Chapter 32 of The Heart Line: A Drama of San Francisco is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 32 of The Heart Line: A Drama of San Francisco is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Go on, please!" said Granthope huskily. "It happened just before Mardi Gras. We had decided to stay over, and see the fun. That Monday, when I came home, Felicia was gone. She had left a note, saying that she would never see me again—I’ll show you that—and a lot of other things; they will help you to understand Clytie.
Chapter 32 of The Heart Line: A Drama of San Francisco is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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recognizable; marked
From this reading “We had decided to stay over, and see the fun.”
genus of tropical African herbs or subshrubs with usually blue flowers
From this reading “That Monday, when I came home, Felicia was gone.”
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading “We had decided to stay over, and see the fun.”
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading “She had left a note, saying that she would never see me again—I’ll show you that—and a lot of other things; they will help you to understand Clytie.”
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading “That Monday, when I came home, Felicia was gone.”
a brief written record
From this reading “She had left a note, saying that she would never see me again—I’ll show you that—and a lot of other things; they will help you to understand Clytie.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “"Go on, please!" said Granthope huskily.”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “We had decided to stay over, and see the fun.”
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 had left a note, saying that she would never see me again—I’ll show you that—and a lot of other things; they will help you to understand Clytie.”
become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
In this reading “That Monday, when I came home, Felicia was gone.”
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
In this reading “"Go on, please!" said Granthope huskily.”
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 She had left a note, saying that she would never see me again—I’ll show you that—and a lot of other things; they will help you to understand Clytie.
anew
From this reading She had left a note, saying that she would never see me again—I’ll show you that—and a lot of other things; they will help you to understand Clytie.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We had decided to stay over, and see the fun.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "It happened just before Mardi Gras.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading That Monday, when I came home, Felicia was gone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had left a note, saying that she would never see me again—I’ll show you that—and a lot of other things; they will help you to understand Clytie.
recognizable; marked
From this reading We had decided to stay over, and see the fun.
genus of tropical African herbs or subshrubs with usually blue flowers
From this reading That Monday, when I came home, Felicia was gone.
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading We had decided to stay over, and see the fun.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Go on, please!" said Granthope huskily.
destroyed or killed
From this reading That Monday, when I came home, Felicia was gone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Go on, please!" said Granthope huskily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It happened just before Mardi Gras.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had decided to stay over, and see the fun.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading "It happened just before Mardi Gras.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading She had left a note, saying that she would never see me again—I’ll show you that—and a lot of other things; they will help you to understand Clytie.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading That Monday, when I came home, Felicia was gone.
in a hoarse or husky voice
From this reading "Go on, please!" said Granthope huskily.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That Monday, when I came home, Felicia was gone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had left a note, saying that she would never see me again—I’ll show you that—and a lot of other things; they will help you to understand Clytie.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It happened just before Mardi Gras.
and nothing more
From this reading "It happened just before Mardi Gras.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading She had left a note, saying that she would never see me again—I’ll show you that—and a lot of other things; they will help you to understand Clytie.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading She had left a note, saying that she would never see me again—I’ll show you that—and a lot of other things; they will help you to understand Clytie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It happened just before Mardi Gras.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had left a note, saying that she would never see me again—I’ll show you that—and a lot of other things; they will help you to understand Clytie.
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading That Monday, when I came home, Felicia was gone.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading She had left a note, saying that she would never see me again—I’ll show you that—and a lot of other things; they will help you to understand Clytie.
a brief written record
From this reading She had left a note, saying that she would never see me again—I’ll show you that—and a lot of other things; they will help you to understand Clytie.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had left a note, saying that she would never see me again—I’ll show you that—and a lot of other things; they will help you to understand Clytie.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Go on, please!" said Granthope huskily.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading She had left a note, saying that she would never see me again—I’ll show you that—and a lot of other things; they will help you to understand Clytie.
above and across; more than
From this reading We had decided to stay over, and see the fun.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Go on, please!" said Granthope huskily.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Go on, please!" said Granthope huskily.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading She had left a note, saying that she would never see me again—I’ll show you that—and a lot of other things; they will help you to understand Clytie.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading We had decided to stay over, and see the fun.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had left a note, saying that she would never see me again—I’ll show you that—and a lot of other things; they will help you to understand Clytie.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading She had left a note, saying that she would never see me again—I’ll show you that—and a lot of other things; they will help you to understand Clytie.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading We had decided to stay over, and see the fun.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That Monday, when I came home, Felicia was gone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We had decided to stay over, and see the fun.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had left a note, saying that she would never see me again—I’ll show you that—and a lot of other things; they will help you to understand Clytie.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading She had left a note, saying that she would never see me again—I’ll show you that—and a lot of other things; they will help you to understand Clytie.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We had decided to stay over, and see the fun.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading She had left a note, saying that she would never see me again—I’ll show you that—and a lot of other things; they will help you to understand Clytie.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That Monday, when I came home, Felicia was gone.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had decided to stay over, and see the fun.
at the time that
From this reading That Monday, when I came home, Felicia was gone.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading She had left a note, saying that she would never see me again—I’ll show you that—and a lot of other things; they will help you to understand Clytie.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She had left a note, saying that she would never see me again—I’ll show you that—and a lot of other things; they will help you to understand Clytie.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She had left a note, saying that she would never see me again—I’ll show you that—and a lot of other things; they will help you to understand Clytie.
Chapter 32 of The Heart Line: A Drama of San Francisco by Gelett Burgess holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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.
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