Chapter 4 of The Love of Azalea is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Love of Azalea is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
As Azalea walked homeward from the minister’s house, she could still hear in dreamy fancy the eloquent tones of his voice. She found that though beyond his presence she still thrilled at the very memory of his face. He had cast a spell upon her, she told herself. He was a disciple of the Evil One. She must go to the temple of Kwannon for help.
Chapter 4 of The Love of Azalea is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colors
From this reading “As Azalea walked homeward from the minister’s house, she could still hear in dreamy fancy the eloquent tones of his voice.”
someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
From this reading “He was a disciple of the Evil One.”
dreamy in mood or nature
From this reading “As Azalea walked homeward from the minister’s house, she could still hear in dreamy fancy the eloquent tones of his voice.”
expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
From this reading “As Azalea walked homeward from the minister’s house, she could still hear in dreamy fancy the eloquent tones of his voice.”
toward home
From this reading “As Azalea walked homeward from the minister’s house, she could still hear in dreamy fancy the eloquent tones of his voice.”
possessive form of “minister” — a person authorized to conduct religious worship
orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
From this reading “He had cast a spell upon her, she told herself.”
feeling intense pleasurable excitement
From this reading “She found that though beyond his presence she still thrilled at the very memory of his face.”
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.
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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 He had cast a spell upon her, she told herself.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Azalea walked homeward from the minister’s house, she could still hear in dreamy fancy the eloquent tones of his voice.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She found that though beyond his presence she still thrilled at the very memory of his face.
any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colors
From this reading As Azalea walked homeward from the minister’s house, she could still hear in dreamy fancy the eloquent tones of his voice.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading She found that though beyond his presence she still thrilled at the very memory of his face.
put or send forth
From this reading He had cast a spell upon her, she told herself.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading As Azalea walked homeward from the minister’s house, she could still hear in dreamy fancy the eloquent tones of his voice.
someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
From this reading He was a disciple of the Evil One.
dreamy in mood or nature
From this reading As Azalea walked homeward from the minister’s house, she could still hear in dreamy fancy the eloquent tones of his voice.
expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
From this reading As Azalea walked homeward from the minister’s house, she could still hear in dreamy fancy the eloquent tones of his voice.
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading He was a disciple of the Evil One.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She found that though beyond his presence she still thrilled at the very memory of his face.
something many people believe that is false
From this reading As Azalea walked homeward from the minister’s house, she could still hear in dreamy fancy the eloquent tones of his voice.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She must go to the temple of Kwannon for help.
set up or found
From this reading She found that though beyond his presence she still thrilled at the very memory of his face.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As Azalea walked homeward from the minister’s house, she could still hear in dreamy fancy the eloquent tones of his voice.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She must go to the temple of Kwannon for help.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had cast a spell upon her, she told herself.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had cast a spell upon her, she told herself.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading As Azalea walked homeward from the minister’s house, she could still hear in dreamy fancy the eloquent tones of his voice.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading She must go to the temple of Kwannon for help.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had cast a spell upon her, she told herself.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had cast a spell upon her, she told herself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As Azalea walked homeward from the minister’s house, she could still hear in dreamy fancy the eloquent tones of his voice.
toward home
From this reading As Azalea walked homeward from the minister’s house, she could still hear in dreamy fancy the eloquent tones of his voice.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading As Azalea walked homeward from the minister’s house, she could still hear in dreamy fancy the eloquent tones of his voice.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As Azalea walked homeward from the minister’s house, she could still hear in dreamy fancy the eloquent tones of his voice.
Japanese counterpart of Chinese Kuan Yin
From this reading She must go to the temple of Kwannon for help.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading She found that though beyond his presence she still thrilled at the very memory of his face.
possessive form of “minister” — a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading As Azalea walked homeward from the minister’s house, she could still hear in dreamy fancy the eloquent tones of his voice.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She must go to the temple of Kwannon for help.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As Azalea walked homeward from the minister’s house, she could still hear in dreamy fancy the eloquent tones of his voice.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was a disciple of the Evil One.
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading She found that though beyond his presence she still thrilled at the very memory of his face.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As Azalea walked homeward from the minister’s house, she could still hear in dreamy fancy the eloquent tones of his voice.
orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
From this reading He had cast a spell upon her, she told herself.
not in physical motion
From this reading As Azalea walked homeward from the minister’s house, she could still hear in dreamy fancy the eloquent tones of his voice.
place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading She must go to the temple of Kwannon for help.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She found that though beyond his presence she still thrilled at the very memory of his face.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As Azalea walked homeward from the minister’s house, she could still hear in dreamy fancy the eloquent tones of his voice.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She found that though beyond his presence she still thrilled at the very memory of his face.
feeling intense pleasurable excitement
From this reading She found that though beyond his presence she still thrilled at the very memory of his face.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She must go to the temple of Kwannon for help.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading He had cast a spell upon her, she told herself.
plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
From this reading As Azalea walked homeward from the minister’s house, she could still hear in dreamy fancy the eloquent tones of his voice.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He had cast a spell upon her, she told herself.
precisely as stated
From this reading She found that though beyond his presence she still thrilled at the very memory of his face.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading As Azalea walked homeward from the minister’s house, she could still hear in dreamy fancy the eloquent tones of his voice.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading As Azalea walked homeward from the minister’s house, she could still hear in dreamy fancy the eloquent tones of his voice.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a disciple of the Evil One.
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