Chapter 24 of The Man with the Double Heart is here in full — 266 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 24 of The Man with the Double Heart is here in full — 266 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Now--what do you think of my Roof Garden?" Lady Leason turned to McTaggart with a conscious air of triumph. "Isn't it nice?--and I planned it myself!" She was like a child with a new toy, her still young face eager and bright under her soft gray hair. "I think it _perfect_," said McTaggart, warmly.
Chapter 24 of The Man with the Double Heart is here in full — 266 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
intentionally conceived
From this reading “Lady Leason turned to McTaggart with a conscious air of triumph.”
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading “She was like a child with a new toy, her still young face eager and bright under her soft gray hair.”
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading “She was like a child with a new toy, her still young face eager and bright under her soft gray hair.”
designed or carried out according to a plan
From this reading “"Isn't it nice?--and I planned it myself!"”
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading “"Now--what do you think of my Roof Garden?"”
an artifact designed to be played with
From this reading “She was like a child with a new toy, her still young face eager and bright under her soft gray hair.”
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading “Lady Leason turned to McTaggart with a conscious air of triumph.”
in a hearty manner
From this reading “"I think it _perfect_," said McTaggart, warmly.”
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 “She was like a child with a new toy, her still young face eager and bright under her soft gray hair.”
In this reading “She was like a child with a new toy, her still young face eager and bright under her soft gray hair.”
In this reading “She was like a child with a new toy, her still young face eager and bright under her soft gray hair.”
a garden on a flat roof of a building
In this reading “"Now--what do you think of my Roof Garden?"”
In this reading “She was like a child with a new toy, her still young face eager and bright under her soft gray hair.”
keep in mind for attention or consideration
In this reading “"Now--what do you think of my Roof Garden?"”
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 Lady Leason turned to McTaggart with a conscious air of triumph.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Lady Leason turned to McTaggart with a conscious air of triumph.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Isn't it nice?--and I planned it myself!"
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading She was like a child with a new toy, her still young face eager and bright under her soft gray hair.
a young person of either sex
From this reading She was like a child with a new toy, her still young face eager and bright under her soft gray hair.
intentionally conceived
From this reading Lady Leason turned to McTaggart with a conscious air of triumph.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Now--what do you think of my Roof Garden?"
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading She was like a child with a new toy, her still young face eager and bright under her soft gray hair.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She was like a child with a new toy, her still young face eager and bright under her soft gray hair.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading "Now--what do you think of my Roof Garden?"
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading She was like a child with a new toy, her still young face eager and bright under her soft gray hair.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading She was like a child with a new toy, her still young face eager and bright under her soft gray hair.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was like a child with a new toy, her still young face eager and bright under her soft gray hair.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Isn't it nice?--and I planned it myself!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Isn't it nice?--and I planned it myself!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Isn't it nice?--and I planned it myself!"
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Lady Leason turned to McTaggart with a conscious air of triumph.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Leason turned to McTaggart with a conscious air of triumph.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading She was like a child with a new toy, her still young face eager and bright under her soft gray hair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Leason turned to McTaggart with a conscious air of triumph.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Now--what do you think of my Roof Garden?"
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "Isn't it nice?--and I planned it myself!"
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading She was like a child with a new toy, her still young face eager and bright under her soft gray hair.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading "Isn't it nice?--and I planned it myself!"
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now--what do you think of my Roof Garden?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Now--what do you think of my Roof Garden?"
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading "I think it _perfect_," said McTaggart, warmly.
designed or carried out according to a plan
From this reading "Isn't it nice?--and I planned it myself!"
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading "Now--what do you think of my Roof Garden?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I think it _perfect_," said McTaggart, warmly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was like a child with a new toy, her still young face eager and bright under her soft gray hair.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading She was like a child with a new toy, her still young face eager and bright under her soft gray hair.
not in physical motion
From this reading She was like a child with a new toy, her still young face eager and bright under her soft gray hair.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Now--what do you think of my Roof Garden?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lady Leason turned to McTaggart with a conscious air of triumph.
an artifact designed to be played with
From this reading She was like a child with a new toy, her still young face eager and bright under her soft gray hair.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading Lady Leason turned to McTaggart with a conscious air of triumph.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Lady Leason turned to McTaggart with a conscious air of triumph.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading She was like a child with a new toy, her still young face eager and bright under her soft gray hair.
in a hearty manner
From this reading "I think it _perfect_," said McTaggart, warmly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was like a child with a new toy, her still young face eager and bright under her soft gray hair.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Now--what do you think of my Roof Garden?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lady Leason turned to McTaggart with a conscious air of triumph.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now--what do you think of my Roof Garden?"
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading She was like a child with a new toy, her still young face eager and bright under her soft gray hair.
Chapter 24 of The Man with the Double Heart by Muriel Hine holds 266 sentences, grouped into 54 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 24 holds 266 sentences of The Man with the Double Heart, unabridged, divided into 54 reading sections.
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