Chapter 5 of The Puritans is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Puritans is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Well?" she asked significantly. "What do you mean?" returned he. "What has Greyson's picture to do with what we were talking about?" She took the photograph from his hand, extinguished the light, and walked back toward the desk. The room seemed darker than before now that the firelight only was left.
Chapter 5 of The Puritans is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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comparative of “dark” — devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black
From this reading “The room seemed darker than before now that the firelight only was left.”
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading “She took the photograph from his hand, extinguished the light, and walked back toward the desk.”
of a conditioned response; caused to die out because of the absence or withdrawal of reinforcement
From this reading “She took the photograph from his hand, extinguished the light, and walked back toward the desk.”
record on photographic film
From this reading “She took the photograph from his hand, extinguished the light, and walked back toward the desk.”
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading “"What has Greyson's picture to do with what we were talking about?"”
in a statistically significant way
From this reading “"Well?" she asked significantly.”
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading “"What has Greyson's picture to do with what we were talking about?"”
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading “She took the photograph from his hand, extinguished the light, and walked back toward the desk.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "What has Greyson's picture to do with what we were talking about?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She took the photograph from his hand, extinguished the light, and walked back toward the desk.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Well?" she asked significantly.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She took the photograph from his hand, extinguished the light, and walked back toward the desk.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The room seemed darker than before now that the firelight only was left.
comparative of “dark” — devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black
From this reading The room seemed darker than before now that the firelight only was left.
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading She took the photograph from his hand, extinguished the light, and walked back toward the desk.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you mean?" returned he.
of a conditioned response; caused to die out because of the absence or withdrawal of reinforcement
From this reading She took the photograph from his hand, extinguished the light, and walked back toward the desk.
the light of a fire (especially in a fireplace)
From this reading The room seemed darker than before now that the firelight only was left.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She took the photograph from his hand, extinguished the light, and walked back toward the desk.
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From this reading "What has Greyson's picture to do with what we were talking about?"
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading She took the photograph from his hand, extinguished the light, and walked back toward the desk.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What has Greyson's picture to do with what we were talking about?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What do you mean?" returned he.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She took the photograph from his hand, extinguished the light, and walked back toward the desk.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The room seemed darker than before now that the firelight only was left.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading She took the photograph from his hand, extinguished the light, and walked back toward the desk.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "What do you mean?" returned he.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The room seemed darker than before now that the firelight only was left.
and nothing more
From this reading The room seemed darker than before now that the firelight only was left.
record on photographic film
From this reading She took the photograph from his hand, extinguished the light, and walked back toward the desk.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading "What has Greyson's picture to do with what we were talking about?"
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "What do you mean?" returned he.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The room seemed darker than before now that the firelight only was left.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The room seemed darker than before now that the firelight only was left.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well?" she asked significantly.
in a statistically significant way
From this reading "Well?" she asked significantly.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading "What has Greyson's picture to do with what we were talking about?"
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The room seemed darker than before now that the firelight only was left.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The room seemed darker than before now that the firelight only was left.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She took the photograph from his hand, extinguished the light, and walked back toward the desk.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What has Greyson's picture to do with what we were talking about?"
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading She took the photograph from his hand, extinguished the light, and walked back toward the desk.
in the direction of
From this reading She took the photograph from his hand, extinguished the light, and walked back toward the desk.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading She took the photograph from his hand, extinguished the light, and walked back toward the desk.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The room seemed darker than before now that the firelight only was left.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "What has Greyson's picture to do with what we were talking about?"
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well?" she asked significantly.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "What has Greyson's picture to do with what we were talking about?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What do you mean?" returned he.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "What has Greyson's picture to do with what we were talking about?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What do you mean?" returned he.
Chapter 5 of The Puritans by Arlo Bates holds 389 sentences, grouped into 78 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 5 holds 389 sentences of The Puritans, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
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