Chapter 9 of The Perfume of Eros: A Fifth Avenue Incident is here in full — 235 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Perfume of Eros: A Fifth Avenue Incident is here in full — 235 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FANNY CHANGES HER CLOTHES Fanny did not appear that evening. In search of her Annandale prowled vainly around. But on the morrow he ran into her on the beach. It was still as fine as powder. To have found elbow room there a few days previous you would have had to go out to sea.
Chapter 9 of The Perfume of Eros: A Fifth Avenue Incident is here in full — 235 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading “But on the morrow he ran into her on the beach.”
plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading “FANNY CHANGES HER CLOTHES Fanny did not appear that evening.”
hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
From this reading “To have found elbow room there a few days previous you would have had to go out to sea.”
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading “FANNY CHANGES HER CLOTHES Fanny did not appear that evening.”
the next day
From this reading “But on the morrow he ran into her on the beach.”
a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized
From this reading “It was still as fine as powder.”
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading “To have found elbow room there a few days previous you would have had to go out to sea.”
to no avail
From this reading “In search of her Annandale prowled vainly around.”
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 “To have found elbow room there a few days previous you would have had to go out to sea.”
In this reading “But on the morrow he ran into her on the beach.”
In this reading “But on the morrow he ran into her on the beach.”
move out of or depart from
In this reading “To have found elbow room there a few days previous you would have had to go out to sea.”
be beset by
In this reading “But on the morrow he ran into her on the beach.”
In this reading “In search of her Annandale prowled vainly around.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading To have found elbow room there a few days previous you would have had to go out to sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In search of her Annandale prowled vainly around.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading FANNY CHANGES HER CLOTHES Fanny did not appear that evening.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading In search of her Annandale prowled vainly around.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was still as fine as powder.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading But on the morrow he ran into her on the beach.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But on the morrow he ran into her on the beach.
plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading FANNY CHANGES HER CLOTHES Fanny did not appear that evening.
clothing in general
From this reading FANNY CHANGES HER CLOTHES Fanny did not appear that evening.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading To have found elbow room there a few days previous you would have had to go out to sea.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading FANNY CHANGES HER CLOTHES Fanny did not appear that evening.
hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
From this reading To have found elbow room there a few days previous you would have had to go out to sea.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading FANNY CHANGES HER CLOTHES Fanny did not appear that evening.
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading FANNY CHANGES HER CLOTHES Fanny did not appear that evening.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading To have found elbow room there a few days previous you would have had to go out to sea.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading It was still as fine as powder.
set up or found
From this reading To have found elbow room there a few days previous you would have had to go out to sea.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading To have found elbow room there a few days previous you would have had to go out to sea.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To have found elbow room there a few days previous you would have had to go out to sea.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading To have found elbow room there a few days previous you would have had to go out to sea.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But on the morrow he ran into her on the beach.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading FANNY CHANGES HER CLOTHES Fanny did not appear that evening.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In search of her Annandale prowled vainly around.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But on the morrow he ran into her on the beach.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was still as fine as powder.
the next day
From this reading But on the morrow he ran into her on the beach.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading FANNY CHANGES HER CLOTHES Fanny did not appear that evening.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In search of her Annandale prowled vainly around.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But on the morrow he ran into her on the beach.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading To have found elbow room there a few days previous you would have had to go out to sea.
a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized
From this reading It was still as fine as powder.
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading To have found elbow room there a few days previous you would have had to go out to sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In search of her Annandale prowled vainly around.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading But on the morrow he ran into her on the beach.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading To have found elbow room there a few days previous you would have had to go out to sea.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading To have found elbow room there a few days previous you would have had to go out to sea.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading In search of her Annandale prowled vainly around.
not in physical motion
From this reading It was still as fine as powder.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading FANNY CHANGES HER CLOTHES Fanny did not appear that evening.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But on the morrow he ran into her on the beach.
in or at that place or location
From this reading To have found elbow room there a few days previous you would have had to go out to sea.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To have found elbow room there a few days previous you would have had to go out to sea.
to no avail
From this reading In search of her Annandale prowled vainly around.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was still as fine as powder.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading To have found elbow room there a few days previous you would have had to go out to sea.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading To have found elbow room there a few days previous you would have had to go out to sea.
Chapter 9 of The Perfume of Eros: A Fifth Avenue Incident by Edgar Saltus holds 235 sentences, grouped into 47 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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