Chapter 18 of The Hungry Heart: A Novel is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The Hungry Heart: A Novel is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Of course. But, being a well-brought-up woman, you’ll not have difficulty in loving any proper candidate." "I’m well content." Courtney bent low over the scarlet and pink and white tulips in one of the window boxes. Content!
Chapter 18 of The Hungry Heart: A Novel is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “box” — a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading “Courtney bent low over the scarlet and pink and white tulips in one of the window boxes.”
a politician who is running for public office
From this reading “But, being a well-brought-up woman, you’ll not have difficulty in loving any proper candidate."”
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading “"I’m well content."”
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading “But, being a well-brought-up woman, you’ll not have difficulty in loving any proper candidate."”
a light shade of red
From this reading “Courtney bent low over the scarlet and pink and white tulips in one of the window boxes.”
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading “But, being a well-brought-up woman, you’ll not have difficulty in loving any proper candidate."”
a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge
From this reading “Courtney bent low over the scarlet and pink and white tulips in one of the window boxes.”
plural of “tulip” — any of numerous perennial bulbous herbs having linear or broadly lanceolate leaves and usually a single showy flower
From this reading “Courtney bent low over the scarlet and pink and white tulips in one of the window boxes.”
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.
as might be expected
In this reading “"Of course.”
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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 But, being a well-brought-up woman, you’ll not have difficulty in loving any proper candidate."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Courtney bent low over the scarlet and pink and white tulips in one of the window boxes.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading But, being a well-brought-up woman, you’ll not have difficulty in loving any proper candidate."
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading But, being a well-brought-up woman, you’ll not have difficulty in loving any proper candidate."
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading Courtney bent low over the scarlet and pink and white tulips in one of the window boxes.
plural of “box” — a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading Courtney bent low over the scarlet and pink and white tulips in one of the window boxes.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, being a well-brought-up woman, you’ll not have difficulty in loving any proper candidate."
a politician who is running for public office
From this reading But, being a well-brought-up woman, you’ll not have difficulty in loving any proper candidate."
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading "I’m well content."
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Of course.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Courtney bent low over the scarlet and pink and white tulips in one of the window boxes.
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading But, being a well-brought-up woman, you’ll not have difficulty in loving any proper candidate."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But, being a well-brought-up woman, you’ll not have difficulty in loving any proper candidate."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I’m well content."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But, being a well-brought-up woman, you’ll not have difficulty in loving any proper candidate."
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading But, being a well-brought-up woman, you’ll not have difficulty in loving any proper candidate."
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Courtney bent low over the scarlet and pink and white tulips in one of the window boxes.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But, being a well-brought-up woman, you’ll not have difficulty in loving any proper candidate."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Of course.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Courtney bent low over the scarlet and pink and white tulips in one of the window boxes.
above and across; more than
From this reading Courtney bent low over the scarlet and pink and white tulips in one of the window boxes.
a light shade of red
From this reading Courtney bent low over the scarlet and pink and white tulips in one of the window boxes.
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading But, being a well-brought-up woman, you’ll not have difficulty in loving any proper candidate."
a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge
From this reading Courtney bent low over the scarlet and pink and white tulips in one of the window boxes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Courtney bent low over the scarlet and pink and white tulips in one of the window boxes.
plural of “tulip” — any of numerous perennial bulbous herbs having linear or broadly lanceolate leaves and usually a single showy flower
From this reading Courtney bent low over the scarlet and pink and white tulips in one of the window boxes.
(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 "I’m well content."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But, being a well-brought-up woman, you’ll not have difficulty in loving any proper candidate."
a Caucasian
From this reading Courtney bent low over the scarlet and pink and white tulips in one of the window boxes.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Courtney bent low over the scarlet and pink and white tulips in one of the window boxes.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading But, being a well-brought-up woman, you’ll not have difficulty in loving any proper candidate."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But, being a well-brought-up woman, you’ll not have difficulty in loving any proper candidate."
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