Chapter 16 of The Open Question: A Tale of Two Temperaments is here in full — 377 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Open Question: A Tale of Two Temperaments is here in full — 377 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Driscoll was better next morning, and able to eat breakfast. Gano had got into the habit of making coffee in the invalid's room in the morning as well as at night. Driscoll had waked with an appetite. "Ha! cream! Did Mary bring that?"
Chapter 16 of The Open Question: A Tale of Two Temperaments is here in full — 377 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a feeling of craving something
From this reading “Driscoll had waked with an appetite.”
eat an early morning meal
From this reading “Driscoll was better next morning, and able to eat breakfast.”
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “Did Mary bring that?"”
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading “Gano had got into the habit of making coffee in the invalid's room in the morning as well as at night.”
the best people or things in a group
From this reading “"Ha! cream!”
take in solid food
From this reading “Driscoll was better next morning, and able to eat breakfast.”
an established custom
From this reading “Gano had got into the habit of making coffee in the invalid's room in the morning as well as at night.”
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading “Did Mary bring that?"”
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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In this reading “Driscoll was better next morning, and able to eat breakfast.”
get involved in or with
In this reading “Gano had got into the habit of making coffee in the invalid's room in the morning as well as at night.”
In this reading “Gano had got into the habit of making coffee in the invalid's room in the morning as well as at night.”
In this reading “Gano had got into the habit of making coffee in the invalid's room in the morning as well as at night.”
In this reading “Gano had got into the habit of making coffee in the invalid's room in the morning as well as at night.”
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.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading Driscoll was better next morning, and able to eat breakfast.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Driscoll had waked with an appetite.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Driscoll was better next morning, and able to eat breakfast.
a feeling of craving something
From this reading Driscoll had waked with an appetite.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Gano had got into the habit of making coffee in the invalid's room in the morning as well as at night.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Gano had got into the habit of making coffee in the invalid's room in the morning as well as at night.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Driscoll was better next morning, and able to eat breakfast.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Driscoll was better next morning, and able to eat breakfast.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Did Mary bring that?"
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading Gano had got into the habit of making coffee in the invalid's room in the morning as well as at night.
the best people or things in a group
From this reading "Ha! cream!
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did Mary bring that?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Driscoll was better next morning, and able to eat breakfast.
take in solid food
From this reading Driscoll was better next morning, and able to eat breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gano had got into the habit of making coffee in the invalid's room in the morning as well as at night.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Gano had got into the habit of making coffee in the invalid's room in the morning as well as at night.
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading "Ha! cream!
an established custom
From this reading Gano had got into the habit of making coffee in the invalid's room in the morning as well as at night.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Gano had got into the habit of making coffee in the invalid's room in the morning as well as at night.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Gano had got into the habit of making coffee in the invalid's room in the morning as well as at night.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Gano had got into the habit of making coffee in the invalid's room in the morning as well as at night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gano had got into the habit of making coffee in the invalid's room in the morning as well as at night.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Gano had got into the habit of making coffee in the invalid's room in the morning as well as at night.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Did Mary bring that?"
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Driscoll was better next morning, and able to eat breakfast.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Driscoll was better next morning, and able to eat breakfast.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Gano had got into the habit of making coffee in the invalid's room in the morning as well as at night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Gano had got into the habit of making coffee in the invalid's room in the morning as well as at night.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Gano had got into the habit of making coffee in the invalid's room in the morning as well as at night.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Did Mary bring that?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Gano had got into the habit of making coffee in the invalid's room in the morning as well as at night.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Driscoll was better next morning, and able to eat breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Driscoll had waked with an appetite.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Driscoll was better next morning, and able to eat breakfast.
(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 Gano had got into the habit of making coffee in the invalid's room in the morning as well as at night.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Driscoll had waked with an appetite.
Chapter 16 of The Open Question: A Tale of Two Temperaments by Elizabeth Robins holds 377 sentences, grouped into 76 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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