Chapter 8 of The noise of the world is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The noise of the world is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Then of course you can't." Death itself could not have been a greater deterrent. "What-all are you going to have?" "Oh, a fussy pudding, and mayonnaise and things." Anne was putting on her things in the bedroom and Hilda stood watching, a little envious of Anne's calmness.
Chapter 8 of The noise of the world is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “anne” — Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading “Anne was putting on her things in the bedroom and Hilda stood watching, a little envious of Anne's calmness.”
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading “Anne was putting on her things in the bedroom and Hilda stood watching, a little envious of Anne's calmness.”
steadiness of mind under stress
From this reading “Anne was putting on her things in the bedroom and Hilda stood watching, a little envious of Anne's calmness.”
something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
From this reading “Death itself could not have been a greater deterrent.”
showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
From this reading “Anne was putting on her things in the bedroom and Hilda stood watching, a little envious of Anne's calmness.”
annoyed and irritable
From this reading “"Oh, a fussy pudding, and mayonnaise and things."”
egg yolks and oil and vinegar
From this reading “"Oh, a fussy pudding, and mayonnaise and things."”
any of various soft thick unsweetened baked dishes
From this reading “"Oh, a fussy pudding, and mayonnaise and things."”
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 “Anne was putting on her things in the bedroom and Hilda stood watching, a little envious of Anne's calmness.”
as might be expected
In this reading “"Then of course you can't."”
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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 Death itself could not have been a greater deterrent.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Oh, a fussy pudding, and mayonnaise and things."
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading Anne was putting on her things in the bedroom and Hilda stood watching, a little envious of Anne's calmness.
possessive form of “anne” — Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading Anne was putting on her things in the bedroom and Hilda stood watching, a little envious of Anne's calmness.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "What-all are you going to have?"
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading Anne was putting on her things in the bedroom and Hilda stood watching, a little envious of Anne's calmness.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Death itself could not have been a greater deterrent.
steadiness of mind under stress
From this reading Anne was putting on her things in the bedroom and Hilda stood watching, a little envious of Anne's calmness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then of course you can't."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Death itself could not have been a greater deterrent.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Then of course you can't."
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Death itself could not have been a greater deterrent.
something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
From this reading Death itself could not have been a greater deterrent.
showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
From this reading Anne was putting on her things in the bedroom and Hilda stood watching, a little envious of Anne's calmness.
annoyed and irritable
From this reading "Oh, a fussy pudding, and mayonnaise and things."
the act of departing
From this reading "What-all are you going to have?"
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading Death itself could not have been a greater deterrent.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Death itself could not have been a greater deterrent.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Anne was putting on her things in the bedroom and Hilda stood watching, a little envious of Anne's calmness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anne was putting on her things in the bedroom and Hilda stood watching, a little envious of Anne's calmness.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Anne was putting on her things in the bedroom and Hilda stood watching, a little envious of Anne's calmness.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Death itself could not have been a greater deterrent.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Anne was putting on her things in the bedroom and Hilda stood watching, a little envious of Anne's calmness.
egg yolks and oil and vinegar
From this reading "Oh, a fussy pudding, and mayonnaise and things."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Death itself could not have been a greater deterrent.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Then of course you can't."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, a fussy pudding, and mayonnaise and things."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Anne was putting on her things in the bedroom and Hilda stood watching, a little envious of Anne's calmness.
any of various soft thick unsweetened baked dishes
From this reading "Oh, a fussy pudding, and mayonnaise and things."
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading Anne was putting on her things in the bedroom and Hilda stood watching, a little envious of Anne's calmness.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Anne was putting on her things in the bedroom and Hilda stood watching, a little envious of Anne's calmness.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Anne was putting on her things in the bedroom and Hilda stood watching, a little envious of Anne's calmness.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then of course you can't."
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "Oh, a fussy pudding, and mayonnaise and things."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What-all are you going to have?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Anne was putting on her things in the bedroom and Hilda stood watching, a little envious of Anne's calmness.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading Anne was putting on her things in the bedroom and Hilda stood watching, a little envious of Anne's calmness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What-all are you going to have?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Then of course you can't."
Chapter 8 of The noise of the world by Adriana Spadoni holds 402 sentences, grouped into 81 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 8 holds 402 sentences of The noise of the world, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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