Chapter 15 of The Life of James McNeill Whistler is here in full — 236 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 15 of The Life of James McNeill Whistler is here in full — 236 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
EIGHTY-SEVEN. It was in the summer of 1884 that J. met Whistler. Up to this time we have had to rely upon what Whistler and those who knew him have told us. Henceforward we write from our own knowledge. This is J.'s story of the meeting: "I first saw Whistler July 13, 1884.
Chapter 15 of The Life of James McNeill Whistler is here in full — 236 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the month following June and preceding August
From this reading “This is J.'s story of the meeting: "I first saw Whistler July 13, 1884.”
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading “Henceforward we write from our own knowledge.”
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading “This is J.'s story of the meeting: "I first saw Whistler July 13, 1884.”
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading “It was in the summer of 1884 that J. met Whistler.”
have faith or confidence in
From this reading “Up to this time we have had to rely upon what Whistler and those who knew him have told us.”
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading “It was in the summer of 1884 that J. met Whistler.”
United States painter (1834-1903)
From this reading “It was in the summer of 1884 that J. met Whistler.”
produce a literary work
From this reading “Henceforward we write from our own knowledge.”
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.
put trust in with confidence
In this reading “Up to this time we have had to rely upon what Whistler and those who knew him have told us.”
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From this reading This is J.'s story of the meeting: "I first saw Whistler July 13, 1884.
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From this reading It was in the summer of 1884 that J. met Whistler.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Up to this time we have had to rely upon what Whistler and those who knew him have told us.
being seven more than eighty
From this reading EIGHTY-SEVEN.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading This is J.'s story of the meeting: "I first saw Whistler July 13, 1884.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Henceforward we write from our own knowledge.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Up to this time we have had to rely upon what Whistler and those who knew him have told us.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Up to this time we have had to rely upon what Whistler and those who knew him have told us.
from this time forth; from now on
From this reading Henceforward we write from our own knowledge.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Up to this time we have had to rely upon what Whistler and those who knew him have told us.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading This is J.'s story of the meeting: "I first saw Whistler July 13, 1884.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was in the summer of 1884 that J. met Whistler.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is J.'s story of the meeting: "I first saw Whistler July 13, 1884.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was in the summer of 1884 that J. met Whistler.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading It was in the summer of 1884 that J. met Whistler.
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading This is J.'s story of the meeting: "I first saw Whistler July 13, 1884.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Up to this time we have had to rely upon what Whistler and those who knew him have told us.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading Henceforward we write from our own knowledge.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading This is J.'s story of the meeting: "I first saw Whistler July 13, 1884.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading It was in the summer of 1884 that J. met Whistler.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was in the summer of 1884 that J. met Whistler.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Henceforward we write from our own knowledge.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Henceforward we write from our own knowledge.
have faith or confidence in
From this reading Up to this time we have had to rely upon what Whistler and those who knew him have told us.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading This is J.'s story of the meeting: "I first saw Whistler July 13, 1884.
cut with a saw
From this reading This is J.'s story of the meeting: "I first saw Whistler July 13, 1884.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading This is J.'s story of the meeting: "I first saw Whistler July 13, 1884.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading It was in the summer of 1884 that J. met Whistler.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was in the summer of 1884 that J. met Whistler.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was in the summer of 1884 that J. met Whistler.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Up to this time we have had to rely upon what Whistler and those who knew him have told us.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Up to this time we have had to rely upon what Whistler and those who knew him have told us.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Up to this time we have had to rely upon what Whistler and those who knew him have told us.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Up to this time we have had to rely upon what Whistler and those who knew him have told us.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Up to this time we have had to rely upon what Whistler and those who knew him have told us.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Up to this time we have had to rely upon what Whistler and those who knew him have told us.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Up to this time we have had to rely upon what Whistler and those who knew him have told us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Up to this time we have had to rely upon what Whistler and those who knew him have told us.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was in the summer of 1884 that J. met Whistler.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Up to this time we have had to rely upon what Whistler and those who knew him have told us.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Up to this time we have had to rely upon what Whistler and those who knew him have told us.
United States painter (1834-1903)
From this reading It was in the summer of 1884 that J. met Whistler.
which person or people
From this reading Up to this time we have had to rely upon what Whistler and those who knew him have told us.
produce a literary work
From this reading Henceforward we write from our own knowledge.
Chapter 15 of The Life of James McNeill Whistler by Elizabeth Robins Pennell holds 236 sentences, grouped into 48 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.
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