Chapter 3 of The Inner Flame: A Novel is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 3 of The Inner Flame: A Novel is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS. FABIAN'S VISIT Eliza was not obliged to give up the apartment until the end of the month. Hence her drifting from day to day, and Pluto's naps in the lap of luxury. All her energy and systematic habits were in a state of suspension. Her clocks ran down.
Chapter 3 of The Inner Flame: A Novel is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage
From this reading “Her clocks ran down.”
aimless wandering from place to place
From this reading “Hence her drifting from day to day, and Pluto's naps in the lap of luxury.”
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading “Hence her drifting from day to day, and Pluto's naps in the lap of luxury.”
something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity
From this reading “Hence her drifting from day to day, and Pluto's naps in the lap of luxury.”
plural of “nap” — a period of time spent sleeping
From this reading “Hence her drifting from day to day, and Pluto's naps in the lap of luxury.”
possessive form of “pluto” — a cartoon character created by Walt Disney
From this reading “Hence her drifting from day to day, and Pluto's naps in the lap of luxury.”
a mixture in which fine particles are suspended in a fluid where they are supported by buoyancy
From this reading “All her energy and systematic habits were in a state of suspension.”
characterized by order and planning
From this reading “All her energy and systematic habits were in a state of suspension.”
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trace
In this reading “Her clocks ran down.”
lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime
In this reading “FABIAN'S VISIT Eliza was not obliged to give up the apartment until the end of the month.”
In this reading “FABIAN'S VISIT Eliza was not obliged to give up the apartment until the end of the month.”
In this reading “All her energy and systematic habits were in a state of suspension.”
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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 All her energy and systematic habits were in a state of suspension.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All her energy and systematic habits were in a state of suspension.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hence her drifting from day to day, and Pluto's naps in the lap of luxury.
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading FABIAN'S VISIT Eliza was not obliged to give up the apartment until the end of the month.
European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage
From this reading Her clocks ran down.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Hence her drifting from day to day, and Pluto's naps in the lap of luxury.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Her clocks ran down.
aimless wandering from place to place
From this reading Hence her drifting from day to day, and Pluto's naps in the lap of luxury.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FABIAN'S VISIT Eliza was not obliged to give up the apartment until the end of the month.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading FABIAN'S VISIT Eliza was not obliged to give up the apartment until the end of the month.
(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
From this reading All her energy and systematic habits were in a state of suspension.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FABIAN'S VISIT Eliza was not obliged to give up the apartment until the end of the month.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Hence her drifting from day to day, and Pluto's naps in the lap of luxury.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading FABIAN'S VISIT Eliza was not obliged to give up the apartment until the end of the month.
plural of “habit” — an established custom
From this reading All her energy and systematic habits were in a state of suspension.
for this reason
From this reading Hence her drifting from day to day, and Pluto's naps in the lap of luxury.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Hence her drifting from day to day, and Pluto's naps in the lap of luxury.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hence her drifting from day to day, and Pluto's naps in the lap of luxury.
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading Hence her drifting from day to day, and Pluto's naps in the lap of luxury.
something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity
From this reading Hence her drifting from day to day, and Pluto's naps in the lap of luxury.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading FABIAN'S VISIT Eliza was not obliged to give up the apartment until the end of the month.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
plural of “nap” — a period of time spent sleeping
From this reading Hence her drifting from day to day, and Pluto's naps in the lap of luxury.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading FABIAN'S VISIT Eliza was not obliged to give up the apartment until the end of the month.
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading FABIAN'S VISIT Eliza was not obliged to give up the apartment until the end of the month.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FABIAN'S VISIT Eliza was not obliged to give up the apartment until the end of the month.
possessive form of “pluto” — a cartoon character created by Walt Disney
From this reading Hence her drifting from day to day, and Pluto's naps in the lap of luxury.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Her clocks ran down.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading All her energy and systematic habits were in a state of suspension.
a mixture in which fine particles are suspended in a fluid where they are supported by buoyancy
From this reading All her energy and systematic habits were in a state of suspension.
characterized by order and planning
From this reading All her energy and systematic habits were in a state of suspension.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FABIAN'S VISIT Eliza was not obliged to give up the apartment until the end of the month.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FABIAN'S VISIT Eliza was not obliged to give up the apartment until the end of the month.
up to a particular time
From this reading FABIAN'S VISIT Eliza was not obliged to give up the apartment until the end of the month.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading FABIAN'S VISIT Eliza was not obliged to give up the apartment until the end of the month.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading FABIAN'S VISIT Eliza was not obliged to give up the apartment until the end of the month.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FABIAN'S VISIT Eliza was not obliged to give up the apartment until the end of the month.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All her energy and systematic habits were in a state of suspension.
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