Chapter 20 of The Imitator: A Novel is here in full — 38 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Imitator: A Novel is here in full — 38 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Professor shivered a little when Jeannette came to him with her budget of wonderful news. She told him of her engagement. He patted her head, and blessed her and wished her happiness. Then she told him of her visit to Vane's house. It was at that he shivered.
Chapter 20 of The Imitator: A Novel is here in full — 38 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
From this reading “He patted her head, and blessed her and wished her happiness.”
a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose
From this reading “The Professor shivered a little when Jeannette came to him with her budget of wonderful news.”
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading “She told him of her engagement.”
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading “He patted her head, and blessed her and wished her happiness.”
inflected form of “pat” — pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
From this reading “He patted her head, and blessed her and wished her happiness.”
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading “The Professor shivered a little when Jeannette came to him with her budget of wonderful news.”
past form of “shiver” — tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading “The Professor shivered a little when Jeannette came to him with her budget of wonderful news.”
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading “The Professor shivered a little when Jeannette came to him with her budget of wonderful news.”
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 “The Professor shivered a little when Jeannette came to him with her budget of wonderful news.”
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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 The Professor shivered a little when Jeannette came to him with her budget of wonderful news.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He patted her head, and blessed her and wished her happiness.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was at that he shivered.
highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
From this reading He patted her head, and blessed her and wished her happiness.
a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose
From this reading The Professor shivered a little when Jeannette came to him with her budget of wonderful news.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The Professor shivered a little when Jeannette came to him with her budget of wonderful news.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading She told him of her engagement.
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading He patted her head, and blessed her and wished her happiness.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He patted her head, and blessed her and wished her happiness.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading He patted her head, and blessed her and wished her happiness.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Professor shivered a little when Jeannette came to him with her budget of wonderful news.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Professor shivered a little when Jeannette came to him with her budget of wonderful news.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Then she told him of her visit to Vane's house.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was at that he shivered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Professor shivered a little when Jeannette came to him with her budget of wonderful news.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The Professor shivered a little when Jeannette came to him with her budget of wonderful news.
information about recent and important events
From this reading The Professor shivered a little when Jeannette came to him with her budget of wonderful news.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Professor shivered a little when Jeannette came to him with her budget of wonderful news.
inflected form of “pat” — pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
From this reading He patted her head, and blessed her and wished her happiness.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading The Professor shivered a little when Jeannette came to him with her budget of wonderful news.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She told him of her engagement.
past form of “shiver” — tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading The Professor shivered a little when Jeannette came to him with her budget of wonderful news.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was at that he shivered.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Professor shivered a little when Jeannette came to him with her budget of wonderful news.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she told him of her visit to Vane's house.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Professor shivered a little when Jeannette came to him with her budget of wonderful news.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading She told him of her engagement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then she told him of her visit to Vane's house.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading Then she told him of her visit to Vane's house.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was at that he shivered.
at the time that
From this reading The Professor shivered a little when Jeannette came to him with her budget of wonderful news.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading He patted her head, and blessed her and wished her happiness.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Professor shivered a little when Jeannette came to him with her budget of wonderful news.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading The Professor shivered a little when Jeannette came to him with her budget of wonderful news.
Chapter 20 of The Imitator: A Novel by Percival Pollard holds 38 sentences, grouped into 8 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 20 holds 38 sentences of The Imitator: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 8 reading sections.
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