Chapter 8 of The Potter and the Clay: A Romance of Today is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Potter and the Clay: A Romance of Today is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Of course I’ll go! I’ll get on a short skirt this minute. See me run!" She jumped down from the window seat like a delighted child. Stewart caught at her hand as she passed and detained her.
Chapter 8 of The Potter and the Clay: A Romance of Today is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading “Stewart caught at her hand as she passed and detained her.”
greatly pleased
From this reading “She jumped down from the window seat like a delighted child.”
past form of “detain” — deprive of freedom; take into confinement
From this reading “Stewart caught at her hand as she passed and detained her.”
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “She jumped down from the window seat like a delighted child.”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “I’ll get on a short skirt this minute.”
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading “She jumped down from the window seat like a delighted child.”
cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
From this reading “I’ll get on a short skirt this minute.”
United States film actor who portrayed incorruptible but modest heros (1908-1997)
From this reading “Stewart caught at her hand as she passed and detained her.”
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 “I’ll get on a short skirt this minute.”
a bench or similar seat built into a window recess
In this reading “She jumped down from the window seat like a delighted child.”
as might be expected
In this reading “"Of course I’ll go!”
In this reading “She jumped down from the window seat like a delighted child.”
In this reading “She jumped down from the window seat like a delighted child.”
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 I’ll get on a short skirt this minute.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Stewart caught at her hand as she passed and detained her.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Stewart caught at her hand as she passed and detained her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Stewart caught at her hand as she passed and detained her.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Stewart caught at her hand as she passed and detained her.
a young person of either sex
From this reading She jumped down from the window seat like a delighted child.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Of course I’ll go!
greatly pleased
From this reading She jumped down from the window seat like a delighted child.
past form of “detain” — deprive of freedom; take into confinement
From this reading Stewart caught at her hand as she passed and detained her.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She jumped down from the window seat like a delighted child.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She jumped down from the window seat like a delighted child.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I’ll get on a short skirt this minute.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Of course I’ll go!
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Stewart caught at her hand as she passed and detained her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Stewart caught at her hand as she passed and detained her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Of course I’ll go!
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading She jumped down from the window seat like a delighted child.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading She jumped down from the window seat like a delighted child.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading See me run!"
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading I’ll get on a short skirt this minute.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Of course I’ll go!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I’ll get on a short skirt this minute.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Stewart caught at her hand as she passed and detained her.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading See me run!"
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading She jumped down from the window seat like a delighted child.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See me run!"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She jumped down from the window seat like a delighted child.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading I’ll get on a short skirt this minute.
cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
From this reading I’ll get on a short skirt this minute.
United States film actor who portrayed incorruptible but modest heros (1908-1997)
From this reading Stewart caught at her hand as she passed and detained her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She jumped down from the window seat like a delighted child.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I’ll get on a short skirt this minute.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading She jumped down from the window seat like a delighted child.
Chapter 8 of The Potter and the Clay: A Romance of Today by Maud Howard Peterson holds 443 sentences, grouped into 89 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 8 holds 443 sentences of The Potter and the Clay: A Romance of Today, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
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