Chapter 14 of The painted room is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The painted room is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Are you still working on the novel?" Martha turned on her indignantly. "Well, I like _that_! What did you think I was putting up with this filthy place for?" Emily suggested timidly at least occasional week-ends at home.
Chapter 14 of The painted room is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter
From this reading “What did you think I was putting up with this filthy place for?"”
in an indignant manner
From this reading “Martha turned on her indignantly.”
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading “"Are you still working on the novel?"”
occurring from time to time
From this reading “Emily suggested timidly at least occasional week-ends at home.”
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading “What did you think I was putting up with this filthy place for?"”
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “Emily suggested timidly at least occasional week-ends at home.”
in a shy or timid or bashful manner
From this reading “Emily suggested timidly at least occasional week-ends at home.”
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading “"Are you still working on the novel?"”
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.
a reception held in your own home
In this reading “Emily suggested timidly at least occasional week-ends at home.”
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.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you still working on the novel?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Emily suggested timidly at least occasional week-ends at home.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading What did you think I was putting up with this filthy place for?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Emily suggested timidly at least occasional week-ends at home.
disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter
From this reading What did you think I was putting up with this filthy place for?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What did you think I was putting up with this filthy place for?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Martha turned on her indignantly.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Emily suggested timidly at least occasional week-ends at home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, I like _that_!
in an indignant manner
From this reading Martha turned on her indignantly.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading Emily suggested timidly at least occasional week-ends at home.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Well, I like _that_!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Martha turned on her indignantly.
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading "Are you still working on the novel?"
occurring from time to time
From this reading Emily suggested timidly at least occasional week-ends at home.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Are you still working on the novel?"
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading What did you think I was putting up with this filthy place for?"
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading What did you think I was putting up with this filthy place for?"
not in physical motion
From this reading "Are you still working on the novel?"
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading Emily suggested timidly at least occasional week-ends at home.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Well, I like _that_!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Are you still working on the novel?"
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading What did you think I was putting up with this filthy place for?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What did you think I was putting up with this filthy place for?"
in a shy or timid or bashful manner
From this reading Emily suggested timidly at least occasional week-ends at home.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Martha turned on her indignantly.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading What did you think I was putting up with this filthy place for?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What did you think I was putting up with this filthy place for?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Emily suggested timidly at least occasional week-ends at home.
(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 "Well, I like _that_!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What did you think I was putting up with this filthy place for?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading What did you think I was putting up with this filthy place for?"
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading "Are you still working on the novel?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you still working on the novel?"
Chapter 14 of The painted room by Margaret Wilson holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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 14 holds 416 sentences of The painted room, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 14 of The painted room by Margaret Wilson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 416 sentences, grouped into 84 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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