Chapter 38 of The Love-Story of Aliette Brunton is here in full — 525 sentences across 105 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 38 of The Love-Story of Aliette Brunton is here in full — 525 sentences across 105 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Dazed, hopeless, almost beaten, Aliette passed out of the offices of Wilberforce, Wilberforce & Cartwright. The sun had already set. The Embankment showed steel-gray and violet; fantastic under a fantastic sky. Trams clanged by her. Taxis.
Chapter 38 of The Love-Story of Aliette Brunton is here in full — 525 sentences across 105 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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English clergyman who invented the power loom (1743-1823)
From this reading “Dazed, hopeless, almost beaten, Aliette passed out of the offices of Wilberforce, Wilberforce & Cartwright.”
in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock
From this reading “Dazed, hopeless, almost beaten, Aliette passed out of the offices of Wilberforce, Wilberforce & Cartwright.”
a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection
From this reading “The Embankment showed steel-gray and violet; fantastic under a fantastic sky.”
ludicrously odd
From this reading “The Embankment showed steel-gray and violet; fantastic under a fantastic sky.”
plural of “office” — place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading “Dazed, hopeless, almost beaten, Aliette passed out of the offices of Wilberforce, Wilberforce & Cartwright.”
a locomotor response toward or away from an external stimulus by a motile (and usually simple) organism
From this reading “Taxis.”
plural of “tram” — a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers
From this reading “Trams clanged by her.”
any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
From this reading “The Embankment showed steel-gray and violet; fantastic under a fantastic sky.”
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.
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pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
In this reading “Dazed, hopeless, almost beaten, Aliette passed out of the offices of Wilberforce, Wilberforce & Cartwright.”
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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 Embankment showed steel-gray and violet; fantastic under a fantastic sky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dazed, hopeless, almost beaten, Aliette passed out of the offices of Wilberforce, Wilberforce & Cartwright.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Dazed, hopeless, almost beaten, Aliette passed out of the offices of Wilberforce, Wilberforce & Cartwright.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading The sun had already set.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Embankment showed steel-gray and violet; fantastic under a fantastic sky.
formed or made thin by hammering
From this reading Dazed, hopeless, almost beaten, Aliette passed out of the offices of Wilberforce, Wilberforce & Cartwright.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Trams clanged by her.
English clergyman who invented the power loom (1743-1823)
From this reading Dazed, hopeless, almost beaten, Aliette passed out of the offices of Wilberforce, Wilberforce & Cartwright.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Trams clanged by her.
in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock
From this reading Dazed, hopeless, almost beaten, Aliette passed out of the offices of Wilberforce, Wilberforce & Cartwright.
a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection
From this reading The Embankment showed steel-gray and violet; fantastic under a fantastic sky.
ludicrously odd
From this reading The Embankment showed steel-gray and violet; fantastic under a fantastic sky.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The sun had already set.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Trams clanged by her.
without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success
From this reading Dazed, hopeless, almost beaten, Aliette passed out of the offices of Wilberforce, Wilberforce & Cartwright.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dazed, hopeless, almost beaten, Aliette passed out of the offices of Wilberforce, Wilberforce & Cartwright.
plural of “office” — place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Dazed, hopeless, almost beaten, Aliette passed out of the offices of Wilberforce, Wilberforce & Cartwright.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Dazed, hopeless, almost beaten, Aliette passed out of the offices of Wilberforce, Wilberforce & Cartwright.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Dazed, hopeless, almost beaten, Aliette passed out of the offices of Wilberforce, Wilberforce & Cartwright.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The sun had already set.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading The Embankment showed steel-gray and violet; fantastic under a fantastic sky.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The Embankment showed steel-gray and violet; fantastic under a fantastic sky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Embankment showed steel-gray and violet; fantastic under a fantastic sky.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The sun had already set.
a locomotor response toward or away from an external stimulus by a motile (and usually simple) organism
From this reading Taxis.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dazed, hopeless, almost beaten, Aliette passed out of the offices of Wilberforce, Wilberforce & Cartwright.
plural of “tram” — a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers
From this reading Trams clanged by her.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The Embankment showed steel-gray and violet; fantastic under a fantastic sky.
any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
From this reading The Embankment showed steel-gray and violet; fantastic under a fantastic sky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dazed, hopeless, almost beaten, Aliette passed out of the offices of Wilberforce, Wilberforce & Cartwright.
Chapter 38 of The Love-Story of Aliette Brunton by Gilbert Frankau holds 525 sentences, grouped into 105 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 38 holds 525 sentences of The Love-Story of Aliette Brunton, unabridged, divided into 105 reading sections.
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