Chapter 16 of The pride o' the morning is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The pride o' the morning is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LEVEL PLAINS KATHLEEN ALYN, though not given to fancies, had taken a fancy to Phyllys. She had a large circle of acquaintances, but did not make friends. Not that hers was a cold nature. On the contrary, she was famed for universal cordiality. Any human being who came was secure of a welcome.
Chapter 16 of The pride o' the morning is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “acquaintance” — personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading “She had a large circle of acquaintances, but did not make friends.”
very opposed in nature or character or purpose
From this reading “On the contrary, she was famed for universal cordiality.”
widely known and esteemed
From this reading “On the contrary, she was famed for universal cordiality.”
plural of “fancy” — something many people believe that is false
From this reading “LEVEL PLAINS KATHLEEN ALYN, though not given to fancies, had taken a fancy to Phyllys.”
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading “LEVEL PLAINS KATHLEEN ALYN, though not given to fancies, had taken a fancy to Phyllys.”
plural of “plain” — extensive tract of level open land
From this reading “LEVEL PLAINS KATHLEEN ALYN, though not given to fancies, had taken a fancy to Phyllys.”
get by special effort
From this reading “Any human being who came was secure of a welcome.”
of worldwide scope or applicability
From this reading “On the contrary, she was famed for universal cordiality.”
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 “She had a large circle of acquaintances, but did not make friends.”
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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 LEVEL PLAINS KATHLEEN ALYN, though not given to fancies, had taken a fancy to Phyllys.
plural of “acquaintance” — personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading She had a large circle of acquaintances, but did not make friends.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LEVEL PLAINS KATHLEEN ALYN, though not given to fancies, had taken a fancy to Phyllys.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Any human being who came was secure of a welcome.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Any human being who came was secure of a welcome.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had a large circle of acquaintances, but did not make friends.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Any human being who came was secure of a welcome.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading She had a large circle of acquaintances, but did not make friends.
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 Not that hers was a cold nature.
very opposed in nature or character or purpose
From this reading On the contrary, she was famed for universal cordiality.
a cordial disposition
From this reading On the contrary, she was famed for universal cordiality.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She had a large circle of acquaintances, but did not make friends.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading On the contrary, she was famed for universal cordiality.
plural of “fancy” — something many people believe that is false
From this reading LEVEL PLAINS KATHLEEN ALYN, though not given to fancies, had taken a fancy to Phyllys.
something many people believe that is false
From this reading LEVEL PLAINS KATHLEEN ALYN, though not given to fancies, had taken a fancy to Phyllys.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On the contrary, she was famed for universal cordiality.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading She had a large circle of acquaintances, but did not make friends.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading LEVEL PLAINS KATHLEEN ALYN, though not given to fancies, had taken a fancy to Phyllys.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading LEVEL PLAINS KATHLEEN ALYN, though not given to fancies, had taken a fancy to Phyllys.
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading Not that hers was a cold nature.
characteristic of humanity
From this reading Any human being who came was secure of a welcome.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LEVEL PLAINS KATHLEEN ALYN, though not given to fancies, had taken a fancy to Phyllys.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She had a large circle of acquaintances, but did not make friends.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading LEVEL PLAINS KATHLEEN ALYN, though not given to fancies, had taken a fancy to Phyllys.
engage in
From this reading She had a large circle of acquaintances, but did not make friends.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading Not that hers was a cold nature.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading LEVEL PLAINS KATHLEEN ALYN, though not given to fancies, had taken a fancy to Phyllys.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had a large circle of acquaintances, but did not make friends.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the contrary, she was famed for universal cordiality.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LEVEL PLAINS KATHLEEN ALYN, though not given to fancies, had taken a fancy to Phyllys.
plural of “plain” — extensive tract of level open land
From this reading LEVEL PLAINS KATHLEEN ALYN, though not given to fancies, had taken a fancy to Phyllys.
get by special effort
From this reading Any human being who came was secure of a welcome.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had a large circle of acquaintances, but did not make friends.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading LEVEL PLAINS KATHLEEN ALYN, though not given to fancies, had taken a fancy to Phyllys.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not that hers was a cold nature.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the contrary, she was famed for universal cordiality.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading LEVEL PLAINS KATHLEEN ALYN, though not given to fancies, had taken a fancy to Phyllys.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LEVEL PLAINS KATHLEEN ALYN, though not given to fancies, had taken a fancy to Phyllys.
of worldwide scope or applicability
From this reading On the contrary, she was famed for universal cordiality.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Not that hers was a cold nature.
accept gladly
From this reading Any human being who came was secure of a welcome.
which person or people
From this reading Any human being who came was secure of a welcome.
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