Chapter 15 of The inverted pyramid is here in full — 469 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The inverted pyramid is here in full — 469 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Within the month events marched one upon the heels of the other as if set in motion by some unseen intelligence working to an inscrutable plan. Dorothy left for her home in Victoria. Phil's chum and his wife departed. The cousins returned to Montreal. Norquay senior betook himself to town.
Chapter 15 of The inverted pyramid is here in full — 469 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading “Phil's chum and his wife departed.”
plural of “cousin” — the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading “The cousins returned to Montreal.”
of an obscure nature
From this reading “Within the month events marched one upon the heels of the other as if set in motion by some unseen intelligence working to an inscrutable plan.”
past form of “march” — march in a procession
From this reading “Within the month events marched one upon the heels of the other as if set in motion by some unseen intelligence working to an inscrutable plan.”
a city in southern Quebec province on the Saint Lawrence River; the largest city in Quebec and 2nd largest in Canada; the 2nd largest French-speaking city in the world
From this reading “The cousins returned to Montreal.”
older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service
From this reading “Norquay senior betook himself to town.”
not seen or perceived
From this reading “Within the month events marched one upon the heels of the other as if set in motion by some unseen intelligence working to an inscrutable plan.”
queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)
From this reading “Dorothy left for her home in Victoria.”
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 “Within the month events marched one upon the heels of the other as if set in motion by some unseen intelligence working to an inscrutable plan.”
In this reading “Within the month events marched one upon the heels of the other as if set in motion by some unseen intelligence working to an inscrutable plan.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Within the month events marched one upon the heels of the other as if set in motion by some unseen intelligence working to an inscrutable plan.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Phil's chum and his wife departed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Within the month events marched one upon the heels of the other as if set in motion by some unseen intelligence working to an inscrutable plan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Norquay senior betook himself to town.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Within the month events marched one upon the heels of the other as if set in motion by some unseen intelligence working to an inscrutable plan.
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading Phil's chum and his wife departed.
plural of “cousin” — the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading The cousins returned to Montreal.
well in the past; former
From this reading Phil's chum and his wife departed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dorothy left for her home in Victoria.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading Within the month events marched one upon the heels of the other as if set in motion by some unseen intelligence working to an inscrutable plan.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Dorothy left for her home in Victoria.
plural of “heel” — the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading Within the month events marched one upon the heels of the other as if set in motion by some unseen intelligence working to an inscrutable plan.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Dorothy left for her home in Victoria.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Norquay senior betook himself to town.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Phil's chum and his wife departed.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Dorothy left for her home in Victoria.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Within the month events marched one upon the heels of the other as if set in motion by some unseen intelligence working to an inscrutable plan.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Within the month events marched one upon the heels of the other as if set in motion by some unseen intelligence working to an inscrutable plan.
of an obscure nature
From this reading Within the month events marched one upon the heels of the other as if set in motion by some unseen intelligence working to an inscrutable plan.
the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
From this reading Within the month events marched one upon the heels of the other as if set in motion by some unseen intelligence working to an inscrutable plan.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Dorothy left for her home in Victoria.
past form of “march” — march in a procession
From this reading Within the month events marched one upon the heels of the other as if set in motion by some unseen intelligence working to an inscrutable plan.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Within the month events marched one upon the heels of the other as if set in motion by some unseen intelligence working to an inscrutable plan.
a city in southern Quebec province on the Saint Lawrence River; the largest city in Quebec and 2nd largest in Canada; the 2nd largest French-speaking city in the world
From this reading The cousins returned to Montreal.
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
From this reading Within the month events marched one upon the heels of the other as if set in motion by some unseen intelligence working to an inscrutable plan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Norquay senior betook himself to town.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Within the month events marched one upon the heels of the other as if set in motion by some unseen intelligence working to an inscrutable plan.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Within the month events marched one upon the heels of the other as if set in motion by some unseen intelligence working to an inscrutable plan.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Within the month events marched one upon the heels of the other as if set in motion by some unseen intelligence working to an inscrutable plan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Phil's chum and his wife departed.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading Within the month events marched one upon the heels of the other as if set in motion by some unseen intelligence working to an inscrutable plan.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The cousins returned to Montreal.
older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service
From this reading Norquay senior betook himself to town.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Within the month events marched one upon the heels of the other as if set in motion by some unseen intelligence working to an inscrutable plan.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Within the month events marched one upon the heels of the other as if set in motion by some unseen intelligence working to an inscrutable plan.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Within the month events marched one upon the heels of the other as if set in motion by some unseen intelligence working to an inscrutable plan.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Within the month events marched one upon the heels of the other as if set in motion by some unseen intelligence working to an inscrutable plan.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Norquay senior betook himself to town.
not seen or perceived
From this reading Within the month events marched one upon the heels of the other as if set in motion by some unseen intelligence working to an inscrutable plan.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Within the month events marched one upon the heels of the other as if set in motion by some unseen intelligence working to an inscrutable plan.
queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)
From this reading Dorothy left for her home in Victoria.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Phil's chum and his wife departed.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Within the month events marched one upon the heels of the other as if set in motion by some unseen intelligence working to an inscrutable plan.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading Within the month events marched one upon the heels of the other as if set in motion by some unseen intelligence working to an inscrutable plan.
Chapter 15 of The inverted pyramid by Bertrand W. Sinclair holds 469 sentences, grouped into 94 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 15 holds 469 sentences of The inverted pyramid, unabridged, divided into 94 reading sections.
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