bodily health, and above all how successful.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading I had written hard all morning and my work had been going splendidly.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading I had written hard all morning and my work had been going splendidly.
a late time of life
From this reading We had been married four years.
Chapter 23 of The Harbor by Ernest Poole holds 156 sentences, grouped into 32 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 23 holds 156 sentences of The Harbor, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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