Chapter 22 of The Morgesons: A Novel is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXII
Chapter 22 of The Morgesons: A Novel is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Veronica's room was like no other place. I was in a new atmosphere there. A green carpet covered the floor, and the windows had light blue silk curtains. "Green and blue together, Veronica?" "Why not?
Chapter 22 of The Morgesons: A Novel is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a particular environment or surrounding influence
From this reading “I was in a new atmosphere there.”
floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
From this reading “A green carpet covered the floor, and the windows had light blue silk curtains.”
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading “A green carpet covered the floor, and the windows had light blue silk curtains.”
plural of “curtain” — hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading “A green carpet covered the floor, and the windows had light blue silk curtains.”
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading “A green carpet covered the floor, and the windows had light blue silk curtains.”
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading “A green carpet covered the floor, and the windows had light blue silk curtains.”
any plant of the genus Veronica
From this reading “Veronica's room was like no other place.”
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading “A green carpet covered the floor, and the windows had light blue silk curtains.”
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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 I was in a new atmosphere there.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A green carpet covered the floor, and the windows had light blue silk curtains.
a particular environment or surrounding influence
From this reading I was in a new atmosphere there.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading A green carpet covered the floor, and the windows had light blue silk curtains.
floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
From this reading A green carpet covered the floor, and the windows had light blue silk curtains.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading A green carpet covered the floor, and the windows had light blue silk curtains.
plural of “curtain” — hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading A green carpet covered the floor, and the windows had light blue silk curtains.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading A green carpet covered the floor, and the windows had light blue silk curtains.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading A green carpet covered the floor, and the windows had light blue silk curtains.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A green carpet covered the floor, and the windows had light blue silk curtains.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was in a new atmosphere there.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was in a new atmosphere there.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading A green carpet covered the floor, and the windows had light blue silk curtains.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Veronica's room was like no other place.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading I was in a new atmosphere there.
not any; not one
From this reading Veronica's room was like no other place.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Why not?
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Veronica's room was like no other place.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Veronica's room was like no other place.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Veronica's room was like no other place.
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading A green carpet covered the floor, and the windows had light blue silk curtains.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A green carpet covered the floor, and the windows had light blue silk curtains.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I was in a new atmosphere there.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading "Green and blue together, Veronica?"
any plant of the genus Veronica
From this reading "Green and blue together, Veronica?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Veronica's room was like no other place.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Veronica's room was like no other place.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why not?
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading A green carpet covered the floor, and the windows had light blue silk curtains.
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