Chapter 10 of The Prodigal Pro Tem is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Prodigal Pro Tem is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ON TROUT FISHING AND BOW-KNOTS With what seemed to Barnes an inspired appetite, Mr. Van Patten expressed a wish for brook-trout. “Eleanor knows the stream,” he said. “And perhaps you yourself would enjoy a little fishing.” “I’d like nothing better,” Barnes responded heartily. “I’ll see if she will go this afternoon.”
Chapter 10 of The Prodigal Pro Tem is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a feeling of craving something
From this reading “ON TROUT FISHING AND BOW-KNOTS With what seemed to Barnes an inspired appetite, Mr. Van Patten expressed a wish for brook-trout.”
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading “ON TROUT FISHING AND BOW-KNOTS With what seemed to Barnes an inspired appetite, Mr. Van Patten expressed a wish for brook-trout.”
with gusto and without reservation
From this reading ““I’d like nothing better,” Barnes responded heartily.”
being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods
From this reading “ON TROUT FISHING AND BOW-KNOTS With what seemed to Barnes an inspired appetite, Mr. Van Patten expressed a wish for brook-trout.”
footwear usually with wooden soles
From this reading “ON TROUT FISHING AND BOW-KNOTS With what seemed to Barnes an inspired appetite, Mr. Van Patten expressed a wish for brook-trout.”
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading ““I’d like nothing better,” Barnes responded heartily.”
flesh of any of several primarily freshwater game and food fishes
From this reading “ON TROUT FISHING AND BOW-KNOTS With what seemed to Barnes an inspired appetite, Mr. Van Patten expressed a wish for brook-trout.”
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading “ON TROUT FISHING AND BOW-KNOTS With what seemed to Barnes an inspired appetite, Mr. Van Patten expressed a wish for brook-trout.”
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.
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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 ON TROUT FISHING AND BOW-KNOTS With what seemed to Barnes an inspired appetite, Mr. Van Patten expressed a wish for brook-trout.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading “I’ll see if she will go this afternoon.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading ON TROUT FISHING AND BOW-KNOTS With what seemed to Barnes an inspired appetite, Mr. Van Patten expressed a wish for brook-trout.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ON TROUT FISHING AND BOW-KNOTS With what seemed to Barnes an inspired appetite, Mr. Van Patten expressed a wish for brook-trout.
a feeling of craving something
From this reading ON TROUT FISHING AND BOW-KNOTS With what seemed to Barnes an inspired appetite, Mr. Van Patten expressed a wish for brook-trout.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ON TROUT FISHING AND BOW-KNOTS With what seemed to Barnes an inspired appetite, Mr. Van Patten expressed a wish for brook-trout.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “I’d like nothing better,” Barnes responded heartily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ON TROUT FISHING AND BOW-KNOTS With what seemed to Barnes an inspired appetite, Mr. Van Patten expressed a wish for brook-trout.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ON TROUT FISHING AND BOW-KNOTS With what seemed to Barnes an inspired appetite, Mr. Van Patten expressed a wish for brook-trout.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Eleanor knows the stream,” he said.
derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading “And perhaps you yourself would enjoy a little fishing.”
communicated in words
From this reading ON TROUT FISHING AND BOW-KNOTS With what seemed to Barnes an inspired appetite, Mr. Van Patten expressed a wish for brook-trout.
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading ON TROUT FISHING AND BOW-KNOTS With what seemed to Barnes an inspired appetite, Mr. Van Patten expressed a wish for brook-trout.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ON TROUT FISHING AND BOW-KNOTS With what seemed to Barnes an inspired appetite, Mr. Van Patten expressed a wish for brook-trout.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “I’ll see if she will go this afternoon.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Eleanor knows the stream,” he said.
with gusto and without reservation
From this reading “I’d like nothing better,” Barnes responded heartily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’d like nothing better,” Barnes responded heartily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ll see if she will go this afternoon.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I’ll see if she will go this afternoon.”
being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods
From this reading ON TROUT FISHING AND BOW-KNOTS With what seemed to Barnes an inspired appetite, Mr. Van Patten expressed a wish for brook-trout.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading “Eleanor knows the stream,” he said.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “I’d like nothing better,” Barnes responded heartily.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “And perhaps you yourself would enjoy a little fishing.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading ON TROUT FISHING AND BOW-KNOTS With what seemed to Barnes an inspired appetite, Mr. Van Patten expressed a wish for brook-trout.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “I’d like nothing better,” Barnes responded heartily.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON TROUT FISHING AND BOW-KNOTS With what seemed to Barnes an inspired appetite, Mr. Van Patten expressed a wish for brook-trout.
footwear usually with wooden soles
From this reading ON TROUT FISHING AND BOW-KNOTS With what seemed to Barnes an inspired appetite, Mr. Van Patten expressed a wish for brook-trout.
by chance
From this reading “And perhaps you yourself would enjoy a little fishing.”
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading “I’d like nothing better,” Barnes responded heartily.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Eleanor knows the stream,” he said.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I’ll see if she will go this afternoon.”
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading ON TROUT FISHING AND BOW-KNOTS With what seemed to Barnes an inspired appetite, Mr. Van Patten expressed a wish for brook-trout.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I’ll see if she will go this afternoon.”
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading “Eleanor knows the stream,” he said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Eleanor knows the stream,” he said.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I’ll see if she will go this afternoon.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ON TROUT FISHING AND BOW-KNOTS With what seemed to Barnes an inspired appetite, Mr. Van Patten expressed a wish for brook-trout.
flesh of any of several primarily freshwater game and food fishes
From this reading ON TROUT FISHING AND BOW-KNOTS With what seemed to Barnes an inspired appetite, Mr. Van Patten expressed a wish for brook-trout.
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading ON TROUT FISHING AND BOW-KNOTS With what seemed to Barnes an inspired appetite, Mr. Van Patten expressed a wish for brook-trout.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ON TROUT FISHING AND BOW-KNOTS With what seemed to Barnes an inspired appetite, Mr. Van Patten expressed a wish for brook-trout.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I’ll see if she will go this afternoon.”
hope for; have a wish
From this reading ON TROUT FISHING AND BOW-KNOTS With what seemed to Barnes an inspired appetite, Mr. Van Patten expressed a wish for brook-trout.
in the company of; together with
From this reading ON TROUT FISHING AND BOW-KNOTS With what seemed to Barnes an inspired appetite, Mr. Van Patten expressed a wish for brook-trout.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “And perhaps you yourself would enjoy a little fishing.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And perhaps you yourself would enjoy a little fishing.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “And perhaps you yourself would enjoy a little fishing.”
Chapter 10 of The Prodigal Pro Tem by Frederick Orin Bartlett holds 187 sentences, grouped into 38 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 10 holds 187 sentences of The Prodigal Pro Tem, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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