Chapter 2 of The Potter and the Clay: A Romance of Today is here in full — 450 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The Potter and the Clay: A Romance of Today is here in full — 450 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Upstairs Cary tossed in her delirium. "Johnny, don’t make me keep still! I can’t keep still any longer! The water looks so cold—" And so the day wore on. The dry cough stopped and the fever ran higher and the breathing came more labored, and Cary lay wide eyed and sleepless.
Chapter 2 of The Potter and the Clay: A Romance of Today is here in full — 450 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
From this reading “The dry cough stopped and the fever ran higher and the breathing came more labored, and Cary lay wide eyed and sleepless.”
exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion
From this reading “The dry cough stopped and the fever ran higher and the breathing came more labored, and Cary lay wide eyed and sleepless.”
state of violent mental agitation
From this reading “Upstairs Cary tossed in her delirium.”
having an eye or eyes or eyelike feature especially as specified; often used in combination
From this reading “The dry cough stopped and the fever ran higher and the breathing came more labored, and Cary lay wide eyed and sleepless.”
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading “"Johnny, don’t make me keep still!”
lacking natural ease
From this reading “The dry cough stopped and the fever ran higher and the breathing came more labored, and Cary lay wide eyed and sleepless.”
experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness
From this reading “The dry cough stopped and the fever ran higher and the breathing came more labored, and Cary lay wide eyed and sleepless.”
past form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading “Upstairs Cary tossed in her delirium.”
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 “"Johnny, don’t make me keep still!”
pass slowly (of time)
In this reading “The water looks so cold—" And so the day wore on.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The water looks so cold—" And so the day wore on.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I can’t keep still any longer!
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
From this reading The dry cough stopped and the fever ran higher and the breathing came more labored, and Cary lay wide eyed and sleepless.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The dry cough stopped and the fever ran higher and the breathing came more labored, and Cary lay wide eyed and sleepless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I can’t keep still any longer!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Upstairs Cary tossed in her delirium.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading The water looks so cold—" And so the day wore on.
exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion
From this reading The dry cough stopped and the fever ran higher and the breathing came more labored, and Cary lay wide eyed and sleepless.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The water looks so cold—" And so the day wore on.
state of violent mental agitation
From this reading Upstairs Cary tossed in her delirium.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Johnny, don’t make me keep still!
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading The dry cough stopped and the fever ran higher and the breathing came more labored, and Cary lay wide eyed and sleepless.
having an eye or eyes or eyelike feature especially as specified; often used in combination
From this reading The dry cough stopped and the fever ran higher and the breathing came more labored, and Cary lay wide eyed and sleepless.
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading The dry cough stopped and the fever ran higher and the breathing came more labored, and Cary lay wide eyed and sleepless.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Upstairs Cary tossed in her delirium.
advanced in complexity or elaboration
From this reading The dry cough stopped and the fever ran higher and the breathing came more labored, and Cary lay wide eyed and sleepless.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can’t keep still any longer!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Upstairs Cary tossed in her delirium.
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading "Johnny, don’t make me keep still!
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "Johnny, don’t make me keep still!
lacking natural ease
From this reading The dry cough stopped and the fever ran higher and the breathing came more labored, and Cary lay wide eyed and sleepless.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The dry cough stopped and the fever ran higher and the breathing came more labored, and Cary lay wide eyed and sleepless.
for more time
From this reading I can’t keep still any longer!
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading The water looks so cold—" And so the day wore on.
engage in
From this reading "Johnny, don’t make me keep still!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Johnny, don’t make me keep still!
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The dry cough stopped and the fever ran higher and the breathing came more labored, and Cary lay wide eyed and sleepless.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The water looks so cold—" And so the day wore on.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading The dry cough stopped and the fever ran higher and the breathing came more labored, and Cary lay wide eyed and sleepless.
experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness
From this reading The dry cough stopped and the fever ran higher and the breathing came more labored, and Cary lay wide eyed and sleepless.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The water looks so cold—" And so the day wore on.
not in physical motion
From this reading "Johnny, don’t make me keep still!
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading The dry cough stopped and the fever ran higher and the breathing came more labored, and Cary lay wide eyed and sleepless.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The water looks so cold—" And so the day wore on.
past form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading Upstairs Cary tossed in her delirium.
on a floor above
From this reading Upstairs Cary tossed in her delirium.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading The water looks so cold—" And so the day wore on.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading The dry cough stopped and the fever ran higher and the breathing came more labored, and Cary lay wide eyed and sleepless.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading The water looks so cold—" And so the day wore on.
Chapter 2 of The Potter and the Clay: A Romance of Today by Maud Howard Peterson holds 450 sentences, grouped into 90 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 2 holds 450 sentences of The Potter and the Clay: A Romance of Today, unabridged, divided into 90 reading sections.
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