Chapter 25 of The Heart Line: A Drama of San Francisco is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of The Heart Line: A Drama of San Francisco is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She went up to him and putting her arms round his neck, kissed him. "Don’t wait, father, if you’re in a hurry. Good-by!" She walked to the door. "Well, then, I’ll go along down-town," he said.
Chapter 25 of The Heart Line: A Drama of San Francisco is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “"Well, then, I’ll go along down-town," he said.”
weapons considered collectively
From this reading “She went up to him and putting her arms round his neck, kissed him.”
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading “"Don’t wait, father, if you’re in a hurry.”
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading “She went up to him and putting her arms round his neck, kissed him.”
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading “She went up to him and putting her arms round his neck, kissed him.”
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading “She went up to him and putting her arms round his neck, kissed him.”
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “"Don’t wait, father, if you’re in a hurry.”
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading “She walked to the door.”
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 “She went up to him and putting her arms round his neck, kissed him.”
cooperate or pretend to cooperate
In this reading “"Well, then, I’ll go along down-town," he said.”
In this reading “"Don’t wait, father, if you’re in a hurry.”
move upward
In this reading “She went up to him and putting her arms round his neck, kissed him.”
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 "Don’t wait, father, if you’re in a hurry.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "Well, then, I’ll go along down-town," he said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She went up to him and putting her arms round his neck, kissed him.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading She went up to him and putting her arms round his neck, kissed him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don’t wait, father, if you’re in a hurry.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading She walked to the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, then, I’ll go along down-town," he said.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Don’t wait, father, if you’re in a hurry.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Well, then, I’ll go along down-town," he said.
a farewell remark
From this reading Good-by!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, then, I’ll go along down-town," he said.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She went up to him and putting her arms round his neck, kissed him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She went up to him and putting her arms round his neck, kissed him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She went up to him and putting her arms round his neck, kissed him.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading "Don’t wait, father, if you’re in a hurry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, then, I’ll go along down-town," he said.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Don’t wait, father, if you’re in a hurry.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Don’t wait, father, if you’re in a hurry.
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading She went up to him and putting her arms round his neck, kissed him.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading She went up to him and putting her arms round his neck, kissed him.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading She went up to him and putting her arms round his neck, kissed him.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading She went up to him and putting her arms round his neck, kissed him.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well, then, I’ll go along down-town," he said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She went up to him and putting her arms round his neck, kissed him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She walked to the door.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Well, then, I’ll go along down-town," he said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She went up to him and putting her arms round his neck, kissed him.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She went up to him and putting her arms round his neck, kissed him.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading "Don’t wait, father, if you’re in a hurry.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading She walked to the door.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, then, I’ll go along down-town," he said.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She went up to him and putting her arms round his neck, kissed him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don’t wait, father, if you’re in a hurry.
Chapter 25 of The Heart Line: A Drama of San Francisco by Gelett Burgess holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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 25 holds 405 sentences of The Heart Line: A Drama of San Francisco, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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