Chapter 3 of The Human Interest is here in full — 327 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Human Interest is here in full — 327 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mrs. Elles took a ticket for London. The train was due to leave in ten minutes. She was out of breath and felt the compromising colour mounting to her cheeks under her thick white veil. The young poet was on the platform, apparently seeing Miss Drummond off. Phœbe Elles smiled at the little love drama here developing.
Chapter 3 of The Human Interest is here in full — 327 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having or capable of producing colors
From this reading “She was out of breath and felt the compromising colour mounting to her cheeks under her thick white veil.”
making or willing to make concessions
From this reading “She was out of breath and felt the compromising colour mounting to her cheeks under her thick white veil.”
relating to societies in which capital needed to industrialize is in short supply
From this reading “Phœbe Elles smiled at the little love drama here developing.”
a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading “Phœbe Elles smiled at the little love drama here developing.”
an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
From this reading “She was out of breath and felt the compromising colour mounting to her cheeks under her thick white veil.”
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading “The young poet was on the platform, apparently seeing Miss Drummond off.”
a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment)
From this reading “Mrs. Elles took a ticket for London.”
a garment that covers the head and face
From this reading “She was out of breath and felt the compromising colour mounting to her cheeks under her thick white veil.”
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.
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In this reading “The train was due to leave in ten minutes.”
In this reading “She was out of breath and felt the compromising colour mounting to her cheeks under her thick white veil.”
In this reading “The young poet was on the platform, apparently seeing Miss Drummond off.”
In this reading “The young poet was on the platform, apparently seeing Miss Drummond off.”
In this reading “Phœbe Elles smiled at the little love drama here developing.”
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 Mrs. Elles took a ticket for London.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was out of breath and felt the compromising colour mounting to her cheeks under her thick white veil.
from appearances alone
From this reading The young poet was on the platform, apparently seeing Miss Drummond off.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Phœbe Elles smiled at the little love drama here developing.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading She was out of breath and felt the compromising colour mounting to her cheeks under her thick white veil.
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading She was out of breath and felt the compromising colour mounting to her cheeks under her thick white veil.
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading She was out of breath and felt the compromising colour mounting to her cheeks under her thick white veil.
making or willing to make concessions
From this reading She was out of breath and felt the compromising colour mounting to her cheeks under her thick white veil.
relating to societies in which capital needed to industrialize is in short supply
From this reading Phœbe Elles smiled at the little love drama here developing.
a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading Phœbe Elles smiled at the little love drama here developing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The young poet was on the platform, apparently seeing Miss Drummond off.
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading The train was due to leave in ten minutes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Elles took a ticket for London.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading She was out of breath and felt the compromising colour mounting to her cheeks under her thick white veil.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mrs. Elles took a ticket for London.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was out of breath and felt the compromising colour mounting to her cheeks under her thick white veil.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Phœbe Elles smiled at the little love drama here developing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The train was due to leave in ten minutes.
go away from a place
From this reading The train was due to leave in ten minutes.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Phœbe Elles smiled at the little love drama here developing.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading Mrs. Elles took a ticket for London.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Phœbe Elles smiled at the little love drama here developing.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading The train was due to leave in ten minutes.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading The young poet was on the platform, apparently seeing Miss Drummond off.
an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
From this reading She was out of breath and felt the compromising colour mounting to her cheeks under her thick white veil.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Elles took a ticket for London.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was out of breath and felt the compromising colour mounting to her cheeks under her thick white veil.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The young poet was on the platform, apparently seeing Miss Drummond off.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The young poet was on the platform, apparently seeing Miss Drummond off.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She was out of breath and felt the compromising colour mounting to her cheeks under her thick white veil.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Phœbe Elles smiled at the little love drama here developing.
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading The young poet was on the platform, apparently seeing Miss Drummond off.
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading The young poet was on the platform, apparently seeing Miss Drummond off.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading The young poet was on the platform, apparently seeing Miss Drummond off.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was out of breath and felt the compromising colour mounting to her cheeks under her thick white veil.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Phœbe Elles smiled at the little love drama here developing.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading The train was due to leave in ten minutes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The train was due to leave in ten minutes.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading She was out of breath and felt the compromising colour mounting to her cheeks under her thick white veil.
a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment)
From this reading Mrs. Elles took a ticket for London.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The train was due to leave in ten minutes.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Mrs. Elles took a ticket for London.
create by training and teaching
From this reading The train was due to leave in ten minutes.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading She was out of breath and felt the compromising colour mounting to her cheeks under her thick white veil.
a garment that covers the head and face
From this reading She was out of breath and felt the compromising colour mounting to her cheeks under her thick white veil.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The train was due to leave in ten minutes.
a Caucasian
From this reading She was out of breath and felt the compromising colour mounting to her cheeks under her thick white veil.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The young poet was on the platform, apparently seeing Miss Drummond off.
Chapter 3 of The Human Interest by Violet Hunt holds 327 sentences, grouped into 66 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 3 holds 327 sentences of The Human Interest, unabridged, divided into 66 reading sections.
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