Chapter 13 of The Passionate Friends is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 13 of The Passionate Friends is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I suppose," she said, "something of this kind was bound to happen." She turned her eyes to the mountains shining in the morning light. "I'm glad it has happened in a beautiful place. It might have been--anywhere." "Last night," I said, "I was thinking of you and wanting to hear your voice again.
Chapter 13 of The Passionate Friends is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at or in or to any place
From this reading “It might have been--anywhere."”
confined by bonds
From this reading “"I suppose," she said, "something of this kind was bound to happen."”
come to pass
From this reading “"I suppose," she said, "something of this kind was bound to happen."”
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “"I'm glad it has happened in a beautiful place.”
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading “She turned her eyes to the mountains shining in the morning light.”
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading “She turned her eyes to the mountains shining in the morning light.”
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading “"Last night," I said, "I was thinking of you and wanting to hear your voice again.”
nonexistent
From this reading “"Last night," I said, "I was thinking of you and wanting to hear your voice again.”
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 “"Last night," I said, "I was thinking of you and wanting to hear your voice again.”
In this reading “She turned her eyes to the mountains shining in the morning light.”
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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'm glad it has happened in a beautiful place.
anew
From this reading "Last night," I said, "I was thinking of you and wanting to hear your voice again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Last night," I said, "I was thinking of you and wanting to hear your voice again.
at or in or to any place
From this reading It might have been--anywhere."
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading "I'm glad it has happened in a beautiful place.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It might have been--anywhere."
confined by bonds
From this reading "I suppose," she said, "something of this kind was bound to happen."
opinion or judgment
From this reading She turned her eyes to the mountains shining in the morning light.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "I'm glad it has happened in a beautiful place.
come to pass
From this reading "I suppose," she said, "something of this kind was bound to happen."
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading "I'm glad it has happened in a beautiful place.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I'm glad it has happened in a beautiful place.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It might have been--anywhere."
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "Last night," I said, "I was thinking of you and wanting to hear your voice again.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She turned her eyes to the mountains shining in the morning light.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I suppose," she said, "something of this kind was bound to happen."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm glad it has happened in a beautiful place.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She turned her eyes to the mountains shining in the morning light.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I'm glad it has happened in a beautiful place.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading "I suppose," she said, "something of this kind was bound to happen."
immediately past
From this reading "Last night," I said, "I was thinking of you and wanting to hear your voice again.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading She turned her eyes to the mountains shining in the morning light.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It might have been--anywhere."
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading She turned her eyes to the mountains shining in the morning light.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading She turned her eyes to the mountains shining in the morning light.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "Last night," I said, "I was thinking of you and wanting to hear your voice again.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I suppose," she said, "something of this kind was bound to happen."
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "I'm glad it has happened in a beautiful place.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I suppose," she said, "something of this kind was bound to happen."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I suppose," she said, "something of this kind was bound to happen."
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading She turned her eyes to the mountains shining in the morning light.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "I suppose," she said, "something of this kind was bound to happen."
express a supposition
From this reading "I suppose," she said, "something of this kind was bound to happen."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She turned her eyes to the mountains shining in the morning light.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading "Last night," I said, "I was thinking of you and wanting to hear your voice again.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I suppose," she said, "something of this kind was bound to happen."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I suppose," she said, "something of this kind was bound to happen."
moved around an axis or center
From this reading She turned her eyes to the mountains shining in the morning light.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Last night," I said, "I was thinking of you and wanting to hear your voice again.
nonexistent
From this reading "Last night," I said, "I was thinking of you and wanting to hear your voice again.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I suppose," she said, "something of this kind was bound to happen."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Last night," I said, "I was thinking of you and wanting to hear your voice again.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Last night," I said, "I was thinking of you and wanting to hear your voice again.
Chapter 13 of The Passionate Friends by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells holds 420 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 13 holds 420 sentences of The Passionate Friends, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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