Chapter 22 of The Open Question: A Tale of Two Temperaments is here in full — 327 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of The Open Question: A Tale of Two Temperaments is here in full — 327 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mrs. Gano sat with Emmie that evening in the long room. The little girl had been having restless nights, and had fallen asleep just before supper. Val went alone into the parlor after that meal, and waited for the two men to join her. They were smoking in the dining-room--a thing unprecedented. They stayed a long time.
Chapter 22 of The Open Question: A Tale of Two Temperaments is here in full — 327 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading “Val went alone into the parlor after that meal, and waited for the two men to join her.”
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading “Val went alone into the parlor after that meal, and waited for the two men to join her.”
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading “The little girl had been having restless nights, and had fallen asleep just before supper.”
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading “Val went alone into the parlor after that meal, and waited for the two men to join her.”
worried and uneasy
From this reading “The little girl had been having restless nights, and had fallen asleep just before supper.”
the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
From this reading “They were smoking in the dining-room--a thing unprecedented.”
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “They stayed a long time.”
having no precedent; novel
From this reading “They were smoking in the dining-room--a thing unprecedented.”
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 “Val went alone into the parlor after that meal, and waited for the two men to join her.”
a youthful female person
In this reading “The little girl had been having restless nights, and had fallen asleep just before supper.”
In this reading “Val went alone into the parlor after that meal, and waited for the two men to join her.”
a prolonged period of time
In this reading “They stayed a long time.”
In this reading “Val went alone into the parlor after that meal, and waited for the two men to join her.”
In this reading “Val went alone into the parlor after that meal, and waited for the two men to join her.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 They were smoking in the dining-room--a thing unprecedented.
later than; following
From this reading Val went alone into the parlor after that meal, and waited for the two men to join her.
Having no one else present.
From this reading Val went alone into the parlor after that meal, and waited for the two men to join her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The little girl had been having restless nights, and had fallen asleep just before supper.
in a state of sleep
From this reading The little girl had been having restless nights, and had fallen asleep just before supper.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The little girl had been having restless nights, and had fallen asleep just before supper.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The little girl had been having restless nights, and had fallen asleep just before supper.
a room used for dining
From this reading They were smoking in the dining-room--a thing unprecedented.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Gano sat with Emmie that evening in the long room.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Mrs. Gano sat with Emmie that evening in the long room.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading The little girl had been having restless nights, and had fallen asleep just before supper.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Val went alone into the parlor after that meal, and waited for the two men to join her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Gano sat with Emmie that evening in the long room.
a young female
From this reading The little girl had been having restless nights, and had fallen asleep just before supper.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The little girl had been having restless nights, and had fallen asleep just before supper.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The little girl had been having restless nights, and had fallen asleep just before supper.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Val went alone into the parlor after that meal, and waited for the two men to join her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Gano sat with Emmie that evening in the long room.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Val went alone into the parlor after that meal, and waited for the two men to join her.
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading Val went alone into the parlor after that meal, and waited for the two men to join her.
and nothing more
From this reading The little girl had been having restless nights, and had fallen asleep just before supper.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little girl had been having restless nights, and had fallen asleep just before supper.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Mrs. Gano sat with Emmie that evening in the long room.
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading Val went alone into the parlor after that meal, and waited for the two men to join her.
the force of workers available
From this reading Val went alone into the parlor after that meal, and waited for the two men to join her.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Gano sat with Emmie that evening in the long room.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading The little girl had been having restless nights, and had fallen asleep just before supper.
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading Val went alone into the parlor after that meal, and waited for the two men to join her.
worried and uneasy
From this reading The little girl had been having restless nights, and had fallen asleep just before supper.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Mrs. Gano sat with Emmie that evening in the long room.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Mrs. Gano sat with Emmie that evening in the long room.
the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
From this reading They were smoking in the dining-room--a thing unprecedented.
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading They stayed a long time.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading The little girl had been having restless nights, and had fallen asleep just before supper.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mrs. Gano sat with Emmie that evening in the long room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Gano sat with Emmie that evening in the long room.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were smoking in the dining-room--a thing unprecedented.
a special situation
From this reading They were smoking in the dining-room--a thing unprecedented.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading They stayed a long time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Val went alone into the parlor after that meal, and waited for the two men to join her.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Val went alone into the parlor after that meal, and waited for the two men to join her.
having no precedent; novel
From this reading They were smoking in the dining-room--a thing unprecedented.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Val went alone into the parlor after that meal, and waited for the two men to join her.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Val went alone into the parlor after that meal, and waited for the two men to join her.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Val went alone into the parlor after that meal, and waited for the two men to join her.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were smoking in the dining-room--a thing unprecedented.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Gano sat with Emmie that evening in the long room.
Chapter 22 of The Open Question: A Tale of Two Temperaments by Elizabeth Robins holds 327 sentences, grouped into 66 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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