Chapter 14 of The Queen of Farrandale: A Novel is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Queen of Farrandale: A Novel is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ALICE When Miss Frink went to her room that night, two red spots burned in her cheeks. She was a creature of habit and proud of it. Her maid had the bed turned down and prepared for the night as usual. A silk negligée hung over the back of a chair. The silver carafe of ice water with its cut-glass tumbler stood by the side of the bed.
Chapter 14 of The Queen of Farrandale: A Novel is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading “ALICE When Miss Frink went to her room that night, two red spots burned in her cheeks.”
a bottle with a stopper; for serving wine or water
From this reading “The silver carafe of ice water with its cut-glass tumbler stood by the side of the bed.”
an established custom
From this reading “She was a creature of habit and proud of it.”
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading “The silver carafe of ice water with its cut-glass tumbler stood by the side of the bed.”
a female domestic
From this reading “Her maid had the bed turned down and prepared for the night as usual.”
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading “A silk negligée hung over the back of a chair.”
spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens
From this reading “ALICE When Miss Frink went to her room that night, two red spots burned in her cheeks.”
a gymnast who performs rolls and somersaults and twists etc.
From this reading “The silver carafe of ice water with its cut-glass tumbler stood by the side of the bed.”
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 “ALICE When Miss Frink went to her room that night, two red spots burned in her cheeks.”
In this reading “A silk negligée hung over the back of a chair.”
water served ice-cold or with ice
In this reading “The silver carafe of ice water with its cut-glass tumbler stood by the side of the bed.”
In this reading “The silver carafe of ice water with its cut-glass tumbler stood by the side of the bed.”
In this reading “The silver carafe of ice water with its cut-glass tumbler stood by the side of the bed.”
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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 She was a creature of habit and proud of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALICE When Miss Frink went to her room that night, two red spots burned in her cheeks.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was a creature of habit and proud of it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her maid had the bed turned down and prepared for the night as usual.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading A silk negligée hung over the back of a chair.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Her maid had the bed turned down and prepared for the night as usual.
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading ALICE When Miss Frink went to her room that night, two red spots burned in her cheeks.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The silver carafe of ice water with its cut-glass tumbler stood by the side of the bed.
a bottle with a stopper; for serving wine or water
From this reading The silver carafe of ice water with its cut-glass tumbler stood by the side of the bed.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading A silk negligée hung over the back of a chair.
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading ALICE When Miss Frink went to her room that night, two red spots burned in her cheeks.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading She was a creature of habit and proud of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The silver carafe of ice water with its cut-glass tumbler stood by the side of the bed.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Her maid had the bed turned down and prepared for the night as usual.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Her maid had the bed turned down and prepared for the night as usual.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALICE When Miss Frink went to her room that night, two red spots burned in her cheeks.
an established custom
From this reading She was a creature of habit and proud of it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her maid had the bed turned down and prepared for the night as usual.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ALICE When Miss Frink went to her room that night, two red spots burned in her cheeks.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading A silk negligée hung over the back of a chair.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading The silver carafe of ice water with its cut-glass tumbler stood by the side of the bed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ALICE When Miss Frink went to her room that night, two red spots burned in her cheeks.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She was a creature of habit and proud of it.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The silver carafe of ice water with its cut-glass tumbler stood by the side of the bed.
a female domestic
From this reading Her maid had the bed turned down and prepared for the night as usual.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading ALICE When Miss Frink went to her room that night, two red spots burned in her cheeks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A silk negligée hung over the back of a chair.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading ALICE When Miss Frink went to her room that night, two red spots burned in her cheeks.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was a creature of habit and proud of it.
above and across; more than
From this reading A silk negligée hung over the back of a chair.
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading Her maid had the bed turned down and prepared for the night as usual.
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading She was a creature of habit and proud of it.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading ALICE When Miss Frink went to her room that night, two red spots burned in her cheeks.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading ALICE When Miss Frink went to her room that night, two red spots burned in her cheeks.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was a creature of habit and proud of it.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The silver carafe of ice water with its cut-glass tumbler stood by the side of the bed.
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading A silk negligée hung over the back of a chair.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading The silver carafe of ice water with its cut-glass tumbler stood by the side of the bed.
spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens
From this reading ALICE When Miss Frink went to her room that night, two red spots burned in her cheeks.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The silver carafe of ice water with its cut-glass tumbler stood by the side of the bed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ALICE When Miss Frink went to her room that night, two red spots burned in her cheeks.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her maid had the bed turned down and prepared for the night as usual.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ALICE When Miss Frink went to her room that night, two red spots burned in her cheeks.
a gymnast who performs rolls and somersaults and twists etc.
From this reading The silver carafe of ice water with its cut-glass tumbler stood by the side of the bed.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Her maid had the bed turned down and prepared for the night as usual.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading ALICE When Miss Frink went to her room that night, two red spots burned in her cheeks.
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading Her maid had the bed turned down and prepared for the night as usual.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was a creature of habit and proud of it.
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 silver carafe of ice water with its cut-glass tumbler stood by the side of the bed.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading ALICE When Miss Frink went to her room that night, two red spots burned in her cheeks.
at the time that
From this reading ALICE When Miss Frink went to her room that night, two red spots burned in her cheeks.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The silver carafe of ice water with its cut-glass tumbler stood by the side of the bed.
Chapter 14 of The Queen of Farrandale: A Novel by Clara Louise Burnham holds 205 sentences, grouped into 41 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.
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