Chapter 5 of The Hermit Doctor of Gaya is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Hermit Doctor of Gaya is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Anne—dear—before I go tonight I have something I want to say to you. Give me a chance, will you?" She met his eager gaze for an instant, and then her own eyes faltered and dropped. She looked startled, a little frightened, like a child that has been taken unawares, but her colour remained unchanged. "Of course—we shall be going into the garden.
Chapter 5 of The Hermit Doctor of Gaya is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading “"Anne—dear—before I go tonight I have something I want to say to you.”
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading “She looked startled, a little frightened, like a child that has been taken unawares, but her colour remained unchanged.”
past form of “falter” — be unsure or weak
From this reading “She met his eager gaze for an instant, and then her own eyes faltered and dropped.”
a long fixed look
From this reading “She met his eager gaze for an instant, and then her own eyes faltered and dropped.”
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading “She looked startled, a little frightened, like a child that has been taken unawares, but her colour remained unchanged.”
On the present night.
From this reading “"Anne—dear—before I go tonight I have something I want to say to you.”
without forethought or plan; inadvertently
From this reading “She looked startled, a little frightened, like a child that has been taken unawares, but her colour remained unchanged.”
not made or become different
From this reading “She looked startled, a little frightened, like a child that has been taken unawares, but her colour remained unchanged.”
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 looked startled, a little frightened, like a child that has been taken unawares, but her colour remained unchanged.”
In this reading “"Of course—we shall be going into the garden.”
In this reading “She met his eager gaze for an instant, and then her own eyes faltered and dropped.”
as might be expected
In this reading “"Of course—we shall be going into the garden.”
In this reading “She met his eager gaze for an instant, and then her own eyes faltered and dropped.”
In this reading “She met his eager gaze for an instant, and then her own eyes faltered and dropped.”
In this reading “She looked startled, a little frightened, like a child that has been taken unawares, but her colour remained unchanged.”
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 Give me a chance, will you?"
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She met his eager gaze for an instant, and then her own eyes faltered and dropped.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She met his eager gaze for an instant, and then her own eyes faltered and dropped.
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading "Anne—dear—before I go tonight I have something I want to say to you.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Of course—we shall be going into the garden.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She looked startled, a little frightened, like a child that has been taken unawares, but her colour remained unchanged.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Anne—dear—before I go tonight I have something I want to say to you.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She looked startled, a little frightened, like a child that has been taken unawares, but her colour remained unchanged.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Give me a chance, will you?"
a young person of either sex
From this reading She looked startled, a little frightened, like a child that has been taken unawares, but her colour remained unchanged.
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading She looked startled, a little frightened, like a child that has been taken unawares, but her colour remained unchanged.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Of course—we shall be going into the garden.
dearly loved
From this reading "Anne—dear—before I go tonight I have something I want to say to you.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading She met his eager gaze for an instant, and then her own eyes faltered and dropped.
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading She met his eager gaze for an instant, and then her own eyes faltered and dropped.
opinion or judgment
From this reading She met his eager gaze for an instant, and then her own eyes faltered and dropped.
past form of “falter” — be unsure or weak
From this reading She met his eager gaze for an instant, and then her own eyes faltered and dropped.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She met his eager gaze for an instant, and then her own eyes faltered and dropped.
made afraid
From this reading She looked startled, a little frightened, like a child that has been taken unawares, but her colour remained unchanged.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading "Of course—we shall be going into the garden.
a long fixed look
From this reading She met his eager gaze for an instant, and then her own eyes faltered and dropped.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Give me a chance, will you?"
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Anne—dear—before I go tonight I have something I want to say to you.
the act of departing
From this reading "Of course—we shall be going into the garden.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She looked startled, a little frightened, like a child that has been taken unawares, but her colour remained unchanged.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Anne—dear—before I go tonight I have something I want to say to you.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She met his eager gaze for an instant, and then her own eyes faltered and dropped.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She met his eager gaze for an instant, and then her own eyes faltered and dropped.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Anne—dear—before I go tonight I have something I want to say to you.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading She met his eager gaze for an instant, and then her own eyes faltered and dropped.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Of course—we shall be going into the garden.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading She looked startled, a little frightened, like a child that has been taken unawares, but her colour remained unchanged.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She looked startled, a little frightened, like a child that has been taken unawares, but her colour remained unchanged.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She looked startled, a little frightened, like a child that has been taken unawares, but her colour remained unchanged.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Give me a chance, will you?"
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading She met his eager gaze for an instant, and then her own eyes faltered and dropped.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Of course—we shall be going into the garden.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading She met his eager gaze for an instant, and then her own eyes faltered and dropped.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading She looked startled, a little frightened, like a child that has been taken unawares, but her colour remained unchanged.
express in words
From this reading "Anne—dear—before I go tonight I have something I want to say to you.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Of course—we shall be going into the garden.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She met his eager gaze for an instant, and then her own eyes faltered and dropped.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Anne—dear—before I go tonight I have something I want to say to you.
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading She looked startled, a little frightened, like a child that has been taken unawares, but her colour remained unchanged.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading She looked startled, a little frightened, like a child that has been taken unawares, but her colour remained unchanged.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She looked startled, a little frightened, like a child that has been taken unawares, but her colour remained unchanged.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Of course—we shall be going into the garden.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She met his eager gaze for an instant, and then her own eyes faltered and dropped.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Anne—dear—before I go tonight I have something I want to say to you.
On the present night.
From this reading "Anne—dear—before I go tonight I have something I want to say to you.
without forethought or plan; inadvertently
From this reading She looked startled, a little frightened, like a child that has been taken unawares, but her colour remained unchanged.
not made or become different
From this reading She looked startled, a little frightened, like a child that has been taken unawares, but her colour remained unchanged.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "Anne—dear—before I go tonight I have something I want to say to you.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Of course—we shall be going into the garden.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Give me a chance, will you?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Anne—dear—before I go tonight I have something I want to say to you.
Chapter 5 of The Hermit Doctor of Gaya by I. A. R. (Ida Alexa Ross) Wylie holds 404 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.
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