Chapter 21 of The Man with the Double Heart is here in full — 310 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of The Man with the Double Heart is here in full — 310 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Jill crept downstairs on tiptoe. Inside the dining-room Roddy was leaning over the table, a sketch-block and paints before him. He looked up as his sister appeared with an anxious, inquiring glance that seemed oddly out of place on his round, boyish face. "Well?" "She's asleep.
Chapter 21 of The Man with the Double Heart is here in full — 310 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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befitting or characteristic of a young boy
From this reading “He looked up as his sister appeared with an anxious, inquiring glance that seemed oddly out of place on his round, boyish face.”
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading “Jill crept downstairs on tiptoe.”
on a floor below
From this reading “Jill crept downstairs on tiptoe.”
given to inquiry
From this reading “He looked up as his sister appeared with an anxious, inquiring glance that seemed oddly out of place on his round, boyish face.”
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading “Inside the dining-room Roddy was leaning over the table, a sketch-block and paints before him.”
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading “He looked up as his sister appeared with an anxious, inquiring glance that seemed oddly out of place on his round, boyish face.”
plural of “paint” — a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating
From this reading “Inside the dining-room Roddy was leaning over the table, a sketch-block and paints before him.”
walk on one's toes
From this reading “Jill crept downstairs on tiptoe.”
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 “He looked up as his sister appeared with an anxious, inquiring glance that seemed oddly out of place on his round, boyish face.”
seek information from
In this reading “He looked up as his sister appeared with an anxious, inquiring glance that seemed oddly out of place on his round, boyish face.”
In this reading “Inside the dining-room Roddy was leaning over the table, a sketch-block and paints before him.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Inside the dining-room Roddy was leaning over the table, a sketch-block and paints before him.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He looked up as his sister appeared with an anxious, inquiring glance that seemed oddly out of place on his round, boyish face.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Inside the dining-room Roddy was leaning over the table, a sketch-block and paints before him.
eagerly desirous
From this reading He looked up as his sister appeared with an anxious, inquiring glance that seemed oddly out of place on his round, boyish face.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He looked up as his sister appeared with an anxious, inquiring glance that seemed oddly out of place on his round, boyish face.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He looked up as his sister appeared with an anxious, inquiring glance that seemed oddly out of place on his round, boyish face.
in a state of sleep
From this reading "She's asleep.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Inside the dining-room Roddy was leaning over the table, a sketch-block and paints before him.
befitting or characteristic of a young boy
From this reading He looked up as his sister appeared with an anxious, inquiring glance that seemed oddly out of place on his round, boyish face.
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading Jill crept downstairs on tiptoe.
a room used for dining
From this reading Inside the dining-room Roddy was leaning over the table, a sketch-block and paints before him.
on a floor below
From this reading Jill crept downstairs on tiptoe.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He looked up as his sister appeared with an anxious, inquiring glance that seemed oddly out of place on his round, boyish face.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading He looked up as his sister appeared with an anxious, inquiring glance that seemed oddly out of place on his round, boyish face.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked up as his sister appeared with an anxious, inquiring glance that seemed oddly out of place on his round, boyish face.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Inside the dining-room Roddy was leaning over the table, a sketch-block and paints before him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He looked up as his sister appeared with an anxious, inquiring glance that seemed oddly out of place on his round, boyish face.
given to inquiry
From this reading He looked up as his sister appeared with an anxious, inquiring glance that seemed oddly out of place on his round, boyish face.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading Inside the dining-room Roddy was leaning over the table, a sketch-block and paints before him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jill crept downstairs on tiptoe.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading Inside the dining-room Roddy was leaning over the table, a sketch-block and paints before him.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He looked up as his sister appeared with an anxious, inquiring glance that seemed oddly out of place on his round, boyish face.
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading He looked up as his sister appeared with an anxious, inquiring glance that seemed oddly out of place on his round, boyish face.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He looked up as his sister appeared with an anxious, inquiring glance that seemed oddly out of place on his round, boyish face.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Jill crept downstairs on tiptoe.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He looked up as his sister appeared with an anxious, inquiring glance that seemed oddly out of place on his round, boyish face.
above and across; more than
From this reading Inside the dining-room Roddy was leaning over the table, a sketch-block and paints before him.
plural of “paint” — a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating
From this reading Inside the dining-room Roddy was leaning over the table, a sketch-block and paints before him.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading He looked up as his sister appeared with an anxious, inquiring glance that seemed oddly out of place on his round, boyish face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Inside the dining-room Roddy was leaning over the table, a sketch-block and paints before him.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading He looked up as his sister appeared with an anxious, inquiring glance that seemed oddly out of place on his round, boyish face.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He looked up as his sister appeared with an anxious, inquiring glance that seemed oddly out of place on his round, boyish face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She's asleep.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading He looked up as his sister appeared with an anxious, inquiring glance that seemed oddly out of place on his round, boyish face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Inside the dining-room Roddy was leaning over the table, a sketch-block and paints before him.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Inside the dining-room Roddy was leaning over the table, a sketch-block and paints before him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He looked up as his sister appeared with an anxious, inquiring glance that seemed oddly out of place on his round, boyish face.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Inside the dining-room Roddy was leaning over the table, a sketch-block and paints before him.
walk on one's toes
From this reading Jill crept downstairs on tiptoe.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He looked up as his sister appeared with an anxious, inquiring glance that seemed oddly out of place on his round, boyish face.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Inside the dining-room Roddy was leaning over the table, a sketch-block and paints before him.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading He looked up as his sister appeared with an anxious, inquiring glance that seemed oddly out of place on his round, boyish face.
Chapter 21 of The Man with the Double Heart by Muriel Hine holds 310 sentences, grouped into 62 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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